What banal mediocrity.
While Eragon was a mediocre book which entertained, it followed a somewhat intelligent path of least resistance to create an enjoyable experience. Eldest was a pretentious long-winded entry into fantasy which can only be categorized under the term: forgettable. Gosh, this was a long book.
Why even write it about Eragon? After 300 pages, the only interesting things were happening to other characters
After finishing Eldest, I am certain that this book was almost entirely written by the claimed teenage author. The colloquialisms that only teenagers of this generation use which popped up ever so often in this book make me wonder if the author got too power hungry, if the editors got too lazy, or if the publishing company decided to market the book to a more particular and dated audience.
My favorite line? "Barges? Barges? We don't need no stinkin' barges!" Only it was said by a character in complete seriousness. Oh, I laughed out loud at that.
I can only imagine things going downhill for the Inheritence series from here.
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