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I haz a Dresden Files!
"Side Jobs" came in the mail today. :D
Okay, so, I wasn't expecting answers, and didn't get them. *g* But, actually, there was more than I thought we'd get. No body, hmmm? And I really enjoyed Murphy's POV -- her observations on police work and human nature, her emotional lockdown right up to the breakdown in the warehouse. ("I hurt so much." Oh, Murphy.) And hey, maybe the last scene was a little over the top, but I liked it -- they'll protect Chicago now, because Harry taught them how. Oh. *heartclutch*
In the broader picture, it's a really good point about the power vacuum that exists now: in Chicago, with Harry gone, and in the world, without the Red Court. Next book is going to be interesting. (Six more months!)
One thing I found a little odd, though (actually to the point that it bothered me quite a bit) was that Murphy didn't attempt to call in supernatural resources to find Harry. Now ... there are a number of ways to rationalize this away. She doesn't have Harry's ability to contact most of these people (the Council, the faeries, etc), most of them probably wouldn't be willing to deal with her as an equal anyway, and it makes sense that her avenue of first resort is probably going to be the police, especially since there was no sign of supernatural foul play in Harry's disappearance. And, on a narrative level, the novella was obviously trying to keep its scope narrow and not bring in the whole cast. But, still -- it seemed that she didn't try to contact any of Harry's friends or acquaintances, with their many and varied skill sets, in an attempt to find out what happened to him. There was that offhand comment about having called Butters, but I would have expected a lot more. I found it especially odd that she didn't at least entertain the possibility that something really odd and supernatural might have happened to Harry's body (... I have no clue if it did or not, but given everything that she's seen, I would have expected more of her skepticism to be based not just in blind optimism but also in the fact that their 'verse has a good half-dozen ways that people can skirt near-certain death).
Guess we have to hold back some things for the next book, though. :D
Okay, so, I wasn't expecting answers, and didn't get them. *g* But, actually, there was more than I thought we'd get. No body, hmmm? And I really enjoyed Murphy's POV -- her observations on police work and human nature, her emotional lockdown right up to the breakdown in the warehouse. ("I hurt so much." Oh, Murphy.) And hey, maybe the last scene was a little over the top, but I liked it -- they'll protect Chicago now, because Harry taught them how. Oh. *heartclutch*
In the broader picture, it's a really good point about the power vacuum that exists now: in Chicago, with Harry gone, and in the world, without the Red Court. Next book is going to be interesting. (Six more months!)
One thing I found a little odd, though (actually to the point that it bothered me quite a bit) was that Murphy didn't attempt to call in supernatural resources to find Harry. Now ... there are a number of ways to rationalize this away. She doesn't have Harry's ability to contact most of these people (the Council, the faeries, etc), most of them probably wouldn't be willing to deal with her as an equal anyway, and it makes sense that her avenue of first resort is probably going to be the police, especially since there was no sign of supernatural foul play in Harry's disappearance. And, on a narrative level, the novella was obviously trying to keep its scope narrow and not bring in the whole cast. But, still -- it seemed that she didn't try to contact any of Harry's friends or acquaintances, with their many and varied skill sets, in an attempt to find out what happened to him. There was that offhand comment about having called Butters, but I would have expected a lot more. I found it especially odd that she didn't at least entertain the possibility that something really odd and supernatural might have happened to Harry's body (... I have no clue if it did or not, but given everything that she's seen, I would have expected more of her skepticism to be based not just in blind optimism but also in the fact that their 'verse has a good half-dozen ways that people can skirt near-certain death).
Guess we have to hold back some things for the next book, though. :D
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