Reviews

Brisingr Deluxe Edition by Christopher Paolini

chassard's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Still good, but less so than the second one for me. This got really dark for something that has a YA audience. Some of the content was really disturbing and hard to read, maybe just not my cup of tea. A lot more war and gore. 

mgree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

henrib11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

edriley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This one took a while for me to get through. I hated seeing Murtagh as a ‘bad guy’ and I’m ready for Galbatorix to get got. 

alyri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

shieldat's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

About the same pace as the previous book, Eldest, but Brisingr was definitely more character-focused.

Eragon does a lot of learning in this book. He grows up more than he did in Eldest, and I was glad to see him becoming more adult and growing into his own power as well.

Some of the series' biggest reveals are in these pages.

Overall, another great installment to The Inheritance Cycle! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Racism

meganbush9's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

youngthespian42's review against another edition

2.0

I have decided that this series is just not for me. I abandoned it in my childhood into Eldest. I tried to pick it up a second time and finished eldest but did not continue. I started a reread of this series in 2022 and after 50% of the way through I just stopped.

Love the lore and world building and I love people like this book. The prose is not for me and the characters are not engaging to me. Eragon is a Fitzchivelry that never gets better for me.

fredthflyfly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0