Tag Archives: Better than Everybody at Everything

Untamed Chapter 15

Posted on 03/06/2013 by vivisector

I have to wonder if PCK is going to try and retcon the whole purification ritual. By that I mean, finally explain what the hell it matters. I distinctly remember an entire chapter wasted on one in the very first … Continue reading →

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Betrayed Chapter 7

Posted on 08/18/2012 by vivisector

We rejoin Zoey in the vampire’s dining hall. Great, I can’t wait for PCK to tell us how special Zoey is for being invited. Oh, and their dining hall isn’t a cafeteria either. Zoey assures us it’s a very cool … Continue reading →

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Betrayed Chapter 2

Posted on 08/08/2012 by vivisector

Zoey is almost as much fun to rip on as Eragon. She doesn’t kill people like he does nor is she the savior of the land so there’s not the same gratification from mocking her as the “hero”. But there … Continue reading →

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Betrayed Chapter 1

Posted on 08/06/2012 by vivisector

Welcome back to the wonderful world of PCK. Or that’s what I keep trying to tell myself when I’m looking at this book. Just the presence of it is enough to make me cringe. I think it’s alive and wants … Continue reading →

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Inheritance Chapter 26

Posted on 12/30/2011 by vivisector

Sometimes, when trying to build an expansive universe, authors will toss in details that don’t affect the overall story. Even some of the best will toss out throwaway lines that gets forgotten. But a skilled writer can make that moment … Continue reading →

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Inheritance Chapter 10

Posted on 11/28/2011 by vivisector

This chapter is called “a cradle song”. Eragon is a dick. Yes, I’ve said it before and while it bears repeating I always like to examine the many forms, great and small, that Eragon’s dickishness takes. First though, I would … Continue reading →

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