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Jul 19, 2014MaxRSW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
These books were good enough for fans of the series and, without the graphic videos of the movies, perhaps get a higher recommendation to those who simply cannot tolerate such graphic violence. It IS tough to tolerate. These books bother me in a slightly different way - all of the sex scenes were written as if they were written TO a man's singular porn fantasies (du-uh, gee, ya think so? guy writing about women's behaviors?!!) and this circles back to the basic critical question: "What if Salandar wasn't BatGirl / CatWoman or some superhero in a man's world in so many special ways? What if she wasn't a super-duper man's-world fighter? What if she wasn't a superduper man's-world hacker?" The Man Writing About Woman issues truly erode my fandom of this series. That said, for what they are, I am a fan. I saw the American film first, then the entire Swedish film trilogy next, then I saw the most-excellent Swedish TV miniseries next. In this sequence, each version adds something that the preceding version lacked (due to time constraints). The books add a bit more, but I think the film decisions are just as valid for entertainment purposes. And completely more difficult to watch victimization after victimization. "Austin South" still cracks me up, though. But that's Neeland-the-Translator's issue.