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"Armansky had never once heard her laugh before, and for years he had been trying to win her trust. Blomkvist had known her for five minutes and she was practically giggling with him. He felt such a loathing for Blomkvist at that moment that he surprised himself."
— Jun 18, 2012 08:39PM
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"How the hell did you find me, you and that anorexic spook that you dragged into this?" haha, and those pesky kids and their dog!
— Jun 19, 2012 08:46PM
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Her brother apparently did not notice that every word from their father struck her like a whiplash. Instead, Birger suddenly laughed and put his arm around his father and in his own way made light of the situation by making some comment to the effect that you know full well what women are like. He gave Cecilia a cheerful wink and suggested that Harald Vanger take up a position on a little ridge.
— Jun 18, 2012 08:20PM
Meredith Holley
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It's kind of weird that Sweden has a statute of limitations for murder.
— Jun 18, 2012 07:56PM
Meredith Holley
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That was like Veronica Mars got a spot on HBO.
— Jun 17, 2012 08:48PM
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This is one of those stories that is told the way my brother gives directions: "Then you pass a Burger King, but don't turn there; then you pass three streets on your left and two on your right, but don't turn there; then you pass a sign that says I-5 exit 3 miles, but ignore that" OH MY GOD JUST TELL ME WHERE TO TURN.
— Jun 17, 2012 04:23PM
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"The novel was about the author's attempt to get a handle on her sex life during a trip to Paris, and Blomkvist wondered whether he could be called a feminist if he wrote a novel about his own sex life in the voice of a high-school student." Awwww snap!
— Jun 17, 2012 02:53PM
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Jun 19, 2012 02:16AM
yea, well ... Blomkvist simply is the man ;)
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haha, that's so funny because Osho posted how much she hates him on the review thread part of this book when I posted this quote. Right now I can't say I feel one way or another about him personally. He seems like a smart character to include to me, but it's kind of annoying how everyone's panties catch fire when they're in the same room with him.
Now I feel weird that I said "catch fire," but I mean it in the most non sadistic-serial-killer way possible.
well, I think, he is a real "Gary Stu". I didn't care for him much either way, he wasn't annoying, but neither particularly impressive (as in, so special that he is the only person Lisbeth will warm up to). But that's also my overall impression of this book, so ... ^^
Yeah, I feel like it is smart to have his character as a foil to men being so actively hostile to women. I don't really feel like it would have been as effective if he was less passive. but while I feel like it creates an effective juxtaposition, in some ways it seems like it paints men's reactions to women as somewhat black and white.It is, however, interesting to read a book where it feels like the male characters are existing only in reaction to women, where it seems like usually in books the women live as reactions to men.
