Jennifer L. (JennL) reviewed Eldest (Deluxe Edition) (Inheritance Trilogy) on + 70 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Second book provides the reader with a more in-depth look into the mastermind behind this trilogy. The plot thickens as Eragon continues his journey and inner struggle over his responsibilities involved in being a dragon rider. Impossible to put the book down until it has been read from cover to cover.
Ashley B. (daredevilgirl013) reviewed Eldest (Deluxe Edition) (Inheritance Trilogy) on + 746 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book is a bit more detailed compared to the first, and it does get boring in spots, but the action speeds it up again for a bit. This book mainly gives you information on the dragon riders and how they were formed and their training and what is to be done next. I believe that this is an important part of the trilogy as one must know why Eragon has to go through the training and what his training is.
Helpful Score: 1
I had put off reading this book for the few years I've had it because I was so disappointed with the first one in the series. This one fulfilled all my expectations of failure because what little does happen is overly explained to the point of it being boring. I got to 100 pages and had to stop torturing my mind. If I'm lucky, they'll improve this story, like they did the first one, by making it into a movie.
Eragon and Saphira are just annoying. They both are exceedingly immature and when they don't get their way, they pout. Yet, they are both made to seem so worldly that they know everything as well. Such as when the council of wanted the pair's support and they knew they were being used. It was irritating at how Eragon's character is written to always know what others are planning/thinking when he himself hasn't the experience on his own to feasibly know all these things. It's like the author has made him too omniscient because the writer is too immature in his ability to be able to use foreshadowing and employ deeper plots effectively.
The dialogues in this book are also very corny and stereotypical. It's like the author pulled everything he's seen in movies when it comes to what the characters in the book have to say. There's a lot of over-dramatization that leaves you rolling your eyes and it got old fast--like within the first 20 pages.
This book also reminds me of playing an RPG game where you are lead along by your nose. Such as when Eragon has to travel to the elves and he has to travel with Arya because communications aren't able to reach the elves due to wards that only allow messages out... What?!?! It's just stupid. There's a lot of this in the book for other situations as well and it just made for a poor read.
Overall, I'd avoid this book because there are a lot of other fantasy writers out there who have proved their worth because they can write and not because they're bragging about graduating at fifteen as a result of being home-schooled. It's obviously affected his ability to see things outside the box.
Eragon and Saphira are just annoying. They both are exceedingly immature and when they don't get their way, they pout. Yet, they are both made to seem so worldly that they know everything as well. Such as when the council of wanted the pair's support and they knew they were being used. It was irritating at how Eragon's character is written to always know what others are planning/thinking when he himself hasn't the experience on his own to feasibly know all these things. It's like the author has made him too omniscient because the writer is too immature in his ability to be able to use foreshadowing and employ deeper plots effectively.
The dialogues in this book are also very corny and stereotypical. It's like the author pulled everything he's seen in movies when it comes to what the characters in the book have to say. There's a lot of over-dramatization that leaves you rolling your eyes and it got old fast--like within the first 20 pages.
This book also reminds me of playing an RPG game where you are lead along by your nose. Such as when Eragon has to travel to the elves and he has to travel with Arya because communications aren't able to reach the elves due to wards that only allow messages out... What?!?! It's just stupid. There's a lot of this in the book for other situations as well and it just made for a poor read.
Overall, I'd avoid this book because there are a lot of other fantasy writers out there who have proved their worth because they can write and not because they're bragging about graduating at fifteen as a result of being home-schooled. It's obviously affected his ability to see things outside the box.
This is my favorite book in the cycle so far! Most people like Eragon best, but this book is great and it has a surprise ending where Eragon learns of his connection to Murtagh. I must admit the part where Eragon gets magically transformed was a little annoying, but still a must read.
Adessa W. (dernerdery) reviewed Eldest (Deluxe Edition) (Inheritance Trilogy) on + 2 more book reviews
good book very detailed
Amy B. (BaileysBooks) reviewed Eldest (Deluxe Edition) (Inheritance Trilogy) on + 491 more book reviews
I'll admit it: I'm a glutton for punishment. I trudged through Eragon and found it mediocre at best. And yet I still gave Eldest a try. I was left with the same unimpressive results.
Once again, I found the sory predictable, simple, and cliche. I will grant Paolini some improvement in his writing style (not sure I want to use the word 'maturity') but as a whole it was somewhat better. The characters are still only semi-developed, and once again I found myself not really caring about what happened to any of them.
I don't want to say that the story is completely without merit... there is a semi-surprising twist at the end and on a very basic level I did find myself a little curious as to what would happen next. As with Eragon, as long as you aren't expecting great, ground-breaking fantasy literature, then this book makes for very easy reading without making much of an impression.
Once again, I found the sory predictable, simple, and cliche. I will grant Paolini some improvement in his writing style (not sure I want to use the word 'maturity') but as a whole it was somewhat better. The characters are still only semi-developed, and once again I found myself not really caring about what happened to any of them.
I don't want to say that the story is completely without merit... there is a semi-surprising twist at the end and on a very basic level I did find myself a little curious as to what would happen next. As with Eragon, as long as you aren't expecting great, ground-breaking fantasy literature, then this book makes for very easy reading without making much of an impression.
