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Loading... Brisingr (2008)by Christopher Paolini (Author)
Not good. If I didn't already have the final installment, I wouldn't bother continuing (I still might say fuck it). Needlessly drawing it out to four books. Bah. So much other fantasy I could have been reading! ( )While the first book was quite good and the second quite readable, I really thought it all went downhill with this one in both plot line and content. Unfortunate. I do look forward to reading more of this young author. What a steaming pile this was! Paolini appears to be terrified as to what he will do next, because he is clearly dragging the "Inheritance Cycle" out just as far as he can! Look, I realize that it must be terrifying to peak at 17...I wouldn't know, I'm still waiting for mine...but, accept it and move on kid! This book, on it's own (or if you didn't like the first two) is pretty much unreadably annoying. It was long, drawn out, rubbish full of excessive sentimentality and words he dragged screaming from his thesaurus . I made the further mistake of flipping the page after I'd finished only to find a little directory of the Elvish, Dwarvish, Urgulish and whatever-else-ish words he'd made up and how to pronounce them. Like I bloody well care how to pronounce them! I'm not going to be using them verbally!! Hello, Chris, they're not real! All things considered, I was totally disappointed. This could have done with some ruthless editing. The sections about forging swords are way too long. This book was just as good as the first two in the series, although even more unnecessarily verbose than either of them. Those who complain of too much description and the author's abuse of a thesaurus are absolutely correct. There is also still much room for improvement in regards to the author's skill. However, I am very much enjoying the story, and the books shortcomings don't get in the way of that enjoyment. For me, that is all that matters in the end - that the book was worth the read, and that's why I gave it 4 stars. no reviews | add a review
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Read on for Williams and Christopher Paolini's discussion about why they write fantasy, their upcoming projects, and more.
Hmm. Why do I write fantasy? As you said, it's because I enjoy reading it, but I enjoy reading it because . . . well, for a number of reasons, I suppose. First of all, fantasy allows for all sorts of dangerous situations, and those can provide a lot of excitement in a story. And excitement is always fun. Also, epic fantasy usually deals with themes and situations that everyone can relate to, such as the challenge of growing up, or how one is supposed to deal with moral quandaries. Fantasy is the oldest form of literature; the very first stories that humans told while crouched around campfires were stories about gods and monsters and tragic mistakes and heroic feats. Even now, those topics still resonate with us on a primal level, which is one reason I think fantasy will remain popular with readers as long as humans are still human. And I love the sense of awe and wonder one can often find in fantastical literature. . . . Fantasy can allow you to see and hear and experience things that have never existed and never *could* exist. To me, that is the closest we come to real magic in this world. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:55:07 -0500)
The further adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue to aid the Varden in the struggle against the evil king, Galbatorix.
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