Book Excerpt for the Day

    Even though Blomkvist was used to Salander's penchant for shocking clothing, he was amazed that his sister had allowed her to show up to the courtroom in a black leather miniskirt with frayed seams and a black top - with the legend I AM ANNOYED - which barely covered her many tattoos.  She had ten piercings in her ears, and a ring through her left eyebrow.  Her head was covered in three months' worth of uneven stubble after her surgery.  She wore grey lipstick and more black mascara than Blomkvist had ever seen her wear.  Her eyebrows were heavily darkened.  In the days when he and Salander had spent time together, she had shown almost no interest in make-up.


(from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson)


8*/10. The full review is here.