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Summary: An epic, magical adventure!
Review: I loved this book! I discovered this book when I was suffering from the pain of finishing the last Harry Potter book and trying to find a replacement for the magical world of Hogwarts. I purchased this book, along with Jonathan Stroud's Bartimeaus Trilogy Book 1(which was also a fun and gripping novel that I reccomend.). This book is a lot of fun. I was instantly sucked into the world that Christopher Paolini has created. The book is a wonderful action/adventure for fans of Harry Potter or The Lord Of The Rings. The characters are all deep, and complex, with there own personalities and reasons to either like or hate them. I loved the relationship between Eragon and his dragon, Saphira. I am excited to see how big Saphira grows and what other adventures the two go through together. Mr.Paolini creates subplots that make you yearn for more and it's a good thing there are 2 more books because I am excited to hear more about the characters. The only downfall to this book is the unfortunate Lord Of The Rings similarity. The book is almost TOO alike in it's characters and locations that at times you find yourself confused about certain events occuring. I had a hard time visualizing Eragon because his name is literally the same as Aragon or The Lord Of The Rings! A lot of creatures in the book are the same also which can get annoying. This book is great though. I highly reccomend it.
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Summary: great
Review: This was a great book. It kept a fast pace, which made me want to read it straight through. The only bad thing I found was that some of the deaths in the book might be too much for a younger child.
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Summary: Greatest book after Harry Potter
Review: This book is really rad, I recommend it if you want books like Harry Potter and Lord of the rings put together. The end will totally surprise you and leave you breathless. I can not wait til the next one comes out. I like dragons and that is what it gives you.
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Summary: His age is no excuse...
Review: To be honest, criticisms of this book have already been voiced a hundred times before, and better than I could say. Derivative, unashamedly cliched and dull...sadly, it's all true. But one thing that keeps popping is the author's age. The fact is that blaming the poor quality of the writing on his youth is a bit of a cop out. If you can write well, you can write well no matter how old you are. Sure, you improve as you go along, but a novice writer who starts at the age of 30 can be just as bad as a novice who starts at 13. Don't give this kid the excuse; talent shows at any age, and he has very little.
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Summary: It's a good book.
Review: ...If you yearn for a good read, and you enjoy fantasy (both light hearted and slightly darker), then you will enjoy this book. Yes, it is close to LoTR, but if you are an avid fantasy reader, then you know a lot of things are. The kid was 15 when he began writing it (althought it truly does not really show), and he only has a full lifetime to improve. As for me, I'm hooked... I cannot wait for the second installment in the Inheritance Trilogy... Don't take my word for it, find out for yourself.
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Summary: bad, bad, bad
Review: As we all know by now, the author was fifteen when he wrote Eragon. Whoever he showed it to should have said, "This is a great book, kid. You should become an author when you grow up!" But instead they went and published it.Aside from the beautiful cover, the book has almost nothing to recommend it. There are nearly no original elements. The characters have no personality to speak of, except for the dragon, who is smug. The action is patently unbelievable from paragraph to paragraph--I remember one scene where Eragon draws his bow and fires an arrow behind him to kill an opponent who's chasing him, and I finally quit reading when he was able to beat one of the best swordsmen in the world, left-handed, after only a few months of practice since growing up as a farm boy.
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Summary: A Book to Rival Harry Potter!!!
Review: I got the book before it came out in stores online, and LOVED it!!!! It has a lot of interesting story plots and really challenges you to continue reading the book. If you like the Harry Potter series, you will find interesting story plots and character developments in the book. This is defintitely a book to read. Recommended for people 11+ because of the challenging nature of the book. Enjoy!!!!!
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Summary: Good book for light reading
Review: This was a fine book for some light reading. Obviously I noticed the similarities between the book and other fantasy novels, but this shouldn't bother a true fantasy reader. After all, dwarves, elves, men, orcs/goblins/urgals, etc. are usually the same in every single fantasy book (unless it's Terry Pratchett--books you shouldn't read unless you have a sense of humor). So, even though countless other people ... complained about it being "copycat," I would like to remind possible readers (and those who have read the book) that Mr. Paolini is simply remaining true to unspoken fantasy norms, which is what pretty much all fantasy authors do. If you'd like to read a good book that doesn't require labored reading, try Eragon.
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Summary: This book is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I loved this book. Cristopher knows how to put it all together.
Eragon is a addicting story that has an amazing plot, beggining, middle, and end. I want to read it over and over agian. If I could I would buy Eldest now. To put it together if you like fantasy buy this book!
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Summary: Too big for young readers, too young for big readers
Review: Eragon is a good book, however it's very simplistic. Adult readers will pretty much know what's going to happen three pages in advance...This doesn't mean that the book doesn't have little surprises, it does....but the main plot is pretty much predictable...This book is probably more suited to middle school kids, but the sheer size of this story will drive off almost all potential pre-teen readers.
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