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Eldest

Christopher Paolini

3.85 AVERAGE

kaaylabeth's review against another edition

3.5

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: No

amberturq's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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: Yes

davidaolson's review against another edition

1.0

So bad. So ridiculously bad. The first one was better for several reasons, but mostly because it's not bloated like this.

This review says almost everything I have to say on this novel, but says it better and more thoroughly than I could.

http://swankivy.com/writing/essays/info/inheritance/eldest.html

I did listen to the audio book and wanted to comment on that. Gerard Doyle, the reader, has a pleasant voice that for the most part works well with this novel. However, he does run out of voices. The dragon sounds like one of the dwarves. Rorrin/Perrin and Aragorn/Eragon both sound essentially the same (whiny teenagers), which does fit their personalities but makes it hard to tell which is talking.

Now this is weird, and there may be a reason for it, but sometimes he pronounces "privacy" as with a British accent and sometimes with an American accent. I have no idea what that was about.

Anyway, I'll continue the series after a short break. The best part of listening to this book is that now every other book I listen to will seem better because I've seen how bad bad can get.

mejiyolo44's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional 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

Eldest is my favorite book in the series so far. I really enjoyed Roran’s whole storyline — how he steps up as a leader, leads his people, and takes down the Twins. The parts with the elves were also great, with Eragon traveling to train, learning more about magic and combat. The Battle of the Burning Plains was epic, even if the reveal that Eragon and Murtagh are brothers was pretty predictable. What I loved the most was how Roran’s story was woven into everything; it really made the book for me. Overall, I was hooked from start to finish.