Eragon

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Summary: What a Book--Stellar story and writing!
Review: Eragon is a story that you will read every spare moment until you're done with the book. Christopher Paolini (can you believe this kid is only eighteen!) has written a story that will last the test of time because it has all the classic elements: an event at the beginning that starts a series of situations and adventures, love, a coming of age story, an inheritance, bad guys (Urgals) and good guys, not the least of which is a brilliant blue dragon, Saphira. I really don't want to give away much, because you just have to read this book for yourself too see what I mean.

I loved this book. I think this author has hit a home run. I am still chasing the ball and loving the journey. I finished the book two weeks ago, yet the "world" that Paolini has created in Eragon still sticks with me. I can see it in my mind's eye. I find myself wondering about the characters, and when the next book will be ready.

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Summary: I loved it!!!!!!!!
Review: This book was the best! I have read many books, and none of them can compair to this book!!! I just finshed it yesterday, and it took me 4 days to read it. I love fiction books and espashly ones with dragons in them. I can't wait for the 2nd one. I mean, I just turned 16, and he wrote this book when he was 15! I mean I am writing a book, but it will not compair to Chris's Eragon!!!

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Summary: The best book ever
Review: This was the best book I have ever read and trust me I have read many books, This book was exciting throughout the whole story and described everthing very well. The characters were very much alive. I give Paolini ten thumbs up, I think that every person in the world should read this book. Someday I wish to be a great writer like yourself. You are my favorite author and will most likely always be. I know that the next two books will be just as good if not better than Eragon. I enjoyed this book and it was without a doubt the best book ever.

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Summary: An enchanting and heroic battle between two forces
Review: This is one of the greatest books of all time. One might call it good against evil, but the good aren't that heroic. It is a coming of age story where the main character struggles with himself and his own feelings as well as his enemies. A great epic novel much like The Lord Of The Rings, except it is not as hard to follow.

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Summary: It doesn't matter if you like fantasy or not. Eragon RULES!!
Review: The suspencful and thrilling story of Saphira and Eragon is amazing, detailed, beautiful, and everything else. It was so(...)etc. GREAT and possibly the best book I have ever read!!! Why? I can't name them all but I can name a few. 1. It talks about dragon in a positive way and I love dragons alot. I'm obssessed. 2. The style of writing is great. 3. The descriptions are amazing. 3.PLEASE do yourself a favor and read this book! I can't wait for Eldest to hit the stores!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Really monotonous...
Review: They say one should ask questions if one does not know something and that one shall learn, but... Paolini might as well tell the entire story in an interview if he liked asking and answering questions so much... Eragon asks twenty questions and when someone has only answered one, he asks fifty more. For example, when Eragon is talking to Brom:<br /><br />"Dragons have no beginning, unless it lies with the creation of Algaesia itself... Their world was unchanging until the first elves sailed over the sea on their silver ships.'<br />'Where did the elves come from?' interrupted Eragon. 'And why are they called the fair folk? Do they really exist?"<br /><br />That gets really annoying and if Eragon was a real boy, I'd slapped him after the third question. It's probably just me... who knows.<br /><br />I'll brush away the fact that Paolini's story is derivative from other fantasy novels, but let's look at the view of a person whom has never read any fantasy novels and a close up on the writing.<br /><br />Descriptions are good, but too much of a good thing makes it bad. It's like he inserted descriptions of places and things randomly and messed up the flow of the story. The beginning chapters aren't very engrossing and I find myself getting easily distracted by things like a piece of lint floating through the air. When I read a well-written book, that sort of distraction does not happen.<br /><br />The dialogue... is a joke... It may seem harsh,I laugh at them not because they're funny, but sometimes they're so ridiculously corny, they're funny. It makes the characters seem so flat and and unable to relate to the readers.<br /><br />I really am too lazy to type anymore critisms, since you can read most of them from the other reviwers.<br /><br />Paolini is a very good writer... with practice. So an advice to you Paolini, go to college like you should of did, take some writing courses and then come back with something we can work with.

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Summary: Nice try but no....
Review: this book is ok for younger kids i guess, but too much is just ripped of of Lord of the Rings to call it original. it basically is Lord of the Rings with majorly unnecessary descriptions and less characters, all of which are unoriginal and boring. Lord of the Rings is much better, and many fans of that great series will be insulted by this stupid book.
here are some similarities with Lord of the Rings and Eragon that I found:

Eragon : Aragorn or Frodo
Arya : Arwen
Brom : Gandalf
Zar'oc : Sting or Anduril
Gil'ead : Gil galad
Varden : Valinor
Eragon(copied again!) : Eragion
Galbatorix : Sauron
Shade : Saruman
The Spine : The Shire
Urgals : Orcs
Kull : Uruk Hai
Angela : Galadriel(sort of...)
Garrow : Bilbo
Ra'zac : Ringwraiths
Ajihad : Elrond
etc etc... yeah, Paolini had lots of help writing this dumb book! Also, it bugs me that Paolini probably attempted to model Eragon's character from himself. Paolini probably WISHES he was this dragon rider, master swordsman, and magical hero, with big muscles, a dragon, a legendary name, a beautiful girl, and magical powers.
in all, this book isn't worth it at all. it was an ok attempt that was ruined by the lack of creativity and unoriginality.

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Summary: You Can Run But You Can't Hide
Review: This book is a rip off the famous Star Wars Saga. I cant stand it. It also borrows a few ideas from the Dragon Riders of Pern and Lord of the Rings. It may have been an enjoyable read but still pathetic.

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Summary: I have "A NEW HOPE" for your book Paolini
Review: Thats right, "A New Hope" from Star Wars. Paolini did little more than copy the plotline of Star Wars exactly. He is also the only one I know who uses 7,000 synonems for said. This is amatuer work. This book is not up to the game. Poor and overrated. Two thumbs down and one star.

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Summary: Seems like a rip off, but still enjoyable
Review: This book was appealing to me in many ways. I like fantasy, dragons, and any thing that has a blue cover. However, upon reading the book, I noticed alot of simalarities between this book and Star Wars. Though I had this trough my mind during the entire book, I was still able to read it with joy.