tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post5888895395239175671..comments2014-10-15T07:13:07.904-06:00Comments on Alone at the Microphone: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg LarssonZachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05182397015795694876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-40288551203571713092009-02-16T12:34:00.000-07:002009-02-16T12:34:00.000-07:00much better. :) when you're right, i won't be th...much better. :) when you're right, i won't be the one arguing...Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360028616315144861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-31808452537819966842009-02-10T09:21:00.000-07:002009-02-10T09:21:00.000-07:00As I said, Lex... it's changed now. Just for you....As I said, Lex... it's changed now. Just for you. :)<BR/>What it taught me is just to admit when I'm wrong, and fix it without arguing. (When I'm right, though, you know I'll argue it.)Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182397015795694876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-91484364492881974802009-02-09T16:54:00.000-07:002009-02-09T16:54:00.000-07:00how am i supposed to read your literary posts when...how am i supposed to read your literary posts when you start one with "like i said"?!?!?! didn't dating the grammar queen teach you anything??? as you said...AS you said... ;) that would be my rant of the day...Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360028616315144861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-50895281071677555072009-02-05T06:22:00.000-07:002009-02-05T06:22:00.000-07:00I think you have a good point here. Just like Reg,...I think you have a good point here. Just like Reg, I have read the 2nd and 3rd book, but nevertheless I think part of the point of the ongoing affair between Mikael and Erika is to show how "postmodern" Mikael is. I did not review the book either, instead I wrote articles about the connection between the book and Astrid Lindgren´s Kalle Blomkvist (Bill Bergson in English) and Pippi Longstocking characters. If you should be interested in my view on Mikael Blomkvist, you can find the article here: <BR/>http://djskrimiblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/stieg-larsson-mnd-der-hader-kalle.htmlDorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-11786166489260805502009-02-04T14:23:00.000-07:002009-02-04T14:23:00.000-07:00I recommend anyone reading this take a look at Mr....I recommend anyone reading this take a look at Mr. Keeland's blog, where he had already started a discussion on a related topic in the book (which he translated) before I posted this one.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182397015795694876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-12303285327286267212009-02-04T08:58:00.000-07:002009-02-04T08:58:00.000-07:00I agree that Blomkvist's excessively "Swedish" sex...I agree that Blomkvist's excessively "Swedish" sexual mores are a bit odd for the American reader, but believe me, there's a reason for it that will become clear in the 2nd and 3rd books. Stieg had originally planned a 10-book series, but now we have only 3, so we'll never know which way the epic would have headed. Stick with it, and check the discussion just starting on my blog: http://reg-stieglarssonsenglishtranslator.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Reg KeelandReg / Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117799063552561765.post-37016676829513249162009-02-03T22:50:00.000-07:002009-02-03T22:50:00.000-07:00I'm completely with you. I've read many a book wh...I'm completely with you. I've read many a book where there are some intensely explicit sex scenes. Some of them are funny, some are steamy, and some are just brutal. I don't think that a sex scene in general is essential to the plot unless we're talking about the life of a porn star or something. <BR/><BR/>I dunno, it's not that they make me uncomfortable per se, it's more like I don't need them in order to enjoy or understand the plot and they do nothing for character development on the whole. I mean, what does the position of sex or the size of the guy's penis have to do with his personality, character, or decisions in the plot?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194548327859951452noreply@blogger.com