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Swedish literature and great music
Mar. 16th, 2008 07:59 pmI've decided to rewatch It Started With A Kiss (check it out on YouTube, y'all! :D) because it's so extremely lovely. ♥ I also came across this icon - pretty ship, non? :D
Edit: I've forgotten how much Zhi Shu's mother owns. Seriously. She kicks butt ♥ Also, Ariel sort of looks like a goldfish, I think - she's really adorable :P
Anyhow, I think I'm going to watch an episode or two and then I'm going to read some from Stieg Larsson's "Flickan som lekte med elden" ("The Girl Who Played With Fire") - the prologue was really disturbing, which I think really shows what an awesome writer he was (one of my favourite Swedish authors, if not the favourite) but I can't help but groan every time he writes the male character. God, he's such... Why is it that every Swedish author feels like creating some sort of... Casanova when it comes to their male characters? They have to be all butch, women have to fall all over them etc. and it just... bothers me. Male characters in Swedish literature are stone cold in Swedish literature, they are filled with domestic problems (usually going through a divorce or children that doesn't want to speak with them, which they are usually fine with), they've had at least one office romance and the person still caries a torch for them somehow etc.
*groan* Swedish (adult) literature is so unimaginative, but when it comes to the crime bits and writing the female character, I think Stieg Larsson really manages to write extremely well.
Also, I think everyone should listen to this ♥
It's a Swedish group who's called Nordman. They are amazing and my mother (and the rest of my family) are huge fans. It doesn't matter if you understand the words (even if they are awesome) - just listen to the voice *drool*
Edit: I've forgotten how much Zhi Shu's mother owns. Seriously. She kicks butt ♥ Also, Ariel sort of looks like a goldfish, I think - she's really adorable :P
Anyhow, I think I'm going to watch an episode or two and then I'm going to read some from Stieg Larsson's "Flickan som lekte med elden" ("The Girl Who Played With Fire") - the prologue was really disturbing, which I think really shows what an awesome writer he was (one of my favourite Swedish authors, if not the favourite) but I can't help but groan every time he writes the male character. God, he's such... Why is it that every Swedish author feels like creating some sort of... Casanova when it comes to their male characters? They have to be all butch, women have to fall all over them etc. and it just... bothers me. Male characters in Swedish literature are stone cold in Swedish literature, they are filled with domestic problems (usually going through a divorce or children that doesn't want to speak with them, which they are usually fine with), they've had at least one office romance and the person still caries a torch for them somehow etc.
*groan* Swedish (adult) literature is so unimaginative, but when it comes to the crime bits and writing the female character, I think Stieg Larsson really manages to write extremely well.
Also, I think everyone should listen to this ♥
It's a Swedish group who's called Nordman. They are amazing and my mother (and the rest of my family) are huge fans. It doesn't matter if you understand the words (even if they are awesome) - just listen to the voice *drool*
