Happy New Year from The Lettuce
Podcast! Laura and Charlotte start the year off with one of their
favorite books The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Steig Larsson. They're excited to start this crime thriller series
and chat about its cast of vivid characters, themes of social
injustice, and commentary about society's treatment of women. Laura
talks about the loveable playboy Mikael Blomkvist and wonders if his
actions with women are respectful or problematic. Charlotte shares
why she liked Erika Berger's put-together no-nonsense attitude. Both
girls talk about their love of the strong, but troubled Lisbeth
Salander, why the entire Vanger family is a mess, and the ways in
which Salander and Berger are complementary characters. They also
take the opportunity to compare the book with its US film adaptation,
covering the changes made in both good and bad ways. Was the Vanger
family's choice to cover up their ugly past a savvy business move or
a rich family's power play? Does the “Locked Room Mystery” set-up
work in book form? And is there any sympathy at all for the slimeball
Nils Bjurman? (Spoiler Alert: NO!). All these subjects and more are
discussed on this week's episode of The Lettuce Podcast.
In the
Fun & Games segment, the girls end 2016 and welcome the new year
with two of their tried and true favorite games: Madlibs and Kill,
Marry, Pity Date.
For
this episode, Laura enjoyed a podtail called the Swedish Polar Bear.
A perfect beverage to accompany winter on the cold Hedeby Island!
Listen to this episode now!
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We'll be starting off 2017 with TWO topic episodes in a row! Join us next week for another topic episode about the new film everyone's talking about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!
Until then,
Arugulater!
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