tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post5425547635150585961..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: Dresden: ButcheredSQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-16487060300556769722007-01-01T23:49:00.000-08:002007-01-01T23:49:00.000-08:00I thought I might find this interesting, but it so...I thought I might find this interesting, but it sounds too much like a combination of X-Files and Kolchack. I doubt I'll give it a go.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-25794026661199357692007-01-01T20:11:00.000-08:002007-01-01T20:11:00.000-08:00I know, Mist..I wouldn't mind getting in on a litt...I know, Mist..I wouldn't mind getting in on a little of that bludgeoning myself. I prefer being an outsider. Me? Sure.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-81069231731505203412007-01-01T18:47:00.000-08:002007-01-01T18:47:00.000-08:00I want to buy a ticket for the bludgeoning.I want to buy a ticket for the bludgeoning.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-88026611683088486882007-01-01T17:48:00.000-08:002007-01-01T17:48:00.000-08:00Doesn't hurt that the actor playing Dresden is pre...Doesn't hurt that the actor playing Dresden is pretty cute too. <br />;)Angela/SciFiChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207325369810773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-61960022773796943842007-01-01T15:27:00.000-08:002007-01-01T15:27:00.000-08:00I read the first of the Nightside books and liked ...I read the first of the Nightside books and liked it too. I haven't picked up the next one since I only recently read the first one. But I think Simon Green did a good job of taking the detective novel and making it interesting without being as derivative as others. <br /><br />Oddly, I think Butcher's books could make a good TV series. Stuff for TV doesn't have to have as much character development and the storylines can have a much smaller arc. It might just work.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-53701210052892550942007-01-01T14:51:00.000-08:002007-01-01T14:51:00.000-08:00I grabbed the first one from the store years ago, ...I grabbed the first one from the store years ago, but didn't get much into it before I decided to return it.<br />Now that they're making the tv show, it looks interesting to me. And I'm ordering the first 3 in a novella form from Zooba for $10 to try it again.<br />I want to give the series a fair try since I do love paranormals & detective stories.. a la Simon Green's Nightside series.Angela/SciFiChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207325369810773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-8401267085658662882007-01-01T12:13:00.000-08:002007-01-01T12:13:00.000-08:00I think one of the main problems I have with popul...I think one of the main problems I have with popular fiction these days is that everyone is copying each other. It's rare that I read a book and think <i>that's just what I was looking for.</i><br /><br />I can live with a formulaic book as long as it's well done. I admit that sometimes I like reading books that don't require too much brain power. To me books are a main source of entertainment, so I don't always want to read something deep. <br /><br />But lately it just seems like authors and publishers aren't even trying that hard. I read stuff sometimes and think <i>how on earth did this get past the editor?</i><br /><br />Are people just not that picky anymore?SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-81801170378482496352007-01-01T11:23:00.000-08:002007-01-01T11:23:00.000-08:00Don't get me started on talking about writing.
...Don't get me started on talking about writing. <br /><br />The problem with Dresden is that it isn't just derivative (there's that word again), it's also strictly formulaic commercial. <br /><br />Ah well.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-71047896266722442652007-01-01T10:19:00.000-08:002007-01-01T10:19:00.000-08:00I read the first book in the series and thought it...I read the first book in the series and thought it was okay. But I never moved on to the next, so I guess that pretty much says it for me.<br /><br />It is light fare and a lot of authors these days seem to be writing similar stories. I haven't read many that seem to stand out enough to buy more than one book of the series, and the Dresden Files fit into that category. <br /><br />It bugs me too when authors seem to have their characters running around without any real purpose. I read another book like that recently and it bugged me to no end. I felt like they were just trying to fill up space on a page.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.com