Brisingr (2 Viewers)

[Jessica14]

Okay, who else was waiting at the bookstore yesterday when it came out at 1401 AEST? I'm up to page 133 so far.... I had 2 parties this weekend otherwise I would be finished.

 

[Born Dancer]

actually, i was in borders in the city when it was released. but i was downstairs reading roger ebert's "your movie sucks" which is a compilation of the movies he's reviewed and given 0 to

 

[shinji]

oh snap. it's released?

 

[withoutaface]

Weren't the previously books terrible, cliched junk?

 

[shinji]

i quite liked the previous books.

To each, their own is what I say.

 

[Omie Jay]

holy crap, WHY DOES WIKIPEDIA ALREADY HAVE THE COMPLETE PLOT??? NOW I KNOW THAT #$%^ IS ~$^G&N&S $%&*E~ AND THAT ^R*^@% AND %&*#$% ^I$'S!!!!!!!!!

Same thing happened when deathly hallows came out: "Wow so its released!...ok...yes...wait WHY AM I READING THIS!!!!!!!! SPOILRZZZZZ!"

Yeah, gotta get brisingr wen uni finishes.

 

[bawd]

holy crap, WHY DOES WIKIPEDIA ALREADY HAVE THE COMPLETE PLOT??? NOW I KNOW THAT #$%^ IS ~$^G&N&S $%&*E~ AND THAT ^R*^@% AND %&*#$% ^I$'S!!!!!!!!!

Same thing happened when deathly hallows came out: "Wow so its released!...ok...yes...wait WHY AM I READING THIS!!!!!!!! SPOILRZZZZZ!"

Yeah, gotta get brisingr wen uni finishes.

Hahahahaha. LOL. I do that sometimes as well.

Is the Eragon series good by the way? And why should I read it?

 

[Omie Jay]

"Is it good by the way?" she asks...

IMO its the best book series ever, better than harry potter, i really like the last 3 hp books, the others not as much, but the inheritance cycle (eragon, eldest, brisingr) are such awesome books. YOU MUST READ!

 

[bawd]

"Is it good by the way?" she asks...

IMO its the best book series ever, better than harry potter, i really like the last 3 hp books, the others not as much, but the inheritance cycle (eragon, eldest, brisingr) are such awesome books. YOU MUST READ!

Of course I am going to ask if it is good, how the heck am I supposed to know whether or not I will be wasting my time reading it? People said the same thing about Twilight, namely that it was better than Harry Potter and it was a shocking disappointment.

 

[Kwayera]

Of course I am going to ask if it is good, how the heck am I supposed to know whether or not I will be wasting my time reading it? People said the same thing about Twilight, namely that it was better than Harry Potter and it was a shocking disappointment.

I've read half of Eragon (which was enough) and it's written clunkily and has a somewhat (lol) formulaic and cliched plot - some good ideas but poorly executed.

 

[F-O-B]

Read the first book..
totally crapola IMO. didnt the guy write it when he was 13 or some crap? he's basically come up with a really cliched story, threw in some big random words n BAM you have Eragon.

 

[Omie Jay]

At least read eragon, bawd, then decide you'll decide to read the others.

 

[Patar]

Weren't the previously books terrible, cliched junk?

heck yes. Rip off of everything from Star Wars to Lord of the Rings.

pathetic garbage. and that's a conservative comment considering the terribly written, cliched and poorly characterised nature of this book.

 

[shinji]

At least read eragon, bawd, then decide you'll decide to read the others.

or #3 .. since it has a summary of both book 1 and 2 at the beginning. hahah

@Patar:
Okay, i would like to see you write a novel that is better than the inheritance series. Your words seem a bit over the top for a review.

pathetic garbage

what may be one person's garbage, may be another persons treasure.

 

[Patar]

or #3 .. since it has a summary of both book 1 and 2 at the beginning. hahah

@Patar:
Okay, i would like to see you write a novel that is better than the inheritance series. Your words seem a bit over the top for a review.


what may be one person's garbage, may be another persons treasure.

I could write a better novel than the Inheritance series underwater with my eyes closed.

 

[Omie Jay]

Yeah patar, u only wish u were as awesome as Chris Paolini.

 

[Patar]

Riches, does not equate to a measure of having a 'better' finished product. Look at Citizen Kane!

Paolini had his parents publishing company publish the book; they got publicity through intensive marketing, not quality.

With the advent of the movie especially, the book is now starting to get critical attention - and that is where people are starting to ask HOW could this have happened?

I'm not getting into this - anyone who thinks this book is a shining example of greatly written sentences and non-ripped plot is too shallowly read to warrant my attention.

EDIT: Jay - I do not consider Paolini 'awesome' - I consider him to be a disgrace. Therefore, do not imply I wish to be a disgrace as well. Thanks.

 

[shinji]

hahahaha mate if you're such a top writer then hurry up and get published, i'm really looking forward to your magnum opus.

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Sure, the plot may not be original, it may not be the best literature in the world, but it does what it's set out to do; and that is to provide entertainment.

I don't think that you can argue against that. If you do, then you are an idiot.

And btw, not every book is 100% original, most books are influenced by the older classic books, others have a degree of uniqueness around them.

 

[Jessica14]

Yeah, it is your cliched fantasy type book, but a good read all the same. It's much like all of the other books I read in this genre, though it has its own way of conveying the same notion of good and evil. If you haven't read it and you love a good fantasy novel (or series) I would suggest it.

 

[Omie Jay]

yeah, DEFINATELY a good read, i dont read fantasy series's, but this one is overflowing with awesomeness.