Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

4 reviews

hedyharper's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Confinement, Pregnancy, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, and Death

sweetheart_ok's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Grab your flaming sword and prepare for an adventure!

As a fan of the first two installments in this Christopher Paolini series, I was eager to continue the story of Eragon and Saphira. They set off immediately to help Roran save his betrothed, Katrina, who was taken away by the nasty Lethblarka and their foul spawn. The tale involves multiple battles, fights, and skirmishes. Eragon seeks a weapon now that Zarroc has been claimed by Murtagh. Eragon still faces the question of his lineage and what it says about his character. He finds out the truth, and it's not what you think. Eragon and Saphira return to their mentors and find out information that may turn the tides for the Varden.
I enjoyed the book. The action moved through the plot with admirable speed. Eragon remains my favorite character. His adventures in the Dwarven realm delighted me with lore from that interesting race. My absolute favorite moment occurs between Eragon and the elves as he seeks to find a weapon worthy of a rider, and I was awed in a chapter of beauty, creativity, and artistry.
The loss of a wonderful character left me saddened and sympathetic. I wish it could have been different. If you love adventure sagas, character growth, and plenty of fight sequences, this is the book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Blood, Violence, Confinement, Torture, and Grief

clockworkhobbit's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, War, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Confinement, Murder, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Grief, Suicide attempt, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Cursing, Child death, Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Rape, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

2.75

I like that the author experimented with the structure of the book, going from perspective to perspective among the different characters, but boy, did this book drag. A lot of the details didn't feel necessary, and the book felt like it was long for the sake of being long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Torture

War