Trae reviewed Brisingr by Christopher Paolini (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
Review of 'Brisingr, or, The seven promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I enjoyed Brisingr. I liked it pretty much as much as the other two novels. This story does much for Roran's character that was initiated in Eldest and is enhanced here. It builds on the dwarve's race as well as fleshes out Nasuada's character. He has created a great canvas on which to paint his story, and that's what keeps me coming back for more.
Although it was a very enjoyable book, I can't seem to feel like this one was much of a transition book into the next novel. Not much truly transpired other than the setup to the events that will occur in the next novel. I also can't get past how, although Eragon has grown quite a bit through his trials and based on some of his decisions, he's still very whiny. The guy has the lowest self-esteem of any character I have read (outside of characters …
I enjoyed Brisingr. I liked it pretty much as much as the other two novels. This story does much for Roran's character that was initiated in Eldest and is enhanced here. It builds on the dwarve's race as well as fleshes out Nasuada's character. He has created a great canvas on which to paint his story, and that's what keeps me coming back for more.
Although it was a very enjoyable book, I can't seem to feel like this one was much of a transition book into the next novel. Not much truly transpired other than the setup to the events that will occur in the next novel. I also can't get past how, although Eragon has grown quite a bit through his trials and based on some of his decisions, he's still very whiny. The guy has the lowest self-esteem of any character I have read (outside of characters that this was the intent). He should take a lesson from Roran and become confident in his abilities. Although Paolini's juvenile style is still common in this book, he's done a great deal in working his way out of that. With all the issues, I was still drawn into the world as it sparked my imagination.
If you like fantasy, then this book should treat you well. It's not difficult to read (although Paolini decided to use every adjective he could think of in writing this one).
