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Bleh. Trying to write this goals statement, and I'm at that point where I had a nice long start, and then realized half of it was repetition so now it's not even half a page.
In other news, I got around to reading the most recent Dresden Files book. Fucking hell, Butcher, way to ship tease. Seriously, though. I had been spoiled for most of the big plot points, but it was generally really good. The "obtw you have a daughter who's in trouble" plot sort of irked me at first, but it fits in with a lot of the themes of the series. Dresden Files has a LOT of emphasis on family, and parents especially: Harry was orphaned, but his mother's actions play very heavily into the plot, his uncle nearly ruined his life, Harry spends a lot of time kind of trying to be the father figure he never had for his apprentice, etc. So actually putting him in a position where he HAS a kid makes sense in the narrative of the series as a whole.
The books aren't great literature or anything, but I've never read another series that has more "Oh god, everything keeps getting worse" moments.
Ch 1: "Hey, Harry, vampires kidnapped the daughter I never told you we had." (paraphrased)
Ch 10: Wanted for terrorism by the FBI for blowing up your own office building! Great way to start a day.
Ch 11: Oh by the way have some human-sized killer centipedes.
Ch 18: And also that backup you were hoping for just got themselves written out of the book.
Ch 28: Well there goes your house. Least the cat's safe.
Ch 30: "You're the least evil of my options."
Ch 34: "Admittedly," Sanya said a few minutes later, "normally I do not storm headquarters buildings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. And in broad daylight, too."
Ch 35: You know that demigod you pissed off about five or so books ago who wants to kill you? Yeah, he's right behind you.
Ch 49: @#$@^$(*#Q$&@(_++#$#^&@(*#*&%)#(@)^&#*#&WHATNOGODWHY
Really I could do one of these for each chapter, but it would be all spoilers after a point.
In other news, I got around to reading the most recent Dresden Files book. Fucking hell, Butcher, way to ship tease. Seriously, though. I had been spoiled for most of the big plot points, but it was generally really good. The "obtw you have a daughter who's in trouble" plot sort of irked me at first, but it fits in with a lot of the themes of the series. Dresden Files has a LOT of emphasis on family, and parents especially: Harry was orphaned, but his mother's actions play very heavily into the plot, his uncle nearly ruined his life, Harry spends a lot of time kind of trying to be the father figure he never had for his apprentice, etc. So actually putting him in a position where he HAS a kid makes sense in the narrative of the series as a whole.
The books aren't great literature or anything, but I've never read another series that has more "Oh god, everything keeps getting worse" moments.
Ch 1: "Hey, Harry, vampires kidnapped the daughter I never told you we had." (paraphrased)
Ch 10: Wanted for terrorism by the FBI for blowing up your own office building! Great way to start a day.
Ch 11: Oh by the way have some human-sized killer centipedes.
Ch 18: And also that backup you were hoping for just got themselves written out of the book.
Ch 28: Well there goes your house. Least the cat's safe.
Ch 30: "You're the least evil of my options."
Ch 34: "Admittedly," Sanya said a few minutes later, "normally I do not storm headquarters buildings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. And in broad daylight, too."
Ch 35: You know that demigod you pissed off about five or so books ago who wants to kill you? Yeah, he's right behind you.
Ch 49: @#$@^$(*#Q$&@(_++#$#^&@(*#*&%)#(@)^&#*#&WHATNOGODWHY
Really I could do one of these for each chapter, but it would be all spoilers after a point.