#millenium series

I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.

In the first book, I count six times where she is described as looking anorexic (she is not anorexic). Before we have gotten to know her at all, several pages are devoted to her boss’ coming to terms with his sexual attraction to her, a plot element that goes exactly nowhere. She later jumps into bed with Blomkvist, as she is (conveniently) into older men. Salander is, in many ways, a male fantasy of a rebel girl: she is bisexual, rides a motorcycle, works out at a boxing gym, and eats only junk food. Considering that she is only one of Blomkvist’s many paramours, her characterization works especially to distinguish her from his other girlfriends. As with so many detective series, the Millenium series seems to be a study in every kind of woman the detective, as proxy for the writer, could possibly be attracted to.

Upcoming releases I’m excited about:

I don’t know why, but when it gets closer to Christmas I have the urge to read/watch The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Nothing says happy holidays like murder, assault, and other forms of violence. Maybe it’s because the story begins and ends around Christmas?