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Summary: Oh so cool
Review: Eragon is totally cool. I couldn't put the book down, it was so good. I liked it because it was really fast-paced, but it concentrated on the important things as well. It was really suspenseful too, so if yo're a person who likes adventure and suspense, as well as fast-paced action and mythology, then this book is for you. GO CHRISTOPHER!
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Summary: Eragon leaves a lot to be desired
Review: Eragon was a gripping but unpolished fantasy, drawing its "influences" from so many sources that I would almost call it plagiarism. For example, Eragon's connection with Saphira is exactly like Jakkin's with his dragons in Jane Yolen's A Sending of Dragons, a book that I much preferred. And the way Saphira speaks seems much too human for a dragon. Even the way Eragon talks to himself (italicized, of course) seems awkward on paper.
Also, the way Paolini randomly inserts rough paragraph-long imagery really irritates me. He obviously has a stack of long and impressive words at his disposal but doesn't know how to apply them artistically.
As I said before, a gripper. It may have been the only thing that kept me flipping pages, but now, rereading bits of it, I realize how choppy the writing style is.
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Summary: The Dragon Riders -- a review by Robbie, age 9
Review: Eragon is a lonely boy who has to support his uncle Garrow and cousin Roran by hunting in the Spine. It is good hunting because nobody else in his town ever goes there. One day Eragon finds a turquoise stone. Eragon thinks that he has gotten some luck at long last. To him it looks like the stone could buy him food for at least three years. But when the traders come late, Brom, the storyteller, tells the small town of Carvahall about the old government, the empire. The dragon riders ran the government with their magic. The dragons hatch when the rider that was meant for them has the egg and is ready to become a rider. Everybody was happy until Galbatorix overthrew the riders and has ruled since that terrible event. Soon Eragon's stone cracks and out pops a tiny little dragon whom Eragon names Saphira. When Saphria gets big enough she and Eragon soon go on many great adventures. Now it lies on Eragon's shoulders to relieve the world of the evil King Galbatorix.Christopher Palnoni fills the book with adventure, and makes it unpredictable. He also makes the characters so lifelike that when I was reading it I was seeing a movie in my head. It is a real page-turner. I think that it is amazing that he wrote a book when he was fifteen that is better written then most authors who have graduated college. It is the best book I have ever read and I recommend it for any age and even people who like other genres.
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Summary: Not even close to the hype
Review: Poorly written cross of Pern, Middle Earth, and all the rest. You'll find yourself stumbling over tedious descriptions and unneccessary dialog tags trying to read a story that you feel you're read before... This is, quite frankly, the kind of writing you find in online fan fiction.
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Summary: Good Read
Review: I think Eragon is wonderful book from the moment Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest to the moment he realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself to beyond. As I turned the last page I found myself wanting more, and if your like me and liked this book as well you'll want to read another good book while your waiting for the next book in this series to come out. Check out Dragon Man The Adventures Of Luke Starr you'll positively love this book.
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Summary: Not Bad.....
Review: This book is predictable to a extent, especially if your familar with Tolkeins work and with The Dragonriders of Pern. Mix with a twinge of Star Wars for full effect. The book is intersting enough to keep at it. Its a good start to a series which I hope breaks free of the standard fantasy sterotypes.
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Summary: Best Book Ever
Review: I think Eragon is the best book for you if you like fantasy/action/fiction. It shows and teaches how to be loyal and you can picture the scenes perfectly.This is why I rate this book a five. This book is also educationel.
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Summary: Spectacular! What's wrong with the reviewers.
Review: First of all, I'm no beginner to fantasy having read Salvatore Tolkein and many others I consider masters. Of course a fantasy book with elves and dwarves is gonna sound like Tolkein a little! DUH, but that's no reason to slam Eragon. Personally I was easily able to get over the fact that it reminded me of LOTR, and greatly enjoyed the book. I've read numerous female reviewers saying that they couldn't relate to any of the girls. I'm sorry but there were hardly any girls to relate to other than Angela--who I thought kicked major but, hillarious and mysteriously cool-- and Arya who is undoubtedly going to be further developed in Eldest. Arya had like five pages worth of lines in the whole book. And I know a lot of girls who are just as bossy and stuck up who are simply to proude to admit they relate to Arya! Excellet work Paolini can't wait for Eldest.
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Summary: Not sure
Review: I am not sure about this book. On one hand, it has a bit of interesting detail. On the other, it has fairly bad writing. For instance, on the first page I was put off by the repetitive-ness of the phrases, it kept saying contradicting things. Example: 'it was a cold, yet beautiful night'. It does not actually say that but since I don't have a copy, I don't have a real example. It was basically a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's spectacular masterpieces, and the writing was really annoying some of the time. I don't know. Perhaps you will like it. Every other page I was thinking, 'I should buy this book' and then on the next, 'What am I talking about? This is a terrible book.' I did not end up buying it.
I have read many, many books, including all sorts of fantasy and classics. I don't think this is anything on books like The Lord of the Rings or A Wizard of Earthsea. I truly believe you should read one of those instead. ...An avid thirteen-year-old reader...
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Summary: an excellent book
Review: Eragon is a story about a boy named Eragon who goes hunting for his family in the mountains. While he's in the mountains a huge diamond falls out of the sky. Eragon takes the diamond home hoping he can get some money out of it. Little did he know the diamond would change his life forever.
What i liked about this book is the sensce of adventure ythat you get while your reading it.
What i disiked was about this story is that it leads into the next book and you have to wait for the next exciting book in the series. Otherwise I disliked nothing else.
If you liked the Wheel of Time series or the Lord of the Rings Trilogy you'll definitally love this book.
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