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A review by unmistakablyphoenix
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Murtagh is a character I have always had huge empathy for while reading the original 4 books in the Inheritance Cycle.
His actions have mostly been that of terrible circumstance to which he was born into, and while our original narrator, Eragon, had a harder time understanding Murtagh’s motivation and choices, or lack of, I could see beyond his comprehension to the reality of who Murtagh is- a lonely and stunted child trapped in an oppressive and abusive environment with a dictator taking special interest in his torture. I am so glad he got to continue his story in this installment and I especially loved the storyline.
There were some VERY difficult moments to read through and I felt real rage and profound sadness at Murtagh and Thorn’s plight and treatment, both past and present.
Paolini as always inspires with his writing, and I look forward to what he does next in the word of Alagaësia.
His actions have mostly been that of terrible circumstance to which he was born into, and while our original narrator, Eragon, had a harder time understanding Murtagh’s motivation and choices, or lack of, I could see beyond his comprehension to the reality of who Murtagh is- a lonely and stunted child trapped in an oppressive and abusive environment with a dictator taking special interest in his torture. I am so glad he got to continue his story in this installment and I especially loved the storyline.
There were some VERY difficult moments to read through and I felt real rage and profound sadness at Murtagh and Thorn’s plight and treatment, both past and present.
Paolini as always inspires with his writing, and I look forward to what he does next in the word of Alagaësia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Slavery, and Torture