Yeah, I'm not seeing the appeal of it, and Paolini only manages to bring out the downsides of this, not any potential upsides.
That's a good point. Being immortal is supposed to be a wish fulfilment power-up but he doesn't make it look like it's any fun at all. I mean if you were functionally invincible as well as ageless you'd think you would at least have a good time with it. Like woo, I can do all this ridiculously unhealthy and dangerous shit with little to no consequences! Let's get drunk and go skydiving!
The "be very careful of what you say, lest you offend someone" part also seems a bit like what you could see authoritarian society, so that doesn't help, either.
If these guys are IMMORTAL, you could quite reasonably expect it to be the opposite: like 100 years is an eyeblink to us so why should we give a damn about something that happened last week?
For the seasons... yeah, he does a very poor job of conveying the passage of time there, and seems to be confused whether a year actually passed or not.
And unless he genuinely has no idea how long your average pregnancy is, he also thinks a human being can be pregnant for a year (possibly longer) with no consequences. And no I'm not counting the "cat lip" - the baby should have straight-up died and probably taken the mother with it.
As for a proper sequel, I don't think I'd mind seeing it if done well (though I think the plot would be too slight for a whole book), but I really don't trust Paolini to do so.
Well why would you? The guy has squandered every other chance he's had.
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Date: 2025-05-28 09:31 am (UTC)That's a good point. Being immortal is supposed to be a wish fulfilment power-up but he doesn't make it look like it's any fun at all. I mean if you were functionally invincible as well as ageless you'd think you would at least have a good time with it. Like woo, I can do all this ridiculously unhealthy and dangerous shit with little to no consequences! Let's get drunk and go skydiving!
If these guys are IMMORTAL, you could quite reasonably expect it to be the opposite: like 100 years is an eyeblink to us so why should we give a damn about something that happened last week?
And unless he genuinely has no idea how long your average pregnancy is, he also thinks a human being can be pregnant for a year (possibly longer) with no consequences. And no I'm not counting the "cat lip" - the baby should have straight-up died and probably taken the mother with it.
Well why would you? The guy has squandered every other chance he's had.