Category Archives: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

More On Stieg Larsson and Lisbeth Salander

By Arzie Umali Recently the UMKC Women’s Center, together with University Libraries and the LBGTQIA Resource Center, hosted a couple book discussions analyzing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and … Continue reading

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Lisbeth Salander: Feminist Heroine? Of Course!

The following blog is a guest post by Dan Winter, member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center. Having just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest last night, I’m missing Lisbeth already. The author, Stieg Larsson, … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Final Saga of the Millennium Trilogy

 If you are looking for a good book to wrap up your summer reading, allow me to recommend three:  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.  Also … Continue reading

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The Girl Who Played With Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.  In the first book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we were introduced to Lisbeth Salander, an expert hacker with a mysterious past.  In my … Continue reading

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The previous blog mentioned the Women’s Center’s upcoming book discussion this fall on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.  I just finished reading the first book in the trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and I can’t wait to read the … Continue reading

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Need a Break From Twilight?

For all of you out there that may be a little tired of all of the Twilight hype, I thought I would suggest some alternatives with some feminist flare. If vampires are what you like, consider reading the Vampire Academy … Continue reading

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