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Summary: inspiration for young authors
Review: I enjoyed this book for several reasons, the main one being that it can be an inspiration for young authors! I teach 2nd grade and I am always looking for ways to motivate my students. Sharing this author's bio and excerpts from this story lets them know that they too can aspire to be authors. I can't wait for the sequel. Thank you Christopher.
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Summary: Happily Surprised
Review: I thought this book was really great! I'm a very picky reader and only want to read the very best. I expected Eragon to be boring but it was actually better than the over exposed Harry Potter! I can't wait for a sequel! Give this book a shot, trust me you WON'T be disappointed! One of the best books I've ever read and should be up in the league with Lord of The Rings. Fit for all ages wonderfull please read it, it's worth every penny. Never been so happily surprised by a book! Take it from me don't miss this opportunity to read this book!
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Summary: Eragon - a 10 year-old's view
Review: I enjoyed reading this book each day. After school, I eagerly read each page. I found out this book may be like The Lord of the Rings but yet it was still great! This is one of the best books that I have ever read! This book is filled with adventure, action, and mystery. The book is based on a boy who sets out with a dragon and an old wise dragon rider who trains Eragon to become one of the greatest riders, and the only one who is out of the evil King Galbatorix's control.
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Summary: EXCELLENT READ
Review: This is an awesome book. It is a little boring at first, but speeds up as soon as you get into it really. I kept flipping back through the book and I thought "Ohh. THAT'S what that was/why that happened." Paolini is good at suspense, and a good writer. He got 3 stars because for my age group, it'd be hard to read. The book is about a kid named Eragon. He finds a dragon egg in the woods and goes on a quest to find the elves. It is reminiscent of LOTR, but with it's own twist. It's got some old, much-used characterisitics, but still manages to be original. I almost gave this a four star, but as I said, it'd be too hard for my age group. Oh, by the way, did I mention my age group is 10-12? Yeah. I'm 11.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I am only 10 years old,and I thought that this book was FANTASTIC. If you like the Harry Potter books(which I happen to love)than I'm sure you'll like this one. The author completely captures the confused,angry,sad,and happy emotions that the characters feel throughout the book.I must say that I am astounded at how good this book is when the author was so young. I don't know what could make you vote this book less than 3 stars. It is a bit violent,but it is at the same time magical,enchanting,and sometimes just downright confusing. This is the kind of book that will keep you up way past your bedtime trying to find out what happens next.
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Summary: a promising beginning
Review: I was a little hesitant to read this book at first, because I heard it was written by a 15 year old, and I figured the language or concept would be immature. Plus, with Lord of the Rings being so hot these days, the title Eragon was a bit too similar. But then I kept hearing people say they enjoyed the story. So I gave it a try. I am glad I did. While I cannot give it a 5 star, reserving that for the Harry Potters, Bilbos and Lyras, I feel a 4 star does not do it justice. It is a good tale, and I will look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy when it is published. Certainly the reviewers who say it leans on Tolkien, Pullman and Star Wars are right: There are elves, and elvish language, and swords with names. There is a daemon-like link between dragon and rider. There is an echo of "Empire" with underdog rebels. But that homage should not diminish the originality of the weaving of this tale, which evolves rapidly taking unexpected turns, or the language, which is deceptively easy even elegant. Descriptions of places and events are easy to visualize without being wordy or burdensome. Characters retain some mystery, coaxing curiosity about the obstacles ahead, and how they will slip past them. All in all, I enjoyed this book, and wish I did not have to wait to continue the story. It is a remarkable beginning for its young author; I will be very interested to see where his writing, and imagination, will lead.
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Summary: A very well written book.
Review: Trust me-this is a good book. Plenty of people gave this book 1 star. There were a bunch of reasons (none of which were very good). The most common one was that he copied others. I saw very little relationship between this book and Harry Potter OR Lord Of The Rings (the two most prominent ones). The problem with those "similar" books is that Saphira is there. You don't see Frondo (or Bilbo) walking around with a dragon following him. And Harry Potter really only focused on magic, there were almost no dragons, and the story was more "Action" than "Adventure" as compared to the very "Adventure-y" Eragon. As for the "female characters do nothing" thing come on!!! Arya was obviously much stronger than Eragon, even when she was poisoned AND in a trance she easily could have killed Eragon (when Eragon made contact with Arya's mind-page 338), even though the whole "rescue the beautiful woman" thing was kind of old the fact that the "beautiful woman" is more than capable of taking care of herself is something relativly new. For the "old plot" complaint: c'mon you read this book all in one sitting, didn't you (that was a statement). If you read ANY book all at once, especially as long a book as this one, you'll get bored no matter how good the book is. Try reading it one chapter at a time. Also, most fantasy-adventure books have the whole "long boring journey" thing. For all those people who gave this book a one (or a two): please, this book IS good. Have you noticed this book's average is a FOUR, not a ONE (and you guys are the ones that tipped the average anyway) Paloni is young, and still has much experience to get, but for the first try of a 15 year old this book is 6 out of 5 (using the Amazon.com rating system). This book is as bad as the moon is made out of cheese. For those who gave this book a bad rating, you are entitled to your own opinions, but you're the ones that are missing out.
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Summary: Reading many books in my life time....
Review: THIS BOOK WAS GREAT! Okay, okay, we know it is the the most descriptive book on the shelves but after reading Eion colfer books, J.K. Rowling, Corniela Funke, Philip Pullman (writer of his dark materials series) Diane Duane and Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) you have to say Eragon is a mix of all of them. This is the fun of reading a book all over again that doesn't have way too many words that confuse the younger readers (unlike Lord of the Rings) and has a nice twist of magic, (Harry Potter, Philip Pullman, Diane Duane) a hint of Love to come, (Philip Pullman, Harry Potter) action, ( Lord of the Rings) adventure, (Lord of the Rings, Philip Pullman,Corniela Funke, Diane Duane, Eion Colfer) and pure wit (Eion Colfer) all bundled up in a nice thick book. It is not really short. (200 pages or less)but not in EXTREMELY long (1000+) and when you look at it and see this cool dragon face on the cover looking back at you, you know it is fantasy, you know you will be able to read this book and feel the magic pulsing through your veins once more as you are sucked into it's pages. No feeling is trully better.
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Summary: A Young Author with a Promising Future as a Writer!
Review: Considering the author was fifteen when he started writing this book it is a well-written adventure. You can tell at times he is a little basic in his verbage but I think with his maturing as a author this will even out. Has a wonderful imagination and would recommend this book. Looking forward to the next installment.
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: A blue stone waits in the forest. Waiting for the right person to come and claim it but, it must choose carefully for its fate depends on the person who picks it up. Soon, the answer comes right into the forest: Eragon. Finding the stone he takes it home. But it is not a stone but an egg! Several days later, the egg hatches into a beautiful blue dragon, one of whose race is nearly extinct and is named after another dragon. The dragon is named: Saphira. Eragon soon realizes that this dragon is wanted terribly by the Empire and his price of learning this is the death of a very close family member. Together, with the help of unlikely friends, Eragon and Saphira journey, becoming one and becoming what Eragon's fate has always been: A Dragon Rider.
Eragon is a great story of never giving up when you feel like there is nothing else you can do. Paolini binds together an epic story of Elves, Dwarves, Shades, Urgals and many fantasy creatures and species while following Eragon and Saphira on an incredible journey. As you start the book, you are suddenly grasped into a different world that you live n. Christopher Paolini creates a realistic scenes making you part of the story.
Eragon is detailed, full of action and grabs the readers' attention almost making them not want to stop. I would recommend this adventurous novel to anyone who enjoyed books like Lord of the Rings, East and InkHeart.
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