Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Death Masks

In book 5, realizing I have not read books 2-4, Butcher fairly drowns Harry in a christian battle between the fallen angels and holy knights while he has to defend himself from his own desires and a vampire warlord.

Dresden learns a life lesson in this book. The biggest lesson many of us have ever learned: The answer to the question, "Why?" To find out his answer, read the book. I have a feeling that for several books at least, this is the last we will see of Susan.

Butcher does a decent job of comparing Christianity, faith, and religion with magic. I may not agree with everything he has suggested, but, in an effort to be open-minded I can see why he chose to make the characters the way they were. It was an effort to contain everything in a single unified universe. Kudos on the blending.
Rating: 4/5

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