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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">mannybolone</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">PelvicDust</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">mannybolone</strong> said:</div><div>There was an interesting article about whether Larsson's books are misogynist or not. I think it was in Entertainment Weekly. Worth peeping.</div></blockquote> <br /> His whole thing is anti-misogyny. I think the books are worth reading more than Entertainment Weekly is. <br /> <br /> There's most of a 4th book completed but there's a dispute between his long-time partner and his father and brother over who "owns" it. I hope it gets resolved soon.</div></blockquote> <br /> Not having read the series, I can't say directly but: <br /> <br /> 1) Entertainment Weekly actually has pretty decent cultural criticism. People often confuse it with, say, People or (ugh) US Weekly but as far as mainstream pop culture publications go, EW is one of the best out there. Unless you've actually read this essay, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it out of hand. <br /> <br /> 2) BTW, here's the essay: http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/06/18/stieg-larsson-tattoo-book-women-characters/<br /> <br /> I think the key 'graph is this one: "The crimes are unspeakable ??? which you could argue is the point for an activist like Larsson: Bring it into the open, try to prevent it from happening again. Still, Larsson seems to want it both ways: to condemn such savagery while simultaneously exploiting it in graphic detail for titillating storytelling purposes. And that makes me uncomfortable."<br /> <br /> Certainly, Larsson wouldn't have been the first one to want it both ways: to critique and exploit (whether consciously or not) the very same phenomenon.</div></blockquote> <br /> Okay, read the "essay." It's incredibly shallow and it was a waste of two minutes.<br /> <br /> Missy Schwartz should stick to reviewing Lifetime movies.
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