Book Review: Butchery

A couple of friends and a few random mentions sent me to hunt down Storm Front: Book One of the Dresden Files a couple months ago. Then finally, with a luxurious day all to myself, I read the whole thing.

The Short Version: Harry Dresden is a wizard and a detective in Chicago. Together, he solves crimes.

My Take: Mark Twain said, "When you catch an adjective, kill it." Butcher seems to be no fan of Twain's.

Jim Butcher bolts together a decent tale, and his writing clunks like something bolted together. I'm told the books get better. I've actually started reading book 2... something about werewolves... but but with my goldfish attention span, I don't see myself finishing it. It's not gotten good enough for me to want to wait through it when I could be reading better, more enjoyable books.