Wordplays in The Dresden Files

[aletheiafelinea]

Probably all of you (many? some?) know Jim Butcher's explanation that he made Bob an actual talking head after he'd been told that making characters that are nothing but 'talking heads' (as in: sources of info for the protagonists, lacking other reasons to be in the book, not to mention personality) is bad writing.

Comments

[kita0610]

Some of these are really cool! A few others though have nothing to do with his writing, they ARE literal- like knight in shining armor- knights wear armor, Michael is literally a knight. I especially liked the ice queen one though. Nice.

[aletheiafelinea]

Well, and Mab is literally a queen. That was kinda my point. :) I rather thought that maybe 'blackmail' is where I'm stretching it too much...

[gelsey]

I love this. I caught some of those but definitely not all.

Word play is the best. No wonder I love this universe.

[aletheiafelinea]

I'm pretty sure that can't be all!

Yes, and I like that he does it so casually, never in-your-face, and easy to overlook, but still there. Not only wordplays, but also tiny hints, foreshadowings and such.

[alumfelga]

"You think you're funny" :D Fajna ta historia z gadającą głową.

[aletheiafelinea]

!!! Dokładnie mój ulubiony moment! :)

Dla kontekstu: kanoniczny Bob wygląda tak.

[alumfelga]

Dzięki. Wyobraziłam sobie całą głowę, unoszącą się w powietrzu, ale czaszka o imieniu Bob jest chyba jeszcze lepsza :D

[aletheiafelinea]

Nie fruwa, jakby co. XD Technicznie rzecz biorąc, Bob to są te ogniki w oczodołach, a czaszka jest ludzka i służy mu jako coś w rodzaju ślimaczej skorupki, chociaż potrafi nią poruszać. Bob to jest "spirit of knowledge" i luzem poza czaszką wygląda jak chmura świetlików. A czasem w pilnej potrzebie zmienia vessel. ;)