I've finished it.
Don't worry, no spoilers here, if you're reading/ want to read the book.
I cried at one part of the book. But Christopher Paolini knows how to cater to how people want to feel very well. Call me a sucker for happy endings, but I hate tragedies. Right after the sad incident, something occurred which didn't make it so bad. And yes, this is a very informative post.
I very rarely pick up books from the fantasy genre, unless it's Tolkien or Philip Pullman. But Brisingr is a good book. I've been following Eragon's story since p6 I think. Its better than Eldest, though I'm not sure if its on par with Eragon. We learn alot of new things about the characters' pasts, something which I always love reading about, irregardless of the book I'm holding in my hand. And seeing the world through Saphira's and Glaedr's eyes was fantastic. The 'men-who-were-friends' and 'horses-she-must-not-eat.' Ha, I loved that.
It was a good read though. A bittersweet read. But some parts of the story are pretty chilling (the laughing dead). And I hope I don't have to wait another 3 years for the next book.
Hurry up, Paolini. If only you could borrow the speed of the elves, and the energy stored in Aren and the belt of Beloth the Wise.
ps: J.K. Rowling, you should take some time off to vist Christopher Paolini, you know, meet an author who doesn't kill off characters just to make the book seem 'more adult,' who (so far) hasn't left me wanting to rip my heart out whenever I think of his books.
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