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Summary: Eragon , the future dragon rider
Review: this book is about a simple and normal boy that finds a dragons egg and hatches it. (...)
This book is amazing! I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the lord of the rings and harry potter series. Eragons adventure is sure to keep you well interested and you wont want to stop reading. Just when you think that you have figured everything out a new twist is added unexpectedly. I personally can't wait untill the second book calledupwelling is published. I would give this book a five out of five.
There are supposed to be two more books in this series and like a said earlier the second book is called upwelling and is going to be published sometime this year.
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Summary: Some good some bad
Review: This book had me hooked from the first chapter, even though many of the concepts fo the character were copied, the actual book, to me at least, reamained 50% unpredicable and 50% you know what was going to happen for the next 1-3 chapters or so. I also think Paolini crammed too many events into one book, so, since I'm an extremly fast reader, the conflicts sort of just jumped out at me and sank back into the book.
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Summary: Blossoming Writer Finds Inspiration in Mr. Paolini
Review: What makes a good book? Well, for one thing, most avid readers will say that they want well-developed characters, a key ingredient to a literary masterpiece. Paolini achieves this through weaving a tapestry of personalities, including the courageous Eragon, the talkative Saphira, and a mysterious ally I won't mention the name of (no spoilers here, folks). Another factor towards a good book is action. People would not like to sit down with a 900 page book and fall asleep during the first 50 pages. Eragon keeps you glued to your seat. Even if a chapter is a relaxing vacation from the usually gripping violence and drama, there is enough satisfying dialogue to keep you interested. Now, people may say that Christopher Paolini has borrowed ideas from celebrated authors, but you must accredit him for achieving an enriching story with original characters, a diverse language, and remarkable and eloquent speech. You might be wondering why I have hardly touched down on the wondrous plot, but the purpose of a book review is to look at the overall standpoint of the book. Kudos to Mr. Paolini.
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Summary: Don't Give Me The "He's Only 18 Years Old" Crap
Review: This author of Eragon did not make the stuff up on his own. He copied Lord of The Rings and I'm not kidding. Based on the title of my review, his book is terrible, and he being 18 years old is the cause of it, being an inexperienced and terrible writer. One part in the book where Brom says sorry, goes like this: "Sorry," apologized Brom. Apologized? That does not make sense, because he already is apologizing and therefore does not have to say "apologized Brom." The words in the Elvish language or whatever is just a jumble of words put together: jfoaehfdhfh!
Whoever said that this book was written before the Lord of The Rings movie and the book, guess what? YOU'RE SO [...]WRONG!!!!!
The LOTR books happened to be written and published nearly 50 years ago. I'm not exaggerating. Also the movies are based on the BOOKS. It's not just a movie made up by Peter Jackson!! And the movies happened to start in about 1998.
Couple of facts:
Eragon's cover is so ugly I threw up all over the cover
"Eragon" is too fancy a name for a peasant farmer boy
Eragon- Aragorn
Isenstar-Isengard
Brom is a stupid name
Ra'Zac are like the Black Riders
Elves and Dwarves are just the copy of LOTR Elven and Dwarf Characters
Arya- Beautiful, Dark haired Arwen-Beautiful, Dark haired
Another big copy is of Shadowfax. Brom's horse is white and beautiful, and there's even a lord of the horses just like Shadowfax!!!!!!! This book is a waste of time and money. Don't buy it.
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Summary: A Perfect Blend...
Review: I just finished reading this book and it has to be, hands-down the best book I have EVER read. Never has any book made me turn down TV or Video Games or some type of electronic to read, but this book proved different. I was hooked from the first chapter to the last. This book made me laugh, sit at the edge of my seat, feel sad, and everything else in between. Eragon combines all of these together into one beautiful book. When I finished this book, I just looked outside and had to take a few minutes to let it all soak in because of the power this book had. This is well-written and is a must have for anyone who likes Fantasy Books. I have given my copy of this book to my sister, reccomended it to my friends, and telling everyone I know to buy this book! It's amazing. Trust me. I can't wait until Eldest.Keep up the GREAT writing =)
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Summary: Spellbinding
Review: Eragon, whose name did throw me at first as in Aragorn of LOTR fame is a great beginning fantasy book. If you are a young adult looking for an introduction into the world of fantasy, this is a wonderful book to begin with. I enjoyed the fast paced story with the mystical quality of the characters; Eragon the farm boy who is more than he seems, Brom the mysterious old man who turns out to be the mentor, Saphira the blue scaled dragon and the list goes on. Paolini has written a book that is easy to follow with dialogue that is good, but sophmoric and perfect for young adults. It is quite an accomplishment that this author began this book at age 15 years old! The one problem with this story is that much of it is "lifted" from other profound and great works of fantasy fiction. I'm stating it positively and saying it's a tribute to the great authors that so many plot themes are repeated (...) Beyond that, I truly enjoyed this well thought out, imaginative and exciting story of the farm boy who becomes a hero. Looking forward to reading the next installments!
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Summary: A very engaging start to what could be a great series
Review: I just finish reading this with my 10 year old son. We read it every night until midnight then got up and read more of it in the morning. We absolutely could not wait to see what would happen next. This is a great book for boys age 10-15. It's a challenging read that's full of action. This is definitly more in the vein of the Hobbit and Lord of the rings than Harry Potter. As for the complaints of predictibility and similarity to LOTR I would say that all fantasy of this nature is pretty much based on LOTR so you really can't slam the kid for doing what countless other authors (including Ms. Rowling) have done and adapting those characters to his own story. What I enjoyed about this book was the pacing. It rarely felt slow and over burdened with detail (entering the dwarf city was the one exception)which is a common problem for most fantasy writers. Paolini cuts to the heart of whatever situation his characters are in. I loved reading this book with my son and can't wait for the next one.
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Summary: B.O.R.I.N.G.....................
Review: Now, about Eragon, it didn't impress me at all and it was all I could do to keep from throwing this book across my house. People thought Lord of the Rings movies happened to copy Eragon.
WHAT? Hel-lo.... but Lord of The Rings is based on a BOOK, from about 1955, it was published, the three book series. It's not just a MOVIE!!! I mean, how else could this inexperien- er, I mean author make up stuff like the Lord of the Rings?
Eragon: L.O.T.R.
Arya Arwen
Eragon Aragorn
Brom Carries a staff, wise, rides a white horse (Gandalf)
Murtagh Carries silver bound horn (Boromir)
Elves Elves (spelled the same, same characteristics, both long hair, beautiful, elegant, good sword makers)
Dwarves Spelled the same, both are short and muscular, great miners, and carve through rock, carry axes, and wear chain mail!
Rider Just like Black Riders' names, or like the pathetic title, "Ra'Zac "Journey" was pointless, had no adventure in between whatsoever, and what was the plot? Um....... I don't know. Traveling through bush and trees? I think I'll just stick with that.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book was one of the best I have read in a long time. I couldn't put it down. The action never stops! I can't wait until the next one comes out. If you like Brian Jaques, Harry Potter or The Lord of The Rings you 'll love this. I can't believe the man who wrote it is only 18.
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Summary: Good, but not the best (contains spoilers)
Review: I honestly liked Eragon. Most of it was well-written and entertaining, which is more than I can say for a lot of the books I read. But, Eragon and Arya reminded me of Aragorn and Arwen, and the idea about the true names for things and people having power to control them is directly lifted from Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea series. Also, when the herbalist told Eragon's fortune in the middle of the book, the blatant... well, that's not even foreshadowing, that's telling us what's going to happen. Tolkien did the Heroic Quest better (and he wisely chose not to tell us what was going to happen halfway through), and kids who can plow through 509 pages of Eragon might as well go ahead and read Lord of the Rings. When I open up a new fantasy book, I expect at least a decent portion of it to be something I haven't seen before. There was some originality (I liked his ancient language), but not enough to justify finishing the series.
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