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Working for Bigfoot
Written by Jim Butcher
Narrated by James Marsters
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here. But when it turns out the long hair covers every square inch of his latest client's body, and the legs contribute to a nine-foot height, even the redoubtable detective realizes he's treading new ground. Strength of a River in His Shoulders is one of the legendary forest people, a Bigfoot, and he has a problem that only Harry can solve. His son Irwin is a scion, the child of a supernatural creature and a human. He's a good kid, but the extraordinary strength of his magical aura has a way of attracting trouble.
In the three novellas that make up ''Working For Bigfoot,'' collected together for the first time here, readers encounter Dresden at different points in his storied career, and in Irwin's life. As a middle-schooler, in ''B is For Bigfoot,'' Irwin attracts the unwelcome attention of a pair of bullying brothers who are more than they seem, and when Harry steps in, it turns out they have a mystical guardian of their own. At a fancy private high school in ''I Was a Teenage Bigfoot,'' Harry is called in when Irwin grows ill for the first time, and it's not just a case of mono. Finally, Irwin is all grown up and has a grown-up's typical problems as a freshman in college in ''Bigfoot on Campus,'' or would have if typical included vampires.
New York Times bestseller Jim Butcher explores the responsibilities of fatherhood and the difficulties of growing up with the elements Dresden Files fans crave--detection, adventure, humor, and magic.
In the three novellas that make up ''Working For Bigfoot,'' collected together for the first time here, readers encounter Dresden at different points in his storied career, and in Irwin's life. As a middle-schooler, in ''B is For Bigfoot,'' Irwin attracts the unwelcome attention of a pair of bullying brothers who are more than they seem, and when Harry steps in, it turns out they have a mystical guardian of their own. At a fancy private high school in ''I Was a Teenage Bigfoot,'' Harry is called in when Irwin grows ill for the first time, and it's not just a case of mono. Finally, Irwin is all grown up and has a grown-up's typical problems as a freshman in college in ''Bigfoot on Campus,'' or would have if typical included vampires.
New York Times bestseller Jim Butcher explores the responsibilities of fatherhood and the difficulties of growing up with the elements Dresden Files fans crave--detection, adventure, humor, and magic.
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Jim Butcher
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives mostly inside his own head so that he can write down the conversation of his imaginary friends, but his head can generally be found in Independence, Missouri.
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Reviews for Working for Bigfoot
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three amusing stories
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very nice listen.
Exactly what I was looking for, a pleasant, light listen with an entertaining story and a feel good end. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5great story love the characters good plot. develops characterscas well as anyone writing in this genre
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have listened to this book twice now and loved it just as much. I really didn’t think I would like it because I’m just not a Big Foot fan. However, these are three short sweet endearing stories that were worth it for me.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Harry Dresden, professional wizard, who doesn’t love these stories? This audiobook includes 3 short stories where Dresden has a Sasquatch for a client. Jim Butcher does a great job dealing with 3 topics that arise when Sasquatch’s half-human son, known as a Scion, finds himself in situations that could potentially end his life. The short stories were well developed and complete. The narrator did a good job with the voice characterizations. Enjoyable read/listen for any existing Dresden fan, and a good way to get a taste of the wizard if you haven’t read one of his novels yet.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Possibly my favorite Dresden short story collection -- I love the Bigfoot stories.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Super fun!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A tryptic of three short stories describing the connection of Harry Dresden, Wizard, with one of the Forest People, a bigfoot named Strength of the River in his Shoulders. At various points in his career, Harry is hired by River to check on his half-blood son, Irwin.
Was fun, short, just what I needed.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Containing three novellas about Harry's cases with Bigfoot, these stories cover different stages of Bigfoot's son - middle school, high school, and college. Harry is at times mentor, protector, and in the last story, facilitator of the relationship between Irwin and River Shoulders. I Liked them.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love the Dresden Files, and I desperately needed something to tide me over until the next installment. This trio of short stories worked like a charm. The stories span a rather large chunk of time, so it’s like seeing three mini snapshots of Dresden at very different points in his life. There is a continuity to the stories, though, because they center around the same characters, and it’s fun to see them grow and change. The illustrations in this book are also beautiful, perfectly bringing to life what I pictured in my imagination. In short, Working for Bigfoot is a quick, entertaining foray into the Dresdenverse that fans of the series will surely enjoy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ah...what could be better than Dresden and Bigfoot? Three short stories in which Harry is hired by Daddy Bigfoot. Irwin Pounder (a/k/a Bigfoot Irwin, Son of Bigfoot), is being raised by his mother in the city. When problems arise during the course of his life, Bigfoot (Strength of River in his Shoulders - River Shoulders for short) asks Harry to investigate. Three fun filled stories loaded with humor and magic commence!
What I liked:
- Harry's approach to Irwin's "first" problem. Very nice to see the paternal side to our favorite wizard.
- Nurse Jen (from the second story) has great wit, resulting in some interesting banter with Harry.
- Harry kicking some serious butt. Doesn't he always?
- The third story takes place 20 minutes from my hometown. Okie Pride and all that.
What I didn't like:
- Pfft! Seriously? Come on...It's Jim Butcher. What's not to like?
- The Sooner fans didn't get a Harry Smackdown. I'm pretty sure they are supernatural beings or Mab's minions. Don't believe me? Try being Oklahoma State Alumni and work on the OU campus for a day. Just sayin'... - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Listened for Review (Penquin/Random House)Overall Rating: 4.25Story Rating: 4.00Character Rating: 4.50Audio Rating: 5.00 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: Love Dresden but love Big Foot more so Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher was a right on the mark for me!Quick Thoughts: You can totally read this collection of short stories even if you have never read The Dresden Files but I think you might have more fun if you get "Harry" beforehand. With that being said, I actually suggested a friend pick this up to see if she would like the tone of the series. If you are a Dresden fan--you will enjoy this. It has all the elements that you love: humor, action, and some eyebrow raising moments. Just listen to it already :)Audio Thoughts:Narrated By James Marsters / Length: 3 hrs and 47 minsIf you aren't listening to these then you are missing out. James nails everything about the Dresden series: pacing, humor, sarcasm, wit. It really does add to the story to hear him tell it.Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! Reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three stories featuring the wizard Harry Dresden. A bigfoot named Strength of a River in His Shoulders has a half-human son who is having problems, Strength hires Harry to ehlp him deal with stuff that a father ordinarlily would have helped him with. Typical Harry fun.The only problem I had with the book was that they were not in chronological order. If I had known, I would have read the third story before the second for more natural flow.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Meh. Far from the best of Dresden's adventures. They're unclear in the timeline and don't provide any useful background information on the greater storyline. It seems from the gear that Harry's using that they're mid-season somewhere around book 12 or so (pre changes). But the Harry responds far more like an early version of himself, which clashes. They're also spaced several years apart which doesn't really fit into the main storyline that neatly. This epub version also had the three stories out of chronological order which given that they're all following the same character (in addition to Harry) is just confusing. They aren't even fun enough to use an introduction to reading Harry, as there are a few other short stories that provide the same function and are more enjoyable. It's more like Jim had an idea to write about Harry and the Bigfoot and then discarded it. They may even be early drafts that got cut from the main series as the writing is that bad, and the plots very simple.IN essence Harry meets the bigfoot who asks him to look out for his son in return for some gold. Harry meets some school bullys, a college magician, and a university vampire. In none of which does he follow any of the ideas he would do so in the main books.Best avoided, for serious series fans only who are interested in the throwaway line that appears in Skin Game.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53.5 Three fun stories of Harry Working for Bigfoot protecting his son over the years. Great characters, sweet stories and I needed more. Love Harry