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Ghost Story--two things
KurtinStGeorge:
I would like to address the original OP.
First, I agree with Talby16's explanation of why Harry didn't have anything like Winter Knight powers in the ghostly realm. Harry had to draw on his memories to power his ghost spells. That was a very smart explanation. Besides what could Harry do with the few memories he had of using Winter Knight powers at Chichen Itza. I doubt Harry could make other ghosts or spirits slip and fall by putting ghost ice underneath them.
I also felt that Ghost Story felt disconnected from the earlier novels, but that wasn't my main complaint against it. I felt; and still do feel, the novel's B story about Fix and the second rate sorcerer Aristedes was the Ghost Story's weak link. I didn't care about those characters then and still don't now. I won't be surprised or disappointed if we never see Fix again.
There were also a couple of times in the story where I felt Jim had become sloppy in his writing, which I won't recount, because it would take too long to dig them up and explain their flaws. Those were more annoyances than anything else.
While I'm being nitpicky, I should add the confrontation between Bob and Evil Bob felt to me at least, somewhat lackluster. Evil Bob could play an important to the continuing story, but that section of the novel; despite its brutal action, didn't hit home with me for some reason.
My final complaint is similar to one I have about Cold Days. It took an awfully long time to get to the meat of the story. It felt meandering, but more so than Cold Days even though Cold Days has a longer word count.
All of those negatives aside, in rereading Ghost Story, I developed a greater appreciation for the main story in the novel. Harry working through his feelings, his memories and eventually discovering that he was his own killer by proxy of Molly and Kincade; that was really good. Plus, Harry's conversation with Lea and his memory of his first encounter with HWWB was also excellent.
So, all in all, I did like Ghost Story much more the second time through, despite its weaknesses.
EBRIEN:
Agreed. I didn't connect well with the subplot and as powerful as Bob(s) are, it all felt kinda meh. Almost like we've seen too many explosions in movies and they don't carry the same weight anymore.
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on August 17, 2025, 07:23:26 PM ---I would like to address the original OP.
First, I agree with Talby16's explanation of why Harry didn't have anything like Winter Knight powers in the ghostly realm. Harry had to draw on his memories to power his ghost spells. That was a very smart explanation. Besides what could Harry do with the few memories he had of using Winter Knight powers at Chichen Itza. I doubt Harry could make other ghosts or spirits slip and fall by putting ghost ice underneath them.
I also felt that Ghost Story felt disconnected from the earlier novels, but that wasn't my main complaint against it. I felt; and still do feel, the novel's B story about Fix and the second rate sorcerer Aristedes was the Ghost Story's weak link. I didn't care about those characters then and still don't now. I won't be surprised or disappointed if we never see Fix again.
There were also a couple of times in the story where I felt Jim had become sloppy in his writing, which I won't recount, because it would take too long to dig them up and explain their flaws. Those were more annoyances than anything else.
While I'm being nitpicky, I should add the confrontation between Bob and Evil Bob felt to me at least, somewhat lackluster. Evil Bob could play an important to the continuing story, but that section of the novel; despite its brutal action, didn't hit home with me for some reason.
My final complaint is similar to one I have about Cold Days. It took an awfully long time to get to the meat of the story. It felt meandering, but more so than Cold Days even though Cold Days has a longer word count.
All of those negatives aside, in rereading Ghost Story, I developed a greater appreciation for the main story in the novel. Harry working through his feelings, his memories and eventually discovering that he was his own killer by proxy of Molly and Kincade; that was really good. Plus, Harry's conversation with Lea and his memory of his first encounter with HWWB was also excellent.
So, all in all, I did like Ghost Story much more the second time through, despite its weaknesses.
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