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Pretty good brief overview

Revisado: 06-09-23 El oyente recibió este título gratis

First up, for folks looking to learn a little about the older history of Scandinavia, this is a good start. It covers the early years fairly well while providing a very brief overview of more modern times. I would not quite call it "comprehensive," however. But for those interested in Vikings, it is a good start. Of note, many technically see Finland as Nordic, but not Scandinavian, though they do explain this in book, rather than what the title might suggest.

The narrator has a very soothing voice, though there are some odd pauses in different places. Be very aware that this book is researched and the narrator reads the in-line references just as they would appear in a printed text. It was fine for me, but some might find it distracting. Overall, it was a good way to learn and remind one of a little bit of history of a part of Europe that is often overshadowed by the standard European powers of the continental states plus GB/I.

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A decent transition marred by constant exposition

Revisado: 06-27-21

I wanted to like this more. The story was decent, and picks up after a bit of time between the last of Larsson's efforts and where Mr. Lagercrantz started. At first, a very similar feel was there, something that is hard for any writer to do when taking over the series of another, established author. I appreciated that. Noting the fine details of what a character ate (similar in detail to Ian Fleming's work), or Salander's habits and development as a person were right in line with Mr. Larsson.

However, I could not help but hear much of the same pattern as the book progressed. It was as if the author had taken to heart any number of writing workshops that say, "Show, don't tell," but he did his showing inside lengthy exposition. The story, after the first 1/5th, felt to me to be lengthy interviews. What made it even harder to listen to was how the author broke up the extended dialog by having the other character constantly interject a statement or question to unnecessarily lead the "conversation" further. In fact, several times there were expansive details in the dialog that I would argue no character would have had that much access to, but an author writing in 3rd person-omniscient style would. For me, it became irritating as I kept hearing these interruptions to what was essentially the author speaking. I will continue with the series in hopes of some improvement in both the story and the style.

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