Murtagh Throb Test

[torylltales]

There's a running joke among antis that Paolini has a bad habit of misusing – and over-using – the word 'throb' (and "crimson", "orb", and "thrust"). So I decided to search my ebook copy of Murtagh to see how he does.


13 throbs. Which is lower than Inheritance, if I recall, but higher than many other fantasy authors. And here's the list:

• throbbing embers
• A warning throb
• a throbbing headache
• the bone beneath the old cut throbbed '
• His veins throbbed
• His knee throbbed
• his right elbow throbbed
• His left knee throbbed
• the throbbing in his left wrist
• His eyeballs throbbed
• his throbbing temple
• The world throbbed
• a throbbing rhythm

UPDATE: by request, I searched for the phrase "sense of", as that's another one Paolini overuses. Brace yourself, people. It's...

...

84.

EIGHTY FOUR uses of the phrase "sense of".

 

I'm going to need a coffee before we start this spork. Or a wine. Or several wines.

 

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Comments

[torylltales]

Lady Not-Appearing-In-This-Book

Any relation to Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film?

[ignoresandra]

Yeah she's his sister who is much cooler despite being a massive fuckup.

[epistler]

Please god tell me Angela is also Asshole Not Appearing In This Book. (But I'm not holding my breath).

[torylltales]

I just did a search, there were 0 instances of "Angela" (case insensitive) in my ebook. Zero for "Inarë", and only 2 mentions of her urgal name "Uluthrek". Once as a passing throw-away reference in the story, and once in the glossary at the end.

[epistler]

Whew.