Finished reading: Eldest by Christopher Paolini

I didn’t realize until the afterword that Paolini was only 21 when Eldest was published. What a masterwork for someone so young, and yet it explains some of the inelegance of plot elements and prose. I almost recognize some of the flaws from my own high school attempts at fiction (none of which, obviously, were published).

A fun continuance to the first book, this time with way too much deus ex machina and Marty Stu going on. But for what it is, an entertaining read.

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