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Summary: Average Fantasy book.
Review: Ok, I picked it up because of the outrageous prices it commands in the collectors editions. Also my kid liked it. Well as an adult reading it, I was disappointed. I haven't been able to force myself to finish it. If there is a story here, I haven't found it and I'm 1/3 the way through it.For me the things that bug me about the book, besides the flat characters, is the mistakes in basic things like making a saddle, or riding horses, or fighting with a sword or hunting with a bow. It's clear that the author has never looked close at or done any of them. That someone shows up early with a cool sword and he lets the Dragon carry it. I mean come-on! What teenage boy would let this out of his sight? Yes he knows that he's no good with it yet but to not want to carry it???? And his mentor keeps saying stupid stuff like "I'll tell you when you need to know". Lame. Tell me now, I just asked. If I thought I wasn't ready to hear I wouldn't have asked. So as they plod through the wilderness looking for evil do-ers who are way more prepared than they are, to bushwhack them as their only chance, I don't really care anymore. Oh Yeah, people who live off the land don't notice a huge dragon suddenly living in the forest next to them... Arrggg! Well the author is young. Maybe Vol 2 or 3 will be better. (As a reference I've enjoyed the Harry Potter series, all but book 5.)
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Summary: SO VERY GOOD
Review: Hey,
I just finished the book as in the last fifteen minutes. I won't give away anything don't worry. I just wanted to get on and see when the second one that he is writing is supposed to come out. But I was reading other reviews and people kept saying how it was like Lord of the Rings and Eragon sounded like Aragorn and stuff. One I've read Lord of the Rings twice and I didn't notice drastic similarities. Maybe I was to engrossed in the story but you should be too. Also Eragon and Aragorn while sound alike didn't strike me as having anything to do with each other. I thought it was cool and that was one of the first things that struck was the fact that the book was about a boy and dragons and the main character's name was spelled like dragons only instead of a 'd' he used the next letter in the alphabet. There was also two other books mentioned that I've never read so can't argue about. But I mean what you've read will end up leaking into you're writing a little bit. It's only to be expected. I really liked it and thought that it was very original. I think it's cool that someone so young can get a book published. I'm thirteen and want to be an author and I am trying to write a book (I doubt it will go anywhere but you never know) so I think it's really cool that he can get this published. So go read it. It's Eragon, don't forget because then you won't be able to find and READ IT! It was SO SO SO good. Now I'm going to go back to trying to find when the next one comes out. Toodles.
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Summary: The Best one yet
Review: this is an amazing book for 9- 15 year olds to read im 12 and i think christfor paloni could emerge as a major new talent
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Summary: holy cowosky
Review: This book was the best book i have ever read. it contains a mystical creature and a boy of 13 fighting against an evil king and all of his evil villians trying to kill him. Not only is this boy fighting for his life but also he is fighting for the good of the kindom. You see tons of mystical creatures, funny scenes, sad scenes, and war scenes. Christopher Paolini is the most complex and elaborate writers i have ever seen. his book was incredible and i would have to rate, better than any harry potter books so if your a fan of bloody wars or mystical fun read this incredible book.
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Summary: Was Truly Amazed
Review: Being a sci fi fan and read Lord of the Rings when I was teen, I was amazed that this young author could hold my interest for so long. I'm disappointed that I have to wait until 08/05 to get book 2. Eragon is well written especially when it was written by someone so young. People who critize this book should think first, I would like you to sit down and write out a well rehearsed book with chapters that intrigue and make you read on and on. I couldn't put the book down. Yes there are elfs and dwarves as in Lord of the Rings, but it is a truly different book, and they way he writes about Shapira, does make me wish to read more. I truly truly loved it, and I'm no teenager, being 40'sh myself, who has read thousands of books over the years, I give it 2 thumbs up. Keep up the good work, and I recommend anyone to buy this book.
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Summary: A Great Original 'Fanfiction'!
Review: I read Eragon after stumbling upon amazon.com and finding out, at some point, that the author is roughly the same age as I am. I just had to see what the hype was all about, after all. What I discovered is that Eragon reads exactly like fanfiction, a good one, but fanfiction nonetheless, in the sense that it is hauntingly similar to many online fiction I've read in the past. In fact, I'll go as far as to say that I've read a few of those that were even better than this. It has a clichéd storyline, but it wasn't that bad. The problem is that his writing is too difficult to focus on. It becomes tedious to plod through his neverending descriptions of everything around and beyond the current character being focused on. This is similar to: A person is walking. Behind him, the trees are green, branched, speckled, with lots of blue dots all around. The ground beneath him is a bright purple and has a strange marshmallow texture........you get the gist. I pity the author, though, as it must have been difficult filling up each and every crevice in his work with all these unecessary details. The thing is, they distract from whatever flow the story has... ...which brings me to my next point. There's not an actual 'flow' in the story, as there is a flow with my cat's smelly, cracked teeth. The basic premise is that Eragon travels from one place to another, with some stuff that aren't really important enough happening in the middle. The story jerks up and down, giving me the impression that there is no ending to look forward to (well there was, but it's more of a, "It's over!" kinda feeling rather than a, "I want more..." thing). It took me two or three weeks to finish this book, simply because I felt no desire to read any more than half a chapter each time (and I'm a fast reader who can swallow up a book in a day, given my busy life). Then there's the characters. Oh yes, you've heard; flat, one-dimensional, clichéd like peanut butter on toast. When Eragon ponders on his existance, I do not feel his sorrow, only an overwhelming sense of grief over the fact that it could have been way, way better. Same with Saphira's basic existance, overall. In six months, she grew to be this wise, majestic creature...? I would have loved to see her 'grow', instead of be TOLD that she grew. I would have enjoyed seeing her feelings towards Eragon develop, and not just BE there. Which is probably my third (or fourth, I can't remember) gripe about this book. Everything is 'told', rather than done. There is no storytelling, only explanations (there seemed to be 80% more explanation than dialogue in this thing). A good fiction, but I have seen better. Being a teenager, he is praised dearly, but if you look around, you will see better work out there, even by people younger than he is. And the good thing about that is, you don't even have to pay for them...
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Summary: Very good
Review: The Book Eragon was a really great fantasy book. It was just what I needed since I couldn't find a book my type to read. When I started reading it I couldn't put down the book. Although it did have some similarities to Lord of the Rings, but it wasn't all the same and it had a differnt twist. Just the characters seemed the same in LOTR. When you read you kind of feel really sorry for Eragon. In the book, there seems to be a lot of hints and questions that you are wondering that will hint toward the next book. Well if you are looking for a book to read just pull this one out, it's really good. Trust me!
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Summary: Eragon
Review: Tis is the greatest book I've ever read. It's on par with if not better than Harry Potter. I'm only thirteen but i've read a lot of books, and Eragon by far is the best.
Rating: 
Summary: Good,but not great
Review: Well this was a good book,I won't deny that, and I will read the other ones in the series when they come out, but in my opinion this book had ameturish writing and borrowed too many obvious things from other books. This book is good for young teenagers(which is what I am being at 13, but I myself prefer more serious and mature writing from fantasy novels). (...)
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Summary: An exciting story
Review: This book is the best book i have ever head. I couldn't put it down and I was sad when I finished but happy the second book of the Inheritaqnce Trilogy, Eldest, will be out soon. Eragon, is the main character of this story. He has a big heart and always thinks of others before himself. He becomes a dragon rider after he finds Saphira's egg. Saphira is the other main character of the story she is a dragon that was hatched after Eragon found her egg. She has a strong sense of humor. Eragon wanted to avenge his uncles death. While hunting down the killers he gets in a mess withh the empire too.
I would highly recomend this book to any fantasy/adventure fan twelve and older. This ais a great book for anyone who injoyed The Lord Of The Ring Trilogy.
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