I'm not sure what you mean by Harry not being wrong in any of these assumptions. He's a stubborn flawed character, but it's also possible that my opinion is coloured by the fact that I've read all of the books. My memory of the first 3 is a bit rough, but if you start book 4, you'll meet a women who is in no part what you describe here.

I think that's probably one of the best parts about the Dresden Files, is that Harry as a character grows and changes over time. And frankly, the first 3 books are by far the worst. If you've read anything about Dresden on this site, you'll of read that countless times. I would really recommend reading the others before you judge the whole series.

 

i prefer hp, but from what i heard about Dresden files i like to read the books someday

 

I haven't read Dresden, so I'm voting for HP, although I really would like to read Dresden someday. Out of curiosity, since theres this chauvinistic, oversexualization thing going on here, should I read this in public? Or is this better for bedside reading and whatnot?

 

Are you asking if it's wank material??

 

Have you been listening to Tumblr or something? He's jokingly called chaunivistic, yeah, and it's a pretty honest male PoV, but it's not smut by any means.

There's one sex scene that's graphic in the entire series. Aside from that one, you can read it wherever.

 

Lol no I'm not looking for wank material. Just curious. And thanks Zeel.

I already get a lot of judgement for reading fanfic, because of the prevalence pf smut in the fandom, so I'd rather not extend that by reading something that supports that idea. Like Fifty Shades.

 

Oh, god. Please don't insult Dresden Files. Even accidentally.

And no, you don't have to cover it with wrapping paper when you take it out in public. No, it's nothing like Fifty Shades.

Voting for Dresden because it's good, ongoing, and I genuinely enjoy it more than HP. Maybe it's because it's been years since I've read HP, or maybe it's because I genuinely love the private investigator wizard narrative and worldbuilding that Butcher does. Dresden also has a unique voice/personality that I find entertaining and hilarious.

I wasn't offended at all by Dresden's viewpoints on women, and I think it'd be uncharacteristic of him to not notice beauty the way that he does, especially in the presence of so many of the fae/sidhe. I think the part that appeals to me most about DF is the way Dresden's character always seems to be suffering from some kind of disadvantage/gets a beat down, but then gets an upperhand when it matters most. When badassery needs to happen, it does, and for that I am grateful and pleased. There's nothing worse than an author failing to deliver.

 

I am sure that Dresden is a dork, he has a troubled past but wants to live in the present, shoots guns when the bad guys need to shot, drinks Mac's beer (to be truthful, everyone does so) and gets charmed by women, and gets afraid when a impossibly beautiful woman is in the equation.