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Summary: Amazed....
Review: When I saw this book at Borders the other day, I picked it up, not knowing what I had found. After bringing it home, I had to endure days of waiting while my older siblings read this book first. Finally, I had my chance. I began to read, and after a while, I just couldn't tear myself away.
When Eragon finds a beautiful, shiny stone in the forest, he thinks that the best it could do is make some money when the traders come to town. But soon, he finds out that his precious stone is wanted all over the Empire. When this stone "hatches", an exquistite dragon emerges. Eragon's fate is now sealed as he is swallowed up in a world of mystery, adventure and magic.
I enjoyed this book very much, as the plot was so developed, and the description and everything that is written was music to my ears.
I recommend this book to fans of Harry Potter, as I noticed it was the same writing quality, if not better than Harry Potter.I also recommend this book to lovers of fantasy, and people who just want to get away from all those diet books for a change.
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Summary: Eragon was the best!!!!!!!
Review: This book shows true potental and I hope the othertwo come out just as good.I f you like books about dragons, magic, and war this is the best book for the money. i LOVED THE BOOK AND i HOPE YOU WILL TO!!!
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Summary: The best fantasy book in 2003...
Review: Christopher Paolini is the new Prince of the Fantasy. This book is great, excellently written and very, very interesting, a true rival to classics such as Brooks'Shannara series or Eddings' Belgariad.
Congratulations to Mr. Paolini.
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Summary: Trying not to claw my eyes out
Review: How people could get through the first two paragraphs is beyond me. If I want to read badly written prose that badly, I'll go online and search for amateur writers' forums. To be frank, most of those are better than this."...and the book shows the influence of Tolkien, of course, but also Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, and perhaps even Wagner in its traditional quest structure and the generally agreed-upon nature of dwarves, elves, dragons, and heroic warfare with magic swords." The point of CREATIVE writing is to do something that hasn't already been done by EVERY OTHER fantasy writer out there. At least, that's how it always struck me. Tolkien, Brooks, and McCaffrey have influenced a load of people, most likely each other as well, and that's exactly what makes this piece utterly uncreative. Even the NAMES are uncreative, for heaven's sake. No, this is not worth $$$. Save your hard-earned money for something useful. Like coffee.
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Summary: Tolkien reborn!
Review: I loved this book, it was great to see so many new fresh fantasy ideas. I'm a homeschooler myself so it intrigued me when i read the review. Anyone who likes fantasy will enjoy the great 1st book of the Master Paolini "Eragon"
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Summary: Inspiration Strikes!
Review: I am trying to right my own book, even though I am only twelve years old, and Christopher Paolini's Eragon is the kind of thing that makes we want to leap to writing. He begins with the most wonderful prologue I have ever read, plunging you into the story before you've decided to buy the book or not. The elves, Shades, Urgals and dragons weave together into a tapstry worthy of Tolkien. The character Brom, tragic and powerful is the kind of person that we wish we had had as a grandfather, and every other character is just as deserving of place in our hearts, whether or not that place is people-you'd-like-to-slug-if-you-ever-saw-them-or-they-were-dumb-enough-to-see-you. If Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings or any other fantasy book is on your "I love theses books" list, then Eragon is just the thing.
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Summary: Move over Tolkein!
Review: There's a new fantasy writer in town. :) I've always enjoyed magic, dragons, and adventure, and this book encompasses all 3! It's clear that his influence comes from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, with a little sprinkle of Piers Anthony's Xanth series and Harry Potter. Eragon is the main character in this book, and Saphira (his dragon) is a dragon with an attitude. I laughed, tensed up, cheered, and almost cried throughout this book. I'm SO happy to find another series of books to look forward to!
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Summary: One of the best books ever!
Review: This book is truly amazing. I rank it up as one of my all time favorites with the Wheel of Time series, and the lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. It's just awesome.
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Summary: This didn't even deserve one star
Review: I read an excerpt from this book, and I could barely get passed the first paragraph! The writing is choppy, it's full of terrible cliches and is probably one of the worst works of literature I have ever read.
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Summary: well... maybe for kids...
Review: While kids might like this story, the writing is shabby at best and really lacks any kind of skill with the language. Don't expect any material that Anne McCaffery and a thousand others haven't already slaughtered into meaninglessness.
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