Lisbeth Salander: Heroine

[july_july_july]

I had this whole idea in my head about the differences between American and British murder mysteries and the Swedish deckare genre...but then I realized that was more of a PhD thesis than a post. So I'll get right to the point: Stieg Larsson.

He died in 2004 and left behind three manuscripts, which he originally intended to be part of a series:

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[storybystory]

Hi, I mostly lurk here as a quiet fan of your SPN fiction ("her who loves you best", "Casualties" and "Rumspringa" particularly, though browsing the link just now to double-check the titles leads me to think there's a bunch I've missed and need to check it out!)

After reading your rec, I am really excited to go find these. I know I've seen the first one, but somehow I've never even picked it up to look at the cover blurb--thanks to your heads-up, I guess I still won't, but I definitely want to read 'em.

Your description of Lisbeth Salander made me immediately think of Nicola Griffith's Aud Torvingen...have you read The Blue Place ?

[july_july_july]

Hello! *waves* It's nice to meet an un-lurker! I lurked for...many, many moons. As they say.

Salander is right up there with my favorite literary heroines, Jane Eyre and pretty much every female character ever written by Dorothy Dunnett. Except for, you know, the evil ones.

I haven't read The Blue Place. Thank you for the rec! I'm in need of a good book right now, so I will pick that one up. There's gotta be something about Scandinavian women that inspires these kinds of characters. Says the woman of Scandinavian descent. There's a prevailing stereotype of "Strong Women" in general, especially in Finland. And Astrid Lindgren remade Swedish heroines with Pippi Longstockings. I think that's another Ph.D. thesis though.

[july_july_july]

I have! It was one of the optional books to read during my Greenland trip last year. It wasn't my favorite, actually, but it was certainly atmospheric.