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A review by kartiknarayanan
Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
3.0
I am done with this series.
I loved the initial Harry Dresden books when they were fresh and original. Now, they are tired and sad. The action follows the usual Dresden algorithm. There is nothing new. Dialogues are boring. Cliches abound. Everybody is super-powered. It is like reading about a bunch of literal Supermen where the writer has to desperately invent a weakness (like kryptonite) to make the story interesting. So a being that defies reality is beaten & literally punched into the ground. How is this different from Superman literally punching the universe to get what he wants? Meh.
If you still like this character and are not bored with the writing (after 16 books), then you will like Battle Ground. Else stay away.
I loved the initial Harry Dresden books when they were fresh and original. Now, they are tired and sad. The action follows the usual Dresden algorithm. There is nothing new. Dialogues are boring. Cliches abound. Everybody is super-powered. It is like reading about a bunch of literal Supermen where the writer has to desperately invent a weakness (like kryptonite) to make the story interesting. So a being that defies reality is beaten & literally punched into the ground. How is this different from Superman literally punching the universe to get what he wants? Meh.
If you still like this character and are not bored with the writing (after 16 books), then you will like Battle Ground. Else stay away.