The first thing that occurred to me was, how do the protagonists of long series constantly make it through each book when each book has a progressively more difficult situation for the main character to be thrown in. I know that this isn't always the case, but I've finished three of the Dresdon Files books and in each book, so far, the main character, Harry Dresdon, has said that what he goes through is the hardest thing or scariest thing he's been through in his life. I doubt that pattern is going to change throughout the next ten or so books in the series. The reason I started thinking this is because in just the second book, the stakes were already as high, and the danger already as great, as I find it is possible to go. How the heck is Dresdon supposed to beat a bad guy any bigger, which I'm sure he'll have to do late on? Oh well, I'm sure he'll manage it. It was just a little thought I had.
The second thought that occurred to me, as I was reading the third book, was how far action can rise in the rising action before the climax. The Dresdon Files is a mix of mystery, action, and fantasy, so a lot of stuff happens. At one point in the book I looked at everything that had happened so far-- at all the clues gathered and questions answered or not and all the fights Dresdon had been in so far-- and I thought that the story couldn't possibly go on for any longer. This had to be the finale. This had to be the climax. Then I checked my spot and realized that I was only half way through the book. Not even. Talk about drawing in the reader.
So anyway, none of this has anything to do with anything, and maybe no one will get what I'm saying because they've never read the books, but what are blogs for besides randomly typing out whatever happens to be on your mind? So I hope my mind isn't to jumbled for you to follow ^_^ seeyanow!
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