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natashalg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Grief, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
dani_reis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, War, Violence, and Torture
cturn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Slavery
bettysbookishworld's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, and Violence
yruss972's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent
sanctuary_in_the_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, War, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Alcohol
Minor: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
readbyella_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
laszloluvr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Violence, War, and Murder
melancholymegs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Slavery
avsdhpn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Paolini definitely could have used an editor, he meanders needlessly and tends to fixate on the unnecessary. The 750 page book could have easily been ~500 with a few snips here an there. I'll be a little generous and say some of his homages to other works of fiction were also fairly blatant (a city called Gil'Ead taken over by the evil empire for example). The first half of the book was a bit of a slog, but around 2/3rds of the way through, it picked up and got more interesting. Points for adding a synopsis of the previous books at the beginning!
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Ableism, and Animal death