I liked this book. However I felt that perhaps 200 pages at least could have been shaved off. The plot does drag on in quite a few places. Also I don't know why this site is saying all that stuff in the sex category: I can't remember any of those things happening. Yeah, anyways hope the next book is shortererer, er.
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Brisingr: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 3
(2008, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Christopher Paolini)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 11. -
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Overlong but exciting; gorier than the first two.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11–13
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About Brisingr: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 3
Parents need to know that the gore factor is very high and frequent here, even higher than the previous books in the series. Expect piles of bodies and graphic descriptions of things like beheadings and disembowelment amidst the many battles. There is also some mild sexual innuendo.
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- Families can talk about the concept of promises. Why do we make promises? What purpose do they serve? When is it acceptable to break a promise? What should we do when promises conflict? Why does Eragon make so many promises?
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Pretty good but way too long
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
All in all, few major events occured, aside from the two main characters keeping promises.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
Exciting, but the pacing could have and SHOULD have been much better. This was simply overlong...
To start off, I did enjoy this book. I am rather a machine as far as reading is concerned, so I didn't have any trouble getting through this long novel. However, many Paolini fans will have trouble, and they definitely shouldn't have to. This book would have been perfectly paced had it been 350-450 pages long. Being that paolini's books are always a bit long, 500 would even be acceptible. But 700+?! Don't get me wrong, this is a very exciting book, and if readers stick with it until the end, they will be treated to a great and exciting finale. The thing I love so much about this series is the characters, whom I have really become attached to. My favorite of the series so far is Eldest, and then this, and Eragon was my least favorite. For my review of Eragon, I really should have given it 3 stars. None the less, I reccomend this series to fantasy lovers, to be sure, even if just for the characters. I look forward to the series finale.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Pretty good
This book was really good!! I am fine with violence, it does not affect me in any way, BUT this book has some very unneeded violence. I would recomend this book to kids 11 and up.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
I was very shocked by the violence at 17. Be forewarned.
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