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sexualedward's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Some people find the first few books sexist, but I see it as the main character being an “old fashioned” noir detective. It is presented as a flaw and characters do call him out (some being strong women). I will admit it could have been done better (particularly how women are written in the first books). If this doesn’t sound like something you’re cool with, take the author’s advice and skip to the fourth book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Cancer, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
randanopterix's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I definitely wouldn’t call this a “good” book, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it. It feels like something I’d watch on TV in 2005. Junk food type media. There are lots of women characters in this book, but they’re all pretty flat and Butcher spends most of the text about them talking about how cool and sexy they are.
Dresden is smug and the one liners are mostly cringey but somehow he still comes across as lovable in human-disaster sort of way. The plot was a pulpy, one episode mystery that was enjoyable enough. I definitely felt like the mystery solving was 10% detective work and 90% tripping on an important clue by accident.
This gets extra points for the audiobook performance. I’m convinced I might’ve hated this book if not for James Marsters reading as Harry Dresden. He comes across as the perfect amount of jaded and tired wizard detective hiding a heart of (silver if not) gold.
An Okay Book. Would definitely recommend to my dad.
Dresden is smug and the one liners are mostly cringey but somehow he still comes across as lovable in human-disaster sort of way. The plot was a pulpy, one episode mystery that was enjoyable enough. I definitely felt like the mystery solving was 10% detective work and 90% tripping on an important clue by accident.
This gets extra points for the audiobook performance. I’m convinced I might’ve hated this book if not for James Marsters reading as Harry Dresden. He comes across as the perfect amount of jaded and tired wizard detective hiding a heart of (silver if not) gold.
An Okay Book. Would definitely recommend to my dad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Animal death, Physical abuse, Incest, and Child abuse
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