You know there's a problem with a book...
Oct. 4th, 2007 08:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmoore...when you spend the first 400 pages wishing the dragon would roll over in her sleep while on the road and crush the hero into smithereens.
If Murtagh doesn't show up soon in Eldest, I may scream.
If Murtagh doesn't show up soon in Eldest, I may scream.
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Date: 2007-10-05 02:19 am (UTC)But I only have 200 pages left...
what's he do, show up in the last 5 pages, say "screw you blondie!" and punch him in the face?
Ok, that might make it worth it...
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Date: 2007-10-05 02:21 am (UTC)He doesn't show up till fairly late... I think. From what I remember. Which isn't much - because I was so relieved it was finally over.
And... I... you'll see. It's certainly... interesting.
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Date: 2007-10-05 02:27 am (UTC)Paolini's age is extremely evident in the writing, and the inteactions in book 1 were very much ofthe "Eragon is right in saying this because things will happen to show that he's right and Murtagh is wrong" (read: I expect at least some degree of betrayal because Paolini's writing doesn't really allow for much else)