Ghost Story
(Dresden Files #13)
by Jim Butcher
young adult, fantasy
copyright 2011
read in September 2015
rated 7/10: well worth reading
It seems that, in each book, Harry Dresden gains a new superpower. So what does the author do, when his hero is almost on nodding terms with God ? He kills the hero.
Yes, the ghost of the title is Harry.
As a ghost, Harry's powers don't work. Not in the non-ghost world, anyway. New ballpark, new rules. Quite clever, really :-)
Harry still spends a lot of time explaining that he is driven to help his friends. Look how good I am, he constantly tells the reader. Somewhat moralistic, really, telling the readers that this hero is strongly on the side of good. But it doesn't stop the action...
The action rattles along at a great pace. Evil bad guys, beautiful women (all in love with Harry), fire and flames, death and destruction. Though I'm not sure how "dead" the ghosts become.
Ghost Story is another in the Dresden series for sex mad teenage boys who want to read exciting wish fulfillment escapist action fantasy... I don't fit all of those categories -- but I do enjoy the book !
For a book or two, Dresden seemed to be going downhill. Too much comic book drama, too many graphic novel set scenes.
This book is back on track.
Still nonsense. Less contrivance. Enjoyable escapism.
"I never said it was always wrong to enter fairyland. I only said it was always dangerous." Father Brown, per GK Chesterton
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