 2008-10-13 - Brisingr Review
This book is long winded... while Eragon was excellent and Eldest not very good - at least this one is better than Eldest. However boring in places. Christopher Paolini said this was going to be a trilogy and I was hoping to finish the series with this book, however at the end of the thrid book, you find out there is going to be a fourth book that will conclude the story. I am disappointed that I'm going to have to read another book for the conclusion... not to mention waiting for it to come out in print. It seems it too a long time between book 2 and book 3 to be printed, I'm just wondering how long it will be for book 4. In conclusion, if I had known how this series would read overall... I probably wouldn't have read it.
 2008-10-13 - Brisingr Rocks
Wow! As a reader of Earagon and Eldest, the belated release of Brisingr
was pure torture. When my copy arrived, via UPS, it was 2 days of near
non-stop bliss. It still blows me away that these works of fantasy fiction were created by a kid...go Palini! Brisingr was everything I had
hoped for, staying true to the story, providing enough detail to fill in
the blanks of each character, yet creating the insatiable desire to want
more. I will die if the last book is too long in coming!!!
2008-10-13 - Not for children
I loved this book, but this is not a children's book. As I read other reviews and people calling it a children's book, I am amazed. Yes, the story is fantasy, and a great concept for children, but there is way too much gory detail in these books. The opening of brisinger with the gory sacrifices to the Ra'zacs is not something I would want my child to hear. It would give them nightmares. The first book with the infant on the spear left a terrible image in my mind, and right then I quit reading the books to my kids and just read them myself. Once again,I love the books, but as a parent I want to warn other parents out there that these books are very bloody, and scary for children. Great for older teens and adults. NOT a children's book.
 2008-10-13 - A huge disappointment
If I had realized when I picked up this book that it wasn't the final installment, I wouldn't have bought it. I loved Paolini's first book, his second was a bore (but had a brief bright spot of action and conflict at the end), and this third installment was just as bad as the second. When I finished the final page of book three only to find out I have to wait for a book four to discover how it ends, I was extremely annoyed.
In his acknowledgments, Paolini says he expanded the series to four books because Brisngr ended up being more complex than he expected. The truth is, he just needed a good editor. The story isn't as much complex as it is BORING. The author provides thousands of utterly useless facts, conversations, and actions. At one point in the book he points out that one of the characters is long winded. Unfortunately, it's true of the author himself.
This could easily have been the final book (and should have been). The story does have a few, brief bright spots when the action heats up. And the author has some creative ideas. But there are only about 150 pages of worthwhile reading and they do not make up for the other 600 pages of drivel. If the author had used the other 600 pages to actually tell the story, then this book could have wrapped up the series.
I feel like I've been cheated. I won't be buying the fourth book and I can't recommend this one.
 2008-10-13 - A good read and a great installment in the series.
I love the "Eragon" Series and am really satisfied with this installment. It has plenty of twist and turns and more than enough action. I suggest this book along with "Eldest" and "Eragon" However good this book is I do suggest you read the aforementioned books first in order to fallow the story properly.
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