Search - Eldest (Inheritance, Bk 2)

I couldn't finish it. I liked "Eragon," although I found it verbose. It was written by a teen and it showed, but it still had sparkle and was enjoyable. It seems Paolini got a new thesarus for Christmas and used it without reserve. The story is predictable and drawn out, and by half way through I realized I didn't care at all what happened to any of the characters so why finish it? The story just doesn't move fast enough to be interesting and the writing is painful. I'll keep the book because I'm starting a collection for if and when I have kids. I can see a tween or teen getting into this series but it's just not good enough to keep me reading.

I complained about this book the whole time I was reading it but did like it. There was just way too much in it. There is such thing as too much detail. I thought that the first book was very vocabulary rich but this one didn't have as much. Not one I would read again but if you have read the first one then you should read this one too. Still very impressive for such a young writer.

I quite enjoyed this book. I found the storyline to be interesting and exciting. I liked reading about the developing relationship between Eragon and Saphira, and very much enjoyed reading about their experiences in Ellesmera. I was really surprised by the twist at the end. I like the series and recommend it.

Wonderful Book a must read for the fantasy buff..

Eldest was a great follow-up to Eragon. I enjoyed reading more about Eragon and Saphira. Not as many characters to remember.

I found this book more enjoyable than the first book, Eragon. Reading about Eragon's training with the elves was interesting although it brought to mind many other stories--Star Wars and the Karate Kid for starters. The major complaint I had about both Eragon and Eldest is that it is incredibly long--both books could have been edited down by at least 100 pages without harming the story. Eldest stoodd out because it keeps you guessing down to the last few chapters. Reading the chapter titles, I thought I knew what was going to happen but I was wrong. Looking forward to reading Brisinger to see how the final chapter plays out.