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Summary: Wonderful begining to a new series.
Review: I bought this book after reading some wonderful, and poor reviews about this book, and I have to say that after reading this wonderful book that I agree with the wonderful reviews. A story about a young man Eragon who finds a dragon's egg that hatches into Saphira a beautiful flying dragon. Started off sort of slow,but picked up when Brom joined them on their journey. I will not go into every detail of the book as it so long, but to me if your looking for a slow magical read that involves elves, trollls dwarfs and other magical creatures give this book a try. I am anxiously awaiting for The Eldest, second in this 3 book series. To the people who critisized it because of McCaffrey's Dragon Series, this book is different a kind of Dragon Riders, they are in magical world, not a distant planet in Space. And for those peolple who are dis-heartend by the Harry Potter give this book a try as well.
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Summary: Anyone for Tolkien?
Review: Paolini obviously took a lot of this book from The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien created a masterpiece fifty years ago, but copies don't cut it. Tolkien was Tolkien, but the way Paolini writes Paolini is Tolkien. As far as teen writers go, this book was all right, but like the other reviews say: CLICHES AND LOTR! If you want some good fantasy take The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, The Eye of the World and ORIGINAL ideas, not an author taking credit for other author's works.
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Summary: 2nd Quarter book project by Bessie Grimm
Review: The title of the book I chose is Eragon by Christopher Paolini. There are three main characters in this story and the three names are Eragon, Brom, and Saphira. Eragon is a poor hunter who lives with his brother and uncle. He was hunting in a place known for bad luck, called the Spine. That is where he finds the magical egg of Saphira the dragon. Saphira only hatches when she finds the perfect person fit enough to be her Rider. She hatched for him and they became the best of friends and a great team. As Eragon and his Uncle go to the market to sell and trade items, Eragon runs into a magical storyteller named Brom, who is the third main character in the story. Together Eragon, Saphira, and Brom set out on a remarkable adventure to get revenge on the horrible creatures that killed Eragon's only uncle. The whole setting is the forest. The theme is a boy and a mystical dragon working together to fulfill the ancient legend of the Dragon Riders. I loved this story because it has adventure, friendships, dangers, and just because it was a fairy-tale!
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Summary: I really liked it
Review: I have to be honest, I bought the book because the writer was a teenager and I had to see what he might write!
Regardless of age, I thought his book was extremely interesting and I even lost sleep to find out what happens next. I think you can see some inexperience in emotion in how some of the characters interact, but it definitely does not detract from one's enjoyment of the story.
I definitely plan on purchasing the next book as it comes out. I have to find out how the rest of the story of Eragon and Saphira unfolds. So write, Christopher, write!
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Summary: I've read better fan fiction
Review: OK if you read the one-star reviews of this book, you will get the picture. This is one big fat rip-off, and anyone who knows the fantasy genre could have told you that. But if you've never read any fantasy except Harry Potter, you will probably be impressed, seeing as how the 'author' of Eragon took a lot of good ideas from other writers.
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Summary: Thrilling adventure
Review: The first time I heard about this book I didn't consider reading it. It seemed great that a 19 year-old could write such a highly rated book, but why would I want to read it. I figured it would be LOTR and Harry Potter mixed together. It is true the overall plot does somewhat go along the line of LOTR but don't let that stop you. This is a great book and I recommend it to read it along with all those other great fantasy/adventure books.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE!!! READ IT!!!
Review: This is probably the best book that I have ever read. And I've read lots of books. I'm waiting and waiting for the next in the trilogy to come out. It shocked me to see how such a young person (age 15 when he started) could write such a masterpiece. I've never read anything that had such imagination put into it. Unlike Harry Potter, they don't just say words and stick there wand out, they get drained of energy which adds a whole twist to the story. Everything about it is amazing. Christopher, you're incredible. Thank you.
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Summary: Couldn't put this one down, read it in 3 days
Review: I started reading this book in the car during our Thanksgiving trip and continued reading it until I finished it once we arrived. I finished all the Harry Potter series, and although this book takes longer to get into the action, once it does its great! I like how the boy starts learning stuff, even though he is a normal boy just like me. I would love to read the next book in this series ELDEST, but its not published yet.
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Summary: Eragon
Review: This book is one of the best that I have read. It was an amazing page-turner! It kept me interested until the last word of the last sentance of the last paragraph of the last page. It was amazing. It is about a boy. This boy is named Eragon. He is a poor farm boy he needs to get his family meat. So he goes hunting. What he finds is not the deer that he is looking for but a smooth blue stone. He picks it up and is about to put it back when he realizes that it may be able to buy his family some meat. He offers it to the butcher but when he hears where it is from he will not take it. The next night it hatches. That is all I can tell you without giving the book away. This book about a boy and his dragon is fantastic! Once you start you can't wait finish. But once it is over you wish for more. This book easily ties with J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series. I just hope that he may come out with his next book quickly. I will be waiting.
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Summary: Eragon is a good book¿
Review: It's not the best book I've ever read but it'll keep you entertained. Paolini has created a lush landscape and rich history. This is a good book for a first-time writer but it does lack a certain polish. Also, I did find myself thinking "This is too much like Lord of the Rings." There are Elves and Dwarves but something different are the Dragon-riders and this is probably the most interesting part of the book.Paolini spends a lot of time describing the intimate relationship the main character, Eragon, has with his dragon, Saphira. To some extent Eragon doesn't feel fully developed as a character. True, he's only 16-year-old and is still in the midst of developing but it's somewhat confusing for the reader. To be completely honest, the thing I liked most about the book was flipping to the map on the inside cover, following Eragon's travels. This author can only get better with time. I'd be interested to read the next two in the trilogy. In the meantime, I highly recommend The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1: The Amulet of Samarkand. I couldn't put this book down. It's original, funny and not that many people seem to know about it.
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