Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3) by Christopher Paolini

It would have been amazing...if it were 300 pages shorter!!by twillight101

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December 02, 2008: Big fan of the series for the record, so I was thrilled to have it in my hands and ready to be read. But honestly it took a lot longer to get into than I would've hope. A lot of the stuff in this book could have been easily cut out. Quick poll: Do I care about Kull legends? No. Do I care about Dwarf legends? No. Do I care about the many topics the dwarves need to cover before choosing a King? Again No. Anytime someone said "Do you know the story of [insert titles here] I thought to myself, well I can skip the next five pages. Touching on the Dwarf topic again. Honestly Eragon was bored stiff during the process, so why do we as readers need to suffer along with him? I didn't see the point. I also noticed I liked Eragon less as a character he seemed to be I don't know dumber this time around, just not making the best choices. Yet another annoying thing I didn't want to see continued from Eldest: Switching back and forth from Roran's point of you. I understood it in Eldest and I didn't like it but I understood it. But this time I didn't find it necessary. Why couldn't we just speculate what going on missions and newlywed life was like. We even got some other points of view, if I'm not mistaken...again not necessary. These books are focused on Eragon so please for the sake of my sanity and free time let's keep it that way! A few of the events seemed very cliche, but I won't spoil them for people who haven't finished the book yet. I really was disappointed, and I hope the fourth one will tie up all the loose ends and maybe be more of a page turner. Overall disappointment, just read a summary from a dedicated source and you'll have spared yourself many a wasted evening.

I Also Recommend: Twilight, New Moon, Breaking Dawn, Eclipse, The Hunger Games.

Excellent, Enthralling Bookby MattKap

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December 01, 2008: Christopher Paolini has written yet another fantastic book in his Inheritance series. He uses many unique literary techniques, such as going inside the head of the dragon Saphira and writing several chapters from her ?point of view?. This book truly dropped my jaw and I basically read it nonstop since I bought it. The only complaint that I have is that he tends to use big words just for the sake of using big words, and it became annoying after a while. For the most part, the book is full of action and parts that relate to the plot, but sometimes he strays from the main storyline and goes far too in-depth with less exciting scenes, such as when they are traveling. Paolini seems to get off-topic very easily, and much of this could have been edited out of the book without anyone noticing. An obvious scene that comes to mind is the part when Eragon is watching the dwarves have a council about their economical situation. This part easily takes up over twenty pages, and ends in a clan being expelled for unethical behavior. This had no relevance to the plot, and could have easily been skipped over by a reader. Aside from these complaints, I found this book excellent with an excess of imagery and emotional depth with characters. This book clearly illustrates Eragon?s growth as an individual with the necessity to make complex decisions, and I would definitely recommend this to young and old readers.