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[BG spoilers] A defense and requiem for my favorite character . . .

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Bad Alias:
Other things as well. That's why I really hope Jim goes with longer time frame. It might make the book a lot slower for the rereads, though.

Conspiracy Theorist:

--- Quote from: Bad Alias on October 29, 2020, 04:45:53 PM ---Yeah. I didn't mean physical trauma. Harry didn't really have much/any from BG to deal with, at least compared to his typical outing.

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Yes, fortunately the bullet to the chest he suffered was cauterised closed by the subsequent lightening strike, and the scalp wounds to the bone from the Kraken, the broken arm, the knife wound to the leg, massive bruising over pretty much all of his body, burn to his arm and wrist, double dislocation of his shoulder don’t count for much really.

And of course that isn’t counting the injuries to his hand from Peace Talks.

Harry really needs to get a black leather waistcoat and gloves to match the duster and spell them to match. The waistcoat would have caught the bullet and lightening strike, the gloves protect his hands, indeed he might want to spell up some DM’s as well, he fought BG in sneakers! For formal battle, add a pair of leather trousers and a leather flying helmet, Harry suffers far too many concussions, and would have protected against the Kraken.

Some to think of it a spell protected poncho for Maggie and a similar dog coat for Mouse wouldn’t hurt.

Surely Lara knows someone who does specialist leather work.

Bad Alias:
Tis but a flesh wound!

I missed the broken arm. Aside from that, he should be fine in a month.

I agree that Harry really needs more coverage for his armor. We've seen others do with cloth what he does with leather. They've also been able to extend it beyond the material itself. Harry needs to learn that. The problem with helmets is that if you secure them to your head, they're useful for tearing your head off, and if you don't, they just get ripped off your head, then your head gets caved in.

kat7:

--- Quote from: Bad Alias on October 29, 2020, 03:56:49 PM ---Have you heard that Jim's now planning for the next book Twelve Months to be about Harry dealing with his trauma?

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I'm glad to hear it now!

I think I freaked myself out that the quick acceleration of Lara/Molly meant that Jim himself has gotten tired of Karrin and writing her. (I made the mistake of skimming Reddit for reactions first, and found a vein of anti-Karrin sentiment that surprised me and bummed me out!  :-\)

In terms of "played for laughs," I think the ground frosting over  around Molly as she and Lara walked away after Mab's pronouncement was meant to be funny . . . but it was definitely too soon for me!

Also, as a footnote, I really want better for Molly than gradually wearing down the guy she's idolized since high school who's never seen her that way . . . for years now . . . !

smforbes:
So, this is my first-ever post here (I've lurked for a while but finally made an account!) and honestly I'm really glad that I found this thread.  I haven't finished PT/BG yet for various reasons, but I was getting a really bad feeling about Murphy from the first few chapters of PT, so I skimmed ahead and ended up spending all last weekend grieving for a character I really, really loved. 

Murphy has been my favorite character since I started the series.  I'm also a five-foot-nothing woman, and a lot of Murphy's childhood backstory mirrors several of my own experiences growing up (nothing exact, but close enough).  I started reading these books in my late teens, and I felt like it was one of the first times I'd seen my own anger and struggles with trust reflected in a character I could both admire and relate to so closely.  Murphy was someone who had gone through really emotionally difficult times at a young age, but was still a badass.  From the first few chapters of PT, it looked like she and Harry had found a happiness that I think they both deserve.  I so strongly related to her on an emotional and personal level that her death really feels like a hit from a bomb.

I know there are a lot of people who don't like Murphy, but I'm just glad to see I'm not alone in relating to a character that has been one of the biggest reasons this series has been my favorite for over a decade.

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