Thursday, February 26, 2009

"Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini

Brisingr (Inheritance: Book 3) Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Britt's review
Rating: 1 of 5 stars
I was lucky enough to be in the first wave of people waiting on the hold list at the library for this book. Currently there are still 934 people on the hold list waiting to read it.

I got to about page 40, well maybe that’s a little generous, page 30, and there was just so much blah, blah, blah, take FOREVER to say anything that I set it down. And every time I sat down to feed Abby and had the option of reading Brisingr or watching Internet clips of the Today Show, the Today Show always won. So there the book sat for all those days that the library was letting me borrow it for -- and then some. Dan, skip to the next paragraph now. I finally got around to taking the book back to the library when they called and left a message saying it was very important that I return the book. I mean, nine-hundred and thirty-four people were waiting to read it!

I heard the last 50 pages (of the 784 pages in it) are pretty good. Yup, 734 pages until you get to the good part. I’m sorry, but Christopher Paolini, you are neither a Leo Tolstoy nor a J.K. Rowling. How are getting away with publishing 734 pages of blah, blah before the good part?

I actually do want to know what eventually happens to Eragon and Saphira, despite the borrowed storylines of Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. Just, Cliff Notes please. When those are available, I’ll finish reading the trilogy. What’s that? He’s making it into a quadrilogy (is that a word) because he has more to say…? Editor, are you out there? Please. Now I’m just being indulgent, so I stop here.

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1 comment:

kecia said...

You both are so cute! I am so glad I found your blog! It's fun to see you!

March 3, 2009 at 2:08 PM

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Meet Daniel and Brittany

The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.

Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.

After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.

Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.