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QC Forum Book Group - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Discussion Thread

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Barmymoo:
Yes, I was reminded of CSI as well, but I think Lisbeth was less believable - she seemed to be a mix of about four different stereotypical character types: the goth chick, the super-sleuth hacker, the sexually liberated woman and a bizarre fake-mentally-ill state ward.

Actually I think that was my biggest problem. Why the arbitrary inclusion of a psuedo-psychological problem? It didn't add anything to the storyline. It wasn't believable. It didn't even do anything to further the "feminist" message Larsson seemed to have been after, considering how much punchier the main storyline's finale was. It was just weird.

On the upside, I was pretty much gripped and stayed up all night finishing it in one day. So he did something right I guess!

Lines:
I think the goth chick people are referring to is Abby from NCIS, but I do believe that that is actually the actress's style and is used on the show because of it.

And I thought the mental illness thing was something assigned to her by the state, not something she actually wanted to be. She was using it as a cover for the government to leave her alone. I'm guessing it's explained in one of the other two books, as it has to do with her past which was only touched upon in this one. But yeah, it didn't add much to the story line at all.

JD:
Lisbeth is completely explained in the second one. She makes so much more sense as a character because of her childhood.

Lines:
The movie of this is at one of the local theaters, so I think I may see that this weekend. I'm curious as to how it'll be different from the book. Maybe it'll have some of the more awkward/annoying parts removed?

Inlander:
Yeah, I went and saw the film on a Friday night a while ago because everyone knows that Friday night is crime night, and it was a perfectly acceptable way to pass a couple of hours. It's to cinema as the book is to literature.

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