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All teen and kid reviews for Brisingr: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 3

Age
11
Average rating based on 36 kid and teen reviews:
  • 42% say violence is an issue
  • 31% say there are positive role models
Teen, 14 years old
December 16, 2009
 
Great book (not a whole lot of violence)
PAH LEZZZ!!!!!! Enough with the the comments like "i was shocked by the violence and im seventeen" !!!!! come on i see more violence in the girls bathroom!!!!!!! the violence i think is ok (obviously) i read the book and i have such a big vocabulary now that people think i smart just by listening to me , sooo parents its an awsome book and dont let any one tell you other wise

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Teen, 16 years old
March 29, 2010
 
OK for twelve and up, but to see the important parts of the story requires more maturity.
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.

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Teen, 14 years old
February 2, 2010
 
well i kinda agree with tweeni that younger kids would get very bored with it but i was 11 when i started the serise (cant spell sry) and i think that it dosent have to do with your age but your maturatiy level ( stink at spelling!) and i know for a mater of fact that cp could have made it shorter but think the longer the book the more money it coast !!!!! this is basicly just about money when it comes to it being legth wise : /

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Teen, 18 years old
January 2, 2010
 
Don't waste your time.
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.)

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Teen, 17 years old
March 31, 2010
 
Teens love it
Wonderful work of literature! Excellent word choice, excellent plot, excellent conveyed feeling. Teens love it.

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Teen, 15 years old
April 1, 2010
 
Action packed, Great for Anyone Who Likes Books
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!!!!

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Teen, 15 years old
January 14, 2010
 
not worth the read
this book is, unlike it's prequels, extremely violent. men are killing eachother in horrific ways, and the leader of the rebel group is unfair towards her army. the book can also bore younger kids, so I don't recommend anyone under thirteen reading this. the beginning will get you hooked, but it is overlong and you will eventually put it down and not pick it up again. Eragon is irrational, and the characters on the whole don't develop. all in all, gory and boring.

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Teen, 15 years old
November 21, 2009
 
Pretty good but way too long
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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Teen, 16 years old
August 27, 2009
 
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.

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Teen, 17 years old
October 9, 2009
 
All in all, few major events occured, aside from the two main characters keeping promises.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 27, 2010
 
My favorite so far!!!!
Amazing!!! way gorier than the first two

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Kid, 11 years old
February 26, 2011
 
AWESOME!!!!!
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! okay maybe it's just my reading level, but how come everybody says it's meant for 13 and up or something? i read a lot of stuff gorier than this. I cannot wait for the fourth book of the inheritance cycle to come out. heard it's in june. if you like christopher paolini try suzanne collins. I LOVE THE ERAGON BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kid, 12 years old
January 8, 2011
 
Depends What Level of Maturity You Are
Well, I read it when I was 10 years old and it was overall pretty gory. I think you can be 10 and up to read it if you are mature. I was reading it in school and I was reading when Eragon's brother, Roran, gouges out one of the soldiers eyeballs. Another section in the book mentioned Eragon pulling the sword out of someone's head, with bits of skin and brain left on it. Good plot, too gory.

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Teen, 14 years old
July 5, 2010
 
Great book
Its one of my favorite books, but I did reread have to some parts. It can be confusing.

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Teen, 14 years old
February 17, 2011
 
Very good book dissapointing author
Lots of politics (i skip them when i reread) lots of gore (the book would be dull without it) Long descriptions (i skip the sword making part too) But a really good book. But perhaps we should not have put our trust in such a young author, Brisingr's copyrite date is 2008 and its now 2011,mabye im impaitient but lhe left at a kinda cliffhanger, there isn't a release date or even a title floating around. Perhaps an older author would do better, i think so in the finishing writing the area.

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Kid, 13 years old
November 3, 2010
 
AMAZING, BUT REAAAALLLLLY GORY!
I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK AND THIS SERIES! These books are extremely violent and gory, but I think those parts are some of the most thrilling in the book. There is a character who is pregnant without being married, and sex is implied several times. But I've seen TV shows with 2x as much sex in one episode, and this is an 800 page book. It's best for older kids and no one who is squeamish (you'll be having nightmares). Although I read it at 11, no one under 13. And to however said this book is plaguerism, the guy would've been sued by now if it was! And so what if the language is a modified version of Old Norse (it's really not)! It's hard to come up with your own language! DUH! I can speak fluently in the languages in the books. Whoever says these books are bad is and I-D-I-O-T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Teen, 16 years old
April 12, 2010
 
I didn't even finish it, but what I've read is very violent and gory.

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Teen, 17 years old
May 8, 2010
 
good for ages 13+
very good book blood and gore is a issue for lower ages, and i think i remember there being some nudeity in it but overall a good book

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Kid, 13 years old
November 27, 2011
 
Mature read
I think these book are great, personally. If you don't like them, then don't read them. I think this is more maturity level than age. There is a human sacrifice scene with blood drinking, and a major character is killed violently. A character is pregnant before marriage, and they rush the wedding to cover it up. Some drunkenness, some curse word insults that were common in the Middle Ages. Overall, pretty good.

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Teen, 14 years old
May 8, 2012
 
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is a very good book.

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