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alanfollowsagraph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Cannibalism, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, and Sexism
storytime2390's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Death, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual content
nicosta_music's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
In terms of Harry Dresden and his misogynistic tendencies, he seemed to chill out a bit in this book when compared to the previous ones. I've come to expect that he'll start out every book by explaining to the reader how much he respects women (he does not, he's actually just a chauvinist as multiple characters tell him so) but after his opening monologue he starts acting relatively normal. Funnily enough, in Grave Peril I actually got more of a sense of author Jim Butcher's own internal misogyny with
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Overall, I thought this book was a really interesting addition to The Dresden Files because it started to explore more of Harry's fatal flaw, in that he has a strong sense of justice and is determined to always save everyone no matter the cost to him. I'm excited to see how the themes and world-building that were set up in this book continue to play out across its following installments.
Graphic: Drug use, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Gun violence, and Body horror
Minor: Death of parent, War, Addiction, and Self harm
emcl7weenie's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse
chemical_crash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Sexual content
thrabenvaliant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Death
Look, he's fighting against monsters with very little regard for his life and weapons we've never even thought of. If you have things that you're uncomfortable with, they're probably in this book. That being said, if you've gotten to number three in the series, I don't think this will be any more upsetting than the first two.sexualedward's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexism, Kidnapping, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Minor: Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Grief, Stalking, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, War, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Then there are the scenes with female charactersâŚ.and everything goes to shit. Butcherâs objectification of the female characters is nauseating. Every female character but Murphy is described as a thing, as fap material. Personality, goals, their feelings, all of these are secondary to descriptions of the characterâs lips, boobs, legs, hips. Harry is SUPPOSED to be âthe good guyâ and we are in his head the whole book, but every time he sees a female character, he becomes Creepy Harry, few steps away from sex offender. His descriptions of the women he comes across are so disgusting I just want to punch Dresden in the face and get all those women restraining orders against creepy Harry. It was bad in Fool moon but Dresdenâs creepiness goes to new lows in Grave peril. Itâs one thing to objectify adult women in Fantasy, I donât like it but, since female authors also write Erotica is fair game for Butcher to write his boobs descriptions. However, it is NOT ok for Harry Dresden, a full grown male character, with years of experience under his belt, to ogle female characters who are implied to be teenagers. And he does that BIG TIME. Dresden calls them âkidâ and proceeds to ogle their boobs, legs and hips in his mind. NO, just NO. This alone makes me want to kill Dresden with fireâŚ.but it gets worst. In one scene the girl, who is implied to be a teen, is possessed by a demon and the way Dresden and his ally deal with it is by sexually assaulting her as a âdistractionâ. Really Butcher, really? The way to âdistractâ the demon is sexually assaulting a teen girl who is already suffering trapped in her own mind. Dresden isnât the one assaulting her, but basically ânice guyâ Dresden lets it happen and after, comments on it and then brushes it off, with no consequences, and proceeds with his mission. There was nothing about that scene that was ok and I just want to punch the âIâm a good guyâ speech out of Dresdenâs mouth. Writing the sexual assault of a teen girl as been a âvalidâ strategy for the âgood guyâ protagonist to win was a conscious writing choice Butcher made, and that is f*cked up. By the end âHarry Dresden, the creep and pigâ is âgivenâ the other teen girl character as a âgiftâ for him to enjoy. This teen girl had been shown to be mentally unstable, but Creepy Harry does not refuse her because she is too young or because she is not mentally well enough to consent to this situation, no, no, no. Creepy Harry refuses the âgiftâ because he doesnât like the idea of sharing a woman (reduced to a toy here) with the man that sent her to him. This Harry Dresden, the one that is borderline predatory toward young girls and allows his allies to sexually assault them âfor the causeâ can go f*ck himself with a cactus.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence
chelseareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse