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| Author: Christopher Paolini
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Rating:  479 reviews
Sales Rank: 89
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 763
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.9
ISBN: 0375826726
EAN: 9780375826726
Publication Date: September 20, 2008
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 Blah, blah, blah. October 9, 2008
31 out of 39 found this review helpful
Okay, so I am not necessarily someone who has the credentials to review books, but as I really enjoy fantasy books, I think I need to voice my opinion on this one: What a waste of time! I loved the first two books, and even read them twice (which I have never done before; once I read a book, I usually don't pick it up again). Brisingr is without a doubt a "filler" book with no other objective than to increase Paolini's income. 75% of the book is totally unnecessary. I think I probably skim-read half of the book, looking for anything that would advance the plot. Interesting parts are definitely few and far between, and I even think the quality of writing is a digression from Eldest. Don't even read this book: just wait for three or four years for the last book to come out, and then read the summary Paolini is sure to include in the beginning of the last book that will tell you all you needed to know about Brisingr in a couple of pages.
Dismal at best October 10, 2008
30 out of 38 found this review helpful
As written by another reviewer "If you liked the Lord of the Rings series, then you'll probably like the Inheritance cycle as well."
Actually, The Lord of the Rings trilogy was a wonderful, well-written trilogy. This fantasy series is in essence a great first showing (Eragon) with an okay sophomoric offering (Eldest) and a dismal current contender (Brisingr).
I hope that this was more the fault of the publishers than Paolini's own writing. In many places the writing actually made me cringe and want to break out my red editing pen of death, ex. "Pointing with her chin past a row of spits and cauldrons suspended over a bed of coals, past a clump of men butchering a hog, past three makeshift ovens built of mud and stone, and past a pile of kegs toward a line of planks set on stumps that six women were using as a counter."
Yes folks, that is one, very long and exhaustive run-on sentence. Why they couldn't be bothered with proper grammar and punctuation we will probably not know.
I see no use of dramatic suspense in bridging chapters, or even within each chapter. Most of the dramatic scenes seem forced, almost as if the characters are being coached by a high school drama teacher from behind the curtain, "Now in this scene Eragon, you feel ANGER. Show me your anger, be a tiger and let it all out!"
All in all, I wish I hadn't picked up this book, because now I feel obligated to read the (nearly assuredly) fourth book of the series.
 A worthy addition! September 20, 2008
28 out of 44 found this review helpful
First, I have to admit that I got a headstart on this book. A good friend works in publishing and she got me an early copy of the book for my son. I thumbed through it while riding home on the subway, and before I knew it I was so engrossed that I read the whole thing before I gave it to him. I've since read the other two, and let me tell you some things about Brisingr without being a spoiler...
First, I read it in about the same amount of time as Eldest (Inheritance). You may have heard that Brisingr means "fire" in the language of Alagaesia, and let's just say that has great significance for this book.
The book begins with Eragon, Roran and Saphira on their way to Helgrind. Helgrind is where Katrina is behind held prisoner. At one point, Arya goes looking for Eragon, after sensing that he was in great danger. Let's see...Eragon is reunited with Orik in this book, but I won't tell you under what circumstances as that will give too much away.
I can also say that if you loved book one, you will also love this one. Though the ending might not be described as story book perfect, it is comforting and hopeful and just really great. I can't wait until more people have finished this book so that I can discuss with them!
In the meantime, I'm back to reading run-of-the-mill "adult" books, though I did bump into (and devour) a couple great ones recently that are worth mentioning, The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book and The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All
 Disappointing September 22, 2008
26 out of 36 found this review helpful
Paolini spends too much time explaining background through drawn-out dialogs rather than presenting the information in a way that allows the reader to connect the dots on their own. This book could have been half as long and twice as good.
Good read September 22, 2008
26 out of 39 found this review helpful
This is a pretty good book. I have read the 1st two and this pretty much follows the same path the other two set. It ties up a few loose plot points and leaves a few more open questions for the next book. I can tell that book 4 is looking to be fantastic and I cannot wait to see how it all ends. Eragon gets a lot more powerful with his magic and I like how Saphira has a lot more personality. There is a lot more character dialog in this book and you can see how Christopher is improving in his writing abilities. All in all I would highly recommend this book to anyone that takes it for what it is. A young adult fantasy novel. If you don't take it too seriously you will find it a very enjoyable, easy, entertaining, yet well written read. Have fun with it!
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