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A review by emdashemily
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
5.0
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!