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1mirrani
I really enjoyed what they did with Dresden Files the short lived show, so I thought I'd give the books a try when someone gave me a gift card for the holidays. I think I'm going to have to snatch up many more of these.
Science, the largest religion of the twentieth century, had become somewhat tarnished by images of exploding space shuttles, crack babies, and a generation of complacent Americans who had allowed the television to raise their children.
This had a few highlighters, I found it amusing... but then I got all caught up in the story until the end. Woops. :)
The poison was getting to her. The poison of the common brown scorpion found all over most of the United States isn’t much more venomous than the sting of a bumblebee. Of course, most bumblebees aren’t the size of the family dog, either.
So this was near the end and it was the next highlight I made.
“Hell’s bells, Harry,” I said aloud. I looked up at the lights. Two. A pause approximately ten centuries long. Three. “Hurry up,” I snarled, and jabbed the button a hundred more times.
This gave me a chuckle too.
How can I explain what a wizard sees? It isn’t something that lends itself readily to description. Describing something helps to define it, to give it limits, to set guardrails of understanding around it. Wizards have had the Sight since time began, and they still don’t understand how it works, why it does what it does.
What I liked here was more that describing something helps to define it, that it gives it limits. I say "cage" and you have an instant picture, you think that's good enough, but really it's setting that limit. You know what a cage is, but is it for a small animal, a person? Words can really limit things. And this would also be why spells can so easily go wrong, I'd suppose. ;)
I was too hospitalized to show up at the meeting of the White Council, but it turned out that they decided to lift the Doom of Damocles (which I had always thought a rather pretentious name in any case) from me, due to “valorous action above and beyond the call of duty.”
I found this hysterical. I really did.
So, like I said, I think I'll be getting the whole dern series. I'll stick with the kindle ones, they're much easier to collect. :)
Science, the largest religion of the twentieth century, had become somewhat tarnished by images of exploding space shuttles, crack babies, and a generation of complacent Americans who had allowed the television to raise their children.
This had a few highlighters, I found it amusing... but then I got all caught up in the story until the end. Woops. :)
The poison was getting to her. The poison of the common brown scorpion found all over most of the United States isn’t much more venomous than the sting of a bumblebee. Of course, most bumblebees aren’t the size of the family dog, either.
So this was near the end and it was the next highlight I made.
“Hell’s bells, Harry,” I said aloud. I looked up at the lights. Two. A pause approximately ten centuries long. Three. “Hurry up,” I snarled, and jabbed the button a hundred more times.
This gave me a chuckle too.
How can I explain what a wizard sees? It isn’t something that lends itself readily to description. Describing something helps to define it, to give it limits, to set guardrails of understanding around it. Wizards have had the Sight since time began, and they still don’t understand how it works, why it does what it does.
What I liked here was more that describing something helps to define it, that it gives it limits. I say "cage" and you have an instant picture, you think that's good enough, but really it's setting that limit. You know what a cage is, but is it for a small animal, a person? Words can really limit things. And this would also be why spells can so easily go wrong, I'd suppose. ;)
I was too hospitalized to show up at the meeting of the White Council, but it turned out that they decided to lift the Doom of Damocles (which I had always thought a rather pretentious name in any case) from me, due to “valorous action above and beyond the call of duty.”
I found this hysterical. I really did.
So, like I said, I think I'll be getting the whole dern series. I'll stick with the kindle ones, they're much easier to collect. :)
3monica67
Is anyone interested in discussing a reread of the Dresden Files (that is, we're not reading them for the first time)? I've just started with Storm Front. Looking forward to May (May 27, Skin Game release)! And, sidenote, I listen to the audiobooks.
4mirrani
I would love to discuss a reread, but we've only read the one book at our place so far. WAY too much other reading. We have the other books in line to be read... Just haven't gotten around to it.
5Rhondavu
I'm in my second read after many years. who knows, maybe I was on my first read when this thread was still active, but it may still be of interest because the books are really good.
The reread is helping me appreciate the characters more and the way Butcher keeps the story moving from book to book but ends each book with a satisfying conclusion.
To revamp this thread, what is your take on Gentleman Johnny Marcone? Why would you think of him as a good guy or a bad guy?
The reread is helping me appreciate the characters more and the way Butcher keeps the story moving from book to book but ends each book with a satisfying conclusion.
To revamp this thread, what is your take on Gentleman Johnny Marcone? Why would you think of him as a good guy or a bad guy?
