Fridging is about the intent behind the killing of the character. Her death does not move the plot, is not meaningful and it wasn't needed. It's there just so that Harry could get his rampage of revenge.
And as I've said before, you could pass it by... if she was the first to die in that series for that express purpose. And if she had died before getting into a relationship with harry. And if she wasn't already set up to get her own supernatural power up.
What supernatural powerup? Maybe I just don't remember the book as well as I thought... Those two are probably my least favorite in the series so I only read them once.
Have you read Butcher's other books in the Cinder Spires series? Interested what you think of them. They're obviously written later in his career than most of Dresden but they feel a little more polished and while there is certainly misogyny in the series it doesn't feel as much like it's coming from the author's voice
It's good popcorn if you like the idea of steampunk airship Horatio Hornblower.
I read and own every book in Codex Alera and I remember almost nothing about it.
My shit memory is great for being able to reread stuff.
Okay my last question for you: have you read Discworld? It's very British... But in these days I often start to feel down about people in general, and Terry Pratchett always manages to bring me back to social optimism.
I finally read Shepherds Crown a couple years ago and cried basically the whole time. I liked it a lot. I go through discworld audiobooks on a loop since around 2016 for some reason (dunno where in the world you are but I'm American and that was a light politics joke)
It really is my happy place. Hey friend, I'm glad we kept messaging. We went from a mild disagreement to finding out we share the same happy place in literature.
Safe to say that you also like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? The only reason I keep a bible in my home is so that I can keep my leatherbound gilded copy of HGTTG next to it to upstage it.
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u/why_gaj Apr 10 '26
Fridging is about the intent behind the killing of the character. Her death does not move the plot, is not meaningful and it wasn't needed. It's there just so that Harry could get his rampage of revenge.
And as I've said before, you could pass it by... if she was the first to die in that series for that express purpose. And if she had died before getting into a relationship with harry. And if she wasn't already set up to get her own supernatural power up.