Brisingr: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 3

Not as much sexual content as the last on, mostly just violence. A very enjoyable book for young teens, but some of the harder to notice topics require more maturity to realize and understand. I would recommend it to anyone over twelve.

In a nutshell, this book is turgid, bloated, and unrewarding. The protagonist, Eragon, is the textbook definition of psychopathic, murdering innocent coerced soldiers without any regret. He seems to delight in doing so. Roran is unbelievable and boring. He kills over two hundred people with a hammer and then stands on the pile of bodies. Nasuada seems to think that the best way to convince her enemies how strong she is would be self-harm. Huh. The plot does not warrant the page count and could have been written in under 70 pages, not 750. Don't believe me? Fact: there are only 5 plot points. The decision for a fourth book is only to get more money. Paolini is obviously worried that when Inheritance is finished, no publisher will want to touch his books. He should be worried. Brisingr doesn't even look as if it's been edited. Christopher Paolini cannot write. He does not know how to use a simile. The purpose of a simile is to compare two things, describing the former of the two, something unfamiliar to the reader, by comparing it with something the reader is familiar with. The are not for comparing two things that both need separate similes. They are not for boosting word counts. I won't go on any more, except to mention the plagiarism, for which there is documented proof, and the language Paolini claims to have invented (It's actually Old Norse, and he butchered it.) Paolini is not a Tolkien. Prof. Tolkien was a linguist. Paolini isn't. End of Story. (I wish.)

This was one of my favorite books ever! I'll tell you right now, there is a crap-load of violence in this book, but as long as you're not majorly uncomfortable, it's pretty easy to get by. I have a very, very, very high tolerance when it comes to books. Anyway. While there's quite a lot of violence, this is a really great story to teach about keeping promises and protecting all those you care about. Not only does it send great messages (aside from mass violence, of course), but it's jam packed with excitement and action. GREAT for boys, especially, who don't have much liking for internal conflict- like stories. TONS of action! Totally excitement filled. I was glued from the first page to the very end, which was true also for Brisingr's predecessors, Eragon and Eldest. I'd recommend it to a somewhat mature eleven year old who enjoys reading in general... and one who's not extremely bothered by heaps upon heaps of violence. Did I mention the spine-chilling plot??!! FANTASTIC!!!!

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.