Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

8 reviews

thee_eclectic_eccentric's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Death, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, and Animal death

henrib11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, War, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Death, Abandonment, Slavery, Murder, Confinement, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

4.0

 

4 stars - It was really good

It has been twelve years since I last read this series and it was one that I read a lot as a teenager. This was one of the first series that I remember being excited for the new releases and getting them on/near release day because I needed to know what would happen next in the series. Well twelve years later and a woman in her 30s, I still enjoyed this book. 

Eragon is a 15 year old farm boy who finds a dragon egg and has his life changed overnight. He finds himself hunting his uncle's killers, being hunted by the king, learning magic and sword fighting, and being thrown into the thick of many groups fighting to control him. A lot happens in this first book and while there are some slow parts I was still pretty hooked to the story. 

While Eragon is only a 15/16 year old boy in this book, we do see a lot of character growth but he still makes mistakes. We still see him have teenage outbursts and his emotions get the better of him, which I think is good because he is a teenager and it would be weird if he wasn’t having any outbursts or issues. 

My only issue with this wasn’t with the book itself, it was with the narrator of the audiobook. He made Saphira sound like a raspy yoda and it just isn’t what I was expecting for a female dragon. It made me laugh the first time she “spoke” and I just never got over how wrong her voice sounded. 

Overall, I really enjoyed returning to this series. I have forgotten a lot of Eragon and Saphira’s story and I can’t wait to reread the rest of the series and see what happens next. 

CW: death of a family member; grief; death of a friend; kidnapping, imprisonment, and torture; war and death; 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Grief, Kidnapping, and Death

saintyeehaw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Trafficking, Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, War, and Violence

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The story read very well and I read the whole book quickly, despite its size.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, and War

Minor: Death of parent

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Trafficking, War, Confinement, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Mental illness, Child abuse, Classism, Animal death, and Abandonment

juliette_95's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, and Death of parent

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

A compelling start to series. Many things that occur in this book set up later events in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, and Slavery