Rating:  Summary: He needs an editor . . . Review: . . . not a thesaurus. In the first few pages, I wanted to duck to avoid uninteresting flying adjectives. And you can't use the word "stuff" in a fantasy novel. And fantasy characters get sick. They do not throw up.I'm excited about the fact that this book was written by a teenager, but I don't think we should ignore the rules of style and usage (and plot) just because he's 19. There are some mature ideas in the book (e.g., Eragon's discovery of his own mortality), and some of the passages obviously thought-out (good description of a battle scene -- not easy to do), but the characters'actions are inexplicable (people show up in places with no explanation of why they are there; characters express strong emotions or sarcasm that has no connection to the content of a conversation) and the language is . . . what a 15 year old thinks a fantasy character would say. In general, the writing is distractingly unsophisticated.
Rating:  Summary: Knock-Out Book Review: This is the greatest book I have ever read. The story is awesome. The characters fit into the story. On a scale of 1 to 10, this book is 11! I think the best part is when a dragon hatches in Eragon's room. Whenever I get a chance, I read this book. I finished it once, and I liked it so much, I'm reading it again. I love Christopher Paolini's web site and the ideas of places and things inside Alagaesia, such as Helgrind and Uru Baen. But be warned: it has a cliffhanger ending. Once again, this is a really good book, and I suggest that you buy it whenever you can. Christopher's web site is www.alagaesia.com. I had to tear my eyes off this book, it was so good. Eragon is a very gifted boy. One reason is he's named after an elf. Not far in the book be becomes a Dragon Rider. I know it's $19, but it's worth the money.
Rating:  Summary: Wow. Once again some people are just so blind... Review: I was at first undecided if wheter I wanted to read this book but I finally did it. I must say, it was an amazing, fantasitico, excellente, fantasy. It is not at all cookie cutter, as many of you say, but I found that this book is full of amazing characters, plots, twists, and concepts. This is one of the first book sI have ever read that introduced a new type of createure besides the usual ogre, giants, and witches. Saphira has a great personality and helps Eragon along in the best way possible. Though Eragon felt a little ddistant to me, he is not a very complex character that I think Paolini needs to work on. Other than that, a wonderful fantasy for all fantasy people. Other people, just hush your mouths before you write. I have seen people tell every single fantasy book that it is predictable and 'cookie cutter'. I ask you this, then what is an 'original' fantasy? Is Harry POtter and LOTR a common fantasy too?
Rating:  Summary: Amazing Start... Review: This book was really good. The story got better as it went on and the action and description of the book was more in dept. This is a great start to the series and it has readers wanting and waiting for more. I can't wait to read the next book, this boy is going to grow and be a fantastic writer he keeps writing like this. Definitely get this book!!!
Rating:  Summary: Cookie Cutter Fantasy Story All The Way Review: Save your money and buy Harry Potter. This is a cookie cutter fantasy story all the way, offering nothing new to the genre except triteness. Bland characters, bland story--he may know how to write but this is just SO PREDICTABLE AND it borrws so heavily from Tolkien and McCaffery that is really should not have been published. Awful! Zero stars!
Rating:  Summary: Great, by todays standards. Review: I got this book recently and read it in four days. I would like to say it was one of those books you just cant put down, but it really isnt one of those. It is the type of book that is a really great read but if you try and compare it to fantasy masterpeices such as Lord of the Rings, then it doesn't really seem good at all. That is the reason why you SHOULD'T compare it to a masterpeice like that, it is truly unfair to this young author Christopher Paolini to do that. This book is finely edited and well written, but it seems to struggle to be the next great epic. you could say it shouts when a whisper would do just fine, but that is also what makes this book interesting. It is in fact so in depth, not rack your brain, but I mean the complexity of the world, and the characters and their relationships is a true marvel to read. ... Anyway I would give this book a 8.75/10, meaning you should go pick it up!
Rating:  Summary: AWESOME! Review: I love this book so much! My mom got it for me for christmas and I can't put it down it's so good. I would definitely recommend this book to fantasy lovers. It has a lot of words and creatures you would'nt understand... that's why I love it! Plus at the end of the book there's a language dictionary for the book. Definetely worth checking out.
Rating:  Summary: Been done before. Review: Don't bother to buy this book. Chances are if you like fantasy literature you've already read this book--under a different title, written by a different author. Save your money.
Rating:  Summary: This book deserves negative 5 stars Review: This book is horrible. I've seen my dog deposit more original pieces of artwork on my lawn. I don't have anything else to say.
Rating:  Summary: Awful. TRULY terrible. Review: Are all you people giving this book a five star review drunk, 11 years old or just stupid? This books is terrible. It's a cookie-cutter rehash of about a trillion other pulp fantasy novels that have been written over the last 20 years, and it's not even a very good one. Half the reviews I see trumpet how this was written by a teenager---I'd argue that's blindingly obvious, and perhaps the publisher should have kept that under wraps. This books is a disgrace. I wouldn't wipe my @$$ with it... All you kiddies writing in with 5 star reviews should go back to your D+D and Magic games and leave book reviewing to people who can actually drive cars. Pathetic.
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