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pangolin20This is an index of this blog, containing the greater part of all reviews (sporks, commentaries, and such), fanart/fanfic, and articles in whatever form that are on it. You can also check as-sporkive for more content.
If you want to have anything about this list changed, let me know and I will do so.
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Commentary
Sep. 21st, 2026 10:12 ammara_dienne459 Part four, and the final part for this section. So far the moral of the story seems to be "let me do what I want with zero consequences" and also "nothing interesting is happening".
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part Four )
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part Four )
Paolini's Editing Schedule
Sep. 19th, 2026 05:25 pmepistler
FOURTEEN DAYS?
THEY EDITED THE ENTIRE BOOK IN FOURTEEN DAYS???
Well that explains a lot, but good GOD.
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Commentary
Sep. 18th, 2026 10:07 ammara_dienne459Part three with a part four on the horizon. Kira continues to waffle over whether she should be a hero or not, ultimately decides yes, she's going to be a hero, but also just as ultimately, fails in the execution.
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part Three )
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part Three )
epistlerFound this well-written and on point article, which describes very well why just making your character suffer all the time isn't story or character development.
Where Morontagh is concerned, this part is the most apropos:
Where Morontagh is concerned, this part is the most apropos:
Trauma is not a complete arc — it’s the starting point of one. It’s the wound, not the scar. A character who simply accumulates tragedies without learning or evolving is not deep: they’re a tragic puppet designed to provoke a “poor thing” from the reader, and little else.
Unfortunately, this is very common. You only have to look at how many characters authors fill with orphanhoods, torture, betrayals and disasters just so they seem “dark,” “bold” or “interesting.” And yes, they might get an initial reaction from the reader, but it rarely lasts. When a character does nothing with their pain — when they don’t change or make new decisions because of it — they become flat. And sometimes even ridiculous, because it feels like they only exist to be a display of gratuitous suffering.
epistlerI’m horrendously stressed out right now, and as the source of the stress isn’t something I can do much about I figured I might as well burn through some of the useless adrenaline by sporking this worthless chapter. If you can even call it a chapter at all given that it’s less than a page long. Are you fucking kidding me, Paolini?
Nothing even happens in it. Eragon leaves the Vault of Deus Ex Machina feeling “a sense of emptiness”.
AN OVERUSED WORD LOL: 254
He can tell he’s forgotten something but has no idea what and then forgets about the forgetting. Imashit, now latched onto him like the parasite he is, demands that he and Saphira hit the road right away. Hey, remember that thing about how Saphira must eat some more before flying back? Paolini doesn’t.
Eragon spots another one of those lame shadow owls and “makes a face” like the child he is while thinking that the island is “an unfriendly place”. Yeah, and it was your own “side” who rendered it that way, remember?
Saphira says shall we get going and he says yeah “with a sense of relief”.
AN OVERUSED WORD LOL: 255
And with plenty of further ado Saphira takes off “leaving behind the remains of the Riders’ once-glorious stronghold”. Yeah, and I’m sure it was “glorious” the way the Palace of Versailles is glorious: visually impressive but also a monument to pure self-indulgent decadence.
OH MY GOD I DON’T FUCKING CARE: 539
And that’s that. One page devoted to these idiots forgetting the shit we were told they’d forget in the previous chapter and pounding it into our heads for the final time that Rider Island is all messed up but it used to be OMG SO PRETTY.
WARDED +10 AGAINST EDITING: 208
pangolin20Hello everyone, and welcome to the next chapter of the Murtagh spork! Today we have “Obliteration”, in which Murtagh… doesn’t quite get obliterated.
( Murtagh gets tortured for a while, and that is all. )
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Commentary
Sep. 11th, 2026 10:42 ammara_dienne459 This post is going to be a long one I fear, only because I had so much to comment about. So here's part two, with a part three on the horizon.
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part Two )
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part Two )
epistlerWelp, once again Paolini has decided to threaten us:
( Do you get, do you get a little kick out of being small minded? You want to be like your father, it's approval you're after, well, that's not how you find it. Do you, do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful? 'Cause there's a hole where your soul should be, you're losing control of it, and it's really distasteful )
Christopher Paolini Verified account @ paolini
about 16 hours ago
about 16 hours ago
Literally Tales 2.
bobo midk @ BoboM82765
about 16 hours ago
@ paolini be honest, when will you actually release the next book with Arya and Eragon? Most likely it will be another decade or two. He has a point
Oh NO.
Oh NO.
( Do you get, do you get a little kick out of being small minded? You want to be like your father, it's approval you're after, well, that's not how you find it. Do you, do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful? 'Cause there's a hole where your soul should be, you're losing control of it, and it's really distasteful )
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Commentary
Sep. 4th, 2026 04:18 pmmara_dienne459 In which we are introduced to the human cargo the "rogue with a supposed heart of gold" is carrying and the most annoying character to ever exist. Thankfully... it's a small bit part and we never see them ever again.
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part One )
( Wally Wally Wally Wallfish Part One )
snarkbotanyaYou can tell how bad this chapter is by how long I’ve been dragging my feet on it. You can also tell that I needed to get back on my ADHD meds, but still. I am back on the meds, by the way, and yes, the chemical support is helping.
I didn’t just pick this chapter because thirteen is my favourite number. This right here is one of the worst chapters in the book, and it’s made all the worse by just how much Paolini is trying here. He really thought he was cooking with this. Unfortunately, as so often happens when an amateur cook takes on a recipe beyond their skill, what he ended up with was an unpalatable, overdone mess.
Cooking is an invaluable life skill, by the way. If you don’t know how to cook, I highly recommend learning. It will dramatically improve your quality of life.
Oh, and because I know some people who get really freaked out by this, content warning: brainwashing and mind control.
( Paolini read Horror for Dummies and thought that was enough. )
Next up will be Epistler with “Uvek”. You’ll see me again in “Fragments”, or possibly “Waking Dreams” since that seems to have been abandoned. Or, you might see me when I finish Chapter 12 of Consequence, which I’ve just managed to get back into the flow of writing. Turns out I really needed to not force Serrill and Jolanus to be present for the scene where… Well, you’ll see when I post it.
Until then, my friends.
teresChapter Thirty-Eight | Chapter Forty
SCSF: A good day, everyone, and welcome back to BattleAxe! Last time, Axis learned more about Rivkah’s past from the wise servant Reinald, he managed to create a vision of her, and Reinald gave him a ring Rivkah got from StarDrifter. We also received an update on the Axe-Wielders, and learned that the mind-control plans of the Sentinels are proceeding well. For the reader post:
( Revelation time! (Along with some other things, but who cares about those?) )
epistlerChristopher Paolini Verified account @ paolini
1 day ago
Thrilled that my short story "Extra Enzymes" is included in this year's "Grimoire" anthology for Dragonsteel Nexus 2026 from @ GrimOakPress! ✨🐲
It's Fractalverse but only obliquely. Modern-day. Very different than anything else I've written.
He also says he wrote it way back in freaking 2017. Just how many crap short stories does he have lying around ready to pull out when this kind of opportunity comes instead of writing anything new? Either way the title is fucking stupid and I look forward to seeing him completely fail at writing yet another genre.
Oh, and as X-Cancel has been shut down (thanks a lot, Muskrat) I'm now using an alternative site to view this jerk's Twits and will therefore be posting them in text rather than screencaps.
( It's a trap! )
The Brown Dragon
Aug. 23rd, 2026 02:46 pmepistler Surprise! In honour of the birthdays of torylltales and snarkbotanya , an all-new spitefic! Now with cover art, too!
( And now you know )
torylltales and snarkbotanya , an all-new spitefic! Now with cover art, too!( And now you know )
Final update as_sporkive
Aug. 19th, 2026 12:00 pmpangolin20I've just finished my work on as_sporkive for good! Each entry is as close to the original as I could get it, each image has a description, and there are no more inconsistencies, so it's now entirely usable and accessible. As always, if you see an oversight or want something changed, do let me know!
