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Latest post on 08 January 2011 - 09:17

I got this book for christmas and note that it is part of a trilogy. Can it be read as a stand alone book or should I read the other two first?

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 10:02

The Daily Mail is also hugely popular and one of the top selling newspapers in the UK - what does that say? I will leave it up to you to figure out what my intention was by saying that these authors create strong female characters to hide behind in order to sell s e x, ooops no horrific, graphic rape scenes to the population. Yip, they cannot write about a strong woman, without linking her to these scenarios. You figure out the work that still needs to be done in order to raise women and children from the ashes of male dominated oppression. I recently finished all three and I didn't interpret it like that at all. In fact, I felt that he was trying to bring to light the amount of unrecorded horror that women are often subjected to that people either don't know about or don't even care about - from Harriet Vanger to Salander, the prostitutes and Salander's mother who was abused repeatedly and ignored by the SIS itself. Larsson also added stats to highlight the amount of women who have been abused or oppressed by men, and different characters responded to their abuse in different ways. Vanger ran away, Salander's mother stayed put and put up with it, and then we have Salander who exacted revenge. So what if Salander had a boob job and was happy with it? She's such a complex character and assuming that she should shy away from her s e x uality because of the abuse she had encountered is stereotyping her. People react differently to situations, and it's clear she has a lot of issues so isn't it natural for her to respond to her life in her own way?

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Latest post on 13 March 2011 - 14:51

The Daily Mail is also hugely popular and one of the top selling newspapers in the UK - what does that say? I will leave it up to you to figure out what my intention was by saying that these authors create strong female characters to hide behind in order to sell s e x, ooops no horrific, graphic rape scenes to the population. Yip, they cannot write about a strong woman, without linking her to these scenarios. You figure out the work that still needs to be done in order to raise women and children from the ashes of male dominated oppression.

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Latest post on 10 March 2011 - 14:43

I am just a tad curious to know how does one get an author of "fiction" genre to account for his figment of imagination????!!! it's his/her thought process that has been penned for us to take it or leave it.... to make it a best seller or not... we like or criticise is all we can do...in this case, Larsson's popularity across the globe speaks volumes, eh!

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 21:54

I enjoyed and disliked the books simultaneously. From a feminist standpoint I have a real problem with writers (incl Patterson and Koontz) who write explicitly about s e x crime/rape and get away with it by balancing it with strong female characters. And in this case not only strong but boob-obsessed babe-magnets . . . That sucks. I honestly think it’s time to call the authors of rape novels to account. I'm not really sure how to respond to this SS but I feel I must ;) Do we want to get into the realms of authors apologising for agendas, hidden or otherwise? Wouldn't we rip the soul out of the creative art of writing if every author had to subdue their instincts in any area. I'm not saying that I agree with explicit or gratuitous anything, but surely it's the right of authors and publishers to characterise individuals in any way they want without fear of being called to account. Should the reading public be 'protected' from unbalanced characterisation or in this case, antifeminist protagonists? I for one don't need shielding from unbelievable characters or unsavoury topics, I'm capable of drawing my own conclusions and let's face it, one man's trash is another one's treasure. I'm interested in how you feel authors could be called to account. I'm not trying to fight with you, I am genuinely curious as to what you think needs to be done.

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 17:58

Like I say - it is an analysis from a feminist standpoint. If you deeply analyse the rape scenes and the actions of the characters, the message is not a nice one. For example she took the revenge route rather than going to a rape crisis center. Salander had breast augmentation (2nd book) and 6 months later she could not walk past a mirror without stopping and feeling glad that she had improved the quality of her life. Now that is strange considering she is a young woman who has been repeatedly violated by men and now draw even more attention to her breasts. Exactly how did it change the quality of her life? Only a man will pen it this way . . . A women should understand that there is something wrong with the scenario. Salander is nothing but another male fantasy figure - the same as the kick boxing, ass-kicking, karate kicking heroines of other male written novels ;)

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 14:59

I enjoyed and disliked the books simultaneously. From a feminist standpoint I have a real problem with writers (incl Patterson and Koontz) who write explicitly about s e x crime/rape and get away with it by balancing it with strong female characters. And in this case not only strong but boob-obsessed babe-magnets . . . That sucks. I honestly think it’s time to call the authors of rape novels to account. I don't think it's a case of 'getting away with it' . The main character is a strong woman and she sets about revenge in her own way. I don't get your boob-obsessed babe magnet? Is that about this series of books because I would never have thought of her as that! Too late to call this particular author to account though ;)

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 07:32

I enjoyed and disliked the books simultaneously. From a feminist standpoint I have a real problem with writers (incl Patterson and Koontz) who write explicitly about s e x crime/rape and get away with it by balancing it with strong female characters. And in this case not only strong but boob-obsessed babe-magnets . . . That sucks. I honestly think it’s time to call the authors of rape novels to account.

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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 12:28

Fab books all of them. For me best reads of 2010! Ditto, although make that 2009 :D

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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 15:50

Fab books all of them. For me best reads of 2010!

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Latest post on 09 January 2011 - 14:20

Thanks ladies,will go and buy the other two

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Latest post on 09 January 2011 - 07:33

I bought all 3 from Borders in Marina Mall last night...For only AED25 each!! Been meaning to get them for ages but books are sooo expensive here! It made my day... HTH

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Latest post on 08 January 2011 - 10:22

You [i'>could[/i'> read it alone but yes, it's part of a trilogy and so it's best to read the first one The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo as it makes far more sense to the story and characters

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