As problematic as the lady situation is in the Dresden Files, I give Butcher a pass, because like you said, every single female character has a hell of a lot of agency, and because his other series doesn't show the same flaws (it has flaws, just not the same ones). Like you said, the chivalry thing and the describing ladies as beautiful seems to be just Harry, since it doesn't really occur in the Alera series.
Also, I basically read for the Harry/Murphy dynamic. I was highly disappointed when she was barely in Dead Beat and then joyful when Butcher didn't make that mistake again, because Murphy and her sheer awesome make the series for me.
I've slowly been working my way through the Dresden Files (I've read the first four and have the fifth waiting at home on my stack of things to read over break), though my situation in college is similar to how you described things for you in your last journal -- limited space and limited time that sometimes I want to spend on things other than reading. But from what I've read, I've got to agree with your assessments here
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Actually, yeah, the "intro chapter" stops showing up -- I think once you're a handful of books in Butcher assumes either you've read the preceding novels or don't give a fuck, and he sort of does like a one-paragraph "Harry remembers stuff that was important in the last book" rather than the spiel about "I AM PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR! CHICAGO'S LAST DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARKNESS" lol.
I give Harry a pass, too, mainly because (a) I LIKE Harry and (b) he does seem to learn from his shit, which I think is pretty awesome. But it's interesting to me to see whether or not other people see the same, right? XD
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Also, I basically read for the Harry/Murphy dynamic. I was highly disappointed when she was barely in Dead Beat and then joyful when Butcher didn't make that mistake again, because Murphy and her sheer awesome make the series for me.
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AND MURPHY. OH, gosh, yes: I pretty much cheer every time she is in the scene, especially with that damn silly gun Kincaid gave her.
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Murphy is quite frankly my favorite part of the Dresden Files EVER. I kept reading through goddamn Fool Moon for her and her badass.
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I agree. I've re-read a bunch of her scenes too! I seriously find her awesome.
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I give Harry a pass, too, mainly because (a) I LIKE Harry and (b) he does seem to learn from his shit, which I think is pretty awesome. But it's interesting to me to see whether or not other people see the same, right? XD
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