sexy salander

I'm normally attracted to women who are warm, open, and curvy; attributes of which Salander is the antithesis. Yet why do I want to sleep with her?

Posted by Bruce i London , 8 November 2011

Cos your a bloke :-)

Posted by Dragon Fly in England , 8 November 2011

Thanks for sharing... Maybe something to discuss with your therapist rather than your fellow Larsson readers?

Posted by Martin in Frankfurt , 8 November 2011

Ha! I guess you're right..thanks for the advice.

Posted by Bruce in London , 8 November 2011

answer - she's gorgeous, that's why!

Posted by Mimmi in sweden , 9 November 2011

she's hot, tough, attractive and really cool :D I would have sex with her

Posted by Charlotte-Ophelie Duplain in Montreal , 12 November 2011

Charlotte, you sound like an equally cool chick. I bet you wish you'd kind of been around at the end of book 3. Me too. Damn that german guy!!

Posted by Bruce in London , 14 November 2011

because she attracts danger and needs to be protected... that's what we (men) do, or at least have evolved to do over many thousands of years.

Posted by chris schroeder in new york , 20 November 2011

There's a flippancy in the opening question but it's a serious question. Why are 'ordinary' men attracted to 'extraordinary' women? In this case, Chris Schroeder's reply above is perfectly plausible. But I also think that the attraction of Salandar has something to do with the fact that she does not demand that protection - in fact, as a married man I interpret her willingess to have sex-without-complications as attractive precisely because it doesn't interfere with my safe world. She is the antithesis of the bunny boiler, and a much more attractive proposition for extra-marital than someone who is conventionally attractive.

Ever play the game 'shag, marry or avoid'? Salandar is shag, every time.

Posted by Iestyn in Cardiff , 21 November 2011

because she is absolutely gorgeous

Posted by Jen in boston, MA , 2 January 2012

Because she's got no need for a relationship. She takes what she wants from a man, i.e. when she goes to Blomqvist during the night, she takes what she wants and leaves. No man can possess her, and men, well, we always want what we can't have....

Posted by Jase in Birmingham , 6 January 2012

I believe we all feel like Armansky, in our own sort of way. "Foreign creature to him", "a life that was not real for him". Before I read the book and saw the US movie, I was attracted to normal girls with some shap. If an Lisbeth Salander comes along, I would like to get to know here. So if your out there girl, I am avalable.

Posted by Garrett in Hamlet N C , 7 January 2012

its probably cuz she is an interesting and sorta mysterious girl, and she's awesome and pretty. Duhh,lolz

Posted by LAA in Hopkington ,RI , 12 January 2012

her character and the way she acts is sexy.she is powerful , bad ass ,very smart and gets what she wants.she is a unique heroine and i love the fact that she holds a grudge against misogynists

Posted by trinity , 12 January 2012

Brooding, self-reliant & mysterious. 100% sexy.

Posted by PK in United States , 13 January 2012

because you would enjoy it!!!!!

Posted by a.palance in london , 14 January 2012

I'm half way through the second book & I'm sooooo in love with Lisbeth & don't know why either, guess it's all the reasons previously mentioned, but I'm on hols for 2 weeks & just can't wait to snuggle up on the beach with her.. prob. is what hell am I gonna do when I finished the Hornets Nest.. anyone any ideas? please..

Posted by Dave W.M. in Lincolnshire , 20 January 2012

Lisbeth is one of my favorite protagonists because she is precisely not like the rest of them. She isn't portrayed as conventionally beautiful, polished, and charming. She has the body of a child, dresses like a teenager, and looks like a goth. But what charms us is her keen intellect, incredible resourcefulness, un-wavering principles, and strength of character. She is a modern superhero.

Posted by Ronna in texas , 26 January 2012

She is also a psychopath, because she is so totally lacking in empathy that she enjoys inflicting severe physical pain. Her victims are total arseholes who deserve what she does to them but her behaviour is still psychopathic. The fact that she really is quite mad is what makes her such an interesting character.

We should not confuse her functionality with sanity.

She is also a serious criminal' guilty of major fraud and tax evasion. Some hero!

Posted by BM in Canberra , 1 Mars 2012

Oh I was with you untii the last comment...Hard to say she was a criminal of fraud and tax since her situation has been a roller coaster. Maybe if the books continued, we would know more what happens with her money. There is no doubt she stood up for women's rights:)

Posted by Wen , 1 Mars 2012

Lisbeth is wonderful and doesn't take any shit. A real kick-ass gal. I love her can't wait for more movies and books. I'm on the last one I hope stieg's bother and father will let it be released

Posted by Scorpio* 1961 in Spindale , 7 Mars 2012

I believe it's because Lisbeth doesn't fit into the cookie cutter mold for characters in books/movies. She's unique and flawed and that makes her real. Plus a lot of her flaws are realistic flaws. They've played around with the idea that she could have some sort of disability such as Asperger's Syndrome. Which could be a partial match seeing as how she finds it difficult to socialize with other people and she has difficulty with empathy and emotions and how to embrace them. She also has her own way of solving things that aren't acceptable in society and that is partially why she was deemed a psychopath and it added to the reasons for why she was in a mental hospital. She's got a lot of depth as a character and that's what makes the readers like her. She makes us think about how people are different and we develop respect for the Lisbeths in the world.

Posted by Jade in New Jersey, USA , 18 Mars 2012

but how in heck did she dig herself out of that grave in Played with fire???? That is what makes her so attractive to men - her instinct to survive and mete out revenge

Posted by John Luciani in Toronto , 9 April 2012

She had sort of a magnet she really found the way to attract to people, first she had an amazing body, she weight is 90 pounds she is so tough she rarely talks with anyone, but she is so helpless inside. Everybody wants just to hug her, about everything she is been tru. But the fact that shes sexy and makes anyone to desire her in the way she is a shag with her it will be like "the best sex of anyone's life" right?

Posted by Wsp in Zurich , 27 April 2012

I think men are attracted to Lisbeth because she is such a 'guy' in her behaviour, thinking and sexuaity...only with girly bits. Aside from her scarey intellect, she's so WYSIWYG it is no wonder men like her. She does not play mind games (except as a torture device on enemies), she does not have a secret agenda that usually involves committment, she is not emotionally draining or demanding, she is sexually aggressive and, bonus, bisexual...the girl on girl stuff. It's little wonder men like her...she's perfect...lol.

Posted by Jean Ferguson in Toronto, Canada , 5 May 2012