Just GOTTA pass this one along, given my rant below about Lisbeth, to all those who have read the books and loved them or (like me) seen the movies and loved them. It's a parody of Stieg Larsson's writing style done for the New Yorker by Nora Ephron. Hilarious. Spot-on. :-)
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/07/05/100705sh_shouts_ephron She really nails it, especially the Dan Brown-like over- detailism-when-it's-not-necessary-and-adds-nothing and the absolute inability of the characters to detect the fact that they're taking themselves FAR too seriously, to the point that it makes them impossible to take seriously. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > There also appears to be a TV series based on the same > > > novels, called "Millennium." I don't know whether it > > > goes over some of the same material as the films or > > > springboards off of them and goes in new directions, but > > > it stars the same duo, so I'll definitely check it out. > > > > The Millennium Trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The > > Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' > > Nest are novels written by Stieg Larsson and published in 2005, > > 2006 and 2007. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Trilogy > > > > Millennium the TV series aired on Fox from 1996 to 1999. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_%28TV_series%29 > > Not the same Millenium at all. Different creator, > cast, plot, and characters. The new Millennium > TV series is Swedish, and stars the same duo > in the movies. > > > Millennium is the name of the magazine, published by Larsson's > > central character, journalist, Mikael Blomkvist. The TV series > > and the books are not related. > > > > I just finished reading the trilogy non-stop. Loved Lisbeth > > Salander. What a great kick-some-ass character. > > > > I was curious to know how Larsson died and I discovered a > > fascinating interview with his mate Eva Gabrielsson. > > http://www.stieglarsson.com/biography-eva-gabrielsson > > > > Eva said Larsson had witnessed the gang rape of a girl when he > > was 14 and because of that he always considered himself a > > feminist. Larsson's trilogy has a very strong feminist thread > > throughout. No bad deed, or violence against a woman goes > > unpunished, especially if you're messing with Lisbeth Salander. > > I agree that Lizbeth is an interesting character; > she's also one of the unhappiest characters in the > history of literature, brilliant but so traumatized > by her life that she turns into a one-woman psycho > vigilante squad from time to time. I can see why > *you* would think of her as a good feminist. :-) > > I watched the second of the films last night. Not > as good as the first IMO, but interesting. Lisbeth > is a little like Dexter in that you can't keep your > eyes off of her, even though you know she's off the > map in terms of right and wrong. I think the novels > have been so popular (best-selling novels in Scan- > dinavian history) not only because so many women > identify with her angst, but because the novels > celebrate the vigilante "payback" idea born from > that angst. What they seem to lack, based on having > seen two of the three movies now and not having > read the novels, is any concept of being able to > "move on" and live one's life *in spite of* the > things that happen to one, not in a kind of per- > petual "payback mode" trying to make someone "pay" > for the things that have happened. > > Still, in a world of Sex and the City 2 and The > Last Airbender, these movies are a welcome relief. > As was Dexter. Ya gotta love him, even though he > is insane. Similarly, ya gotta love Lisbeth, even > though she's more than a little insane, too. It's > good when appreciating the "Death Wish" vigilante > characters one sees onscreen that even though it > "feels good" to watch them waste the bad guys, > it's neither their job to waste them nor their > right to waste them. In other words, it's good > IMO to remember that the vigilante you are cheer- > ing for is insane, and part of you is equally > insane in cheering them on. > > > What a great read. Highly recommend it. >
