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Summary: A Future Classic
Review: This is a book that will become a classic in time. It rivals the Lord Of The Rings with it's richness and characters. Captivating your imagination and pulling you deep into the world of Eragon. You can't put down the book till it's done.Christopher Paolini is a wonderful writer, and one who can take his world of imagination and bring it out for entertainment. I find it amazing that he writes so well for a first work, but it only shows a hint of what is to come from such a young author with a bright future. I would recomend this for child or adult, having been pulled into the world of Alagaesia. Enjoying the journey of Eragon as he grows and learns of himself.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I thought Eragon was a great fantasy. It had the magic and the dragon and stuff like that. Paolini did a great job describing the dragon. He didn't describe the dragon as a mindless eating machine, but as a creature with a mind and a conscience. Great Book. I think anybody would enjoy this book.
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Summary: Loved this book! Bravo! Can't wait for the sequel!
Review: I love to "read" while I drive. This audio version is fabulous. Very well done. I found myself driving out of my way just so I could get in an extra chapter. This book cannot, in any way, be compared to LOTR. But it does come close to being one of my favorites, next to it. The suspense and wizardry and wonderful dive into the elvin realm was enough to wet my palet. The only disappoibtment for me was in knowing that I must now wait patiently for book two. This young scribe ended Book One so well and with the professionalism of an aged storyteller. I think that may have even added to the charm of the tale for me. Kudos! Bravo! Well done!
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Summary: An Entertaining read
Review: I found the book to be a very entertaing read. True I'm no book critic who automatically looks at all the flaws in books because they aren't bright enough to write their own, but I enjoyed the book. It did seem to draw heavily on other books, but with all the fantastic fantasy books out there if you've read any of them its hard not to at least include elements from them. The story flowed relatively smoothly and kept me wanting to know what happened next. So if you are looking for a book full of magic, dragons, hardships and long journeys that will keep you turning pages then this book is for you. If you are looking for deep intellectualy stimulating book this isn't for you.
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Summary: Wonderful new writer!
Review: Finally getting some vacation time, I caught up on my reading. Eragon by Christopher Paolini is a great read. It is amazing to realize that this story was written by a teenager. Paolini pays homage to some of the great fantasy writers, and it is fun to catch the subtle (or not so subtle) tributes that he pays to the great ones. The mark on the palm, for example, brings to mind Garion of the Belgariad, by David Eddings. Tolkien, McCaffrey - you will find a bit of them in Eragon as well. While others may criticize this - I found the story compelling and extremely well-written. The tributes were a bonus. I look forward to more from Paolini, and hey - maybe I will finish my book someday too!
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Summary: A good book to read and re read despite what others may say
Review: Yes, you may hear others say that the book was not so good, and the story line has already been done by other authors such as JRR Tolkien. But after the great trilogy of the Lord of the Rings, I think it's hard for authors to write fantasies that are going to be better and different. After all we can't keep reading the same good fantasy books over and over again, we need something new. And that new book is Eragon. I think that Paolini did a good job. Eragon is a very interesting and good book to read. I would recommend it to any fantasy lovers out there. And I can't wait to read the next book of the inheritance trilogy.
Also I don't think that Tolkien would be rolling over in his grave. I think he would be proud that he has made a path for young author to follow. Tolkien didn't care about his fame, he cared about the literature.
I doubt that the author was trying to beat Tolkien's ghost at his own game. I bet JRR Tolkien would have read the book and enjoyed it. Plus it's only the first book in the trilogy. There is still more of the story to go.
I recommend that you give Eragon a try and pay no attention to those who gave the book 1 or 2 stars
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Summary: embarrassing indeed
Review: Though I suppose that Mr Paolini is quite well off for the moment, somebody should get him down to earth and get him to know that things like that are no feat and that his readers (unless they do earnestly think that this bunk is "innovative") are bored to the bones.
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Summary: Must we?
Review: Another in the long series of writers who would do single combat with Tolkien's ghost in a vain effort to beat him at his own game... A readable yarn, although it reads very much like a first novel written by a teenager with considerable parental editing assistance, which, as it happens, is exactly what it is. Sort of a swords-and-sorcery Mad Lib - the author selects McCaffrey's rideable dragons, Tolkien's elves, dwarves, and orcs (the latter under an assumed name, but they're still orcs, no mistaking that), magical powers, an evil king, a damsel in distress, swords (of course!), and then adds a hero coincidentally of about the same age and gender as the author himself, mixes them all together using a really motley assortment of standard fantasy place- and people-names, and there we have it, yet another offering in a genre which deserves better than this. Nonetheless, Mr. Paolini has done well for a teenager, and I would hope that the second and third books show improvement - the author may well cringe in later years when this work is mentioned.
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Summary: Addictive and enthralling
Review: This is the best book i've read since the lord of the rings. this amazing story has one of the best plots of any book i've every read. I highly recommend with the warning that it leaves you needing more.
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Summary: Nice ideas but rough edges
Review: The main ideas were new and interesting. The idea of finding an egg, the dragon choosing its partner were inspired. Some of the characters had some interesting features. Brom's knowledge of magic but not being a "master" magician was a good change, more real than the more common Tolkien or Brooks approach. On the other hand, the plot was entirely linear. The kid plods from one episode to another. There is nothing going on in parallel. Nothing unexpected or hidden secrets encountered. The book gets a bit slow. The final duel with the sorcerer was anticlimatic. I liked the link to the elfin magic user while the kid was in his delerium, so am going to give the second book a shot.
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