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Summary: Decent read
Review: One of the first things that I noticed about this book was while the story is good, the plot well though out and the charaters beleiveable, the style is somewhat ameturish. Fortunately for the book, this does not overly detract form the story. The influences of other authors such as Tolkien, Eddings and a few others make themselves aparent and Paolini does a good job of incorporating the best of all of these authors into his first novel.
Writing style aside, I must say that I thoughly enjoyed this first installment. The chases, skirmishes and final battle all had me racing through the pages to find out what would happen. The best praise that I can give this book is that when I finally finished the last word, I was dissapointed that the book had come to an end.
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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: I think this book will appeal to readers of all ages. I have a neice who is 11 years old who read and loved it, while I am 30 and I loved it also. It's a great and fun read, and I would recommend it to any fantasy lover. He needs to work a little on Character development, to really get the reader in touch with the characters, but other than that the book is excellent.
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Summary: Perhaps Paolini should try something else...
Review: When my book club picked Paolini's ERAGON as book of the month, I knew right away that I wouldn't like it...
Maybe the fact that Paolini was thick enough to call his main charcter Eragon, which is so very close to Aragorn, which all people who have read The Lord of the Rings will reconize. Second of all, perhaps that he was even dumber to name the title the same as his main character, which threw me off at once and probably a thousand others like me for the "coinsidence" of the names...Sure, Paolini tried, but he didn't try hard enough. He was obviously greatly enfluenced by Tolkien, and didn't do much to hide it. It's fine for authors to be inspired by other authors but what Paolini has done is copying. For example:
The Ra'zac. They have a strong resemblence to the Nazgul in LotR, plus they're searching for something, as were the Nazgul.. Also the fact they have flying beasts for riding.
THe Urgals are purely Orcs, except for the horns... Plus the Urgal's "heavy" assault guys... Which closely resemble the Uruk-Hai in LotR...
THe plot was predictible beyond reason... Every cliche that has been given to fantasy was in ERAGON. The pretty elven warrior princesess, the "Lost" son of the bad guy, etc...
All this and yet, Paolini was on CNN...
It's truly a mad, mad, mad, mad world...
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Summary: I AM A FELLOW RIDER!!!
Review: Full of fun and adventure, the book "Eragon" explores the wonders of a fantastic land filled with dragons and elves and ruled by an evil maniac. Enter Eragon, a common peasant boy who lives a very uneventful life...until, that is, he finds out that the mysterious rock that he found while hunting is a dragon's egg! Burdened with the new responsibility of caring for his dragon of a friend, Eragon doesn't think things could get any weirder...and then he's told that he has been chosen to become a legendary Rider and free his land from its tyranical ruler! He can't truly except that until thoughts of avenging his uncle's death force him on a journey. Now with only the town storyteller, Brom, and his dragon Saphira by his side, Eragon is on his way to becoming a Rider...
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Summary: The BEST book EVER
Review: Eragon is an exiting, awesome, wonderful book. Its many details capture the readers attention and makes you read the whole thing. Eragon is a book unlike any other book written. It has so many details, it seems like you are actually watching it happen. It has so much action, so many great problems and solutions,so it has become my favorite book. I can't wait untill the second book, Elder, comes out.
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Summary: Eragon
Review: What a wonderful story! It was gripping from the moment I opened it with Eragon's adventures starting immediately and the neverending mysteries that kept popping in the storyline. I loved to be able to refer to the map when a new city or river name would be mentioned. C. Paolini has a gift and merits recognition. I will certainly be on the look-out for future books by this talented author.
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Summary: Good, but not spectacular
Review: First off, I would like to say the Christopher Paolini is a very talented author, don't get me wrong. Eragon is none the less an exciting story that is captivating and very well crafted. The descriptions are vivid and real, but that also is a problem. In the story there would be a long description or a long conversation, and only 1 or 2 pages of action. The battle scenes were built up with brilliant suspense, but turned out to be anti-climatic. Anyone who has seen/read LORD OF THE RINGS will catch the influence. Overall, it is a good read, yet not anything spectacular.
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Summary: An epic, magical adventure!
Review: I loved this book! I discovered this book when I was suffering from the pain of finishing the last Harry Potter book and trying to find a replacement for the magical world of Hogwarts. I purchased this book, along with Jonathan Stroud's Bartimeaus Trilogy Book 1(which was also a fun and gripping novel that I reccomend.). This book is a lot of fun. I was instantly sucked into the world that Christopher Paolini has created. The book is a wonderful action/adventure for fans of Harry Potter or The Lord Of The Rings. The characters are all deep, and complex, with there own personalities and reasons to either like or hate them. I loved the relationship between Eragon and his dragon, Saphira. I am excited to see how big Saphira grows and what other adventures the two go through together. Mr.Paolini creates subplots that make you yearn for more and it's a good thing there are 2 more books because I am excited to hear more about the characters. The only downfall to this book is the unfortunate Lord Of The Rings similarity. The book is almost TOO alike in it's characters and locations that at times you find yourself confused about certain events occuring. I had a hard time visualizing Eragon because his name is literally the same as Aragon or The Lord Of The Rings! A lot of creatures in the book are the same also which can get annoying. This book is great though. I highly reccomend it.
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Summary: great
Review: This was a great book. It kept a fast pace, which made me want to read it straight through. The only bad thing I found was that some of the deaths in the book might be too much for a younger child.
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Summary: Greatest book after Harry Potter
Review: This book is really rad, I recommend it if you want books like Harry Potter and Lord of the rings put together. The end will totally surprise you and leave you breathless. I can not wait til the next one comes out. I like dragons and that is what it gives you.
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