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I read these books so many times when I was growing up. I absolutely loved them! Anyone else think this would make a great movie or TV show? (I know there was an "attempt" for a movie series, but it sucked).
Tanman97
Only read the first one and it was pretty good, my brother had a "literature hard-on" for them though
ForeveraKritik
You mean Stars Wars with Dragons? Yeah, they were okay, I guess.
littlelegz
Ending made me cri
raknor88
I got into the series a couple weeks before Brisingr was released. The wait for Inheritance was very hard.
Redwolf2495
Eragon was the first "real" book I ever read. Good times. I loved how detailed the world and magic system were!
danrrpalade
I don't want to be annoying, but this are one of the worst books ever, badly written, underdeveloped and unreal characters, too cliché.
demonhunter901
I loved tyhese as a child
demonhunter901
these
20mandan
I enjoyed reading them the first time but there are MUCH better fantasies. And yeah the ending was really lame, except for the final fight.
jbcars4life
For a teenage author, fantastic! Still love rereading this. Eldest is my favorite. Brisingr was boring and Inheritance was eh. Still fun.
frozenkhaos12
I loved the series. After reading Eragon, I picked up the rest upon release. I've read them so many times that I've worn the covers 1/2
frozenkhaos12
off of the copies that I have. I wound up buying the digital copies in order to preserve what is left, lol. 2/2
LordOfTheRingDings
That's when you take em to a book binder and get em bound in leather!
GrandPoobahDeDoinkOfAllOfThisAndThat
My dyslexic ass learned to read with Eragon at the ripe old age of eleven
NoSWspoilers
Literally I started at fucking 9 years old. Turned me into the biggest goddamn nerd...
NeverSplitTheParty
And that’s when I found D&D...
Tyethehybrid
Loved it so much that I actually made a character to fit into the world.
Peregrine2976
Incredibly bizarre pacing in the last book, otherwise loved it.
complainsabouteverythingpmuch
What was it like? Never read that far.
DevonLacroix
McGuffin plot solutions out of thin air basically.
EarlQuortington
He had to tie up as many loose ends as he could at that point. xD
FellsApprentice
We did get the million dollar image of Arya drunk as fuck though and trying to hide it.
candiedhotdogs
I love books about 14 year olds written by 14 year olds like 14 year olds.
ForTaxReasons
Thank I was wondering if I was the only one that remembered them being kinda fanfiction-y
candiedhotdogs
They’re basically a mix of Star Wars and lord of the rings with names changed.
NotSoIndependentGamer
Loved the first 3. Need to read them again and add in 4.
xezuno
4 was a disappointing piece of shit save the time in your life to do anything else. Even watching twilight is a better use of your time
NotSoIndependentGamer
Woah that bad? That's a shame because from what I remember the first 3 were so good.
The5lacker
I like it less and less the more I think about it as an adult. It... doesn't quite hold up I'm afraid, at least for me.
EarlQuortington
I haven't gone back and read it again because I want to maintain my rosy memory. ;P
The5lacker
That's probably for the best. It'd also be for the best if I didn't tell you it's basically the plot of Star Wars.
EarlQuortington
To be honest, I'm not a huge Star Wars fan so that doesn't bother me too much. :/
The5lacker
I'm mostly just entertained that I hadn't noticed at first. Princess tries to get maguffin to old man, ends up in hands of boy, etc. etc.
sparkylife64
One of my favorite series of all time....damnit mow I gotta read them again!
CaptainInAPuddle
Not since the accident.
TheHeroOfTimeLink
Loved the books. Walked out of theater so damn pissed. Not an adaptation but loosely based on the book
Esperwhim
Writing was terrible in the first book after I reread it, but it's really entertaining imo
Itchy73
Ever reread Harry Potter? Same.
Camelspotting
Wasn't he like 15 when he wrote it?
v3rmilion
I hope you realize that doesn't excuse its problems
ForTaxReasons
Yeah his parents were publishers so they published it for him. I remember being super jealous in the 8th grade
VioletJoy
He was, and you can tell.
Exileddude
Nope, I loved it when I was a child, I was an adult before it finished. Terrible world building. Drew from too many others works.
Exileddude
I felt like Paloni wrote himself into a corner. The books had much potential, maybe he should have waited until he was older.
ForTaxReasons
Arya annoyed me so much even when I was 14 lol Eragon is a human teen so I get him being emo you are an ancient elf can you get a grip
ducktape50
I liked it especially because magic was explained. In Harry Potter for example, magic is very arbitrary and isn’t as well defined.
mistermoonyose
The whole training in the forest with the elves was sick.
SaintMaceToTheFace
Yes one of my favorite parts
lightbreaker
God that movie is still my response when some one asks "worst book to movie". Straight aweful!
OlivSBUnityQueen
Oh my goodness yes! I still remember counting the days to see the movie with my dad then both of us leaving the theatre so betrayed lmao!
Santooth
Really incredible how bad it was. I saw it in theaters and still haven't gotten over their "armor".
Unfortunate2
Seventh Son... Fan of both book series, this went far worse.
RandomGuy100000111111100
The worst part is that even the books have gone trash (Starblade). Guess Delaney ran out of idea's... So many things gone wrong.
Honeymoonmoon
Blood and Chocolate. Could have changed names and saved themselves any money they paid to the author.
cometsKing
That movie pissed me off so much. That and the “Percy Jackson” movies.
BeautifullyFrank
Same!
MelonsForDays
The golden compass (northern lights) springs to mind. I mean it wasn't terrible but I just wish I hadn't hyped it to my friends :/
ThirstyCalifornian
They butchered my favorite trilogy. I’m reaaalllyyyy hoping the BBC series is well done
strickenfw
Ender's game
CaptainAutismo
The Dark Tower. Utter garbage adaption
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IrisWolfe
They made a Last Airbender movie? When?
iSoulend
Yeah but at least they had the tact to leave it there; Percy Jackson wasn't so lucky
Cavin311
They never answered what the crazy tree elf lady took as payment for the meteor and it still buggs me a bit.
buckeesmom
Omg yes thank you!!
WinterSkies
Probably either his or Saphiras ability to have children, twinge in his belly could have been through draco-conect. Im pretty sure that 1/2
WinterSkies
Christopher said it would be explained in another book or something. But I'm quite doubtful that will happen.
JonSnowsFather
SOOOO MANY UNEXPLAINED THINGS. LIKE WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT FUCKING CAT?!?
DevonLacroix
I kinda like it personally. One of the things I always liked about the series was how it hints at the larger world (Sort of like the-
DevonLacroix
works by Tolkien he was emulating.) And the various fleeting characters Eragon would meet. Just one of life's fleeting chance encounters. -
DevonLacroix
Sortof like the Russian guy from the Sopranos that escapes a whacking and never comes up again. Just one of life's loose threads.
Clisis
Wrote a letter to Christopher Palonni back in the 8th grade and he wrote back. Best Halloween in my life.
DickRogers
Paolini* buddy
AlwaysTrustTheManInABigWhiteVan
He wrote to a random guy called Palonni and Palonni just went with it
DickRogers
lol nice one palonni
KanackyBiznasty
We didn't make it through the last one... the story seemed to be stretched to make more money. I loved the first 2 though.
EarthDragon2189
It was really weird to be done with the final fight and still have a third of the book to go.
SpruceCaboose
He took too damn long to write them. I got older, but his writing never really got better and it was hard to get into.
rinrenee
I particularly felt that way about he second to last. I think his third book ended up being a book and a half and was pushed to make it two.
KanackyBiznasty
Yep.
HarthRaytk
Yeah... I think I loved the characters so much, that I pushed through. The 2nd is my personal favorite.
kuzvo240
Yeah, I think the training with the elves in du weldenvarden was my favorite. Hmm, i think i'm gonna have to read them again. Dang it OP! ;
kuzvo240
Lol, I don't have time to read them again, but now I'll never be able to get them out of my head!
originalone
Agreed! Seeing life in the elven forest was like seeing fantasy Jedi training!
swefur
2nd is my favorite as well. It's one of the most worn books I own, I've read it so many times.
DantzyPance
I didn’t think it was money, more that he made it too complicated to finish in the 3rd book
IOnlyDrinkBeefMilk
The mind duels were always the coolest thing to read for me
justplainwaffles
I was just thinking about those this morning
AnExpertInThisField
They'd suck to watch, though. Two guys staring at each other. Or that'd be hilarious, to imagine the epic battle going on right there.
vwyx
Isn't that true in universe, too, though? Like, the Varden guards are chatting while the Twins sort of torture Eragon and Murtagh.
AnExpertInThisField
Basically. Nobody has any idea about the world going on around them. The torture, the utter mind fucking going on 3 feet away.
TresusIbor
Dramatic music and effects with their voices in their heads. Then the music stops when it cuts to show what it looks like to everyone else.
TheCroishKing
His cousin Roran Stronghammer was my favorite character, just a normal guy who did absolutely badass things.
ForTaxReasons
Roran to me was the only interesting man in a world of characters mostly lifted directly from LotR.
SOURCECODE01
"How many are left? About 200? Well, let's get to work, I guess." 194 kills later...
TheDrunkNinja
Literally the most intense and fascinating the books ever got was the focus on Carvahall after Eragon left.
Wooper160
That Battering Raft is still one of my favorite things about any of those books.
GadenKerensky
I want to see someone give him a shotgun, his hammer and a ton of ammo and see how he goes.
iSoulend
I think he was everyone's favorite, I don't know anyone he wasn't the favorite of.
EarlQuortington
My favorite character was Angela. Mysterious, intelligent, competent, jovial, etc... She was totally awesome!
chowfuntime
He was the original Samwise Gamgee!
cometsKing
Excuse you? LoTR was out LONG before this series, and Roran is more of a Badass than Sam ever was...apart from the Shelob fight.
cometsKing
Roran is an absolute beast. I mean who else would wrestle a freaking Urgal while still healing from 50 lashes and win? Badass motherfucker.
playingwithportals
I really thought he was a whiny little bitch for like most of the series.
RayMC
I can't deny this either. But for me, it was more or less that I had no reason to care about him. Unlike most of the other people here, (1)
RayMC
I actually like Eragon as a character and wanted to focus on him. I didn't like wasting time on Roran. To me, it was Eragon's story. (2)
BardbarianDancer
Too much like Perrin from the Wheel of Time. The "in just a common man whose better, but i don't want to be.'
Dunekoon
the only good char in my opinion. argetlam shmargetlam
LuckyFoxZero
me too!
firesword14
I was freaking and jumping during his fight in the town where he killed 200+ people
SOURCECODE01
193, or 194 if you count the one he mortally wounded before he was finished by archers.
winsZero
I scrolled through just for someone commenting this. My favorite event in just about any book I’ve read. So epic
ChanceChampion
All those praise and no one mentions when he was covered in oil a pinned a big-ass Orc in a bare handed wrestling match?
Aepsy
Fuck when I had a facebook page i made crappy memes about Rorans greatness and that was one of my favorites.
Aepsy
Something like "(top)Challenged to bout by hulking prince of orc tribes (bottom) wrestles him into submission in nothing but a loincloth"
MesiDoomstalker
No shit. His fucking attack on that one city, with the barges. Amazing.
cheers4games
Shoved his bloody tooth back in its place. What a ledge.
Blazic
What a ledge indeed.
GrandPoobahDeDoinkOfAllOfThisAndThat
"Oh hey there's my tooth that just got knocked out by a FEKN EXPLOSION! The root is still intact, time to just shove it back into my gums!"
B3arJ3w8264
SAME. I once read Eldest with just Roran's parts. Really good mini-book.
TheCroishKing
Hahaha I did the same! Skipped Eragon doing a whole lot of nothing and got the best part of the story
B3arJ3w8264
Exactly! Plus it was interesting to see how all of Roran's parts could be a complete stand-alone.
ohballs
ive told my wife about the name and she likes it for a kid. she approves though she has no idea where it comes from. my little secret
HarthRaytk
Haha. Cool name. I've always wanted "Tiberius".
Blazic
His middle name better be Stormwind, if you go that route.
UWantSumFuk
I feel the same way about Karliah from Skyrim if I ever have kids
sticksosteel
Time to bring out the smith's hammer and go fuck up some creepy bird monster people
articsunrise
I always thought they were bat-like
RayMC
Idk why but those things always creeped me out. I guess it's how they were described. Like dragons, but twisted. I like them for that.
LazyTheAssCat
Imagining the scene where he almost singly handedly held a choke point of bodies still gives me chills. Eragon was neat, Roran is memorable.
TheYoungBear
nothing like standing atop 200 corpses you've made
LazyTheAssCat
The whole setting was ridiculous, but the idea of such overwhelming martial effect has that effect.
glink33
With a fucking hammer, none of that sword training bullshit, just picks up a hammer from his forge and starts fucking people up!
SB993
Its for breaking the glaze
cometsKing
From Horst’s forge, actually. But yeah, he was basically Alagaësian Thor.
EmeraldOz
And he literally continued to use that random ass hammer to change the entire tide of a national war
CycloneSP
yeah, his entire arc was so much more well written than the rest of the story imo. Would be awesome to see that type of char more often.
TuboThePanda
Y'all remember he stole a big ass ship right?
geruhn
It's really funny when I reread the second book I skipped over Eragons parts :D
HarthRaytk
True. Dude was cool. I think my favorite was Brom. I'd love to see prequel backstory for him
NeverForgiveAlwaysForget
I want an Angela based book!
ExplodingRobotColon
Obi-one Brom :p. I always saw a lot of similarities to star wars but loved the series
Howitgumstochewfivefeels
Obi-brom*
ExplodingRobotColon
RayMC
I loved Brom so much. I thought he'd be one of the primary characters for the entire series. I was so surprised & devastated when he died…
LukeHighWalker7
So hard to wad makes me super sad everytime
clawthewolf
Obi-Wan effect. The mentor always dies
ilikebadpunsandicannotlie
Jeremy Irons as Brom was the only pro for the movie "attempt" because of all the other good actors cast he stuck it out and took it (1/2)
HarthRaytk
Agreed
ilikebadpunsandicannotlie
seriously. I have so much respect for John Malkovich but even he was hard to watch because he looked like he wanted to kill himself.
MeatyKiwi
There's a 5th book coming out. See reply for link
MeatyKiwi
Also a prequel is in the works potentially. Enjoy
MeatyKiwi
http://inheritance.wikia.com/wiki/Book_5
zanedesantis
Oh my god yes. At the fourth book Eragon's struggles bored me, but my goodness did Roran have a strong arc.
TigerWalt
That was the only thing that kept me going as I read it.
LurkingEhlek
Yep. When the creepy bird people got killed I lost all investment.
TheCroishKing
It's been awhile since I read the 4th book, but doesn't Roran choke out some evil general and crush his dragon heart? I remember it was dope
Piefromhell
Yeah after the general fought a batallion of elves and the queen and roran had a building fall on him to.
TheCroishKing
Now that's a chapter I'm going to re-read lol
retsaoter
Strong start, completely fell flat in the ending. Last book got fucked by publishers pushing a deadline. Galbatorix fight was utter garbage.
Tomatopastehater
Totally agree. Was a sad disappointment for the final book :(
hypostatic
100% agree. I was sadly disappointed
TheRockDude
I disliked the part where they fought the shade. stronger than durza, fight ends in like 2 paragraphs
cwagrant
The ending was weird as shit. Like... there was this anticlimactic battle and then it just sort of continued to drag on for awhile after.
phoenixsphinx
After that scene was done i was really annoyed for having read this all for that fight
trinori
I honestly liked all of them.
Sstargamer
book 4 may be one of my facorite books ever, i loved the way that fight resulted.
mybunsarestale
I enjoyed the first two but book three just dragged and most of it felt like a recap of the first two. I'd love a TV series for the books.
MrDrMuffinPants
I know there is a really well received re-write of most of the last book, but I've lost the link and I never actually read it.
LionOfRome
Hell no I loved it. The whole point was that galbatorix had so many wards and total control over his mind, he was impervious to normal 1/2
LionOfRome
Combat. I liked that Eragons tactic came from the vision the eldunari gave him.2/2
MysteryX95
Still better than the*we don't talk about that*
clooney900
100% agree. that LOTR ending of a boat ride was painful.
JustAnotherLinkInTheChain
So that’s what happened. Damn I thought the kid just burned out his good ideas
BlainesMagmar
I agree, I loved the build-up despite the obvious heavy borrowing from Tolkien. It was the ending that was a real slap in the face.
PhantomX6
The world building and plot were great, the execution not so much.
PizzaStation
The ending almost ruined the series for me. It was so good for 3.5 books, then a pile of steaming shit.
Dragonmemer
What happens with Firnen???
FluffyTheFluffyDog
Why did you spoil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt
PanicAtTheEverywhere
Agreed, I didn't like the 3rd and hated the 4th
mantisaurusrex
I own all four but I still can't bring myself to read the last one for this reason. :/
mardonious
you didnt like the big bad being defeated by the power of friendship?
retsaoter
It was poorly executed. It could have made sense if it were better tied to his mother. Morzan taught her heal. she used it to kill somedudes
sprinckletitties
Couldn't agree more. Started lagging at the end of the third book.
couchcomedian
The only book I bought was the last book. Never completed reading it.
malexmatt
I don't think he gets to be 'fucked by publishers' when he bought a publisher in the first place
JohnJacobJingleHeimerSmitt
Yeah I agree. As a whole it was super enjoyable but the ending was anti climactic and stung...
SirSnickleFritz
While i do agree, its nice that there wasnt a "happy ending" per say. All in all a very enjoyable series
Desomega
I'll still never stop laughing at how Arya "batman'd" Eragon.
Paradigmthefallen
THIS! Oh my gosh, that final book just felt like five degrees of unnecessary and forced.
basball6969
Did you read the first paragraph of the first book? It read like a 12 year old describing a video game he once saw.
bashya
well he was like 14 when he wrote the book
basball6969
And it shows, is what I'm saying
StarmineRendezvous
I STILL want to know what the tree took from Eragon...
Snow23
Empathy, I think.... or an emotion that distances himself from those he knows. He left at the end with only tears for arya, and no one else
Snow23
/2) that's why he could leave everyone else behind. But Arya was something different. I'm guessing true name had something to do with it
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
Or the ability/desire to love those around him.
imgurforants
I wanna know where solebum met angelina. what about that guy that could see the magic stored in the jewels. What about those two weird
imgurforants
ladies that Eragon saw that one time and went into depth describing the mystery about them, and then we never see them?
StarmineRendezvous
I don't follow the writers other works, but I have read an interview with him/her, and they said the answers to many of the things in Eragon
StarmineRendezvous
would be in other works of theirs, since the world/s are connected, either being the same or in some other way.
FlipSideOfThePillow
I was so excited for the last book and it was just awful, pure rubbish. The second book was the best one.
Kayleavi
His adoptive brother had some of the best chapters in book 2. Hammer time!
LocoInfidel
To be fair find me an ending that didn't piss everyone off.
Desomega
I loved pretty much the entire series except for the Galb fight and the Murtagh romance. Otherwise, I enjoyed it tons.
GrossIncandescence
THANK you, first person I have met who also agrees that Murtagh+Nasuada was totally unnecessary.
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
well then don't watch the next star wars
MORAGON
I liked the romance between them, it brought a humanity to Murtagh when everyone thought he was gone
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
I liked that, I was hoping for more after the win.
Desomega
It felt too out of the blue for my tastes. Perhaps I just missed it in the other books, but it felt super tacked on, ya know? No buildup.
SkepticMech
It was hinted at within a few chapters of them reaching the Varden. Murtagh notes that she frequently vists him in his room/cell.
Desomega
See, I wouldn't have thought of that as having any romantic connotation, personally. But hey, I suppose it must've.
slashslashtlas
THREE BOOKS OF SETUP FOR THREE SENTENCES OF PAY OFF? EAT MY ASS PAOLINI
sconesarenice
I wish I could upvote this more. My entire reaction to the ending!
LvAllen
And 100 pages of "And then the Dragons Fucked!"
DuecesCJ
And "Eragon and didn't fuck Arya"
TresusIbor
Did he fuck Saphira at least?
slashslashtlas
https:// bad-dragon. com/ didn't exist in the time period :/
TheMostSensibleofChuckles
I loved it all and have read all of them multiple times. I like coming back to them after years to see how I have changed.
SudoNimm
Yeah I mean it became clear that it was written by a 14 year old, or however young he was. Good books, just a little weak.
retsaoter
He was 19 when Inheritance was written. That's not a good excuse when 1-3 were good.
SudoNimm
No, I'm saying they were all weak.
IllusivePanda
3 good books is still really good for someone just out of highschool though
retsaoter
Homeschool. Yeah, 3 good books. It is really the publishers that ruined the 4th.
JapAnus
I didn't even realize it was a teenager writing the books, they were so good. I loved how magic was portrayed. Hope he continues writing.
zamielvanweber
1-3 had some serious issues. I literally cannot re-read them because now that I am not an excitable young man I cannot miss them.
RandomLettersAssortment
Examples? (I don't remember the details as well anymore)
zamielvanweber
It is all over the place. Humans just kinda have no culture. Elves are super awesome cool amazing but it never feels justified. 1/2
B3N15
It also suffered from the main character being a Mary Sue with an impressive power creep. The fight was garbage because he had to break...
B3N15
the rules of his universe to make the BBEG a threat to the main characters.
DarkZalgo
How did he break the rules of his universe? It was said several times before that wordless magic was possible, just dangerous.
B3N15
More of the fact that the name of the ancient language thing that just stops magic from working, no questions asked. He made Eragon too...
B3N15
powerful and had to find a way to just stop magic from working to make Galbatorix a threat.
NeverSplitTheParty
11/10 why Roran seems to be everybody’s favourite character. He had plot armour, but nobody was really expecting him to step up like that!
readyforsleeps
My problem was always with the Deus Ex Machina of the dragon transformation magic in Eldest. Instead of a character struggling to overcome
readyforsleeps
his disadvantages he becomes this all powerful Mary Sue who can do anything now. I also feel like the timeline is way off for his training.
readyforsleeps
The Varden should have waited until Eragon was more trained as well. Then something else should've predicated his return, an attack on
readyforsleeps
Surda or restlessness among some of the outer lying cities of the Empire.
DeBlonde
SPOILERS: I liked the idea of finishing Gal with wordless spell and dragon thoughts, but I agree with too much build-up for too little
Aepsy
Thanks I only made it to the third and I had someone tell me the ending (awkward dragon sex intensifies), but now I know. Oh question though
Aepsy
was galbatorix killed with a sword? there was a blacksmith around books 2-3 that said the fight would be won by "steel and not magic" lol
DickDastardly404
Its a shame because afaik the kid was 15 when he wrote the first one. I imagine the pressure and expectation after to create something 1/2
DickDastardly404
That stood up to that high bar was pretty immense. Sort of like child actor/ genius syndrome. They’re just not old and experienced to 1.5/2
DickDastardly404
Deal with that crushing expectation. Adults have coping mechanisms and failures under their belts. Children do not. 2/2
FuckYourMorality
Looking at his current state, he hasn't done anything new in a decade.
DickDastardly404
yeah, he was probably put off tbh
kuradag
never read the last one
IainG101
Tempted to say don't; it really was sub-par. It really reads like he painted himself into a corner in the first book and couldn't escape it.
spamshampoo
I just got the last one not too long ago but I am going to reread the first three again before I start the fourth one.
readyforsleeps
Honest opinion? Never liked Nasuada as leader of the Varden, just seemed too much of a stretch for her character and totally cliche with the
readyforsleeps
"damsel in distress" plotline he wrote into Inheritance. Ajihad should've been kept alive at least part way through Eldest and
readyforsleeps
given her more opportunity to gain leadership experience before having him axed.
nemo3590
Basically. I thought each book was weaker than the one before, basically forcing myself through the last one. Ironic considering his age.
MaterialisticWorm
Maybe he lost his child-like imagination and/or decided he didn't really want to write anymore.
BlackDragoness
By his account, he read a lot of classic fantasy after writing the first one. I think it cramped the fresh innocent style he had.
Kenkyaku
Haven't finished the last book, but I loved everything about it! Swords, magic, dragons! It was fucken awesome! I wanna reread it now.
SilasWing
Hey man, I agree with everyone here. Read until Eragon comes face to face with Galbatorix, then make up your own ending.
Anhor
It's still enjoyable. Just keep your expectations low.
xezuno
If you have to lower your expectations it's not enjoyable. Raise your standards
Anhor
I didn't say "lower your expectations". I said "keep them low". As in "don't expect something grant, don't hype it". That's not the same.
Kenkyaku
I have the first book somewhere in my room but it's all beat up because I always had it with me. I'll buy the whole set soon.
TheLastFireBender
I don't recommend it. The books where awesome when I read them as a teenager. But the books have huge flaws that where not as noticeable /1
TheLastFireBender
When I was younger. I recommend not to taint the memory by rereading them as an adult /2
JapAnus
I read them a while back, and only once, so maybe it is nostalgia. But damn I remember being obsessed with the series.
SnivellusSnape
Don't finish it! You cant unread the ending
FirefighterCaboose
Don t expect the shit with Arya to be anything but disappointing.
EarlQuortington
What were you looking for in the ending with Arya?
FirefighterCaboose
Honestly I would have settled for anything besides some whispering into each other's ears. Hell, id have been ok if she died a good death.
IainG101
Anything other than it being sacrificed to make the victory the exact amount of bittersweet the author desired
xezuno
A normal romantic ending considering there was three books of build up
EarlQuortington
Well... Arya always made it very clear she wasn't interested in a relationship outside of a close friendship. The romance was one-sided. :/
pixarpizza
I skipped a chapter and refuse to go read it now so I never finish it. I got super sick of Roran at one point.
AFigmetOfYourImagination24
But you can't deny it was good
AFigmetOfYourImagination24
I have read it hundreds of time
AFigmetOfYourImagination24
Times*
LvAllen
I can. Listen to them on an audio book. The excessive and useless description gets old fast. Your eyes gloss over, but you hear every word.
sockmarks
I only read the first one for this reason. It was just difficult to get through that stuff. You could feel when he pulled a thesaurus out.
NeverSplitTheParty
Still, I have to say Eldest was my favourite- Doran’s small-scale war against the Razac and the Carvahall evacuation remain my personal
NeverSplitTheParty
Favourite arc in the entire series- it took these disposable exposition characters and made them really mean something- Baldor in particular
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NeverSplitTheParty
One guy with enough motivation could do the same job, and all he needed was a BIG FUCKING HAMMER. From a basic exposition tool to a
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NeverSplitTheParty
Because the supplies are so scarce, everything hit closer to home. Every death carried weight, far more so than it did in Farthen Dûr or
NeverSplitTheParty
On the Burning Planes. The tension and drama, how Roran continually bets the farm and wins, it feels reckless, terrifying, and amazing 11/10
Sheepyhead
I thought it was quite clever actually. What would you have preferred? That Eragon chopped his head off like a bloody warlord?
retsaoter
There was no fight, challenge, conflict resolution. It went from Galb having total control to killing himself by nuclear explosion.
Sheepyhead
I also feel like any sort of "fight" would have fallen in heavily on Galb's side
HarthRaytk
Maybe if it were made into a tv series it could be reworked.
TheLetterKay
Yes. Made by the people doing game of thrones.
JustADayTripper
Not sure if it would do it any good.
darkdragonempress
Part of the issue was they tried to cram so much in that they left a lot of great stuff out.
xDrugUserx
Lolwut?! Saphira had feathers for goodness sake
darkdragonempress
If I'm being honest the only memories that stuck with me was Jeremy Irons being awesome.
ItsSirUnimpressive
I agree, the series should move to a visual format FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
Emmaterasu
I take it the movie wasn't very good then
holyclaw94
i liked the movie
ItsSirUnimpressive
Then you didn't read the book.
ItsSirUnimpressive
What movie?
NeverSplitTheParty
I don’t see a movie, do you?
CanadaEhBuddy
Not true, W. E. B Griffins corps and brotherhood of war series both would make great shows
ItsSirUnimpressive
I'm not sure what those are or why they make my statement less true, but you do you.
CanadaEhBuddy
Try then out if you like historical fiction