Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

I am currently reading Brisinger, the third in a series including Eragon and Eldest. You might have seen the movie Eragon, which is really a combination of the first two books. When Eragon first came out, my son was young and I was still reading to him before bed every night. Now that he is 15, he considers himself too old to be read to before bed. :( Last year, he read Brisingr when it first came out. When he finished, he desperately wanted to me read it. Of course, it was during the middle of the semester, and I didn't feel like I could take on a 700+ page book. I am very careful about the books I start because I have a hard time abandoning a book. When I start reading, I am compelled to finish. Now, I don't have to finish right away. I am not a stay up until all hours of the morning reader. I just don't want to start reading another book until I finish reading the book I have. So I have put off reading this book. Then this summer, I was home recovering from surgery and had a lot of time on my hands to read. I read everything else I could think of before I finally turned to this book - after lots of cajoling by my son. Now I am in the midst of the book, and I am bound and determined to finish it - not because I like it, but because it gives me something to talk to my 15 year old son about besides how long his hair is and if he has done his homework. Stay tuned!