Reviews tagging 'War'

Eragon: Der Auftrag des Ältesten. ... by Christopher Paolini

34 reviews

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Trafficking, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Sexism, and Slavery

sweetheart_ok's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

The second book in the Eragon series does not disappoint. Eragon faces the task of becoming a true rider who will be able to face Galbotorix and hopefully save his world from ruin. He must travel across the realm, train hard, and face the scars left behind by his defeat of Durza. He encounters unexpected allies who offer truth regarding the rider legacy that will impact his destiny. He faces many of his past mistakes, and Angela's prediction of betrayal comes true. He will grow and face challenges that will test him in every way as he prepares to go to war. This book delivers on plot, character development, conflict, intrigue, and twists. I'm excited to jump into the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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It's been ages since I re-read this book. I had a good time reading this. It was better than I remembered. I loved the worldbuilding and lore. The characters were good, the relationships/bonds between characters were strong, the pacing was kept me interested, and the plot kept me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, and Death of parent

tascaraudo's review

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Read in German.

I love Nasuada, I love how she is Technically Protrayed as on the good side, but also treats people (Elva, Eragon, etc.) as tools for her own purposes. Very Boss of her, and I love the little parallel between her and Galbatorix because of that.

I last read this book as a child and did not find Roran's journey very interesting then. This time I made a more conscious effort to follow his story and enjoyed it. We love a man who goes absolutely bananas.

Really enjoyed the training montage Eragon goes through, it's probably my favorite part of the book. The satisfaction when he finally gets the upper hand in swordfighting is still just as fun as when I was a kid. 

Rereading the books gives me a much better understanding of Arya. She was attacked, her companions killed, imprisoned, tortured, almost died to poisoning, and once she survives all this just has to go back to work and also fend off 16-year-old Eragon from making moon eyes at her. I really feel for her. No moment or chance for her to work through what she's gone through, and while of course she doesn't share much of her feelings (especially not with Eragon) I can imagine how horrible the entire situation is. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Vomit, and Pregnancy

coreyarch9's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Paolini sure likes to make us work for an action-packed payout! I tend to prefer plot-driven reads, so having a book that is slower and very heavy on the character development is fighting against my reading style.

That said, I enjoyed that Eldest showed us more of Roran and brought back some key characters from Eragon while introducing us to a new cast. The battle at the end was everything that I could want and I'm looking forward to continuing full steam ahead as I dive into a reread of the next book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Alcohol

hedyharper's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

potion96's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Chronic illness

rheagoveas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and War

adrizeuza's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Oh man if only the first 300 pages weren't monumentaly boring. But I am glad I powered through. My love for Nasuada, Orrik, Oromis & Glaedr remains strong as ever! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and War