Eragon

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Summary: Ack. It stinks
Review: Sorry kiddies--this ain't a good book. I'm one of those people who usually can't help but finish a book I start, no matter how bad it is. I stopped reading this one. Enough said.

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Summary: How can you give this tripe 5 stars?
Review: Anyone who gets to stay up later than 9 PM would recognize that this book stinks. This kid isn't any worse than some of the other fantasy pulp-mysters out there but he's not worthy of anything approaching a good review. Gonna' be on a desert island for a few months? I'd rather read the palm leaves....

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Summary: Been there--done that
Review: Not a bit of this book is original. I can't tell you how dissapointed I was to read it after hearing all the hype. It is simply no good. Maybe he'll grow up a bit and the sequel will be better (and not a rip off of every other fantasy novel ever written)

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Summary: SOME BOY IN PA
Review: I loved this book because I like fantasy and the charcters were great. Eragon was cool, kind, friendly and vengeful. Murtagh was my second favorite character because he helps to save Eragon and he is trying to change his family's ways to make them not evil. I can't wait for the next book, Eldest, the second one in the trilogy!

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Summary: GREAT BOOK, FORGET ALL THE BAD REVIEWS, THIS IS A MUST READ
Review: This is one of the greatest fantasy novels I have read in a long time. It overshadows Harry Potter as best Fantasy in my records and I hope the sequels are just as good. Although slightly predictable at times, and the name Eragon is quite a bit like Aragorn, the plot has just enough drama to keep you on your toes. As for the editor who wrote the first review, FORGET HER! This is one of the best books you will ever read and I encourage you to pick up a copy IMMEDIATELY.

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Summary: AWESOME BOOK
Review: I love fantasy books, and this book is my favorite of all time. Eragon is a very well rounded character, and the plot takes twists and turns. People arent what they seem.
For the people who gave this a 1...
...you cant read, and you dont know what a good fantasy book is.

If you like this book, I would recommend Tricksters Choice (tamora pierce), Lord of the Rings (JR Toilken), and Bartimaues (i dont know)

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Summary: The characters need more depth
Review: I found myself feeling deja vu with this story and Jordon's first book "The Wheel of Time". I must say this book doesn't meet Jordon's standards. The characters seem stoic and two-dimensional. The conversations between Eragon and Saphira seem clipped like they were added as an afterthought. I was really hoping that the character of the dragon Saphira would develop throughout the story but was disappointed. She only seemed to be used as a living airplane who occasionaly shields Eragon from arrows. I felt myself cringe when the elf Arya was introduced feeling the beginnings of a Harlequin novel. I hope that Paolini takes care to add more unpredictable scenarios in his second book along with more personality in his characters.

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Summary: Great!
Review: What would you do if you found a stone, only to find that it was a dragon's egg? What would you do if you knew that finding this egg meant corruption or certain death? What would you do if the fate of the world was in your hands? These are the questions that young Eragon must face. Eragon is a simple young boy, living away from the village with his uncle and brother. They live happily, until one day, when hunting out in the Spine ("Cursed" mountains); a small stone crashes down from the sky. Eragon picks up the stone, thinking that it will pick up a hefty price with the merchants, but he is not aware that this stone would change his life and all of Alagaesia forever.
Eragon was one of the best books I've ever read. Each page always had just the right amount of story progression, leaving you thirsty for more. The characters Paolini made seemed real, as if the book was a biography of their lives. Every location was described so vividly, that you could easily draw it as if you were there. If I could bring only one book with me to a desert island, this would be it.
I would definitely recommend this book to any kind of reader. Whether you like fantasy books or not, you are sure to love Eragon.

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Summary: OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!
Review: For a 15 year old teenager to write this is truly outstanding. I applaud his efforts and am waiting for the sequel. I wish him the best of luck in the author's world, it being such a hard place to exist in.

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Summary: Don't take it so seriously
Review: I read over some of the negative reviews of this book and feel like those reviewers over-analyzed the book. Sure, if you're a hard core fantasy reader (I am not--though I do read some), you may find it blah. But take it for what it is--an enjoyable weekend read. Also, don't forget that the intended audience is children. After Harry Potter, maybe the expectation is that all such books should be just as much for adults as for kids.

I cared about the characters, enjoyed the growing relationship between Eragon and Saphira, and had a tough time putting the book down. There is a sufficient amount of suspense (sure, some things are predictable such as the Arya's survival), but there are a lot of questions left unanswered. Some question of who can be trusted.

Just read it, enjoy it and don't try to find too much in it. Sure, most of it may not be new, but it's been repackaged in a perfectly likable manner.