#paolini

[mybeautifuldarktwisteddfantasy]

i just love her <3 Jasmine Paolini reaches her second wimby quarter-final.

[3l1z4b3th4n]

Alright, my verdict on Murtagh:

This book feels like it was meant to be so much more than it ended up as. It began as an adventurous, high-stakes series of side quests wending their way deeper into the main conflict, but once Paolini got them to Nal Gorgoth, everything stagnated. The momentum and intrigue fell off in favor of yet another cringe Reddit atheist take on religion in Alagaesia. Seriously, Paolini needs to stop trying to write religions. I was cringing so much at all the "bow, heretic!" lines. The dialogue from the cultists was all hamfisted zealotry, to where it felt like a caricature and not a believable ancient cult.

When Murtagh and Thorn got their first sight of the village, I was so interested to find out what they would discover, what secrets they'd find, what the people were like, but it ended up as wasted potential. There was so much room to develop the beliefs and rites and build intrigue and suspense and make the Draumar as a whole seem truly terrifying. This is a group that was feared by the greatest of the Riders, and you're making them look like a goofy pentecostal church. At least include more lore. I was so let down that the only thing Murtagh found in his snooping was a tower full of crows and the pin from the Forsworn. He couldn't even have found a sacred text that would add context, or a piece of correspondence revealing more of their schemes? In contrast, the quest to retrieve Silna had so much more intrigue and fascinating discoveries along the way, and all Murtagh finds in this ancient and formidable village is some crows and a clasp??

Bachel was annoying with all of her grandiosity, and Paolini repeated the "unbelievers can't know, you will find out in time, you are fated blah blah blah" too many times when instead he should have been building complexity in the environment and history. Instead he just wrote yet another "lol religion is so cringe and silly and ignorant" cult with little to no depth.

I hated that he made Murtagh and Thorn slaves again, it just felt gratuitous and went on way too long. I read those parts quickly just wanting to get on with the story.

I was also annoyed that he used ALL of the energy from his yellow diamond to make a gust of wind knock the villagers down. And then later it's shown that the villagers are not even effective fighters, so that's even more of a waste. It also required some serious suspension of disbelief for Murtagh to be able to face a pretty much fully rested Bachel after expending a serious amount of energy fighting off dozens of enemies and running around the caves beforehand. And that was without any extra energy stores, either. It just seems ridiculous to me that Paolini would give Murtagh TWO places to store energy, and for him to have neither of them at his disposal in the final boss battle.

Overall, the part of the book before they reach Nal Gorgoth is so interesting, building a precedent for action-packed adventures and character development, and then it turns into a completely different book. Whatever happened to the werecats? What was the connection between Wren and the Draumar? What exactly are the Draumar doing in Alagaesia? Sure, they're trying to destabilize things, but can't you reveal some of their schemes and purposes? Instead it's like five instances of Murtagh asking "What is your purpose?" And Bachel being like "I am the Speaker," and any other interaction is like "What can you tell me about this place/people?" "[insert recitation of dogma as if the only thought cult members have is a nonstop tape in their heads repeating their beliefs]."

I guess I just wanted to see more complexly layered adventure and intrigue, as was suggested by the beginning of the book.

He's clearly leaving room for a sequel, but he still left way too many threads loose and didn't follow through with all the plot points he set out in this book.

If I had the time, I'd be sorely tempted to rewrite it for myself, lol. It could have been so much more...

Something else that bothered me: You're really telling me NOBODY bothered to rehabilitate Murtagh and Thorn's reputation and public image after the war?? He helps you defeat Galbatorix and not a single person involved tried to spread the word that it was largely thanks to Murtagh and Thorn, and that they were literal slaves?

[tromboneralert]

Me pulling out all the evidence that Jörmundur is the traitor

[beanbowlbaggins]

I think the ship mind Gregorovich is the most interesting character.

"This is your ship mind speaking. Please make sssure all your belongings are sssafely stored in the overhead compartmentsss. Lash yourself to the massst, me hearties: decoupling commencing, RCS thrusting. We're off to parts unknown to tweak the nose of fate."

~

"I was in fractures before. I am in fractures now. But the pieces still form the same broken picture."

[ihearttseliot]

One of the issues that I had with the Inheritance Cycle (and it's something that strikes a cord every. Time. I read it) is that Paolini can be pretty vague. I completely understand that he's giving the reader the benefit to be able to work things out themselves (and let's be honest, nothing is more frustrating as a reader than to be treated like a dunce), but when I say vague, I mean story lines.

For example, Angela. All we know is that she's mysterious. Sure great, that's the whole point of getting away with not fleshing out her character.

But you're telling me you can't reveal something that could ALSO add to the storyline?

Maybe it's because I personally am just so invested in the series, that I feel like Paolini could write a thousand books set in Alagaësia, and I wouldn't mind reading every single one. I would have loved to read more about Ajihad. The werecats. Jörmundur. How The Twins became where and who they are...

I guess this is why fanfic exists.

[allymack145]

man I was hoping with the announcement of Murtagh and the 20th anniversary of Eragon, there'd be new content

where did all the Inheritance fans go 🥲🥲

[justwantstobehugged]

so... uhm... christopher fucking paolini just slipped in an announcement for a NEW BOOK IN 2022... BY QUOTING MY TWEET????? THIS IS A TIMELINE IM LIVING IN? IM FREAKING OUT, THE INHERITANCE CYCLE IS MY ABSOLUTE EVERYTHING, I DEDICATE TWO WEEKS A YEAR OF ABSOLUTE OBSESSION TO HIM I CANT-

im going to implode.

[fashionbooksmilano]

Specchi Ustori

Demetrio Paparoni, Michelangelo Castello

Tema Celeste Edizioni, Zangara Stampa, Siracusa 1989, 136 pagine, 28x33cm,

euro 35,00

email if you want to buy [email protected]

Catalogo della mostra a cura di Demetrio Paparoni e Michelangelo Castello al Museo Regionale di Palazzo Bellomo a Siracusa con Robert Barry, Domenico Bianchi, Mel Bockner, Peter Halley, Per Kirkeby, Jiri Kolar, Jannis Kounellis, Jonathan Lasker, Sol LeWitt, Mimmo Paladino, A.R. Penck, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Remo Salvadori, Keith Sonnier, Gary Stephan, Emilio Vedova, Lawrence Weiner, Bill Woofrow.

Primarily a catalog of paintings, this book does include poetry. Many of the works are untitled. Artists and authors whose works are included herein include: Robert Barry, Domenico Bianchi, Mel Bockner, Peter Halley, Per Kirkeby, Jiri Kolar, Jannis Kounellis, Jonathan Lasker, Sol Lewitt, Mimmo Paladino, Giulio Paolini, A. R. Penck, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Ezra Pound, Remo Salvadori, Keith Sonnier, Gary Stephan, Emilio Vedova, Lawrence Weiner and Bill Woodrow.

17/03/24