f0Ri5
Versed in the lewd.
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2021
- Messages
- 1,390
- Likes received
- 55,846
I'm rereading the books while working on mine and I gotta say... man, some parts are rough. Forgivable, given Paolini was only 17 at the time, but it bugs me to see people defending stuff that's just not good. Off the top of my head, the whole story taking place in less than two years is a huge issue. Eragon goes from farmboy who'd never thrown a punch in his life to beating +100 year old elven warriors after a few months of training. He basically end up being one of the top 5 strongest people on the continent in less time than it takes for someone to get a bachelor's degree. And don't even get me started on the ending... even among the countless deus ex machina, galbatorix comitting suicide because he felt bad... i don't even know where to begin critisizing that. It was probably the biggest asspull I've seen in any major work of fiction. Chris built up galbatorix to be basically unbeatable, which is fine, but he was clearly much too pressed trying not to let the good guys take the L. Personally, I would've been fine with that outcome, but it being young adult fantasy, I suppose a 'bad' ending wasn't acceptable, even if it would've made sense. That being said, I'm convinced there was a better way to force the outcome he wanted than what he ended up choosing. Eragon having to leave the continent because.... reasons was also pretty dumb.
It was fine for a casual reread, but you really shouldn't think too hard about what happens.
It was fine for a casual reread, but you really shouldn't think too hard about what happens.