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Did you discover the books because of the TV Show?
Valiar Marcus:
--- Quote from: ButMadNNW on February 27, 2007, 05:42:45 PM ---I couldn't resist - I started reading FM in the car before I drove away, and I got sucked in, reading the first 12 pages in one whoosh before I realized I'd done it. :) I'm beginning to understand the wicked fast reading times I've seen quoted on this board.
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While I like other books in the series better, the beginning of Fool Moon is still among my favorite passages.
jtaylor:
--- Quote from: Valiar Marcus on April 03, 2007, 07:26:47 PM ---While I like other books in the series better, the beginning of Fool Moon is still among my favorite passages.
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Although for an opening line, nothing beats "The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault."
ResultsAtypical:
I discovered the books when the paper ran an article about Jim and this new series that was going to be on tv based on his books. The premise sounded intriguing, so I went and bought the first book to check it out... then bought the second, and the third and fourth... and then gave up and just ordered the rest on amazon. Because they're paperbacks, and therefore affordable, I said (do not trouble me with pesky cumulative totals!). Oh, look, there's a new one coming out in hardcover, I said. Hardcover's more pricey, and less portable, so I'll just wait 'till it's out in paperback, I said. I'm almost through Proven Guilty now, and somewhere between starting PG and Tuesday, my sensible resolve to wait turned into "What do you mean no bookstores in Canada have it yet? Noooooooo!!!!!!!!" Sigh. (I have my copy now, all set for the long weekend. Or at least part of the Friday of the long weekend.)
Anyway, somewhere in the middle of book two the series started on tv, so I've kind of discovered both the book and tv-verses simultaneously. So basically, I can spot the differences between the book and tv versions, but I'm not quite invested enough to get annoyed by the differences (yet?). I do find that, while I like the show, it's the books that I tend to recommend to people - especially people I know who've seen the show and haven't read the books!
Jen71802:
--- Quote from: Mickey Finn on February 21, 2007, 09:26:08 PM ---Welcome. I'm just curious as to the numbers of board members who "found Jim" because of the TV show.
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That would be me! Actually didn't even see a commercial for the show. I read a blurb about it in my satellite tv guide. Saw the show and loved it. Then noticed that it was based on a series of books. I promptly ordered Storm Front. Loved the book! DH ordered the rest of the series for me and i'm just waiting to get the new book. I just finished reading Fool Moon and I'm going to space out my reading of the series b/c I'll be really bummed when I get to the last book! So I want to make them last as long as possible ;-)
DungeonDragon18:
I heard about the show first, but I read the books first, if that makes sense. What happened was, I saw previews for the show, and I mentioned to my friend Maxine that it looked interesting. Turns out she was a huge fan of the Dresden Files already, so she insisted that I read the books as well as watch the show. Turns out I didn't like the show all that much, but I immediately fell in love with the books. I'm currently trying to get ahold of White Night.
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