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Fool Moon (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher
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Fool Moon (Dresden Files) (edition 2001)

by Jim Butcher (Author)

Series: The Dresden Files (2)

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I enjoyed the story. I still have a bit of a tough time with Harry's "chivalry" but the fact that he fully admits he's sort of a sexist but because he wants to treat a woman well and protect her helps me not want to punch him sometimes. But this book did have him feeling sorry for himself quite a bit. I feel like he did that in the last one, too, but it's been awhile.

I will probably read the next in the series at some point. I do like the characters and the story lines are dark and fun. ( )
  amcheri | Jan 5, 2023 |
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Book 2 of the Dresden files, and I'm beginning to notice some of the Terry Pratchett traits used in the Discworld method of storytelling; namely Butcher's repeated descriptions of Dresden himself, his car, his home (in the same way Pratchett describes the Discworld at the start of each book). I enjoyed the description of magic circles, and the introduction of werewolves (hexenwolves, loupe-garous and lycanthropes). Particularly liked the mention of Saint Patrick's curse, and and the Norse berserkers. There is a reference to the Peanuts theme tune too. Book ends with a showdown. ( )
  AChild | Feb 15, 2024 |
(2001)2nd in Dresden Files series about werewolves and a crooked FBI agent who uses them to coverup murders that he commits. I like this series; funny and good character in a fantasy world that seems almost real.
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
I told my brother that aspiring authors must hate Jim Butcher because he makes writing look so easy. I love his plotting, his narration, his dialog. I definitely look forward to continuing this series. ( )
  Treebeard_404 | Jan 23, 2024 |
Having heard favourable reports of this series and seeing book 2 in a charity shop I decided to give it a try. However, I found it boring in parts and frustrating. The numerous characters are all cardboard cutouts apart from Harry himself, and he spends a lot of the time mentally beating himself up, often while being beaten up by various adversaries. The treatment of women is especially bad - they are all highly attractive but with no real characterisation other than the odd bit of feistiness, apart from Murphy the police woman who seems to be Mrs Angry the whole time. Only Dresden himself has a sense of humour and that is often forced, making wisecracks in the least likely situations, especially when it is guaranteed to drive various villains who have him at their mercy into a killing frenzy.

The story revolves around several types of werewolf - which Dresden describes for Murphy in a report fairly early on in the story. I couldn't help thinking that this might confuse some readers and certainly would a TV audience if this was adapted (having heard there was a TV series based on these books). Quite a lot of the book is devoted to copious descriptions of blood and gore as the various types of werewolf go on the rampage. I also found it highly unbelievable that the main character survives being constantly shot/beaten etc especially when he is at the mercy of a biker gang who channel spirits of rage and are supposedly a type of werewolf that does not change from human form. His ability to function despite days of such treatment stretched my disbelief to the snapping point.

The more interesting aspect of the book was Dresden's familiar spirit, Bob, who inhabits a skull, and a demon he conjures to try to get more information about who is carrying out the murders. But I found it very odd that he would give away one of his names - and apparently has already done so in book 1 - when to give the demons his whole name will put him entirely at their mercy. Especially for information which could have been found out on the internet - granted that magic in this book causes failure of computer and other electrical equipment, but he could have asked his girlfriend Susan, the reporter, to research it for him. It is also very convenient that he early on makes two potions that he just happens to need later on.

So I would rate this as an OK 2 stars at best and am not planning to seek any more of the series. ( )
  kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 |

Oh crap Dresden, You just seem to get deeper and deeper into it, don’t you?
I absolutely enjoyed the second book, the different types of werewolves and Dresden's magic itself was much interesting than the first book. Considering that I choose the audiobook route (my first audiobook btw) it took me much longer to listen to it than it would be to read, besides this I still loved the audio book since James Marsters is the one that reads the book and his voice goes so well with who you think Dresden would be.

There were a couple of things that bothered me, one is that I wished Murphy and Bob were in this book a lot more, I love their characters and wish Butcher would have incorporated them more than he did. Another thing is the werewolf aspect, while I liked the different types of werewolves that are in this world, I still was bothered that they did not have the original type. There's a reason why it is a classic, and I missed that it was not in it.

While I really liked the book, I wished Dresden would think before he does something. Constantly throughout this entire book I was wincing at what this wizard was doing to himself and his body. Honestly it was really hard hearing this through audiobook as I can drift off throughout the book. I will continue reading this series through audiobook, but I do prefer books. ( )
  latteslipsticklit | Nov 16, 2023 |
When several bodies turn up savagely murdered near the full moon, free-lance wizard Harry Dresden is called in by the Chicago police to help investigate. However, there's plenty of politics at play as the FBI are involved, Dresden's usual contact at the Chicago PD is under investigation by internal affairs, and crime boss Gentleman John Marcone is also mixed up in the mix. As Harry delves into all things werewolf, it will take all of his cunning and magic to make it through to the end of the week.

This second Dresden Files book is a rollicking good time and made for excellent road trip listening. James Marsters' narration is a delight and he brings Harry's dry humour to life brilliantly. Fun, action-heavy urban fantasy that should appeal to fans of the genre (if they haven't discovered it already). ( )
  MickyFine | Oct 28, 2023 |
I was not as big a fan of this second book as I was the first in the series. I've read that the series gets better after you get into it (though how far into it varies widely), but while this one started off similarly enough to the first, it did not have as much of interest to me. It wasn't so much a mystery as it was police procedural, and even after the case was basically solved, there was a lot of book left, which turned out to be mostly fighting. It doesn't help that I usually find werewolves boring in any iteration. I did appreciate that there were various types of werewolves, but since I was listening to the audiobook and couldn't easily go back to remind myself of which was which, it mostly confused me.

I'm finding some formula in the series that I really hope Butcher steers away from soon enough—like how Murphy keeps believing Dresden to be a bad guy (not that he helps the situation by not telling her the full truth, but she can't manage to be understanding of how his hands are tied) or how Harry just gets beat up...so...much. Still, I enjoyed some humorous moments and lines, and there was a bit of a twist at the end involving one of the werewolves. Overall, the book just felt like it dragged on, but I'm still looking forward to continuing the series. I can't pretend that I'd recommend this book in general, but it shouldn't be enough to dissuade anyone from trying the series, especially if you're a fan of mystery and detective noir novels, and enjoy or at least can tolerate the addition of supernatural elements (and the content warning below). In particular, if you like to listen to audiobooks, I recommend the narration by James Marsters.

One final note, something that was worse in this book than in the previous—there is quite a bit of sexual content. After my husband finished the audiobook, he commented on how, with the couple of female werewolves, every time they were in a scene, whether they were fully clothed or not (one of them was naked in at least 75% of her human-form page time), the narrator felt the need to remind us that they had certain female parts. And he was right...they were referenced often. I really hope this doesn't remain at this level. There's also some language, but not actually as much as I anticipated. And there's certainly some violence, much more than the previous book (werewolves are beasts). My tolerance on things like these is fairly low, especially compared to the average reader, and while I do plan to continue, I really hope the level of sexual content, at least, doesn't stay this high. ( )
  Kristi_D | Sep 22, 2023 |
Improvement from the first one. ( )
  Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 |
444 ( )
  freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |
CW: Hugely bloody murder scenes

Well that was another fun outing with wise-cracking wizard, Harry Dresden.

I was less enamoured with this book as I could almost see the formula developing. Same plot, different blood thirsty creatures. I will definitely continue with the series at some point but I don't think binge reading them will work as I am worried they may become tired and same-samey. I could be totally wrong but I don't want to risk it as I truly love Harry! ( )
  Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |
I enjoyed the story. I still have a bit of a tough time with Harry's "chivalry" but the fact that he fully admits he's sort of a sexist but because he wants to treat a woman well and protect her helps me not want to punch him sometimes. But this book did have him feeling sorry for himself quite a bit. I feel like he did that in the last one, too, but it's been awhile.

I will probably read the next in the series at some point. I do like the characters and the story lines are dark and fun. ( )
  amcheri | Jan 5, 2023 |
Don't know why some people judge the first two books in the Dresden series so harsh. Book one and two were quite entertaining and I'll definitely continue with the series... and I, for one, like it when a man opens the door for me. ( )
  ilsevr1977 | Dec 21, 2022 |
2020 reread: I’ll stick with my original 4-star rating. I’m finding I’ve forgotten a lot about the start of the series. I definitely didn’t remember Harry’s ace in the hole at the end. At this point in my reread, I’m not madly in love with Murphy yet, and Harry’s “I’m dead this time for sure/there’s no way I’ll get out of it” claims are very repetitive. And he’s a little bit in leering mode, which I don’t know if I picked up on the first time through.

BUT!

I knew going into this reread that I wasn’t sold on this series until the third book, so I’m really looking forward to reading that one. ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
Not bad. Graphic Novel version. ( )
  kslade | Dec 15, 2022 |
Summary: Harry Dresden is up to his old tricks, cept this times were-wolves look to be on the scene and maybe something a little more sinister is moving around the edges still unseen.

Things I liked:

Good escalation of the risk and escalation of old relationships.

Things I thought could be improved:

Quite a bit of repetition of background from the first book. A lot of the time this was almost word for word from the first book which was noticiable and felt a little lazy.

Highlight: Probably the face off with the gang members at their club house when everything was on the line. ( )
  benkaboo | Aug 18, 2022 |
Efter två böcker är jag fortfarande inte kompis med Harry Dresden. Det är bitvis ganska underhållande. Men så kommer en douchig kommentar om någon kvinnas utseende (eller en mans, när det handlar om fatshaming) och så känner jag att nä, det är nog ingen idé det här. Charmen saknas. Och utan den känner jag att jag hellre läser något annat. ( )
  kattriarkatet | Jun 21, 2022 |
I enjoyed this less than the first book in The Dresden Files, a lot of the plot felt forced and cliche (not in a good way). I'll check out the next in the series but if that's the same I'll probably let this one go. ( )
  NicholeReadsWithCats | Jun 17, 2022 |
I still can't justify why I enjoy The Dresden Files. The main character, Harry Dresden, is sexist in that "I believe in chivalry" kind of way. The writing isn't that good. So many unbelievable things happen. And yet? It holds my attention and I read the books really quickly. I guess Dresden reminds me a little of Anita Blake, another urban fantasy mess I really enjoy and absolutely cannot justify.

The first book, Storm Front, was the "evil wizard" book. Fool Moon is the "werewolf" book. Sure to come are zombies and vampires. While most of Butcher's writing is immediately pretty flat, one thing that does interest me is the mythological breakdowns. Butcher pulled werewolf references and lore from a lot of different cultures to build his characters... and yup, was even cocky enough to tell us all about it in an informational breakdown for the uninitiated. I do like the magic, the recklessness of it. The mythos is interesting.

Know, though, that the plot line was a complete train wreck. There were so many things going on that even Dresden took a step back in the book to recap with his subconscious. In some ways, it was pretentious (as if the reader can't keep track of what's happening!) and in other ways, humorous (so much banter). There were the promised werewolves and a bunch of other things and really, Dresden should be super super super arrested right now, but it's more... convenient to tie things up in an illogical bow, I guess.

Fool Moon is an absolute mess but an enjoyable one. I'm a sucker for punishment, because I'm going on to book three. It's not a book or a series I'd buy, though. Strictly for the borrowing. ( )
  Morteana | May 25, 2022 |
3.75 stars stronger than the first, with some real character development. I remember when I first read these books, stumbling across them at a, now defunct, bookstore when looking for something kind of in the same vein as Tanya Huff's [b:Blood Price|740042|Blood Price (Victoria Nelson, #1)|Tanya Huff|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1533659295l/740042._SY75_.jpg|2542025] and PN Elrod's [b:Bloodlist|290436|Bloodlist (Vampire Files, #1)|P.N. Elrod|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361738015l/290436._SY75_.jpg|1771872], which were among some of the earliest Urban Fantasy stories I read. I fell in love with Dresden and Butcher's writing right on the spot. It's nice to revisit. ( )
  fuzzipueo | Apr 24, 2022 |
Dresden's really starting to grow on me. Great character, fast-paced, grab you by the seat of the pants plot. Excellent. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Okay. This book was great. Harry Dresden's technique of bumbling around a mystery, directly causing the situation to be worse and worse, until he happens to solve things through some combination of his volatile magical powers and deadpan humor is INCREDIBLE appealing to me. This is truly the kind of fantasy fiction I live for. But this particular adventure, I have to say, might have SLIGHTLY Too Many Werewolves™ in it. There are just SO MANY werewolves in this book. Sometimes you're hard pressed to find a character who is NOT a werewolf. But the story was fun, and Harry was able to get himself out of a situation that seemed truly impossible once again.

Re: the weird approach to women that I took issue with in the first book: it's still here. There's much less of it, and it isn't going to stop me from continuing on to the next book in the series, but it is definitely still noticeable. If Harry could cut down on underestimating women's abilities to do their jobs while also leering at all of their bodies just a bit more, these books might be too perfect to handle. I guess you can't have it all. ( )
  torygy | Mar 31, 2022 |
The second book in a series recommended by my son, and another interesting fantasy. It had some rather unbelievable parts, but was enjoyable to read. ( )
  Wren73 | Mar 4, 2022 |
Seguimos teniendo una relacion tibia con Harry Dresden, pero como todo el mundo afirma que la serie mejora con el paso de los libros supongo que seguire un poco mas con esta saga.

Terminado para el Magical Readathon, para el prompt "From Mundane to Magical" ( )
  MissAlandra | Jan 17, 2022 |
This book was better than OK.

A step forward compared to the previous one, this one was funnier, more action packed, more interesting, the female characters where better, the male characters where better.

The story in itself was fun, the twist wasnt really predictable, though the seeded clues for future books where too painfully obvious.

all in all a better book than the opening.

Lets see what else can this wizard pull out of his hat ( )
  GridCube | Jan 17, 2022 |

Oh crap Dresden, You just seem to get deeper and deeper into it, don’t you?
I absolutely enjoyed the second book, the different types of werewolves and Dresden's magic itself was much interesting than the first book. Considering that I choose the audiobook route (my first audiobook btw) it took me much longer to listen to it than it would be to read, besides this I still loved the audio book since James Marsters is the one that reads the book and his voice goes so well with who you think Dresden would be.

There were a couple of things that bothered me, one is that I wished Murphy and Bob were in this book a lot more, I love their characters and wish Butcher would have incorporated them more than he did. Another thing is the werewolf aspect, while I liked the different types of werewolves that are in this world, I still was bothered that they did not have the original type. There's a reason why it is a classic, and I missed that it was not in it.

While I really liked the book, I wished Dresden would think before he does something. Constantly throughout this entire book I was wincing at what this wizard was doing to himself and his body. Honestly it was really hard hearing this through audiobook as I can drift off throughout the book. I will continue reading this series through audiobook, but I do prefer books. ( )
  Lattes_Literature | Dec 23, 2021 |
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