The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Twelve Months, chapter one
Dina:
Ugh, GS is one of the books I don't like as much.
CrusherJen:
To me, the excerpt feels true to the way someone deep in pain and grief would be thinking (or not thinking well), including the little inconsistencies. (click to show/hide)It probably would've sounded better if Harry had thought, "I need more caffeine" instead of just "I need caffeine," but a lack of clarity when you're exhausted at every level can and does happen.
It sounds like this will be a painful book to read... but I'm too much of an addict to let it pass me by.
Dina:
--- Quote from: CrusherJen on November 02, 2025, 03:50:25 AM ---It sounds like this will be a painful book to read... but I'm too much of an addict to let it pass me by.
--- End quote ---
I agree, of course I will read it. But I think it will be difficult. (click to show/hide)There is one thing I really liked about the chapter. The mention to the bombing that the pixie stopped. Instead, I did not like the fact that Harry did not mention Mister.
Mira:
Thanks for the link Lara, that worked and I was able to read it, don't know why it didn't work before.
Here are my impressions of the first chapter.
(click to show/hide)I write this from my view point having suffered more than my share of losses, expected, unexpected and traumatic. 1) Harry is going through the normal process of grief, not sleeping is one of the symptoms. 2) He is suffering from major PTSD not just from witnessing Murphy's death and the battle for Chicago, but the deaths and battles he's been through over the years . It's a nasty combination and you can't wish it away, nor is there a time limit on it, I still have flashbacks that take my breath away twenty years after the fact. It does get better over time, but it isn't something you "get over" like mumps or measles, how long it takes is different for everyone, and it does leave lasting painful scars and scabs. Knowing that the world will go on whether he likes it or not will help Harry recover. He's a man of action and cares about the world so he will muddle through and hopefully emerge as a wiser and stronger man. One thing is for sure, he will never quite be the same again.
cander891:
I think some readers tend to forget that all of these books are technically Harry's Journals. He wrote them. So therefore there are going to be issues like this, especially someone who is impacted by this much trauma.
Additionally, it feeds into an ongoing theory that Harry is not a reliable narrator. This is something that pops up every now and again.
I also feel like the books are getting closer to (Harry's) present time. The early books often read like they are furtner in the past, while as we creep close the end, they feel more "current".
Just one mans opinion.
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