The Expo Files by Stieg Larsson

The Expo Files Reviews

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  Katerina Charisi

  Εννοείται πως θα έπαιρνα οτιδήποτε με την υπογραφή του Λάρσον από κάτω. Πολύ περισσότερο μάλιστα όταν αυτό το οτιδήποτε είναι βιβλίο του με την ιδιότητα του δημοσιογράφου, σκέψεις γύρω από όλα τα θέματα που απασχολούν τον κόσμο σήμερα, την ξενοφοβία, το ρατσισμό, την ομοφοβία, το λαϊκισμό, σε μια συλλογή από άρθρα και κείμενα που έγραψε κυρίως κατά την πρώτη του δεκαετία στο περιοδικό EXPO. Έχει χρονογραφήματα, άρθρα, ρεπορτάζ και αλληλογραφία με αναγνώστες, ένα βιβλίο οδηγός όπως το χαρακτηρίζουν σε θέματα ρατσισμού και φεμινισμού, καθώς και μια σκιαγράφηση ανησυχητικών πολιτικών εξελίξεων.
  
  Το αγόρασα με πάρα πολύ ενδιαφέρον και πάρα πολλές προσδοκίες. Αναμφίβολα ο Λάρσον ήταν εξαιρετικός δημοσιογράφος κι ερευνητής. Ήθελα πάρα πολύ να διαβάσω τις σκέψεις και τις θέσεις του πάνω σε όλα αυτά τα σημαντικά κοινωνικά θέματα. Όμως κατά κάποιον τρόπο η περιγραφή του βιβλίου είναι λιγάκι παραπλανητική. Ο Λάρσον μιλάει για όλα αυτά καταγράφοντας κάθε τι που συνέβη σε επίπεδο Σουηδίας και λιγότερο γενικεύοντας Σκανδιναβικά, έχει ενδιαφέρον να μάθεις τα διάφορα που έχουν γίνει και ειπωθεί κατά κείνη τη μεριά του κόσμου, όμως δε νομίζω ότι τελικά επεκτείνεται περισσότερο πάνω σε όλα αυτά ώστε να ενδιαφέρει αναγνώστες από οποιοδήποτε άλλο μέρος του κόσμου, κάνοντας τα κείμενά του «σκέψεις και θέσεις».
  
  Είναι καθαρά κομμάτια της δουλειάς του, που αφορούν τον εκεί τόπο και το χρόνο που εκείνος έζησε και εργάστηκε. Σε καμία περίπτωση αυτό δε μειώνει τον ίδιο και όλα όσα υπήρξε κι έκανε, μάλλον η ευθύνη βαραίνει τον ελληνικό εκδοτικό.
  
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  Nick Younker

  I knew there was a reason I liked Stieg Larrson so much. It was much more than the creation of the greatest female heroine of all time (Lisbeth Salander), but rather his own experiences with injustices perpetuated in the world, most notably in this collection of articles on the rise and foul dissemination of the far right Neo-Nazi movement that has plagued our society for so long.
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  Nayera

  A great collection of Stieg Larsson's articles at Expo over the years. He truly was a crusading journalist, always fighting for equality, for all minorities, especially against neo-nazis, and white supremacist parties in Sweden. In short, he was the real Mikael Blomkvist.
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  Derrymaine14

  Ενδιαφέρον, ιδιαίτερα με τις σύγχρονες εξελίξεις στην ακροδεξιά στην ελλάδα και γενικά στην ευρώπη. Όντως προφητικός. Το πρώτο μισό του βιβλίου ασχολείται με το ακροδεξιό κόμμα στην Σουηδία, και το δεύτερο μισό με τη βία κατά των ομοφυλόφιλων και των γυναικών. Τα επιχειρήματα του Λάρσον είναι ορισμένες φορές αφοπλιστικά. Έχει έναν σύνθετο, και μερικές φορές δύσκολο να τον ακολουθήσεις ειρμό, μια που οι πληροφορίες που παραθέτει και τα ονόματα είναι ορισμένες φορές δαιδαλώδη. Εντούτοις δε λείπει το χιούμορ και ο σαρκασμός. Το τελευταίο κεφάλαιο με τον Υπερσιβηρικό μου έφερε ναυτία. Κυριολεκτικά. Αλλά μπορεί να φταίει και το ότι είμαι νηστική όλη μέρα.
  Αν και παλιό, είναι επίκαιρο. Το συστήνω.
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  Tiara

  El crimen de Fadime Sahindal se centraba en el concepto del asesinato por honor: ese sistema que afirma que el honor del hombre está entre las piernas de la mujer.
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  Dimitris

  Sweden of the 80s and the 90s...the world of the 10s .....a must read
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  June

  A bit dated, but a nice insight into Swedish politics and a really great excerpt from "The Debate on Honor Killings." Larsson rightly points out the hypocrisy in far right outrage over the killing of an immigrant woman in Sweden by her father and says every year Swedish men abuse and kill Swedish women. But when Swedish men kill Swedish women, they are not subjected to "cultural-anthropological scrutiny." He said that "instead of focusing on men's need to control situations, the violent treatment of women and the absence of justice for women," the debate after the killing was just focused on immigration. Larsson also notes how the media (in Sweden but elsewhere, too) refers to murdered women by their first name only, like a child or a pet, but if a man is killed he is never called by just his first name.
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  Shruts

  OK. I understand Larsson was an ardent crusader against the right wing. I'm with you, dude.
  
  But ten consecutive essays tilting against the same windmills? OK, they are inded Neo Nazis, to be sure really repugnants, but one or two exemplary essays would do just dandy.
  
  But his chronology of the development of this disturbing political subset in Europe is eerily parallel to the rise of the USA's Tea Party. Their world view scares me to death.
  
  Larsson hits his stride when he hits the topics of women's and homosexual's rights, along about Chapter 17. Now we're talking! This hits the mark on investigative and Op-Ed journalism. Nailed it.
  
  Finally, his essay on riding the Trans-Siberian Railway to China, which ends the book, is just flat-out fun.
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  Lili__book88

  Stieg Larsson, creador de la trilogía millenium, fue un periodista reconocido por la franqueza e imparcialidad con que abordaba un hecho y daba su punto de vista sobre el mismo; su lucha por la desigualdad y la discriminación hacia la mujer lo hizo resaltar entre el gremio. Muchos de sus artículos los firmó bajo el pseudónimo de "Severin".
  La voz y la furia es una compilación de varios de sus artículos dónde Larsson hace una crítica contra el movimiento antisemita y grupos nacionales ultraderechistas, expresa su preocupación por la limitación de derechos en las comunidades de minorias y los judíos, pone en contexto la realidad con respecto a la xenofobia y el racismo, expone el uso de la violencia para acabar con la libre expresión y plantea la violencia hacia la mujer como un acto machista universal y no como una acción multicultural.
  
  Es un libro que vale la pena leer y darnos cuenta que el panorama, aunque pasen décadas, sigue casi igual , las oportunidades y beneficios siguen siendo para unos pocos y el concepto de "igualdad" es inexistente.
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  Angelica Aldana A

  Me di cuenta de lo poco que sé de política europea y recomiendo mucho este libro. Para mí arroja muchas luces de cómo actúa la ultra derecha y que incluso puede llegar a resultar bastantes predecibles las artimañas que utilizan para manipular a la gente. Creo que es importante resaltar que es una compilación de artículos que fueron publicados en la revista Expo e inevitablemente a muchos les resultará repetitivo varias cosas, pero es por la misma naturaleza de los textos (no fueron pensados como un libro).
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  itchy

  comparative:
  p122:It is of course impossible to compare the violent treatment of women and suggest that one murder is more cruel than another.
  
  typo:
  p123: In such cases, men's violence toward's women must be regarded as something that is annoying, to be sure, but nevertheless a socially acceptable pattern of behavior--we can't interfere in what is happening in people's private lives, and if she doesn't enjoy being beaten up then shecan always move out.
  
  Well written, but depressing as hell.
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  Natalie Marie Peter-Weekes

  Excellent book which reveals the intricacies of Stieg Larsson's mind and creativity. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the real-life crimes and the analysis (or otherwise harsh critique) of far-right ideology and propaganda. Stieg does us proud and approaches such violence and murders from clear disappointment in mankind in their logical errors or dangerous prejudicial weakness.
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  Juan Pulido

  Given the current political climate in the world and more specifically in my country, Colombia, Stieg Larsson hits close to home in many statements about fascism and women's rights. Yes, his investigations are specific to swedish politics, but are completely relatable, given that fascism works the same ways in Stockholm as it does anywhere else.
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  David Highton

  A book of articles written by Larson, mainly from Expo magazine from 1987 to 2004, the year of his death. Principally his analyses of right wing organisations in Sweden, sometimes drawing international parallels, and highlighting anti-immigration, anti-jewish and anti-gay policies. One can wee where the Mikael Blomkwist character came from.
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  Grace Eliza Phillip

  I wanted to love this but found a lot of the articles heavy & hard to concentrate on. Possibly because the concept of Swedish politics is new to me. Easy to see how the writing style has developed & especially topics that came up within the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series.
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  Mariel

  2.5
  
  Super interesante pero bastante repetitivo
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  Tatiana

  Excelentes artículos de Larsson, me ayudó a comprender muchos aspectos de Millenium y su compromiso contra la violencia de género y la discriminación.
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  Jim Mason

  A fascinating read, Stieg Larsson was a great man and reading his non fiction stories gives some interesting insight into his journalism.
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  Mark

  An inspiring book with some exciting twists.
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  Judy

  An excellent collection of short stories from the person who wrote The girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
  The inside of the right Swedish society.
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  Susan

  This collection of articles from the author of the Millennium trilogy spans different decades of his work and touches on many of the same themes found in his fictional trilogy. While some stories are more compelling than others, overall I actually enjoyed reading these nonfiction articles more than his fiction.
  
  Although it wasn't a book that made me want to stop everything to finish reading it, I did find his point of view interesting and still relevant decades after the original publication of these articles. The English translation impressed me, as the stories still flowed smoothly and weren't obviously written in a different language. Fans of Larsson's Millennium trilogy who want to read more of his work will find that this book provides a good cross-section of articles related to the issues that mattered most to the author.
  
  **Advanced reader copy received free through Goodreads First Reads**
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  James

  When Larrson wrote his fiction, it is obvious upon reading this book that he was writing from personal experience. His ant-racist, pro-women and pro-LBGT rights feelings are extremely clear in these essays, you can feel his passion on these subjects. There are several issues with this book, none of which are the author's fault, it's a posthumous collection. One problem is that the essays were written as individual articles, so that there is large amounts of repeated information. Secondly the articles are dated, I'm sure the guilty parties have changed their names or otherwise shuffled players around considering the amount of name changing covered in these articles.
  
  Still, it gives one a peek into the author's mind set, you can read it before, during or after his trilogy, there are no spoilers. Compare this with the Mikael Blomkvist character. It's also a fast read.
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  Ivomoon

  Qué puedo decir... ha sido un viaje muy educativo en muchos sentidos, aunque hubo ocasiones en las que fue difícil avanzar, y en mi opinión fue error del compilador más que del escritor. Sin embargo, puede volver a disfrutar de la pasión y el compromiso que caracterizó a Larsson y nuevamente me puso en perspectiva, no sólo los países del tercer mundo tenemos problemas de violencia, lo que realmente sucede es que nos dejamos cegar por lo que creemos que puede ser perfecto, pero que en realidad sólo se presenta de una manera distinta de la que estamos acostumbrados.
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  Jaye

  Stieg Larsson is primarily known for his novels about Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander (which were all published after his death), but before that he was a crusading journalist and magazine editor. His journalistic writing shows all the skills he deployed in fiction, and many of the same themes. He campaigned against the abuse/degradation of women, racism and modern-day fascism.
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  Madison

  I think I would have appreciated this more if I was more familiar with late 90s/early 2000s Swedish politics, but Larsson still does a great job of explaining it. I preferred his pieces about violence against women to the straight-up political stuff, but I can definitely see how this journalist wrote Män somm hatar kvinnor.
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  Cato

  Este libro es una recopilaci�n de art�culos escritos por Stieg Larsson en su revista Expo. All� se ve a un periodista valiente que no duda en meter la pluma en la llaga para denunciar injusticias. Me doy cuenta de que Larsson era, adem�s de un excelente novelista, un excelente periodista.