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Whistle Stopper - Brisingr
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List Price: $89.99
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Manufacturer: Playaway
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Binding: Audio Cassette
EAN: 9781606405741
ISBN: 1606405748
Label: Playaway
Manufacturer: Playaway
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2009-01
Publisher: Playaway
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Playaway
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Summary: HORRIBLE, SKIP TO THE FORTH BOOK AND DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
Comment: What a waste of a weekend. I was so upset at the end of this book when NOTHING HAPPENED. All of a sudden I'm as the end of the book and I realize that the only knowledge gained by this book was the key to Galbotrix's power. This book drug on and on with battle after worthless, meaningless battle. There were some interesting parts to the battle scenes, but as a whole the book got no where in the series. SPOILER ALERT: The other egg is still there, Arya and Eragon have made no progress in their relationship, and there were no great defeats.
And when did this Trilogy become a saga? I was under the impression that this was going to be a Trilogy and I feel as though Paolini has wasted our time with a book of filler in order to write and sell a fourth book. I would highly recommend skipping this book and waiting for the fourth to come out. You won't miss out on much.
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Summary: Still moving along
Comment: To tell you the truth, I'm no youngster. Actually, I am 70 and a great fan of fantasy. Nothing has ever matched LORD OF THE RINGS for me but there are many superb fantasies around. Presently I much love Sharon Shinn's Thirteenth House series. I find Paolini's series most interesting and am amazed at how so young a writer can do so very well. I think, like others, that there is too much violence in this last book but over all, I am kept interested and have found it quite enjoyable. This young man has a great future ahead of him.
Thanks, Christopher.
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Summary: Disappointing effort
Comment: Despite their flaws, I enjoyed the other books in the Inheritance series. Paolini is creative while clearly paying homage to many other fantasy stories. However, this book is painfully slow and poorly written. Pages are spent, Moby-Dick style, exploring details that have no bearing on the plot. It's as if the writer did a lot of background research (on swords, for instance) and then couldn't manage to let any of it go. Similarly, he seems to want to explore the post-traumatic stress soldiers experience, but is unable to create scenes that express the characters' personal experiences realistically. Instead he dwells on the gruesome violence of battles while the after-effects on characters is all very similar and bland. The only thing that kept me reading Brisingr was the fact I'd already spent time on the other books. This one needed more editing.
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Summary: NEEDS TO BE ABRIDGED
Comment: After reading the first 2 books I am very disapointed with this book. I am listening to it on audio and have skiped disks just so I can keep listening. my advise just ask someone who has already read the book what happens. way to much information that is not needed. if there is an abridged version I would buy that before you try to read the entire book.
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Summary: Fantasy or Travesty?
Comment: I think Paolini could have accomplished the same things in a book half as long. Many times the story meandered off course and didn't find it's way back for quite some pages. In fact, quite a few things seemed completely unnecessary. It was too "graphic". Much of the book is spent describing gruesome scenes of carnage. It is NOT a series for people younger than 13.
Much of the book seemed like a game of chess for lack of a better desription. I could feel the author striving for things to make sense, trying to counter the reader's skepticism. I had a hard time believing in the magic system a few times. For example (spoiler), if Brisingr is really the true name of Eragon's new sword why can't other people control the blade if they also know the name? One person doesn't have possession of "rock". Knowing the true name of someone elses weapon would be a deadly advantage in combat.
A lot of this criticisms could be put to rest by some simple edits here and there. Other would be more difficult to amend, but maybe those things are subjective.
I must say that it was entertaining. Enough so that I didn't stop reading it until it was done. I needed to know how things turned out. There are many creative ideas that had me fascinated. I love the Dragons. That's the best part about this series I think. Christopher has potential. He has good ideas. But like some people have said, he lacks a good editor.
In summary, the good things are all too often overshadowed by the flaws. Such as plot, excessive description, "dithering" politics, etc...
I hope that the fourth book will be better, because in all truth I'm "attached" to this series and will see it to the end. For his own sake, and for the sake of his readers, I hope Paolini reads these reviews and remembers them when he writes the next book. This series could still end well!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.
Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.
First is Eragon’s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix’s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength—as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices— choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.
Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?
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