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Summary: When Does the Next book come out?
Review: This is what I've been thinking ever sence I've finished the first book. I have almost 500 books at my house and so far this book is one of the greatest books I have ever read. After I finished reading this book I told my friends about it and after they finished reading it they couldn't stop asking "When does the next book come out?" If you like magic, mistery and adventure this book is for you. I'd recomend it to anyone
Kyle Campbell, 14
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: You can tell this book was written by a kid. I've found it very dull reading, and can't imagine why it's sold so many copies. Maybe it's the novelty of it having been written by a home-schooled kid, because it certainly isn't the gripping narrative. Nothing happens in this book for pages and pages. And the emotions that Eragon expresses; well, as I said, you can tell it was written by a kid because there's just no sophistication to the language or story telling. You'd be better off reading the Artemis Fowl series (fun and funny), of if you're older, the His Dark Materials series (sophisticated and thoughtprovoking).
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Summary: Can't wait for the next book
Review: I read this book in two days. I just couldn't put it down. I had waited for months to get a copy of this from the local library and it was well worth the wait. I would recommend this book to teens as well as adults. This is a book for all ages. The author uses wonderful imagery and details as well as keeps you guessing at times. A definate must read for anyone.
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Summary: The Best book since Harry Potter
Review: How do you describe how awesome this book is in 1000 words? Well You start with "this book has a quality no others have. The vivid pictures are amazing if you have a great imagination and use pictues from video games, movies, or other sources." Also "This book has a genius of an author and great entertaining characters." I am a seventh grader and loved this book and can never stop reading even after the first time.
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Summary: read something creative instead
Review: I've read hundreds of fantasy books and this is definitely the worst I've had the misfortune to read. Instead of reading this poorly conceived knock-off, I recommend that young readers check out Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsong trilogy, Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea series, Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain series, or Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series.I found Eragon to be a simplistic reworking of stories/themes that have been written better by other authors. It is sad that the publisher's of the 21st century are playing it "safe", like most modern entertainment, and giving us nothing new. Shame on Knopf. I'd rather save my money and re-read something I love, like Anne McCaffrey's Dragon books. If this is what is going to be published, I will wish this Era - gone. I returned it for my money back.
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Summary: Best book ever!
Review: All I can say is that this is by far the best book I have ever read. If you like fantasy, this is one of the best books you're gonna find. I have friends who've read it and loved it, and even though I'm only nine, this book is suitable to anyone who loves to read and loves fantasy. I would also like to note that if I could rate this book one hundred stars, I would. Finally I would like to say that if you like fantasy and are a pretty good reader, you will almost certainly like this book (there's always that one-percent chance that you won't like it).
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Summary: Awfully familiar....
Review: In this book, Luke Skywalker, um, I mean, Eragon, raised by farmer on the edge of the [Galactic] Empire but of uncertain (but surely noble) parentage, is trained to be a Jedi Knight, um, I mean, a Dragon Rider, by a former Knight/Rider, Obi Wan Kenobi, um, I mean, Brom. Eragon wants to be a Knight/Rider because he can then fight the powers of evil, including the Emperor and his half-human minion Darth, um, I mean, Darza. Eragon must go off on a quest to avenge the murder of his parent, which leads him to dwarves who are good at tunneling, and elves who have retreated from the world of men and who live beyond the sea but are very good at making swords. He also meets up with orcs, um, I mean, urgals, and super-orcs called uruk-hai, um, I mean, kells, all of whom need to be directly controlled by an evil mind or else they fight aimlessly. During this quest, Eragon also learns how to be a wizard and to do magic by using Tolkienian Middle English or quasi-Celtic phrases instead of Harry Potter's Latin, and by aiming his wand, um, I mean, the special mark on his palm, in the right direction. There's basically nothing else to this, but boys 9-12 will love it.
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Summary: number 1 on my list
Review: Christopher Paolini had me reading this book non-stop. i finished it in 4 days, i recommended this book to 5 friends and all 5 loved it. his writing is awesome and the plot is amazing. i don't have time to describe the book to you, only to recommend it and hope that you take my advice and read it. anyone from 10 - 16 years old will appreciate this book. thanks for reading my review, hope you love the book as much as i do
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Summary: Good, but not great
Review: I am not a professional writer or critic by any means, but I was definately leary about continuing with a book that begins with such blatant references to Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' I nearly threw it aside disgusted (bow-legged creatures with black blood; a forest that people enter but never leave; the protagonist's name so close to Aragorn, etc.). But I continued on and was rewarded in the last 1/2 to 1/3 of the book. Finally, Paolini found his voice and was no longer the 15-yr-old writer, but a novelist. I found myself sneaking glimps during work and reading during my few breaks in the day, desperate to find out who Murtaugh was, what is Arya's connection to Eragon and many other questions. In retrospect the connections to Tolkien can be explained by anyone familiar with fantasy or early medieval works: black blood is evil, forests are unnerving and made more mysterious by the stories that surround them, etc. For the seasoned fantasy reader, this book probably isn't the best follow-up to 'LOTR', but I would whole-heartedly recommend this to younger readers, eager for a fantastical escape. In fact, I immediately placed this book on my 15-yr-old brother's bed the moment I finished, hoping he'll begin the adventure and eagerly await the sequel with me.
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Summary: Eragon
Review: When Eragon finds a strange egg his whole life turns upsidedown. His cousin moves away for work, his uncle is killed, and he becomes a dragon rider. After his uncle dies, he goes throughout the Empire in search of his uncle's killers, the Razac. During his " trip", he even becomes wrapped up in saving an Elf's life. Eragon is a book you won't want to set down if you enjoy fantasy books that are exciting, fun, and sometimes very sad. I enjoyed this book because every little thing was so carefully described that I could see everything. Eragon has to be the best book I have ever read!
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