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Summary: Eragon
Review: According to the critics I am too easily entertained. However, I want an escape from reality at times, and this book took me on a fine adventure! I am looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. And I want my own dragon! Good luck to a fine young author ...
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Summary: A Great Quest -- a review by Alec, age 10
Review: Join Eragon, a young Rider, on a great quest for revenge against the Empire. When his uncle is mysteriously killed, and he finds a dragon egg, he knows something is different about him. He leaves his home to pursue his uncle's murderers, but will he survive?I think this book is one of the best I've read, mostly because of the action, but also because of the rich storyline filled with many new monsters and evils. Hats off to Christopher Paolini, the young writer of this fabulous novel. This is a great book for any reader, the Harry Potter fans that can't wait for the next book, and the Lord of the Rings fans that want a next book. It has the magic of Harry Potter and the action of Lord of the Rings.
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Summary: Not for people over 15
Review: I bought this book as a christmas present for a woman who loves children's books, and fantasy books in particular. Unfortunately while Eragon might be compelling to a teenager, it's almost unbearable to people with more of a nuanced perspective to the world. Think of it as a story for people who still like the taste of artificial grape flavoring. First, the story as a whole has no arc. Or rather, it borrows several arcs that have been used before, and merely concatenates them together. It starts out as a story about coming into unexpected responsibility, learning skills, etc. There's a limpid revenge theme that starts up and falters a few times. Then the reader is thrown into a love interest that was forshadowed in a most heavy-handed manner, and which is described in such embarassingly adolescent language that I winced (as did another reviewer). Eventually the story turns into a race against time, except that they refuse to take advantage of their winged dragon, who can fly vast distances very quickly. There are annoying little inconsistencies. For example, in the beginning of the book they seem to cover about an inch of map in a week. At the end, they're covering the same distance in a day. At one point, about 100 pages in, I felt as if the writing had developed an iron-lung style rythm. I didn't analyze it enough to find out what exactly was going on, but I think it was a span of several pages filled with sentences that all followed identical grammatical structures. It was a very unpleasant sensation to read through; kind of like a sing-song poem where the lines all rhyme and have the same number of syllables. At the end of the book, Eragon hasn't actually achieved anything, except to memorize the lessons that were handed to him on a silver platter by suspiciously knowledgeable and conveniently-placed characters. He has nothing to be proud of -- I had the distinct feeling that I had just read about a rich boy collecting all the opportunities and advantages that a rich boy should expect. This feeling wasn't helped by the fact that this book was originally published by Paolini's parents' publishing house -- I get the distinct feeling that if the author hadn't been bankrolled by his family, this story never would have seen the public. There are some promising parts to the writing, however. The description of baby Saphira was endearing. The description of the dwarf stronghold was beautiful. Replacing the idea of "good guys vs bad guys" with a power struggle between equally self-interested groups was promising, although it wasn't carried out very well (it's clear that one group really is supposed to be better than the other). I look forward to the author gaining more experience with storytelling, character development, and life struggles in general. Maybe someday I'll be able to recommend one of his books.
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Summary: Ack. It stinks
Review: Sorry kiddies--this ain't a good book. I'm one of those people who usually can't help but finish a book I start, no matter how bad it is. I stopped reading this one. Enough said.
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Summary: How can you give this tripe 5 stars?
Review: Anyone who gets to stay up later than 9 PM would recognize that this book stinks. This kid isn't any worse than some of the other fantasy pulp-mysters out there but he's not worthy of anything approaching a good review. Gonna' be on a desert island for a few months? I'd rather read the palm leaves....
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Summary: Been there--done that
Review: Not a bit of this book is original. I can't tell you how dissapointed I was to read it after hearing all the hype. It is simply no good. Maybe he'll grow up a bit and the sequel will be better (and not a rip off of every other fantasy novel ever written)
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Summary: SOME BOY IN PA
Review: I loved this book because I like fantasy and the charcters were great. Eragon was cool, kind, friendly and vengeful. Murtagh was my second favorite character because he helps to save Eragon and he is trying to change his family's ways to make them not evil. I can't wait for the next book, Eldest, the second one in the trilogy!
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Summary: GREAT BOOK, FORGET ALL THE BAD REVIEWS, THIS IS A MUST READ
Review: This is one of the greatest fantasy novels I have read in a long time. It overshadows Harry Potter as best Fantasy in my records and I hope the sequels are just as good. Although slightly predictable at times, and the name Eragon is quite a bit like Aragorn, the plot has just enough drama to keep you on your toes. As for the editor who wrote the first review, FORGET HER! This is one of the best books you will ever read and I encourage you to pick up a copy IMMEDIATELY.
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Summary: AWESOME BOOK
Review: I love fantasy books, and this book is my favorite of all time. Eragon is a very well rounded character, and the plot takes twists and turns. People arent what they seem.
For the people who gave this a 1...
...you cant read, and you dont know what a good fantasy book is. If you like this book, I would recommend Tricksters Choice (tamora pierce), Lord of the Rings (JR Toilken), and Bartimaues (i dont know)
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Summary: The characters need more depth
Review: I found myself feeling deja vu with this story and Jordon's first book "The Wheel of Time". I must say this book doesn't meet Jordon's standards. The characters seem stoic and two-dimensional. The conversations between Eragon and Saphira seem clipped like they were added as an afterthought. I was really hoping that the character of the dragon Saphira would develop throughout the story but was disappointed. She only seemed to be used as a living airplane who occasionaly shields Eragon from arrows. I felt myself cringe when the elf Arya was introduced feeling the beginnings of a Harlequin novel. I hope that Paolini takes care to add more unpredictable scenarios in his second book along with more personality in his characters.
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