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Inevitable Drinking Game
* Use of the word Throbbing or Throb
* the word meat.
* Every time something shows up which is just Paolini making a commentary on what he feels is important but isn't done very subtly and has absolutely no importance to the story.
* Every time Eragon does something that is supposed to be heroic (according to the text) but isn't.
* Every time Eragon fails at doing something heroic, which he's supposed to/should do.
* It's just there.
* Every time Eragon is Just That Special
* Every time Roran or someone else is Just That Special
* Every time Eragon falls unconscious
* Every time Eragon does something that should be impossible
* Every time Paolini breaks his previously established continuity or rules.
* Twice if he does it when Eragon is being Just That Special or doing something Impossible
* Three times if it's all three.
* Every time Saphira is treated less like a friend/soul-mate/forever companion and more like a slave
* Every time his prose gets utterly ridiculous.
* Every time there is a weird metaphor or simile
* Every time Eragon falls a sleep to end a chapter.
* Every time Eragon wakes up to begin a chapter.
* Every time the elves are shown to be Better Than Thou.
* Every time Angela is Quirky.
* Full bottle if there's any mention of hairless groins or something to that effect.
* Every time Eragon wangsts about something.
* And then immediately forgets about it.
* Every time it feels like Paolini's just throwing something in there because he thought it was "Cool".
* Every time something appears to be stolen from somewhere else.
* Every time it's mentioned that the world would be so much better if the Dragon Riders were still in charge.
* Every time it's mentioned that Galby is evil but there's still no evidence to back it up.
Anything else?
* Use of the word Throbbing or Throb
* the word meat.
* Every time something shows up which is just Paolini making a commentary on what he feels is important but isn't done very subtly and has absolutely no importance to the story.
* Every time Eragon does something that is supposed to be heroic (according to the text) but isn't.
* Every time Eragon fails at doing something heroic, which he's supposed to/should do.
* It's just there.
* Every time Eragon is Just That Special
* Every time Roran or someone else is Just That Special
* Every time Eragon falls unconscious
* Every time Eragon does something that should be impossible
* Every time Paolini breaks his previously established continuity or rules.
* Twice if he does it when Eragon is being Just That Special or doing something Impossible
* Three times if it's all three.
* Every time Saphira is treated less like a friend/soul-mate/forever companion and more like a slave
* Every time his prose gets utterly ridiculous.
* Every time there is a weird metaphor or simile
* Every time Eragon falls a sleep to end a chapter.
* Every time Eragon wakes up to begin a chapter.
* Every time the elves are shown to be Better Than Thou.
* Every time Angela is Quirky.
* Full bottle if there's any mention of hairless groins or something to that effect.
* Every time Eragon wangsts about something.
* And then immediately forgets about it.
* Every time it feels like Paolini's just throwing something in there because he thought it was "Cool".
* Every time something appears to be stolen from somewhere else.
* Every time it's mentioned that the world would be so much better if the Dragon Riders were still in charge.
* Every time it's mentioned that Galby is evil but there's still no evidence to back it up.
Anything else?
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Date: 2008-11-25 06:32 am (UTC)