Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The girl with the dragon tattoo


The girl with the dragon tattoo; The girl who played with fire; The girl who kicked the hornet's nest: Lisbeth Salander is the girl who made millions sit up and take notice. What makes her a success? Maybe the fact that she is very different i.e. very original. She is not your quintessential crime fiction heroine. For one, she is not this drop-dead gorgeous damsel; she is a boyish looking emotionally troubled girl. It's her imperfection that makes her endearing and so real. The best thing about her is her utter disregard for the rules of the society or the law. But she is not without morals. She is emotionally strong, bold yet vulnerable. What I don't like about her character is that she is a genius computer hacker. This is quite frustrating as she seems to get all her work done just by clicking few buttons. Lisbeth stays with you even after you are through with Larsson's Millenium trilogy. She is everything I am not and I love her for that....

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