Storm Front....Didn't Happen for Me.

I read it all. Yet I feel like I didn't read anything. Butcher's first novel, although funny at times, lacks any kind of substance. At least for my pallet. Harry Dresden is certainly a kind of character, but I failed to relate to him at all through the story. The other characters were mostly absurd in their behavior and flat in everything else. A lot of what they did made little sense. I couldn't perceive Harry's motivation, or even the main villain's. I suppose it being the debut of a series should justify it leaving the reader in a bit haze, but it failed to motivate me to read any more. I hear that the series gets better later on, but I think I'll save my time for a more gripping tale.