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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Finally finished with the Inheritance Cycle! It’s nice knowing the ending after putting it off for… 14 years. 😬
There was a lot of good in the book. Paolini’s writing improved SO much over the course of the series and this book was fat and away his best writing yet. He also did a nice job wrapping up the loose ends so the conclusion feels final.
That said, I feel like the book went on 200 pages longer than it needed to. Some of the big moments felt really predictable and that kind of took away from the impact. Also, my poor lover heart can’t handle that Eragon leaves Arya at the end. LET ME LOVER BOY BE HAPPY. HE HAS DONE ENOUGH 😭🐉
There was a lot of good in the book. Paolini’s writing improved SO much over the course of the series and this book was fat and away his best writing yet. He also did a nice job wrapping up the loose ends so the conclusion feels final.
That said, I feel like the book went on 200 pages longer than it needed to. Some of the big moments felt really predictable and that kind of took away from the impact. Also, my poor lover heart can’t handle that Eragon leaves Arya at the end. LET ME LOVER BOY BE HAPPY. HE HAS DONE ENOUGH 😭🐉
Zaczynając czytać tom 1 nie sądziłam, że tak się wciągnę w tę serię. Naprawdę mi się podobała. Czwarty tom trzyma poziom. To naprawdę dobra, rozbudowana fantastyka. Wielkość świata, liczba postaci i wątków to wciąga. Eragon był miejscami naiwny, czasem po prostu zachowywał się jak głupek ale to dobrze, bo idealne postacie nie są ciekawe. Może czasami za łatwo mu coś przychodziło, ale no jak ma przegrać jak ma smoka po swojej stronie? ;) Saphira rządziła!
Teraz o minusach - Murthag - on stanowczo za bardzo się nad sobą użalał. Ja sama wymyśliłam z 3 sposoby jak by miał chociażby uciec od władzy Galbatorixa.
No i zakończenie... no było one takie "właściwe". Ale mam gdzieś właściwe, walić właściwe. Stwórz sobie smoczą armię i nie marudź na niebezpieczeństwo! Te odejście było słabe... stwierdził, że nigdy nie wróci bo tak mu Angela powiedziała. No nieeee. Ja mogę latać tylko samolotem ale nie ma problemu bym na inny kontynent poleciała (przynajmniej gdy nie ma pandemii) a on ma smoka! Więc niech się ogarnie XD
Ogółem bardzo się cieszę, że to przeczytałam. Miałam ochotę na epickie fantasy i takie dostałam :D no i jak nie kochać książki o smokach! :D
Teraz o minusach - Murthag - on stanowczo za bardzo się nad sobą użalał. Ja sama wymyśliłam z 3 sposoby jak by miał chociażby uciec od władzy Galbatorixa.
No i zakończenie... no było one takie "właściwe". Ale mam gdzieś właściwe, walić właściwe. Stwórz sobie smoczą armię i nie marudź na niebezpieczeństwo! Te odejście było słabe... stwierdził, że nigdy nie wróci bo tak mu Angela powiedziała. No nieeee. Ja mogę latać tylko samolotem ale nie ma problemu bym na inny kontynent poleciała (przynajmniej gdy nie ma pandemii) a on ma smoka! Więc niech się ogarnie XD
Ogółem bardzo się cieszę, że to przeczytałam. Miałam ochotę na epickie fantasy i takie dostałam :D no i jak nie kochać książki o smokach! :D
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
No
can’t believe i have finally finished eragon’s story, i’m a little heartbroken.
read the first book in my teenage years and never continued until this year (i’m 27…) although i had loved it and the story had always stayed with me.
i fell in love again with the characters and their world when i reread book 1. to me, it is still the best book of the series because it is full of discoveries, enchantment and growth and i remember how i fell in love with it as a teenager, it will always get me.
this final book was focused on the war and geopolitical intrigues. it was intense, well written and the pace was great, not letting the reader breathe as if we were fighting alongside the characters. i enjoyed the fact that all the characters had their place, their use and their moments (including for the final goodbyes as well). i feel like some secondary characters could have had more development : overall all the characters besides eragon should have had more intimate moments where we learn about their inner thoughts and worries, to “humanize” them a bit more i guess ? i feel like i needed just a little bit more of that especially because in the previous books it wasn’t that developed either.
i still got attached to most of the characters even if we know very little about most of them (lupusanghren!!).
i actually shed a few tears, particularly when murtagh left. and i got really emotional during the last pages when i realized it was truly the end for eragon in alagesia and for me and eragon too 😭 i only understood that he was living east at the very end bc i had thought he was going back on vroengard… i understood better why he kept saying he could never come back but it still makes me sad, although it is the only thing that could’ve been right for him at the end.
i cannot believe this story has come to an end, but i think it was the perfect final book and the perfect ending. everything had pertinent resolution and made sense. the characters were all put in the spotlight like they deserved (maybe a little bit too much).
i thought the story at times was too easy, too simple and eragon had too much luck with the way he gained power and “won” battle and others. rereading angela’s prophecy, i believe it was too explicit and there were many times where things were very predictable (oromis’s death comes to mind).
that is why liked how he was able to beat galbatorix : i was afraid i will be easy and quick but i LOVED that he made him feel the pain and suffering he had caused on all of his victims since the beginning, i loved that all the immense hurt from centuries, from all people, from ancient souls, were all dumped on him because he needed and deserved to feel and know the evil he had done. and indeed it paralyzed him because the amount of hurt and suffering would paralyze anyone.
i think it is kind of a dream or a fantasy that some of us can have especially in the current state of the world where fascists tyrants keep on hurting people with no repercussions. it showed that actions have consequences, that every death, every act of violence is horrible, unacceptable and it matters. this part really spoke to me and i thought eragon did the right thing, he did the best thing he could have ever done to beat him. so thank you christopher paolini for that one !
i also liked the chapters after galbatorix’s death and the new problems that arose in a country that had been torn apart. the issue of magic and its control, the different people cohabiting, the dragon riders etc it was all very realistic and interesting.
finally, i believed until the last page that arya would at least give eragon a kiss but it didn’t happen </3 but i think eragon will find his peace, i hope he will be content and find a new purpose alongside saphira.
special mention for nasuada who i thought was remarkably written and developed; the epitome of bravery and intelligence. also angela and elva who were so special (let’s go girls!!!).
one more thing that i enjoyed immensely in those books was the descriptions : i have always always enjoyed paolini’s delicate and vivid writing. i could see and picture landscapes, castles, mountains, elven cities… so perfectly and beautifully. it made this universe real and enchanting, and i highlighted lots of descriptive parts that were simply gorgeous.
edit : pinpointed one thing that’s missing from these books : humour !! desperately needed…
so, goodbye eragon and all of the other brave people who have freed alagaesia. i will miss you so much 🥺🐉🤍
read the first book in my teenage years and never continued until this year (i’m 27…) although i had loved it and the story had always stayed with me.
i fell in love again with the characters and their world when i reread book 1. to me, it is still the best book of the series because it is full of discoveries, enchantment and growth and i remember how i fell in love with it as a teenager, it will always get me.
this final book was focused on the war and geopolitical intrigues. it was intense, well written and the pace was great, not letting the reader breathe as if we were fighting alongside the characters. i enjoyed the fact that all the characters had their place, their use and their moments (including for the final goodbyes as well). i feel like some secondary characters could have had more development : overall all the characters besides eragon should have had more intimate moments where we learn about their inner thoughts and worries, to “humanize” them a bit more i guess ? i feel like i needed just a little bit more of that especially because in the previous books it wasn’t that developed either.
i still got attached to most of the characters even if we know very little about most of them (lupusanghren!!).
i actually shed a few tears, particularly when murtagh left. and i got really emotional during the last pages when i realized it was truly the end for eragon in alagesia and for me and eragon too 😭 i only understood that he was living east at the very end bc i had thought he was going back on vroengard… i understood better why he kept saying he could never come back but it still makes me sad, although it is the only thing that could’ve been right for him at the end.
i cannot believe this story has come to an end, but i think it was the perfect final book and the perfect ending. everything had pertinent resolution and made sense. the characters were all put in the spotlight like they deserved (maybe a little bit too much).
i thought the story at times was too easy, too simple and eragon had too much luck with the way he gained power and “won” battle and others. rereading angela’s prophecy, i believe it was too explicit and there were many times where things were very predictable (oromis’s death comes to mind).
that is why liked how he was able to beat galbatorix : i was afraid i will be easy and quick but i LOVED that he made him feel the pain and suffering he had caused on all of his victims since the beginning, i loved that all the immense hurt from centuries, from all people, from ancient souls, were all dumped on him because he needed and deserved to feel and know the evil he had done. and indeed it paralyzed him because the amount of hurt and suffering would paralyze anyone.
i think it is kind of a dream or a fantasy that some of us can have especially in the current state of the world where fascists tyrants keep on hurting people with no repercussions. it showed that actions have consequences, that every death, every act of violence is horrible, unacceptable and it matters. this part really spoke to me and i thought eragon did the right thing, he did the best thing he could have ever done to beat him. so thank you christopher paolini for that one !
i also liked the chapters after galbatorix’s death and the new problems that arose in a country that had been torn apart. the issue of magic and its control, the different people cohabiting, the dragon riders etc it was all very realistic and interesting.
finally, i believed until the last page that arya would at least give eragon a kiss but it didn’t happen </3 but i think eragon will find his peace, i hope he will be content and find a new purpose alongside saphira.
special mention for nasuada who i thought was remarkably written and developed; the epitome of bravery and intelligence. also angela and elva who were so special (let’s go girls!!!).
one more thing that i enjoyed immensely in those books was the descriptions : i have always always enjoyed paolini’s delicate and vivid writing. i could see and picture landscapes, castles, mountains, elven cities… so perfectly and beautifully. it made this universe real and enchanting, and i highlighted lots of descriptive parts that were simply gorgeous.
edit : pinpointed one thing that’s missing from these books : humour !! desperately needed…
so, goodbye eragon and all of the other brave people who have freed alagaesia. i will miss you so much 🥺🐉🤍
adventurous
emotional
slow-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:
No
adventurous
inspiring
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
Oh. My. Goodness.
After re-reading [b:Eldest|45978|Eldest (Inheritance, #2)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1293503915s/45978.jpg|2035753] & [b:Brisingr|2248573|Brisingr (Inheritance, #3)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320408706s/2248573.jpg|3124969] & (finally!) reading [b:Eragon|113436|Eragon (Inheritance, #1)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1293505063s/113436.jpg|3178011], being gushed on by friends and fellow fans who couldn't stand the amazing awesomness of the final installment, to quote a fellow Goodreads reviewer:
I thought I was prepared.
I.
Was.
Not.
Prepared.
I laughed. I very nearly cried in some places. I was weak from being sick at the time, so I could not hurl the book at the wall (and, besides: it was a $30 library copy...), but I think I might've if I could've... the depth of emotion portrayed was staggering.
I have but one word:
Epic.
It was surprising, powerful, difficult, amusing, annoying, awesome, & inspiring. In short, everything a fantasy should be.
Now, onto the "real" review (I can't say anymore without spoiling it)! =)
The ending left many furious, but I was just alittle dazed and confused, but otherwise accepting.
I see it this way: Christopher Paolini left a hint in his parting note (at the end of the book) that he will be returning to Alagaesia, so I am hoping for some sense of closure for the whole Arya/Eragon issue. I can sort of understand why he did what he did, and I'm not mad about it (just a little but just a parting kiss on the deck of a ship?! Please?! Alas, no.
*This is where the rant starts, people! Read at your own risk!*
The only thing I absolutely, positively CANNOT STAND FOR as far the ending goes, is the whole Murtagh/Nasuada deal. SERIOUSLY?! I almost cried while Nasuada was in captivity! They are so obviously MEANT for each other! The tears came to my eyes because Murtagh is so unbelievably, heart-wrenchingly sweet, even when his oaths are trying to force him to be otherwise... He was the only thing that kept her going while she was being TORTURED, for goodness' sake! as another reviewer said:
"And then you had the AUDACITY, to go and hint at the Nasuada/Murtagh romance and then PULL IT OUT FROM RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES! NO! THAT IS NOT RIGHT!"
THANK YOU!! *sigh*
Still, I'm clinging to Murtagh's hint that he's going to return, in hopes that he reconciles with Nasuada. I mean, he HAS to! Or I'm comin' all the way to Alagaesia and dragging him to her myself! SO THERE! =)
*Here ends the rant!*
All in all, five stars for Christopher Paolini and congratulations on accomplishing the amazing! =)
Se onr sverdar sitja hvass!
After re-reading [b:Eldest|45978|Eldest (Inheritance, #2)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1293503915s/45978.jpg|2035753] & [b:Brisingr|2248573|Brisingr (Inheritance, #3)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320408706s/2248573.jpg|3124969] & (finally!) reading [b:Eragon|113436|Eragon (Inheritance, #1)|Christopher Paolini|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1293505063s/113436.jpg|3178011], being gushed on by friends and fellow fans who couldn't stand the amazing awesomness of the final installment, to quote a fellow Goodreads reviewer:
I thought I was prepared.
I.
Was.
Not.
Prepared.
I laughed. I very nearly cried in some places. I was weak from being sick at the time, so I could not hurl the book at the wall (and, besides: it was a $30 library copy...), but I think I might've if I could've... the depth of emotion portrayed was staggering.
I have but one word:
Epic.
It was surprising, powerful, difficult, amusing, annoying, awesome, & inspiring. In short, everything a fantasy should be.
Now, onto the "real" review (I can't say anymore without spoiling it)! =)
Spoiler
The revelation upon the opening of the Vault of Souls was so profound, so utterly jaw-dropping my eyes devoured the pages over and over, unable to make sense of what they saw! I think that some people resented the new information, feeling as if Paolini had cheated the them whole series through (I know this feeling well: it's what I experienced upon learning of the Roman camp in the Percy Jackson series), but I did not. I had some suspicion of the Eldunari, given the name: "The Vault of Souls" (obviiiiiiiiious!), but I never, never, excpected the eggs!The ending left many furious, but I was just alittle dazed and confused, but otherwise accepting.
I see it this way: Christopher Paolini left a hint in his parting note (at the end of the book) that he will be returning to Alagaesia, so I am hoping for some sense of closure for the whole Arya/Eragon issue. I can sort of understand why he did what he did, and I'm not mad about it (just a little but just a parting kiss on the deck of a ship?! Please?! Alas, no.
*This is where the rant starts, people! Read at your own risk!*
The only thing I absolutely, positively CANNOT STAND FOR as far the ending goes, is the whole Murtagh/Nasuada deal. SERIOUSLY?! I almost cried while Nasuada was in captivity! They are so obviously MEANT for each other! The tears came to my eyes because Murtagh is so unbelievably, heart-wrenchingly sweet, even when his oaths are trying to force him to be otherwise... He was the only thing that kept her going while she was being TORTURED, for goodness' sake! as another reviewer said:
"And then you had the AUDACITY, to go and hint at the Nasuada/Murtagh romance and then PULL IT OUT FROM RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES! NO! THAT IS NOT RIGHT!"
THANK YOU!! *sigh*
Still, I'm clinging to Murtagh's hint that he's going to return, in hopes that he reconciles with Nasuada. I mean, he HAS to! Or I'm comin' all the way to Alagaesia and dragging him to her myself! SO THERE! =)
*Here ends the rant!*
All in all, five stars for Christopher Paolini and congratulations on accomplishing the amazing! =)
Se onr sverdar sitja hvass!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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