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meganbmoore) wrote2006-11-30 09:29 pm
meganbmoore) wrote2006-11-30 09:29 pm
another Eragon spot post(longer than originally intended, cuz Murtagh rocks)
Aaah, Murtagh, I am loving you more and more. Eragon, shut up and listen to Murtagh...you'll live longer and pick up some more survival skills. Murtagh just gave his origins(incidentally, unless Paolini is setting up a huge red herring, he may as well write "they're brothers" all over the margins in big block letters) and why he doesn't want to go to the Varden, and pointed out that onething most fantasy heroes tend to forget...overthrow the evil emperor, yes. But can we please not completely overthrow the government so we can avoid the total chaos and anarchy thing?
And, of course, Eragon with his rose colored glasses on isn't listening, even when Saphira agrees with Murtagh.
And then there was the testing when, after clearing Eragon and declaring him off limits for killing, the dwarves want to poke around in Murtagh's head, and the sumary of his reaction is "hell no. You can't kill him so you have no leverage, nd you can't beatme in battle, so screw you, I'll take my chances." Hint to silly people: Take care of the meaner looking guy who looks like he could and would kill you all BEFORE declaring his friend to vbe safe...heck...take care of him first, period. Silly people...
Sigh...I'm finding it harder and harder to read without thinking how great it would be if it were about Murtagh instead of Eragon. Because, it's a good book, a really good book. But combine the story and history and make the most interesting character, who could easily carry the book, the lead and it'll be great.
Unfortunately, I can pretty clearly tell that Murtagh is going to be made bad so that Eragon will be "right"(though, frankly, in every disagreement so far, Murtagh's been right and Eragon's been a naive kid who needs to be smacked upside the head and have reality shoved down his throat) leading to either Eragon killing im being the major event of the series, or Eragon's "saving" him. Which will make me like Eragon less. Mind you, I was liking him fine until he started whining and lectring Murtagh for keeping them alive andtrying to keep them out of trouble.
And, of course, Eragon with his rose colored glasses on isn't listening, even when Saphira agrees with Murtagh.
And then there was the testing when, after clearing Eragon and declaring him off limits for killing, the dwarves want to poke around in Murtagh's head, and the sumary of his reaction is "hell no. You can't kill him so you have no leverage, nd you can't beatme in battle, so screw you, I'll take my chances." Hint to silly people: Take care of the meaner looking guy who looks like he could and would kill you all BEFORE declaring his friend to vbe safe...heck...take care of him first, period. Silly people...
Sigh...I'm finding it harder and harder to read without thinking how great it would be if it were about Murtagh instead of Eragon. Because, it's a good book, a really good book. But combine the story and history and make the most interesting character, who could easily carry the book, the lead and it'll be great.
Unfortunately, I can pretty clearly tell that Murtagh is going to be made bad so that Eragon will be "right"(though, frankly, in every disagreement so far, Murtagh's been right and Eragon's been a naive kid who needs to be smacked upside the head and have reality shoved down his throat) leading to either Eragon killing im being the major event of the series, or Eragon's "saving" him. Which will make me like Eragon less. Mind you, I was liking him fine until he started whining and lectring Murtagh for keeping them alive andtrying to keep them out of trouble.