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I tried the first novel in Butcher's Dresden Files sometime back. It was OK but I never returned to the series and have pretty much avoided his work until now. My daughter loves Butcher's work. She suggested I give it a try and with nothing better to read I did. Wow! It sucked me right in, and it was a read until done book. Now I'll have to go back and reevaluate his older books.
One Bright Star To Guide Them by John C. Wright
Didn't do a thing for me.
The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
I read this for the first time in 1980 and never picked it up again. The hype has always been this was Heinlein's worst. I didn't enjoy it as much as his others and felt no need to read it again. After reading the Heinlein biography I decided to give it another try. If it is Heinlein's worst, it is still better than most of the science fiction currently being published. I enjoyed parts of it. In places it dragged. I doubt I'll read it again.
A Call To Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Tom Pope
Couldn't put it down. My only complaint was there wasn't enough of it.
The first novel of the Dresden files was his first novel. It had problems, but it had good characters - who only got better over time. Though the last novel was pushed in a few sections... it was still fun. (His original short-story was worse - it didn't get published until years later when the Dresden Files were firmly established. It would have been better if it hadn't been published.)
ReplyDeleteI just finished his short story published in Dangerous Women. Again, wow! definitely looking up his more recent work.
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