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Feb 27, 2011OttawaArtist rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I think biography is a misnomer for this book although it is a great critical review and recounting of the Millennium Trilogy. It had very little about Larsson’s life. Because the author (Forshaw) is really into crime writing his main focus was relating the works to other crime writers and reporting what other crime writers thought of Larsson’s work. There was considerable speculation around whether or not these unedited novels would have been runaway best sellers if Larsson had not died. We will never know. It might show that the art of modern writing has become too prescriptive and massive editing takes out the richness that millions and millions of readers sucked up. I really think it is a shame that Larsson’s common-law wife of over 30 years, Eva Gabrielsson, did not inherit rights to the royalties. Shame on Sweden for its archaic laws and shame on Larsson for not taking better care of her.