Inheritance is the 4th book in the Inheritance Cycle. It wraps up the tale of Eragon and the dragons.
While still a good book and a must read for anyone who is going through the series, I thought it had everything wrapped up in too neat and tidy of a bow. I didn’t like that Arya became a rider AND the queen of the elves. Seriously, it should have been one or the other.
I had to get through it but I’m glad I didn’t quit.
Book three of the series of unfortunate events “The Wide Window” was written in 2000 following “The Reptile Room” and “The Bad Beginning“.
This time around Count Olaf dresses as “Captain Sham” who bullies the children’s new guardian into giving the kids over for adoption.
This book went by fast. The genre of “absurdest fiction”, which I’ve seen these books placed, isn’t something with which I have much experience. I like the style of the books and do enjoy them.
It’s worth the read.
The Miserable Mill is book four in the Series of Unfortunate Events from Lemony Snicket. The book, released in 2004, details the events of the Baudelaire orphans as they are passed to another foster home. This time they are required to work at a wood mill while all the time being stalked by the dreaded Count Olaf.
Another interesting read. I have to admit, these books are fun to read and I want to watch the Netflix versions with my kids. Neil Patrick Harris would be a great Count Olaf. Of course, the books are pretty well patterned at this point. It’s just a matter of how ridiculous are the adults going to act and how quickly will Count Olaf show up.
It’s still worth reading these books in order. However, they are worth the read.
The Bad Beginning is just that. A bad beginning. It starts with a fire and 3 newly orphaned children. They inherited a fortune and one man is out to get it. Count Olaf.
Written in 1999, The Bad Beginning is the first book of the “Series of Unfortunate Events” which is now appearing on Netflix.
This story went down fast and was enjoyable. The plot is fairly transparent and it reads as an aid to children’s vocabulary.
It was also fun!
Read it for fun or read it to a child if you’ve forgotten how to have fun.
Brisingr is the 3rd book in the Inheritance Cycle following Eldest and Eragon. Written in 2008, we learn more about the nature of magic and of dragons. The war continues to go on and Galvatorix continues to reign supreme.
Christopher Paolini has an easy way of writing which helps the story bring you along. At over eight hundred pages, the book seems daunting but it went by in the flash.
I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who likes these type of books.
A 1956 children’s novel written by Fred Gipson about a young family in 1860s Texas. It is the classic tale which has been remade by Disney a year later.
I hadn’t ever seen Old Yeller but knew of the ending by watching the movie “Stripes” when Bill Murray gives his inspirational speech bringing their troop together.
I also didn’t know the book was written in the 1950s. I thought it was older as it was set in the 1860s. I remember thinking that a lot of the attitudes toward kids have certainly changed in the years past. Physically discipline has pretty much gone by the way side these days. However, such was not the case in the book. As we are getting closer to another hundred years past, I wonder what else will have changed…
I really liked it. My guess was the book was better than the movie but I will have to see the movie to know.
Published in 2005, “Eldest” is the 2nd novel in the inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini. In this book, Eragon visits the elves and learns the nature of magic. He becomes part of the dwarven family of Hothgar and meets another rider…
I did enjoy the book but so many things happen so fast it taxes my already suspended reality. The character of Eragon is likable and wants to do the best he can. However, he blunders through just about everything. Still, I’m excited to start the next book.
If you read the first, you have to read the second.
This is the book following the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and picks up right at the end of the previous book. Written in 1980, the book continues with Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, and Trillian finding their way through the Universe almost to the very end.
As ridiculous as the first, I was entertained throughout the entire book. I didn’t get what the “end of the universe” was until I read the book. That concept had me rethinking how it would work several times.
If you liked the first, you will like the second. Definitely read them in order though as you would be very lost.
The last book of the Percy Jackson series, The Last Olympian sees the fulfillment of the prophecy and the final battle of monsters and demi-gods.
I know the books are aimed at teenage readers but I still loved them.
Read them! You’ll enjoy it.
Book 4 of the Percy Jackson series is The Battle of the Labyrinth. This book sees Percy blow up another school and get propelled into another adventure in the world of the Greek Gods and heroes.
This time around the “Lord of Time” Kronos is finally reformed. Percy’s rival/nemesis Luke gave everything to bring the titan back. Grover finally finds the god Pan and comes into his own.
There is a lot of growth in our hero and the main characters in this book. Percy is still 15 but is starting to deal with a lot more than monsters chasing him. The author does a great job, as always, of blending a good tale from the legends of mythology and giving them a modern bend.
A good read and a great book