Eragon

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Summary: Paolini Power
Review: I loved this new novel. I couldn't put it down!
Buy this book if you haven't already, because you are missing out!
Long Live Eragon!

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Summary: Whosoever dost not find this book interesting hath no taste.
Review: This booked changed my way of writing my own. I gladdens me that a person so young can achive the goal all story writers wish to achive. I was most inspired after reading this fasinating book. Yes, he did get a few things from other books but 'tis hard not to now-a-days. All originality hath been taken from all books worth reading. This was an inspiration. Christopher P. will be the next J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Summary: boring, been done, boring, been done
Review: This book is boring. The storyline is a hodgepodge of what other authors have already done. And as some other reviwers have pointed out, the female characters are tiresome,pathetic really. Doesn't liveup to the hype. At all. Great cover, though,but if you judge by the cover you're in for bit of BIG dispointment.

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Summary: Out of this world Eragon
Review: This book was truly amazing. Although it resembled the plot of Lord of the Rings it was interesting to see how Cristopher Paolini added new twists and turns to the plot. This story was written very well and made me want to read more. It was such a good book that I don't think i will be able to wait long enough till Eldest comes out. A little tip- don't read this till the sequal comes out- you will save you self alot of agonizing waiting. OVERALL THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ it is even better that Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.

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Summary: Christopher Paolini, the next Tolkein, I think not.
Review: I have never read a book I had such crossed feelings about. On the one hand it seemed to use far too much Tolkein: elves dwarves, dragons. And guess what; the main charactor Eragon falls in love with an elf called Arya, hmm, what does this instantly remind me of, oh yeah Tolkein again, Aragorn and Arwen, I mean come on, the names are half the same.
On the other hand it had a pretty decent plot and brilliant description and being an aspiring fifteen year old author myself, I can't help but be spurred on by the fact that this book was published by a author that started writing at the same time as myself. Christopher Paolini comes across as a amateur writer, despite his wide vocabluary, who wants nothing more than to be thought of as the new Tolkein.

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Summary: good, but hopefully will get better
Review: I was very excited to read Eragon because I had heard so much about it. Unfortunately, it lacks originality and the writing style seems undeveloped. However, I could not put the book down and I did enjoy it. I think the rest of the series has the potential to be very good. I do recommend Eragon, unless you are the kind of person who will only read highly original and imaginitive books. Eragon is exciting and enjoyable and I look forward to the next book in the series.

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Summary: I COULDN'T PUT THIS ONE DOWN!
Review: This book is 500 pages long and I read it in 5 days. Putting the book down was impossible and I took it wherever I went. Even though the book is kind of a copy from LORD OF THE RINGS it still will get you hooked. I recommend this book for ages 11 to adult. Interesting turns are always happening to the characters. If you can live through the semi-boring first 40-50 pages you will love this book.

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Summary: Oh so cool
Review: Eragon is totally cool. I couldn't put the book down, it was so good. I liked it because it was really fast-paced, but it concentrated on the important things as well. It was really suspenseful too, so if yo're a person who likes adventure and suspense, as well as fast-paced action and mythology, then this book is for you. GO CHRISTOPHER!

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Summary: Eragon leaves a lot to be desired
Review: Eragon was a gripping but unpolished fantasy, drawing its "influences" from so many sources that I would almost call it plagiarism. For example, Eragon's connection with Saphira is exactly like Jakkin's with his dragons in Jane Yolen's A Sending of Dragons, a book that I much preferred. And the way Saphira speaks seems much too human for a dragon. Even the way Eragon talks to himself (italicized, of course) seems awkward on paper.
Also, the way Paolini randomly inserts rough paragraph-long imagery really irritates me. He obviously has a stack of long and impressive words at his disposal but doesn't know how to apply them artistically.
As I said before, a gripper. It may have been the only thing that kept me flipping pages, but now, rereading bits of it, I realize how choppy the writing style is.

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Summary: The Dragon Riders -- a review by Robbie, age 9
Review: Eragon is a lonely boy who has to support his uncle Garrow and cousin Roran by hunting in the Spine. It is good hunting because nobody else in his town ever goes there. One day Eragon finds a turquoise stone. Eragon thinks that he has gotten some luck at long last. To him it looks like the stone could buy him food for at least three years. But when the traders come late, Brom, the storyteller, tells the small town of Carvahall about the old government, the empire. The dragon riders ran the government with their magic. The dragons hatch when the rider that was meant for them has the egg and is ready to become a rider. Everybody was happy until Galbatorix overthrew the riders and has ruled since that terrible event. Soon Eragon's stone cracks and out pops a tiny little dragon whom Eragon names Saphira. When Saphria gets big enough she and Eragon soon go on many great adventures. Now it lies on Eragon's shoulders to relieve the world of the evil King Galbatorix.

Christopher Palnoni fills the book with adventure, and makes it unpredictable. He also makes the characters so lifelike that when I was reading it I was seeing a movie in my head. It is a real page-turner. I think that it is amazing that he wrote a book when he was fifteen that is better written then most authors who have graduated college. It is the best book I have ever read and I recommend it for any age and even people who like other genres.