{"id":724,"date":"2008-10-25T00:40:04","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T04:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=724"},"modified":"2021-12-16T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:15:22","slug":"backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/724","title":{"rendered":"Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Backup<\/em> (2008) Jim Butcher<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>At last, we get to see into to mind of someone other than Harry Dresden–and get a glimpse of Harry from the outside–albeit the somewhat adoring eyes of his brother Thomas.<\/p>\n

We also get to a glimpse of the interior life of Thomas. He considers himself a monster, but he continues to fight the demon within, and for now, he is succeeding. Thomas has been living as a hairdresser. This not only gives him an income, but allows him to feed off many women without doing much damage. Thomas is, of course, a vampire, only he feeds off of lust instead of blood.<\/p>\n

Now to make it perfectly clear, this is a short story. It’s a special issue from Subterranean Press and it’s in hardback, but you’re still only getting a short story. Of course it’s a good short story, but it is a short story nevertheless. Is it worth the price you’re going to pay for it? That’s your call to make, although it’s unlikely to shop up at your local library.<\/p>\n

As this is a short story, it’s hard to talk much about the story, without giving stuff away, so suffice to say, this is a story about Thomas, and the way he views the world, and the way he solves the problems placed before him.<\/p>\n

If you like the Dresden Files series, you may want to read Backup<\/em>. If you aren’t already, you should be able to read this without knowledge of Harry or his world. Whether you’d want to do that or not is something else entirely.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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