tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post4462672457882442346..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-75545964554775779262016-01-06T23:43:10.310-06:002016-01-06T23:43:10.310-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the additional thoughtful com...Kathy D.: Thanks for the additional thoughtful comment. I think P.D. James also had a significant role in the development of more female mystery authors.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-62333297593650944462015-12-24T03:12:56.947-06:002015-12-24T03:12:56.947-06:00Women readers often notice these things about wome...Women readers often notice these things about women protagonists and other characters. When I began reading mysteries at about 11, Nancy Drew was the detective for young girls to read about in the States. Then when a teenager I read about Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe and Perry Mason. And of Christie's books, I read the Poirots. Aside from Harriet Vane, there were barely any women investigators, and so for years, I read about male detectives.<br />When Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton and Marcia Muller began writing about women detectives here, it opened up new horizons for women characters.<br />I often look for women protagonists, and now not only are there many women mystery writers, but some male writers write about women, for better or for worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-53309105682133424652015-11-20T23:15:28.607-06:002015-11-20T23:15:28.607-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. Your note on sev...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. Your note on seven significant women characters was interesting. I had not noted the number of major roles given women in the book.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-39062973739619483972015-11-17T04:34:55.279-06:002015-11-17T04:34:55.279-06:00I did enjoy the book and the movie, especially. L...I did enjoy the book and the movie, especially. Lizbeth Salander finally gets justice, and she is very ably assisted by Blomqvist's sister, a skilled attorney.<br /><br />One aspect of this volume that I appreciated was that there were seven women characters who were helpful in the investigation or pursuit of justice. I remember counting them as I read the book. That was an unusual characteristic, especially for a male author. <br /><br />I also enjoyed Noomi Rapace's hairdos and outfits for the courtroom! Quite dramatic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-72534182576374689432015-11-16T00:14:21.570-06:002015-11-16T00:14:21.570-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. I am glad I read t...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. I am glad I read the book but did not understand why it was not as good a story.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-77630594535290819042015-11-14T23:43:04.805-06:002015-11-14T23:43:04.805-06:00I agree, this book was the least effective. Yet on...I agree, this book was the least effective. Yet one does want to know what happens to various characters, so worth finishing the trilogy.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-83313429613599891172015-11-09T19:53:31.260-06:002015-11-09T19:53:31.260-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I was surprised by...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I was surprised by the dropoff in the third book. Soon a review on the latest Salander and Blomkvist book.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-65011584493339493152015-11-09T06:42:05.845-06:002015-11-09T06:42:05.845-06:00You're not the only one, Bill, who thought tha...You're not the only one, Bill, who thought that this wasn't quite as good as the first two. Still, I'm very glad you enjoyed as much as you did. This trilogy has certainly had a real impact on the crime fiction reading world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com