I’m still forging ahead with my own Dresden files re-read. I’m going to start with what I’ve got posted over at Goodreads and tack on a little more at the end.

Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin by Jim Butcher

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I very much enjoyed this story. I’m not sure when it was written vs. when it was supposed to fit into the overall Dresden time line, but this was excellent work.

Yes, it was still Harry being Harry, but the characters around him all seemed very solid to me. The most powerful, the ones with the most influence and best story were all the women. I won’t spoil it for you but I can say that it’s almost as if Harry is just a catalyst in this one. Heroes, bad guys, powerful influencers… all women. There’s a love story wedged in there too. I wish that were expanded a little more, but there was an awful lot going on in this relatively short book.

Well done and I can’t wait to keep forging ahead with my personal Dresden files re-read.



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So along with the graphic novel I also read the short story “B is for Bigfoot” as this is supposed to be where it fits in the timeline. I don’t know where the story was originally published, but I read it from the collection of stories in “Working for Bigfoot“.

I liked this story for two main reasons.

The first reason is simplicity. This short story delivers an expansion to the world of Harry but doesn’t become a maze of politics and over arcing story. Yes, there are creatures of unearthly origin but they do not become the political mesh that so many others do.

The second, and main reason is that it gives a very clear view of an important part of Harry’s world view / philosophy. Harry has a mission that involves a kid. Harry has to explain, at least in part, why he does what he does. He has to make a clear and cogent argument for using power for protection.

This story is well worth the effort. I like it a lot.