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azuarc posted...

If Harry isn't an engaging character, then we need to have strong involvement from the rest of the cast. The truth is, nobody's on-screen long enough to fill those shoes. In this latest book, Michael comes close. I like Murphy and Susan, but they aren't around often enough. Harry is flying solo or simply zipping past the other characters so quickly that it needs to be his charisma that sells the novel. And he has none.

I had the opposite experience, based on the first three books. I liked Harry a lot and thought his charisma carried the books, even though the side cast was pretty much flat.

The side cast is actually why I stopped reading. I disliked the policeman girl, didn't care about the reporter girl (so all the drama regarding her fell flat). And in general I got tired of all the beautiful women constantly lining up at Harry's door needing/wanting/demanding his help. This happened twice near the start of book 4, and I was like "mehhh" and put it down and haven't picked it back up.

(Harry is cool enough that I might get back to the series someday, especially since book 4 is apparently where the series gets good. But I have a big book backlog)
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