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Finished both The Girl who Played with Fire and The Art of Racing in the Rain
The former was much better than the predecessor, which is a feat in itself. I can't wait for the third, which will most likely be Part 2 of Fire.
The latter was an interesting read. Interesting that a third of the way through it, I thought the book was so simple and lacked a sophistication quality. It just seemed like a generic story with a unique point of view. The next three quarters indicated why this book has gotten the play it has. It's a unique point of view but a masterstroke of writing. The metaphors, the wording, the subtext - everything was going on all cylinders so much so that the pretty unrealistic story, if taken by itself, seemed like a perfect way to convey everything.
It really boiled down to the writing which was phenomenal.
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"Think about how stupid the average person is. Then remember that half the people in the world are stupider than that." --George Carlin
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