09-30-2012, 11:38 PM | #1096 |
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Thanks Alan, I dug up this bit with a quick search of Wikipedia "At the start of the novel, Dr. Butters asks Dresden if he is still having headaches."
That's not what I'm thinking of, however. At some point before, during, or after the final battle with the Skinwalker, Harry mentions that Joseph Listens-to-Wind (AKA "Injun Joe") helped him deal with his headaches. It seemed to be a reference to past events and a tie-in to a short story or graphic novel or something like that. I was sure there was something there that I'd missed, maybe not. Last edited by carld; 09-30-2012 at 11:47 PM. |
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During my trip last week, I finally finished Grave Peril. I realy LOVED it. As I've said before: I've read the first two books in Dutch a while ago and loved it. The rest of the series is not available in Dutch, so I had to switch to English and I struggled. I gave up on Grave Peril two times and finaly finished last week, loving it. I can't wait for more. I'm only reading the series for the first time, so I have a lot more to discover. I'm reading other books in between, so I won't finish the other 13 books, before number 14 comes out, but that's ok.
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One of my favorites is Dead Beat. It opened all kinds of new storie lines, but Grave Peril is also very nice. In my opinion that is when the series started to take off.
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10-01-2012, 08:23 AM | #1099 |
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Summer Knight was my "first" favorite, then Dead Beat and Changes.
I had a love/hate relationship with Turn Coat, but gave it 5 stars in the end. Grave Peril was my least favorite of the series, and White Night was disappointing as far as pace. Mouse and Murphy saved it from the 3 star rating. Mouse is my favorite character! |
10-01-2012, 02:19 PM | #1100 |
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Ghost Story is breaking my heart. I'm loving every minute of it (when I can read - been busy lately) and I'm impressed at how Butcher made Harry both rock-bottom tragic and mind-blowingly awesome at the same time. I'm tempted to say it's my favorite in the series thus far, but in some ways it's a different tone than the others so it's hard to compare.
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Grave Peril and Dead Beat have been my two favorites so far. I would love if the rumored Dresden movie was an adaptation of Dead Beat, probably minus Thomas because he just wouldn't be worth explaining.
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A movie? Please, oh please don't let the TV series writers near it! Done right, Bob as a skull would be pure awesome.
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Having seen the TV series with no preconceived notions, I thought Bob the enslaved necromancer was one of the best things it had going for it. In any case, if a film ever does get off the ground I doubt they'll have much interest in the TV series' continuity.
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Rereading Small Favor right now. Going to find some Halloween books to take through the rest of the month....then back to Dresden
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I saw a movie yesterday on HBO called The Adjustment Bureau. I noticed in the credits that it was based on a short story by Philip K. Dick called Adjustment Team. So I searched for it and found it available on Amazon for $ 0.99! It was a really great quick read and a change of pace. Now on to Dresden Files #8, Proven Guilty! Last edited by alansplace; 10-06-2012 at 03:00 PM. Reason: fix text |
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Okay, so I loved Ghost Story, but...
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