A Month of Literary Gratitude, Day 30 - The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher is one of those series whose characters are complex, flawed, and sometimes full of shit.






Harry Dresden is a wizard who lives in Chicago. In many ways, he's kind of a hot mess, and gets himself into far more trouble than is strictly warranted. He's opinionated and willful, powerful and vulnerable, and sometimes a complete dumbass.

But he and his companions try to fight the good fight. Even when they make mistakes - serious mistakes - they do so out of a desire to do good. The problem, of course, is that intention doesn't matter much when you kill someone, or change the course of their life in some fundamental, foundational way. What matters is the deed, and some of the deeds can be horrible, indeed.

The stories are interesting, and his overarching arc is getting more and more dreadful. Each book puts Harry deeper into a corner, until I fear he will run out of options eventually.

I look forward to each one, though, and want to find out what happens to Harry and his friends (and his enemies). And I love Mouse, who is far wiser than his owner, and a complete bad ass in his own right.

Don't annoy the Temple Dog.

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