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Summary: After finishing this book, I have to say that I love it
Review: It's wonderful, I only bought the book because I liked the cover. I only ment to read it in my spare time, but instead I ended up reading at work when I should have been working, reading at home when I should have been studying for finals, and reading on the bus. I dragged this book with me to class and cracked it open on top of my text books just to finish a chapter.After finishing it at a quater to 8 this morning when I should have been typing a paper, I just wanted more. I want to read more about Eragon and Saphira, I want to read more about the Elves and Dwarves. I can see some connections made between Lord of the Rings and Eragon, but then again I can see connections between Harry Potter and Eragon too. Every fantasy story has a connection or many connections to every other fantasy story. I do recomend reading Eragon before the next book comes out. I cannot wait until the movie. And to those of you shouting "Rip off" at the top of your lungs: It's not a rip off. Deal with it.
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Summary: This book was edited?
Review: I won't echo the other comments about hwo the work is unoriginal or taken from other writers. I didn't care too much about that, mainly because I couldn't get past the horrible use of language. I think this book got caught up in the whole "the writer's 18 years old!" hype. Had this book been written by Robert Jordan and published as a Wheel of Time novel, it would have been flambayed. The use of the English language is absolutely horrible, for all the reasons described in the reviews below, and I blame this not on Paolini's education (or lack of), but on his editors, who failed to clean up this book into something readable. Maybe some of you can get past it, but I couldn't.
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Summary: SPECTRUM Children's Book Club Recommendation
Review: Reading Level: Young Adult At the moment, two strains of a particular genre dominate children's publishing for the 9-and-up crowd. That genre is fantasy and the strains are influenced by that boy wizard from England and a certain Hobbit from Middle Earth. Fans of what is called "high fantasy," as epitomized by the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will form the core audience for Christopher Paolini's new "Inheritance" trilogy. While Eragon does not have the epic scale of LOTR, it compares favorably to LOTR in several ways. In writing a single-focus story with the title character Eragon in every scene, Paolini puts an equal emphasis on character and plot development, often delving into Eragon's thoughts. But like Tolkien, he takes his time to create a vividly real mythical world and a very human protagonist. I recommend this book not only to fantasy fans, but also to those who might be new to the genre, or who think they don't like it. This books is less about elves and dragons and quests, than it is about character. And, if prophecies are to be believed, this may develop into one heckuva romance as well. I recommend this book to any young person interested in becoming a writer, for the author began the book when he was just fifteen and was nineteen when it was published. The writing is technically much better written than many adult authors, which makes the young author's acknowledgements an important part of appreciating his effort. Eragon's one negative is actually another similarity to LOTR: an unsatisfying end to book one, which may, suggest the trilogy may be like LOTR, one long, continuous story rather than three standalone books. - KB Shaw, Publisher
SPECTRUM Children's Book Club
www.incwell.com
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Summary: Just one question
Review: just one question: is there a fantasy writer out there that Mr. Paolini has NOT stolen from? this book has strung together the work of Tolkien, McCaffrey, Robert Jordan, Star Wars, and Dee[ Space Nine, to name a few. it's irritating to me, a teenager, that people are saying the reason the author can't write an original book is because he's a teenager. i disagree. there are plenty of teenagers who can come up with new ideas --he just isn't one of them. why was this book published and given so much hype? i don't know. Tolkien's plot without Tolkien's wisdom is kind of sad. McCaffrey's dragons without originality is sad, too. Jordan's mountains and creatures without Jordan's great writing is really sad. Star Wars and Deep Space Nine mixed in is just lame. well, all i can say is, this book is not worth buying.
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK EVER!!...
Review: This is a fantastic novel! After the first few pages I could not put it down. Anyone who was capured by the Lord of the Rings trilogy should get this book. Don't stop to think JUST BUY IT!!...
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Summary: The best book
Review: I absolutely loved this book. It really is worth the trouble to read it is in my opinion beter than the Lord of the Rings series. The author uses lots of details when describing everything that happens to characters in the book. He makes them sound so real that you can see them and really get inside their heads. I think Christopher should hurry up and write the next book in the inheritance series. He is one of the best fantasy authors around and i think he has a long career ahead of him.
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Summary: To disagree........
Review: My lab partner told me that I had to read this book. So finally, to make him stop giving me crap about it, I went out to the bookstore and bought it for myself for my birthday.
What I got was the best book I have ever read. I have indeed read Lord of the Rings, and although this book seemed kind of similar to the other trilogy, I have read many, many books that are along the same plotlines as Lord of the Rings, which we can probably all agree is the best young adult fantasy ever.
I read almost every day, not just for school but because i like it. A lot of my friends have read this book and enjoy it, including my friend Molly who adores Lord of the Rings and thinks that Eragon, while having a similar plot, is an independent story.
My lab partner who told me to read it is reading it over for the fourth time.
And for those people who insist that they have read better fanfiction, I have too :). Still, those people who are wondering if they should read Eragon due to the bad reviews, I urge you, read it.
Especially Ivy---Just Ivy. Unessisary description?????? There is no such thing as unessisary description.
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Summary: Eragon, the First of a Great Trilogy
Review: Eragon, by Christopher Paolini, is a very amazing book. It is about a boy(Eragon) finds a dragon egg. He, though, thinking it as a rock, puts it in his room and wakes up to find a dragon hatchling. He then finds himself in an adventure battling an evil king. With new friends, he battles with a sword named Zar'roc and defeats harsh beasts. With the help of a village elder always by his side until death. To find out more, read Eragon.
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Summary: THIS IS A CHILDREN'S BOOK
Review: I like to think I have read a lot of books in my day, and the most important thing to keep in mind when reading something is know the context of what is being written, make no mistake, this book was written for people too immature to read Harry Potter. The plot and characters are underdeveloped. The whole thing is a huge Tolkien ripoff (but so is most Fantasy). This book is for first time fantasy readers who are 8 to 12. But before reading this i would recomend reading Harry Potter and the Wheel Of Time so you have and idea of what good Fantasy is. i will admit it was entertaining but anyone who gives this 5 stars needs to read a Game of Thrones by George RR Martin and know what quality fantasy is. This is not quality, it is some kid trying to scrape money together to pay for college and taking the easy way out without making his book worth reading.
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Summary: eragon sucked
Review: I read the previous reviews that amazon.com had provided, and upon completing them, i decided to purchase the book. As soon as i read the first page i realized one important aspect of the story... it sucked. The whole plot is a lame pansy ass love story stolen from an eighties fantasy movie that, even during that time, sucked. If you want something good to read, buy The Kalevala or Norse Sagas. Nothing can compare with Tolkien's writings, but Eragon is, simply put, horrible.
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