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Ghost story, Jim Butcher
7/27/2011 3:51:42 AM
Brand new, hot off the presses! Well worth the extra 3 months wait. No spoilers, just a recommendation that if you haven't read him, now is not a bad time to start.
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7/27/2011 1:38:40 PM
Listening to the audio-book. It is my first experience with Dresden and am really enjoying it.
7/27/2011 7:27:52 PM
I really enjoy the Dresden files how does this book stack up?
7/27/2011 7:50:01 PM
How does it stack up against the Monster Hunter books by Larry Corriea? I read all of his stuff and like it a lot.
7/27/2011 7:55:29 PM
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
7/27/2011 9:31:47 PM
I preordered it from amazon. Be here in a few days. I cant wait! Love the dresden files.
7/27/2011 9:52:20 PM
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
Hmm. Are you sure we were reading the same book?
I had several "go go go, harry!" moments when reading this one. Changes was such a BIG shift in the Dresdenverse, you almost had to have a transition novel, to wrap up all the loose tangles. I've reread most of his books 3 & 4 times, and this one, I didn't feel cheated at all. There were just too many characters to give everybody their own turn in the spot light. I'd give it a day or three, reread the sequence, and see if you don't warm up to it a bit more.
And if you *still* don't like it, go buy a Twilight novel or something!
7/27/2011 9:56:52 PM
Originally Posted By crazytuco:
How does it stack up against the Monster Hunter books by Larry Corriea? I read all of his stuff and like it a lot.
How does it stack up against the Monster Hunter books by Larry Corriea? I read all of his stuff and like it a lot.
I've read 4 of Larry's novels so far. Each one gets better & better. The most recent one (MHAlpha) was just kicka$$. (Buy it. Go ahead, I'll wait here.)
Jim's been doing this 16 novels longer and has a few more skills in his bag. That's ok. Larry's catching up fast! They both do excellent scripts, with fast action, realistic battles and eschew the 50/60 page infodumps found elsewhere. (Yes, I'm looking at you David Weber.)
In True Arfcom fashion, get both!
7/27/2011 10:27:26 PM
Originally Posted By Mak_380:
Hmm. Are you sure we were reading the same book?
I had several "go go go, harry!" moments when reading this one. Changes was such a BIG shift in the Dresdenverse, you almost had to have a transition novel, to wrap up all the loose tangles. I've reread most of his books 3 & 4 times, and this one, I didn't feel cheated at all. There were just too many characters to give everybody their own turn in the spot light. I'd give it a day or three, reread the sequence, and see if you don't warm up to it a bit more.
And if you *still* don't like it, go buy a Twilight novel or something!
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
Hmm. Are you sure we were reading the same book?
I had several "go go go, harry!" moments when reading this one. Changes was such a BIG shift in the Dresdenverse, you almost had to have a transition novel, to wrap up all the loose tangles. I've reread most of his books 3 & 4 times, and this one, I didn't feel cheated at all. There were just too many characters to give everybody their own turn in the spot light. I'd give it a day or three, reread the sequence, and see if you don't warm up to it a bit more.
And if you *still* don't like it, go buy a Twilight novel or something!
There's no "sequence" to re-read. The fact is, there's no "there" there. There was no POINT to the story that was told. It could just as easily have been told starting from the point that Harry
wakes up on the Island with Mab
and then delve into the mystery of who shot him from there. Bringing back the Corpsetaker
seemed like cheap filler...if the story was worth telling, the ghost of someone more meaningful should have been used. This book just didn't do it for me...for the first time reading a Dresden Files novel, I found myself skimming pages––-particularly the ones in the Never-Never, which very much seemed filler-ish.7/28/2011 1:21:42 AM
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
There's no "sequence" to re-read. The fact is, there's no "there" there. There was no POINT to the story that was told. It could just as easily have been told starting from the point that Harry
Originally Posted By Mak_380:
Hmm. Are you sure we were reading the same book?
I had several "go go go, harry!" moments when reading this one. Changes was such a BIG shift in the Dresdenverse, you almost had to have a transition novel, to wrap up all the loose tangles. I've reread most of his books 3 & 4 times, and this one, I didn't feel cheated at all. There were just too many characters to give everybody their own turn in the spot light. I'd give it a day or three, reread the sequence, and see if you don't warm up to it a bit more.
And if you *still* don't like it, go buy a Twilight novel or something!
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
I've read all the Dresden Files books and I usually enjoy them all immensely...Butcher is an entertaining writer. But this book left me cold. It seemed like a book-long setup for another story and it felt very padded and cheap, I was disappointed.
Hmm. Are you sure we were reading the same book?
I had several "go go go, harry!" moments when reading this one. Changes was such a BIG shift in the Dresdenverse, you almost had to have a transition novel, to wrap up all the loose tangles. I've reread most of his books 3 & 4 times, and this one, I didn't feel cheated at all. There were just too many characters to give everybody their own turn in the spot light. I'd give it a day or three, reread the sequence, and see if you don't warm up to it a bit more.
And if you *still* don't like it, go buy a Twilight novel or something!
There's no "sequence" to re-read. The fact is, there's no "there" there. There was no POINT to the story that was told. It could just as easily have been told starting from the point that Harry
wakes up on the Island with Mab
and then delve into the mystery of who shot him from there. Bringing back the Corpsetaker
seemed like cheap filler...if the story was worth telling, the ghost of someone more meaningful should have been used. This book just didn't do it for me...for the first time reading a Dresden Files novel, I found myself skimming pages––-particularly the ones in the Never-Never, which very much seemed filler-ish.I disagree. I think that the sequence with
Uriel, explaining why Harry was given special treatment
made sense. The consequences of taking Molly to Mexico
and the ramifications of removing a large block of power aka the Red Vampires
needed discussing and thus, Harry's decisions needed to be explored, or rather, the consequences of his choices.
I thought it was a darn good extension of the events from Changes. I'm looking forward to
Mab vs Harry
and whatever goes down with Demonreach, but without giving Butters & Daniel & Karrin & Molly some growing time, they wouldn't be ready for the even more dastardly actions of the Black Council,
which we know are coming.
LKH started out with a vampire executioner, and 14 or 16 books later, Anita B became the vampire layer. I don't see characters over in that series evolving and changing like Harry & the Fellowship. (I loved how Mouse was holding out be Gimli, based on being the shortest & harriest.) Without that progression, I'd lose interest, and I haven't bought the last two LKH novels. I think JB is on the right track, and Ghost Story is a good solid novel on the way to the ultimate battle. Thank goodness there are enough authors out there we get to pick and chose.
