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Cheering you both on! Dalynn...after Silmalarain...Eragon should be a breeze...even through the lengthy discription parts! ;)
30 pages to go! If nothing else I'll finish it while the boys are all at scouts, but I'm hoping to finish it before then so I can start Eragon while they're gone and get in a good hour and a half of reading in it. :)
My son was totally laughing at me telling me I'll NEVER make it through Eldest...he said he could hardly make it through and he did some of it on CD! But, I know I"m taking a break from it for now....But I'm pretty sure I'll hit the rest of them sooner or later! Go Thalia! It's more interesting now, because my 10 year old shot some HUGE spoilers at me this afternoon...and I was like W.H.A.T!!! So I have to see how that comes out...but I won't even post those hidden....cause they are just too huge!
Okay, seriously! One of my friends started rambling about it when she saw me reading it, and I was like, 'Wait...when did that happen?!' She's just like, "Oh yeah, in the second book this guy did *spoiler* and then he *spoiler* and then everybody *spoiler*"WHAAAA.
ROFL I guess I'm blessed in that the only kiddo of mine reading anywhere near this level is pretty good about not spoiling. In fact, I do good to get him to tell me what's in a book when I WANT him to. LOLBut it won't be long and my 8yo-going-on-9yo boy will want to read some heavier stuff. Books this thick are a ways off for him though. ;) I'm just glad the kid reads finally!
I have to admit it wasn't totally his fault! He asked...can I tell you just one little thing...and I said sure..thining he was gonna tell me some boring old thing...and it was like did you know *spoiler* is *spoiler* ! EKKK! But, actually the fact that he told me actually made me want to read it MORE! :)But, ya, My kids are the worst! We cannot divulge secret information anywhere in their midst!..especially the 6 year old! He practically RUNS outta the room spewing info! LOL! Oh, well...good thing I don't get too upset about it anymore! :)
Okay, so, I'm way behind everyone else. Is everyone else done already? LOLI'm about half done. Read the first almost-hundred pages last night and the rest today. I must say, my opinions lean to almost opposite the rest of you though.
I guess I just like history (odd for me because I didn't in school), or maybe it's my fascination with elves thanks to Tolkien, but I much more enjoyed the first 100 pages of (view spoiler) than I do the next hundred pages of travelling.
I'll say about that, though, that I did enjoy the spotted inserts of (view spoiler) in there.
The story is again picking up for me now, though. I've just finished the section where (view spoiler) and enjoyed hearing that.
I only see very dim traces of Tolkien, and am not seeing the storyline really at all. I think Paolini did a fantastic job sticking to Tolkien's outlines of the characteristics of elves and other fantasy creatures, at least so far. He'd have been hard pressed to try changing anyone's idea of what an elf is, and if he used any other definition of elves he'd likely not have done as well in the fantasy genre of readers. At least, I'd not like it as well had he varied much from the Tolkien idea of the "high elven" race.
Planning to finish this book by the end of the weekend! Also picked up and started another non-fic. LOL Yeah, I know, but it's one of those that is making the rounds at the church and I need to read it while it's my turn and pass it on. ;)
Glad you're liking it Dalynn! And I totally agree with you on the elf thing! You can't make elves less than they are...AWESOME! :) ...I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of it, it only keeps getting better from there! . . .and I like the bits of info that you get like a mystery unraveling!...love finding out the 'hidden' past! :) Can't wait to hear what you think!...and if you'll be able to hold off on Eldest! :)
I'll HAVE to hold out on Eldest for a little while, if I'm ever going to get some of these other challenges done! But no, in general, I have to finish a series pretty quickly after I start it. I have no patience when it comes to reading books. There's one series I started several years ago with 12 books. I started it just as book 10 was about to be released, having waited to start it until I thought it was close enough to complete that I wouldn't have the cliff-hanger experience the rest of my family had endured. I finished book 9 and the library was constantly out of book 10, and then I had a baby. The rest is history. I plan to re-read the first 9 of that series this year (that baby? he'll be 9 in may...) and finish it already! LOL
Even though I didn't enjoy Eragon supremely (beautiful writing, but the details got to me, hahah), I'm dying to read Eldest! Mainly because of the spoiler my friend said, on accident, but then she couldn't remember anymore, and I'm piecing things together in my head and I HAVE TO KNOW.Glad you're enjoying it, Dalynn! (: It's so beautifully written!
Done!Enjoyed more as the activity picked up, and at the beauty of the dwarf city. (I was beginning to wonder if there were going to BE any dwarves! LOL)
Intended to stay up last night and finish it, but the babies insisted otherwise, so I'm glad to finish it today.
Glad Eragon made the decision he did. Disappointed with Arya for what I'm sure her disappointment is. Though the book doesn't say, she DID mention her intentions earlier, so I'm sure I'm right in my guess there. Tickled for Eragon, but disappointed with her.
And a little ticked off at the one chapter included of Eldest, complete with spoiler in the last sentence. *head smack* I didn't even read the chapter! Just thumbed through the pages following the end of Eragon itself, read some pronunciations and such, and spied the sentence on accident. UGH.
But, even before that, I knew that it will take some serious control to not just pick up Eldest next. I must read some League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! I must! ;)
Way to go Dalynn! Glad you enjoyed it...maybe we'll have to do an Eldest read...somewhere..way..down...the . . .line!
Way down the line? ROFL... yeah well, I'll probably read it in March, maybe April if I can stand it that long, so whenever we're ready. ;)
I went to the bookstore today and saw Eldest on the shelf. Whaaa, I felt so pulled to it, and stared down at "Water For Elephants"--my sole purpose for going to the store. I had to get it for book club, but my money was burning for Eldest, hahaha. Trongheim seems like it would be spectacular to look at! It's unfortunate that it wasn't even in the movie!
Has the group made plans to read the rest of the series together, or just the first one? I've read the whole thing (yes, blatant Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dune, etc ripoffs, but still interesting twist on things) and curious what others think about it (aside from the ongoing argument in a general thread about the ending). Has anyone else read the whole series or have plans to?
I'm on the 3rd book. I like the series, but no idea if I'll finish it soon or not...so many books on my shelf to get to :-|
I think the third one was the most difficult to get through for me. There were sections where I just wanted to yell "Ok, get ON with it already!"
They're on my list. Read the first one. LOL
I have read the first 2 so far. Waiting on the library for the third.
Woo hoo, April! I'll definitely be joining youin celebration by tomorrow! (: I'm speeding through dinner and then I won't come out of my room until I'm done!
(view spoiler)[I know what you mean! I wanted to trust him SO badly, so I really hope he doesn't end up betraying everybody in one of the later books! I actually like him, even if he is a little sketchy! (hide spoiler)]