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Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

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sh3s_a_rebel's review

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adventurous slow-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

3.0

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yellowbinge's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

The book as a meal: Tasteful jerky, but I am worried it might be poisoned as I chew ...

The book left me: Wanting more!!! Paolini, please continue writing!!!

Why did this call out me?

Stunning cover. I have read all the other books in the series and just HAD to continue. I couldn't resist diving back into the world of Alagaësia. Preordered the moment it was available.

Pick-Up-able? Put-down-able?

Thefirst 20-30% was slow and a little hard to properly get into and vibe with. At part 2 it picked up. From that point on I was looking froward to reading it at all times I wans't reading it (work, driving, socializing). I devoured the final 300 pages in a single day, and even conquered my car-sickness with my disgustingly high interest in the plot.

How is it paced?

Ups and downsfor each part. The first few go smooth and then it all goes to shit. Repeat. Part three is more intense and the shit lasts for a while. By shit I mean dismay for the characters, but absolute bliss for me. I would say medium pacing, but it slows a little becasue of how Paolini writes scenery in detail. Skim if you find this kind of writing boring

What about progression?

Starts slow, and picks up later. Most parts in the book follows the same format. It improves vastly as it goes on and you get sucked into the chaos and intruige.

Issues:

Too vivid and detailed desciption of scenery and places, drags the plot and happenings down

Wish it was just a little more dragon and less assholes

Is our main character stupid or just stubborn?

Good things:

The dragon feels, speaks, and reacts like an individual, almost person like. But still dragon enough to actualy feel like a dragon.

Stakes go sky-high and the tension has me in a chokehold

The vibes and atmosphere feels just like the first books. I feel right at home here

What makes this different?

The way Paolini writes dragons is just that different from other authors. The talk and think like individuals. They feel like relevant characters and not just a trope or another thing to ride. The world feels vast and every area has its own vibe. Our main character is very much a rogue, but not at all. It is simply circumstance that has brought us here. And of course, consequences do feel heavy. There is a lot of regret, remorse, and longing for a different outcome for our main characters.

How did it feel to read?

It felt like I was on a quest and my companion is telling me to slow down or else I get killed

What mood would i read this in?

The book is fitting right now where I live as it is still quite cold, and the landscape here feels like what it was in the book. Read in early spring / later winter

Better or worse than expected?

Much much better than expected. Paolini's wiriting has gotten so much better compared to the first four books in the series. I enjoyed this very much.

Where does this fall in my tier list ranking?

S tier all the way!!!!!!!!

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wookieepahookie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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vbzshenanigans's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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damascus922's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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kristinn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Disappointingly little character development for Murtagh, in my opinion.

It annoys me that both Murtagh and Thorn know that Nal Gorgoth is a dangerous place, and yet Murtagh insists on staying and thus puts Thorn in danger (also going into a cave, basically Thorn’s only weakness). It’s convenient for the story, but it’s so disrespectful to Thorn. Why can’t Murtagh just swallow his pride and ask others for help?

The writing style is engaging and has a good drive, for the most part. But, the pacing is weird: the first half feels quick, quest-based and the second half is too long, feels slow.

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Absolutely loved. Just remember as with many Paolini books, you may feel like it needs to be shorter than what it is.

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k_rose95's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I was really excited to return to the world of Alagaësia and this blew me away. Any expectations I had were just blown out of the water.

I loved the totally refreshing perspective as Murtagh and Eragon are both so different.

And then we have the cult and the witch herself. By far exceeded my expectations of the enemy set up for the continuation of the Inheritance Cycle.

Can't wait to see what's next.

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sylexlibris's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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farmpaws's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This book fried my brain a little because it was so, so good. I missed the world and I missed Murtagh. Paolini writes his perspective so well, his mix of begrudging hope and pessimism really works in a way that I think other authors would struggle with. I would argue that this isn’t YA but that’s just me; this book is very gory, and definitely a step up from Eragon’s story. I really loved to have a more adult perspective on the things that happened in the original series, now that Murtagh is able to process them.
And this was also just a great adventure! The world this story is set in is just so fascinating, and Paolini is great at giving you chances to explore certain niches of the world in ways that aren’t exposition dumps or dragging to the plot. Just fantastic

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