Book review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[eowyn_315]

Boy, am I ever glad I don't have a Whedonesque account, because I'm pretty sure I'd get banned today. :) Instead, I will be channeling my rage into another really disappointing pile of crap. Read on for the review

Comments

[penny_lane_42]

I love this. I haven't actually read the book because I've read many, many reviews/reactions to it and I have arrived at the conclusion that I would feel exactly as you do about it. THANK YOU especially for the bit about misogyny and subtle sexism.

[eowyn_315]

You know, I read a lot of reviews - most of which either called it feminist for portraying violence against women as a bad thing, or misogynist for portraying violence against women at all. But I didn't see anybody really commenting on how Larsson seems to have completely MISSED THE POINT of feminism, if all he's focused on are misogynist serial killers.

Matching icons FTW!

[penny_lane_42]

I know there was a review on TigerBeatdown, and if the actual review didn't address that aspect (which it might have), then I know the comments did. So clearly some people out there agree with you.

Yay!

[eowyn_315]

Just read it. Tiger Beatdown = awesomesauce.

[penny_lane_42]

Agreed. I enjoy it over there greatly.