"Oh my GOD could he possibly get any more clueless?? EVERY BOOK SHOULD HAVE A BEGINNING MIDDLE AND END. Even if it's part of a series!

Yeah I thought that was pretty funny, along with the idea that the parts of To Sleep should stand on their own but have been gathered into one volume.

As for the Brandon Sanderson quote, I amused myself by imagining he was implying that Paolini's previous works were derivative by saying To Sleep is a departure in that way.