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1Nickelini
I haven't read this series, and I have no plans to just because I have so many other books on my TBR pile and wishlist, but if I were snowed in to a mountain cabin and there was this or Danielle Steele, I'd probably pick The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. There is an article on the Ms blog talking about the violence in the novels, and apparently the original title in Swedish is "Men Who Hate Women". Has anyone heard this, does anyone read Swedish, ..... is this true?
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/04/14/the-rape-of-the-girl-with-the-dragon-...
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/04/14/the-rape-of-the-girl-with-the-dragon-...
27sistersapphist
I've heard it before. NY Times, wiki, Amazon, UK telegraph, Roger Ebert, and many other sources seem to confirm it.
4avaland
Yes, I have heard this. I think you could search and find a fair number of pieces discussing the feminism of the books/movies. I know the comment has been made that the movies, while providing a female protagonist who fights back, also provides lots of violence, including her rape scene, for those who get off on such things. I haven't read the books, but it seems someone, somewhere said that the violence is off stage in it? Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
She's an interesting anti-hero, isn't she? I just heard a piece about anti-heroes in contemporary television on NPR this morning (i.e. Dexter). People doing bad things for the right reasons...
I am reminded a little of Joyce Carol Oates's collection The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense in that the women don't necessarily do what we would expect of them.
She's an interesting anti-hero, isn't she? I just heard a piece about anti-heroes in contemporary television on NPR this morning (i.e. Dexter). People doing bad things for the right reasons...
I am reminded a little of Joyce Carol Oates's collection The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense in that the women don't necessarily do what we would expect of them.
5HanGerg
This is certainly an interesting issue, and one that will always crop up when films/novels depict violence against women - is it showing these terrible things in order to titillate or to appal? There are certainly countless examples of the former, especially in recent Hollywood cinema, but there are also many works of art that seem to straddle that line, sometimes deliberately in order to encourage debate.
My feeling is (although I have only seen the original film, not read the book or the seen the forthcoming film), is that Lisbeth is meant to be very much a feminist heroine, who refuses to be made into a victim, and does give us a new kind of feminist role model. I found her an inspiring character, one who has suffered appalingly at the hands of men and is still continually at risk of being preyed upon, but has nonetheless forged a life for herself.
Thanks for the link to Msmagazine btw, that's a new site on me and looks great. I've added it to my bookmarks.
My feeling is (although I have only seen the original film, not read the book or the seen the forthcoming film), is that Lisbeth is meant to be very much a feminist heroine, who refuses to be made into a victim, and does give us a new kind of feminist role model. I found her an inspiring character, one who has suffered appalingly at the hands of men and is still continually at risk of being preyed upon, but has nonetheless forged a life for herself.
Thanks for the link to Msmagazine btw, that's a new site on me and looks great. I've added it to my bookmarks.
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