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Ugh, all politics, little action!

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I loved the first two books, but this third installment is a true challenge to finish, and I don't mean because of the length! 150 pages in, I was amazed that so little had truly happened in the form of adventures. It reads more like a political debate and is very boring, not to mention long-winded. Needless to say, I will not be buying the 4th book. And I'm very glad this was a gift and I didn't spend my own $18 on it. Sorry Christopher!

This book is the greatest!

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If the first book is great then this one is supreme. If you are reading this Paolini then I want you to know that I love this book! It's the best book in the inheritance series. I sure hope there are many more to come. Does anyone know when the fourth book is coming out? I hope it doesn't take too long or I might just die waiting! This series is so good in fact it helped to inspire me to write my own book. Cooper Age 11

Just a Good Read	Customer Rating:
I have read the first two books of this series and i was very happy with the thrird. it was very well written. I do have to say it was an unexpected ending. i thought this was a trilogy!! i was wrong! Overall I would tell you to buy it and hang on to it because you will read it again.

A big book filled with very little.

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This book was fairly disappointing. Paolini spent a lot of time on parts of the story that didn't deserve it, and the few areas of the story that did deserve the time were not given it. Many of the important plot elements that were revealed seemed to be very contrived and isolated from the rest of the books. It seemed as though he made them up while writing the book and didn't even know about them while writing the original two.

Anticipation

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When I was reading through Brisingr I kept waiting for all the exciting scenes to happen. After defeating the Ra'Zac I expected Eragon to keep going on more adventures. Instead, he sits in with the Varden, for oh too many pages, while I just want him to go off and do something. I really couldn't understand Eragon's fascination with Sloan. He's a minor character and that whole subplot was not interesting enough to make in it in this book (well, guess you could say that for 3/4 of the book.) Anyway, I understand there's some need for Eragon's transformation as a character, but it should not be boring. I was excited when Arya met up with Eragon, because I thought well that's the whole point of this trip; they can be alone. And then they just talked, and talked. I seriously hated Nasuada in this book. For all her wisdom, why did she have a Dragon Rider who's supposed to overthrow Galbatorix sit and listen to dwarves talk? When Orik wasn't around at the beginning I just assumed that he had become king. But no, they actually have some big debate thing, even though everyone knows Orik is going to win anyway. Why did Paolini make us listen to the dwarves? This whole book I was waiting for Eragon to go back to Ellesmera because I loved that part in Eldest. But no, politics. My favorite part was when they finally arrived in Ellesmera, even though it was rushed. Everyone knew throughout the whole book knew that Eragon was going to find his sword under the Menoa tree. I was glad when he got it, but I didn't so much like the process. Eragon found out Brom is his father (uhm, what's the big deal?) and that dragons use their heart of hearts to live forever. This felt a little like Paolini thought of it out of thin air. It makes sense, but I wanted a better explanation. Then, the big battle scene. Eragon shows everyone with his big blue dragon and fiery sword wo ho. What I don't understand is why Paolini keeps creating more villians for Eragon to possibly get killed by, when he does have to kill Galbatorix by the end of the 8th book. Though I'm glad there is probably a future for Eragon and Arya, even though they have a total of about 3 conversations in the book. And we dont even get to see Murtagh and Oromis fight. I found this fight confusing, and then sad when Oromis and Glaedr die. Seriously, if Eragon's mentors cannot defeat Murtagh Eragon is going to die a brutal death. This scene would have been a great climax, if we didn't have to see it through Glaedr's POV (how does that even work anyway?) Oh, I can't forget Roran and Katrina. Personally, I getting sick of their gushy loves scenes meant to spice up a book of fighting. And I get the importance of Roran (he's just a man, but he's awesome) even if you can kill 200 men, I still think you're boring. I get it, Roran's great, he rescued Carvalhall blah blah blah... I just don't want to have to read about him anymore. Overall, I love this series, and I loved Eldest. I loved seeing Eragon study in Ellesmera and get turned into an elf. I even loved how he was bested my Murtagh and the father revelation. I don't understand how some are saying Brisingr is better than Eldest, because i was just bored with Brisingr. Eragon actually does important things in Eldest, while throughout Brisingr, I kept thinking: Do you really have to write about all this nonessential stuff, Christopher Paolini?