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Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

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veraann's review against another edition

4.0

A lot of character development in this book. Eragon is still so whiny. Saphira cracks me up. I think Roran is great, some parts I liked reading about him more then Eragon. It's a pretty standard fantasy book, even the drawn out descriptions. My biggest gripe with the book is that it had some parts that seemed unnecessarily lengthy even for a wordy fantasy novel.

kayzo's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an excellent book. It started off a little slow but once the action began it was much better. There are new revelations to be had in this book and it is a must read.

cobycoyle's review against another edition

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4.0

Much better than Eldest. Still too wordy/too much exposition, but a better continuation. I’m enjoying Eragon and Roran’s character development and the interesting side plots (Elva, dwarf politics, etc) and such.

Though I will say…all that hullabaloo about Oromis and Glaedr coming out of hiding and then A, killing them off and B, having their death scene be boring just seems like a cop out.

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5.0

3rd read: 5 Feb 2023 - 12 feb 2023

rooting for the anti-hero is a full time job and i never called in sick!! also, for a book that is almost 800 pages, and for a third reread, i am still surprised by how easy it is to go through this story <3 childhood favourite indeed, for no small reasons <3
also, this volume has a lot of my favourite scenes in the series and it's just.... such a comforting feeling to just return to these moments so deeply ingrained into who i am as a reader.

2nd read: july 2014
1st read: sometime in like 2009?

agentmozell's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

This was where I had stopped when it released so many years ago and I’m so happy I decided to embark on a journey rereading this series to finish.

This book was the perfect balance of action, lore, and plot movement. The characters have grown so much over the course of the series that I just find myself grinning like an idiot over their successes, gasping in shock at their shortcomings (since I only read two chapters when it released initially), and feeling heartbroken at certain plot points.

I love that Eragon is a character without a love interest (aside from the one sided love for Arya) because it makes it feel more heavy. He’s so young and has everything on his shoulders, he really has no time to find love. But then we get it with his cousin Roran and Katrina who are stupid cute and bring the gravity of the war in a different light.

I cannot wait to finish the series with the next book, but first a break.