Three Swedish Books I've Recently Read

Finska Vinterkriget (The Winter War) by Robert Edwards is an historical account of the events taking place during the finnish winter war with Russia. The book is very detailed and I'm sure it's fine if you are into troop movements and minute details. As for general interest groups it becomes a somewhat intimidating and dry read. I'll give it a 3 out of 5.

Monica Antonssons book about Mia Eriksson who received asylum in the U.S.A. due to domestic abuse in her home country of Sweden. This book questions the whole story we have been fed from Liza Marklund and Mia Eriksson. I have to say, regardless who is right, Monica's book is a good read and somehow make you wonder what you can believe in nowadays. I have previously stated that I think Liza Marklund and Mia Eriksson did a James Frey. The book is recommended and I give it a 4 out of 5.

Maria Eriksson wrote a follow up about her daughter Emma. The book is credited to Maria but supposedly tells the story from the perspective of her daughter Emma who was the child Mia had with the man she accuses of all the horrible acts done to her. I have to say the book is poorly written and almost feels like a diary. It is badly edited and it shows that without Liza and her team behind her she can't write. The book is not recommended and I give it a 1 out of 5.

The Swedish James Frey Scandal

I can't help but write about this although it might not have much to do with the U.S. but it has at least a remote connection. Liza Marklund is a very well known journalist and author in Sweden, with many bestselling crime novels and several non-fiction books. Or should I say, are they non fiction or not?

Liza Marklund wrote several books about a woman in Sweden who got married to an immigrant from a middle eastern country. In the book she describe from the woman's perspective. The marriage goes bad when the woman gets beaten and abused by the husband. Liza tells the story about how the woman has to seek protection and eventually goes underground. After several years on the run in Sweden she has to flee to Chile with her new husband and eventually they settle in the U.S.A. as the first family ever to be admitted to the U.S. because of domestic abuse in here homeland. I.e a sort of parole in to the good old U.S.

The problem is that blogger' s and a certain journalist in Sweden by the name Monica Antonsson wrote a book last year pointing out that a lot of stuff in Liza Marklund's book was fake or altered to the point of becoming fiction. The book label sold the book as a true story. Liza says that it was a mistake, the book should be read as a partly true. It gets murky from there.

I have to say that if it's true what Monica Antonsson writes then I am utterly disappointed in Liza Marklund. I have to say that I didn't like her crime novels very much and her politics were never my cup of tea. I did however respect her as a media person an an opinion maker of rank in Sweden. I don't want to judge and be biased against her but let's hope Monica Antonsson is wrong but the way it looks I highly doubt it.

Not much fishing going on with the temps in the single digits overnight. I have tied some wooly buggers lately and I'm soon going to do some soft hackle "Spiders". If I can get off the internet that is.