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I read very little of the story. I bought the book because I had read books long ago (still have them) that our homeschool network had passed the word were written by a young homeschooled boy. "Eragon" as I recall. It was the first of three and our family read all three and bought the movie "Eragon". We were disappointed the 2nd and 3rd books were never made into movies. But it was long ago. Things change. Maybe I am wrong and that dragon fantasy trilogy wasn't by the same Paolini. In any case, early in this book, there is language not typically taught to homeschooled children. I used Search on the F word to get many hits. So I simply quit reading it. I have never found that kind of language Entertaining or Educational, and those are my criteria for reading. I certainly did not teach my children such words nor can I recommend "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" to any family. Disappointing. On the Other hand, such language certainly wouldn't cause Hollywood to blush, so this Paolini may may profit from the different values. I shall hold to mine - as have my kids of whom I'm very proud.