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lurker_stalker's review against another edition
4.0
I'm sorry to see this series end. My son and I have listened to all four books together and enjoyed each one.
purplepeanutbutterpants's review against another edition
2.5
In a world of powerful dragon and fantastic magic wielding wizards the author handcuffs these powers so that the story is boring and very little fantastic and magical things occur. Long and tedious read
alialu's review against another edition
5.0
"The dreams of starlings are equal to the concerns of kings."
I've been crying my eyes out all through this reread of the entire Inheritance Cycle. And it was all because as soon as I started to love the story again, I remembered the ending… And even if I'm more tan 10 years older tan when I first read it… I think I can't yet cope with it lmao.
In fact, I've always been so not able to cope with it, that it's basically the reason I started writing. I needed the story to continue at the moment… to have my favourite characters reunited, to keep the dragons coming, to keep the love coming…
Anyway, let's try to be a little bit more mature about it.
It's a great ending. It's foretold, it leaves so many things open for next installments, it hints at... things……
And it dumbfoundingly breaks my heart, time after time.
This book is the one I've read the least times, and so I remembered so much less of it, and that made it wonderful to another level. So let's try and make this review like this was my first Reading overall.
"I'm glad Saphira chose you as her Rider, Eragon. And I'm proud to have fought alongside you. You have become more than any of us dared hope. Whatever happens tomorrow, know that."
First, anyone fight me if they want, but this book is finally well written. Full stop. The worldbuilding is great, the characters have clear personalities, the pacing moves correctly (more slowly at some points, but that's just natural). Eragon and Eldest was not, I admit. But this is another thing. And if people can just stop being bitter about the fact that he became a bestselling author with a non-so-well-written-first-book, (that is, people, because the story has always been great, and engaging), that would be good, thank you :).
As I was saying, the story in this installment is amazing again. It ties so many things up. Things that had been a question ever since book 1, come together here. The emotion is right up your throat through a huge portion of the book.
I've also loved how we get a hundred pages of the "after", so we can picture what is about to become of Alagaësia. (even if my heart would have been so much content if the story ended in Illirea :( )
Eragon's development is huge, and I love the Young man he becomes.
His relationship with Arya also grows so much here, and I just love it.
I've read people say that they wished "it could have been at least hinted"... but man, IT IS HINTED
Roran is still an idiot, and Birgit's thing is... unnecessary. But well. He didn't bother me as much. He's not that present in this book, overall.
Nasuada's chapters were so raw, and so beautiful on the background. Also something that makes the ending more heart-wrenching :/.
Also, how cool is Urû'baen with the stone slab? So cool.
My heart keeps coming back to the ending though...
But let's talk about the "not-so-much-an-ending" ending.
The final battle against Gabs is AWESOME. I love everything about it. I love how it doesn't comes down to crude strenght. I love Murtagh (obviously).
I love how he made him understand...
It comes out great, because we all knew they were kind of doomed in what they were trying to do, so it's perfect that they don't manage to overpower him by some strange and new power. No, the ending here is pure emotion (for everyone, xdxd), and it got me in tears yet again.
And then there's the ending-ending...
Ah, my god. I see and I kind of agree with what CP did, but it's still...
Honestly when he comes back to the story, I just want.
But well...
To finish...
WE GOT 26 PEOPLE!!! 26!!! (L)
I've been crying my eyes out all through this reread of the entire Inheritance Cycle. And it was all because as soon as I started to love the story again, I remembered the ending… And even if I'm more tan 10 years older tan when I first read it… I think I can't yet cope with it lmao.
In fact, I've always been so not able to cope with it, that it's basically the reason I started writing. I needed the story to continue at the moment… to have my favourite characters reunited, to keep the dragons coming, to keep the love coming…
Anyway, let's try to be a little bit more mature about it.
It's a great ending. It's foretold, it leaves so many things open for next installments, it hints at... things……
And it dumbfoundingly breaks my heart, time after time.
This book is the one I've read the least times, and so I remembered so much less of it, and that made it wonderful to another level. So let's try and make this review like this was my first Reading overall.
"I'm glad Saphira chose you as her Rider, Eragon. And I'm proud to have fought alongside you. You have become more than any of us dared hope. Whatever happens tomorrow, know that."
First, anyone fight me if they want, but this book is finally well written. Full stop. The worldbuilding is great, the characters have clear personalities, the pacing moves correctly (more slowly at some points, but that's just natural). Eragon and Eldest was not, I admit. But this is another thing. And if people can just stop being bitter about the fact that he became a bestselling author with a non-so-well-written-first-book, (that is, people, because the story has always been great, and engaging), that would be good, thank you :).
As I was saying, the story in this installment is amazing again. It ties so many things up. Things that had been a question ever since book 1, come together here. The emotion is right up your throat through a huge portion of the book.
I've also loved how we get a hundred pages of the "after", so we can picture what is about to become of Alagaësia. (even if my heart would have been so much content if the story ended in Illirea :( )
Eragon's development is huge, and I love the Young man he becomes.
His relationship with Arya also grows so much here, and I just love it.
I've read people say that they wished "it could have been at least hinted"... but man, IT IS HINTED
Spoiler
I mean he makes a fairth of her, she looks at it, and then tells him her true name????????? what else do you need as a hint??????? It also makes the ending so much more heart-breaking.Roran is still an idiot, and Birgit's thing is... unnecessary. But well. He didn't bother me as much. He's not that present in this book, overall.
Nasuada's chapters were so raw, and so beautiful on the background. Also something that makes the ending more heart-wrenching :/.
Also, how cool is Urû'baen with the stone slab? So cool.
My heart keeps coming back to the ending though...
But let's talk about the "not-so-much-an-ending" ending.
The final battle against Gabs is AWESOME. I love everything about it. I love how it doesn't comes down to crude strenght. I love Murtagh (obviously).
I love how he made him understand...
It comes out great, because we all knew they were kind of doomed in what they were trying to do, so it's perfect that they don't manage to overpower him by some strange and new power. No, the ending here is pure emotion (for everyone, xdxd), and it got me in tears yet again.
And then there's the ending-ending...
Ah, my god. I see and I kind of agree with what CP did, but it's still...
Honestly when he comes back to the story, I just want
Spoiler
Arya to go to the new island and leave in peace and surrounded by dragons. Just give me thatBut well...
To finish...
WE GOT 26 PEOPLE!!! 26!!! (L)
ann_s's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
marissa_is_reading's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jenny_hedberg's review against another edition
5.0
Äntligen har den sista boken kommit! Jag har väntat på att få läsa den och tänkte dela med mig lite av mina tankar om boken.
I Brisingr så lämnades vi i väntan på att Eragon skulle döda Galbatorix och med undran över hur han skulle kunna göra det nu när Eragon och Saphiras lärare Oromis dött. För att inte avslöja för mycket så jag bara att det löser sig och att varkatten Solembum har en viss roll i det hela.
I boken kämpar Eragon och Varden för att kunna döda Galbatorix och befria Alagaësia från hans ondska. När en högt uppsatt person blir kidnappad ställs saker på sin spets och Eragon måste ta ett större ansvar än förut. Hemligheter avslöjas och saker som förut verkade självklara är inte längre det.
Den sista boken är en spännande avslutning som jag tror att de flesta kommer vara nöjda med, även om vissa frågor förblir obesvarade. Dock så finns det chans att vi får se mera av Alagësia i framtiden.
Den avslutande boken är riktigt spännande och Paolini lyckas vrida berättelsen flera varv utan att det blir dåligt och krystat. Det hände många saker som fick mig att börja undra hur det faktiskt skulle gå för Eragon och Saphira (läses: jag trodde att det var kört) men Paolini överraskade med sin fantasi och känsla för vad som är trovärdigt och det som bara är Mary Sue-aktigt, alltså lite för perfekt och bra.
Inheritance (Arvtagaren på svenska) är en superbok som borde läsas av alla som anser sig gilla fantasy, och självklart av de som läst de tidigare böckerna. Boken kan också läsas med nöje av de icke-frälsta (de som inte läser fantasy och älskar genrén).
Jag rekommenderar verkligen att läsa boken på engelska eftersom den är mycket mer nyanserad och har ett fantastiskt språk på engelska.
I Brisingr så lämnades vi i väntan på att Eragon skulle döda Galbatorix och med undran över hur han skulle kunna göra det nu när Eragon och Saphiras lärare Oromis dött. För att inte avslöja för mycket så jag bara att det löser sig och att varkatten Solembum har en viss roll i det hela.
I boken kämpar Eragon och Varden för att kunna döda Galbatorix och befria Alagaësia från hans ondska. När en högt uppsatt person blir kidnappad ställs saker på sin spets och Eragon måste ta ett större ansvar än förut. Hemligheter avslöjas och saker som förut verkade självklara är inte längre det.
Den sista boken är en spännande avslutning som jag tror att de flesta kommer vara nöjda med, även om vissa frågor förblir obesvarade. Dock så finns det chans att vi får se mera av Alagësia i framtiden.
Den avslutande boken är riktigt spännande och Paolini lyckas vrida berättelsen flera varv utan att det blir dåligt och krystat. Det hände många saker som fick mig att börja undra hur det faktiskt skulle gå för Eragon och Saphira (läses: jag trodde att det var kört) men Paolini överraskade med sin fantasi och känsla för vad som är trovärdigt och det som bara är Mary Sue-aktigt, alltså lite för perfekt och bra.
Inheritance (Arvtagaren på svenska) är en superbok som borde läsas av alla som anser sig gilla fantasy, och självklart av de som läst de tidigare böckerna. Boken kan också läsas med nöje av de icke-frälsta (de som inte läser fantasy och älskar genrén).
Jag rekommenderar verkligen att läsa boken på engelska eftersom den är mycket mer nyanserad och har ett fantastiskt språk på engelska.
aj_humphreys's review against another edition
4.0
It's definitely my favorite book in the series and arguably the most action packed of the 4 stories. However, the ending left me disappointed. The resolution wraps up in a way that feels rushed and unexplained. Paolini then leaves readers with 125+ pages of exposition to end the story.
I'm content with the ending, but I'm not going to praise it either.
I'm content with the ending, but I'm not going to praise it either.
qjbrown96's review against another edition
4.0
Some people hate on these books because it “rips off LOTR”. Well if that’s how you feel then you shouldn’t like a single classic fantasy novel in existence because every single one is going to take some sort of inspiration from that book. Why? Because it’s amazing, it works, and we all love it. That being said this series has some similarities in the first book with LOTR but he progresses from those common tropes to make a pretty great series that is probably the best series you can get into for a new fantasy reader, besides Mistborn.
This book in particular was my favorite of the series for 90% of it. There was so much action, it was just wonderful. However the ending was soooo prolonged and Galbatorix’s death was so anti-climactic that I just had to bring it down a star.
He left the series in such a way that he’d be able to pick off where he left it pretty easy so I’m pretty excited for the next book coming out soon!
This book in particular was my favorite of the series for 90% of it. There was so much action, it was just wonderful. However the ending was soooo prolonged and Galbatorix’s death was so anti-climactic that I just had to bring it down a star.
He left the series in such a way that he’d be able to pick off where he left it pretty easy so I’m pretty excited for the next book coming out soon!
sh3s_a_rebel's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
3.0