*hugs LJ*

[fredericks]

GAH! Don't do that again! *weeps*

Yes, so with the chance of the DDoS attack hitting again, I figure I might as well get my posting ya-yas out.

No LJ since MONDAY! *sobs*

I read the new Dresden File book, Ghost Story. And...hmm. I think I know why Jim Butcher ended up pushing back the release date by a few months. And if that is the result of an extra three months of tweaking and editing I'm morbidly curious as to what it initially looked like. I thought Ghost Story to be a very disjointed book, and while I ended up finishing it because I was (and to some extent still am) invested in the world of Harry Dresden and Co., I turned through the last hundred pages or so looking for the ending. I feel like Butcher painted himself into a corner with the ending of the last book. I'm refraining from saying more to avoid spoilers, but I'm curious as to what other folks might have thought.

Comments

[kodiak-bear.livejournal.com]

The fact that it's been two days since release and I'm not even halfway through says volumes of what I think. *sigh*

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

Ha. I chalk my fast completion to my propensity to pull the Band-Aid off as fast as possible.

Even with my B & N discount I ponied up a good chunk of change for that book. And I sort of regret it. The tight almost rote (yet comfortably familiar) Butcher writing was nowhere to be found. Not cool.

[kodiak-bear.livejournal.com]

He took a gamble and it doesn't seem to be panning out. I'll be able to judge more when I finish it, but usually I devour his books on release and have them read in less than 24 hours. This time I just haven't hit that 'omg can't put it down' stage at all. It's okay, but there's nothing much beyond that yet. Sounds like there won't be, so I guess we hope for the next book!