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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
Whew. This read was A Lot. There's no doubt that Stocklassa invested a lot of time, energy, and even risked his life (!) in pursuing a mystery that has plagued Sweden since 1986. He was able to look into a case that had occupied Larsson for many years, and take the next steps that Larsson never got to, with some pretty amazing results. However, all that said, I often felt like I needed to be much more aware of Swedish politics in order to appreciate all that Stocklassa was uncovering. So many small intricacies and names and tenuous political connections had my head spinning.
I found the steps outside of Stocklassa's accounting of Larsson's accounting to be the most compelling part of this work, if only because they were more recent and involved more legwork than just reaching out to connections and taking notes (employing folks to spy for him, flying around the world to pursue leads). I'm not sure this read would appeal to anyone who hadn't been extremely invested in Larsson's Millennium trilogy (I was!), so if you're looking for a faster-paced true crime novel, you may want to save this for another day.
I found the steps outside of Stocklassa's accounting of Larsson's accounting to be the most compelling part of this work, if only because they were more recent and involved more legwork than just reaching out to connections and taking notes (employing folks to spy for him, flying around the world to pursue leads). I'm not sure this read would appeal to anyone who hadn't been extremely invested in Larsson's Millennium trilogy (I was!), so if you're looking for a faster-paced true crime novel, you may want to save this for another day.
I was just having a hard time keeping track of all the timelines, the constant switching of voices, and hinting but not really getting anywhere. I feel like there are 3 stories going on at once and trying to pick up where the other left off was hard. I really wanted to enjoy this and learn some history of another country but it was too much for me to follow.
Very detailed account of the 35 year old assignation of Olof Palme, Sweden prime minister.
Stieg Larsson mapped in detail extreme right wing extremists in Sweden. The main thing they hated were immigrants. I have no doubt this parallels modern day America
Stieg Larsson mapped in detail extreme right wing extremists in Sweden. The main thing they hated were immigrants. I have no doubt this parallels modern day America
A fascinating look at the world's largest open murder investigation . . .
When Olof Palme was assassinated in 1986, the news shocked the world. I remember it well, because I am of mainly Swedish descent and longed for a connection to my ancestral land, so the news stories caught my attention more than they did the imagination of the average American. It was quickly overshadowed in international news a few months later when Swedish scientists were among the first to detect what happened at Chernobyl. But the investigation never really reached an end. Now, more than three decades later, the notes of Stieg Larsson (crusader against right-wing extremism, and later author of the Millennium trilogy of novels), indicate a far larger conspiracy than anyone at the time had really believed, and provides clues that may soon solve the murder at last.
When Olof Palme was assassinated in 1986, the news shocked the world. I remember it well, because I am of mainly Swedish descent and longed for a connection to my ancestral land, so the news stories caught my attention more than they did the imagination of the average American. It was quickly overshadowed in international news a few months later when Swedish scientists were among the first to detect what happened at Chernobyl. But the investigation never really reached an end. Now, more than three decades later, the notes of Stieg Larsson (crusader against right-wing extremism, and later author of the Millennium trilogy of novels), indicate a far larger conspiracy than anyone at the time had really believed, and provides clues that may soon solve the murder at last.
Loved the beginning....Skipped the middle 1/3 and read the end.
Švédský novinář se dostal k archivu Stiega Larssona, ve kterém se ukrývá výsledek Larssonovy mnohaleté práce, kdy se snažil odhalit pozadí vraždy Olofa Palmeho. Nám ve střední Evropě se možná těžko chápe, jaké trauma to pro Švédy a Švédsko stále je. Ale je to možná nejbolavější místo jejich nedávné historie.
Stocklassa se rozhodl jednou provždy tu otázku vyřešit: Kdo zabil Olofa Palmeho? Kdo si vraždu objednal? A proč se to za těch třicet let nepovedlo vyšetřit?
Kniha Odkaz Stiega Larssona je dokumentární román, což v podstatě znamená, že se jedná o faktografii, která je místy doplněna prvky z beletrie. Je to velmi napínavé čtení a autor si dal velmi dobře záležet na tom, aby udržel čtenářskou pozornost.
Rozdělena je do dvou částí. V té první sledujeme vraždu Olofa Palmeho a materiály, které o tom nasbíral Stieg Larsson. Pravděpodobný průběh události, různé vyšetřovací verze, tápání policie, zoufalost a zmar. V té druhé se přeneseme do současnosti a v hlavní roli je Jan Stocklassa. Navazuje na Larssonovo pátrání a ubírá se svým směrem. Kontaktuje ho jistá Češka, která mu pak v jeho práci pomáhá. Právě v této části – bavíme se zhruba o polovině knihy – Odkaz Stiega Larssona nejvíce připomíná napínavý thriller. Konfrontace s domnělým vrahem, s domnělým prostředníkem a další prvky, které vám nedovolí jít spát.
Jméno skutečného vraha se z knihy nedozvíme. Autor sice má nějakou teorii, ale vrahovi dal pseudonym, aby přece jen nějak chránil jeho soukromí. Stocklassa nabízí teorii a přednáší pro ni značný počet argumentů, ale pořád se pohybujeme v rovině domněnky. V knize nicméně tvrdí, že své poznatky předal policii a věří, že do dvou let tato bolavá rána švédské společnosti zmizí.
Jednu hvězdičku ubírám za nevyváženost. Zatímco některé kapitoly jsou méně záživné, jindy hltáte řádek po řádku a ignorujete své životní potřeby. Myslím, že knize by slušelo o špetičku více editorské práce.
Pořád je to nicméně fascinující příběh, fascinující případ a fascinující kniha. Nikdy jsem nic takového nečetl.
Stocklassa se rozhodl jednou provždy tu otázku vyřešit: Kdo zabil Olofa Palmeho? Kdo si vraždu objednal? A proč se to za těch třicet let nepovedlo vyšetřit?
Kniha Odkaz Stiega Larssona je dokumentární román, což v podstatě znamená, že se jedná o faktografii, která je místy doplněna prvky z beletrie. Je to velmi napínavé čtení a autor si dal velmi dobře záležet na tom, aby udržel čtenářskou pozornost.
Rozdělena je do dvou částí. V té první sledujeme vraždu Olofa Palmeho a materiály, které o tom nasbíral Stieg Larsson. Pravděpodobný průběh události, různé vyšetřovací verze, tápání policie, zoufalost a zmar. V té druhé se přeneseme do současnosti a v hlavní roli je Jan Stocklassa. Navazuje na Larssonovo pátrání a ubírá se svým směrem. Kontaktuje ho jistá Češka, která mu pak v jeho práci pomáhá. Právě v této části – bavíme se zhruba o polovině knihy – Odkaz Stiega Larssona nejvíce připomíná napínavý thriller. Konfrontace s domnělým vrahem, s domnělým prostředníkem a další prvky, které vám nedovolí jít spát.
Jméno skutečného vraha se z knihy nedozvíme. Autor sice má nějakou teorii, ale vrahovi dal pseudonym, aby přece jen nějak chránil jeho soukromí. Stocklassa nabízí teorii a přednáší pro ni značný počet argumentů, ale pořád se pohybujeme v rovině domněnky. V knize nicméně tvrdí, že své poznatky předal policii a věří, že do dvou let tato bolavá rána švédské společnosti zmizí.
Jednu hvězdičku ubírám za nevyváženost. Zatímco některé kapitoly jsou méně záživné, jindy hltáte řádek po řádku a ignorujete své životní potřeby. Myslím, že knize by slušelo o špetičku více editorské práce.
Pořád je to nicméně fascinující příběh, fascinující případ a fascinující kniha. Nikdy jsem nic takového nečetl.
3.5 ⭐️
True crime, a tiny bit of biography, politics and conspiracy theories. What more can you want. Interesting read!
True crime, a tiny bit of biography, politics and conspiracy theories. What more can you want. Interesting read!
Still unbelievable for me, there are unsolved crimes like the death of Olof Palme. This book is like a spider's web, and my opinion is: the Millennium trilogy is based on this. I still have doubts, real crimes can be like in the books. I have to profess, reality can be more terrific; and people are able to do anything just to prove their own rights.
It would be great to meet with Mr. Larsson to ask from him. This book great to think about the world and its issues and I do not mean the conspiracies. I mean there are ideas, aims and people.
It would be great to meet with Mr. Larsson to ask from him. This book great to think about the world and its issues and I do not mean the conspiracies. I mean there are ideas, aims and people.
Some of the Swedish and South African politics went above my head but this was quite enjoyable.
If you have ever read a Swedish mystery or thriller from the early 90's onwards then the assassination of Olaf Palme will almost certainly have been mentioned. The case has mystified Swede’s and the world about how this case has never been solved, considering who the victim was. The book was a very fascinating look into the assassination, and all of the conspiracy theories that have surrounded the event for decades. Steig Larsson’s passion for fighting right-wing extremism comes through and highlights how he was a part of the investigation even if only working in the background.
The book is a very good look at all theories regarding the investigation and the investigative nature of Stocklassa does come through, but ultimately the book struggles in two places.
1) Not sure if it comes down to translation or not, but at some points through the whole book it becomes almost impossible to keep track of all the characters and how they relate to the timeline of the narrative. It hurts the overall book because it can be a slog to get through and is even more dissatisfying when the tangential thread is left unexplored or not return to.
2) Finally, the end. It almost felt like the author got to the same point of his investigation as with the book and just decided to wrap things up with an unsatisfactory ending. It feels hard to believe that someone who had dedicated his life to uncovering the truth would just decide to stop when he was so close to the end (even if the methods may not have been legal) and that is ultimately what drops the book to a 4 (would have been a 3.5 but for Goodreads system)
Overall if you want to know more about the Palme assassination, then this is a good place to start as well as giving you the option to explore and draw your own conclusions regarding what happened on February 28th, 1986.
The book is a very good look at all theories regarding the investigation and the investigative nature of Stocklassa does come through, but ultimately the book struggles in two places.
1) Not sure if it comes down to translation or not, but at some points through the whole book it becomes almost impossible to keep track of all the characters and how they relate to the timeline of the narrative. It hurts the overall book because it can be a slog to get through and is even more dissatisfying when the tangential thread is left unexplored or not return to.
2) Finally, the end. It almost felt like the author got to the same point of his investigation as with the book and just decided to wrap things up with an unsatisfactory ending. It feels hard to believe that someone who had dedicated his life to uncovering the truth would just decide to stop when he was so close to the end (even if the methods may not have been legal) and that is ultimately what drops the book to a 4 (would have been a 3.5 but for Goodreads system)
Overall if you want to know more about the Palme assassination, then this is a good place to start as well as giving you the option to explore and draw your own conclusions regarding what happened on February 28th, 1986.