Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7)
by Jim Butcher
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Author: Jim ButcherEdition: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2005-05-03
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 400
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Book Review: The Series Should've Ended Two Books Ago
Summary: 1 Stars
I liked the Dresden series when it first started. It was witty, fun, interesting, and the characters felt very much alive. Okay, Mr. Butcher still can't figure out which part of your hand you use to pull the trigger of a pistol, and which part you use to pull back the hammer. But he still got most of the action right. And the descriptions of Chicago were amazing, making me feel like I was right there.
Then around book 5, the story began to feel more and more contrived. At first, I thought it was because Harry was into trouble way beyond his ability to handle. But the stakes kept getting higher with each encounter he had with an opponent.
Mr. Butcher's style became more and more like hack writing. By the time I got to chapter 30 of book 7, I lost complete interest in Harry Dresden and decided that like so many others writers, Mr. Butcher was churning out books purely for the sake of making money, and to heck with quality. A new Dresden novel every six months! And a TV series!
I wish I could applaud Mr. Butcher's success, but instead, I wonder how he allowed this delightful series to get so far away from its original ideas. And why he didn't end the whole thing a lot sooner.
Summary of Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7)
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files novels have been compared to Harry Potter with an adult tone and attitude. Now, in his first hardcover adventure, Harry Dresden must save Chicago from black magic and necromancy-all in a day's work for the city's only professional wizard.Magic & Wizards Books
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