tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post795134615895288230..comments2023-06-13T10:12:19.364-04:00Comments on WORMBOOK: Kalle BastardEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621027650985696321noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166465.post-71550888470229194612010-06-29T12:54:46.809-04:002010-06-29T12:54:46.809-04:00The later Mankell books about Wallander are better...The later Mankell books about Wallander are better than that first one -- Wallander is sort of an ugly character, but at least half the value of the series is the ways in which Mankell lets him grow/progress/be shown the errors of his ways. Mankell lives part-time in Africa, and is a noted activist in Sweden (recently he was on the flotilla stopped near Israel) so some of his international/personal/political experiences make it into the books, too, the longer the series goes. Firewall is pretty good; The Man from Beijing, which is a non-Wallander book, is also good.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880937290843026810noreply@blogger.com