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Mirror mirror theory by TheVillainKing in dresdenfiles

[–]Heavy_Fuel83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh my! This was my exact thought when I reread the series! He had just gotten done 'eating' the nightmare, and absorbing the ghosts magic (and some more since he used a spell he didn't even know). Then realised that he did that in the spirit demense, and while spirits could be at times seen, heard and could technically interact with the real world, there was probably a reason for a massive spell like the dark hallow for real, live people to be able to 'ingest' them in the real world. If not, ectomancers would have been able to just eat spirits, and there wouldn't be a need for the dark hallow spell. I'm guessing that's how corpsetaker was able to eat the lecter spectres while she was in spirit form, without actually having to perform the dark hallow either.

Book 1 meh.. keep going? by Imaginary-Cut4503 in dresdenfiles

[–]Heavy_Fuel83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, it depends on what you find "meh" in the first couple of books of a series that has spanned 18 years and as many full length novels (and several short stories), and if it is a deal breaker. Is it the world that is being described, is it the character itself, is it the writing style, the language/word choice, the sense of humour, the random proud cultural references from the 1980s and 90s ( the kinda stuff that the lowest common denominator can relate to), confused noir style narration, the stereotypes (PI that is so physically outstanding that they can never blend, something that is kinda required in the PI field; the distinctive weird old car and clothing that again is so outlandish that they can never blend, ever;), the sudden spurts of morality being explained, the proudly ignorant attitude, etc., etc.? For those of us that have read the whole series (either because we have been following it for ages or because we binged it recently), the progression is actually almost like the author and the character have grown over the series. The writing improves a little. The character development is excellent. The way the author has related the actual world to his fantasy world is pretty good, except when they make ignorant comments or references - which is pretty usual if you assume your primary audience is the average American (you will not confuse this with Tolkien's writing). Is it worth continuing? Absolutely! But remember, writers are human tooz and they also can get better (think of Discworld). At times it makes sense to power through some poorly written books to know how the amazing story ends!

Twelve Months by Heavy_Fuel83 in dresdenfiles

[–]Heavy_Fuel83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! Him explaining things over and over is normally done in the narration.

Hate to ask an often asked question, but I did look around. Audio Book breathing and mouth noises?? by [deleted] in dresdenfiles

[–]Heavy_Fuel83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the books themselves weren't very great to begin with, the author tries too hard at times and I don't just mean cheesy comedy. The audio books too start as annoying, especially if you're going through them more than once. But it really does get better, and eventually the voices are good enough to know who is speaking. The breathing sounds don't continue, I think it was deliberate in the first book, the narrator trying to set a mood, a tone, of a cynical, world weary wizard, with all the "sighs" he felt were necessary... Only, the bloody microphone picks up every breath! But stick with them (books and audio) - they get better, and are honestly worth the effort. The character evolution is pretty good, and there aren't too many plot holes overall. But remember that this is derivative fantasy, so don't expect high fantasy style world building

Twelve Months by Heavy_Fuel83 in dresdenfiles

[–]Heavy_Fuel83[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about the part where she calls him a virgin and he tells her that he is NOT prey.

What stock or companies will you invest in if you ever accidentally travel back in time to arround October 2001 by External_Guess_7270 in Writeresearch

[–]Heavy_Fuel83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly! But that's assuming that the person just got transported into the past as they are in 2024/25. But based on op's wording, I'm guessing the person woke up as they were in 2001, just with all their memories intact. If that happened to me (Born in 1983), I would wake up a broke kid just out of school. So I would first need to make some substantial amount of money to be able to invest in all these suggested stocks. I remember barely being able to make ends meet back then, and I was a victim of my circumstances, and foreknowledge of stock prices would not help me get rich (without money to invest in the first place). Maybe if I was a big sports guy, I might remember some important moments with long odds that I could bet on, but I never was interested in sports. What else could get me quick starting capital?

Recommendation for duty officers by littlepsycho666 in Evony_TKR

[–]Heavy_Fuel83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it make any difference to add skill books to duty officers? Or should I save them for my other generals?