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Summary: THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!!
Review: Im an a 11 year old boy who loves to read. I have read many fantasy books and this is definitely one of my faviorites. The books plot may be a little old and used but still it gives a good read and hooks you in untill the last page. For anyone who is a fantasy reader this is a definite read. I have also reviewed these books Flipped and a book by D.J. McHale.
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Summary: A Book for All Ages
Review: Tolkien's LOTR trilogy was the first work I ever encountered that went beyond being a good read; it pulled me into the larger world of writers, writing, linguistics, language, history, culture, politics, psychology, "man's" inhumanity (and humanity) to "man," and a deeper consideration of the world in all its tragic complexity and beauty. I became a compulsive reader of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. I studied the art and craft of writing and wrote my own books. I became an editor and did a stint as a small-press publisher, so great was my Tolkien-stirred love of the "real world" as captured in literature.I'm in my fifties now, and rarely has a book gone beyond being "just a good book" and stirred me to this higher level of interest. But "Eragon" has done that. I am following the young Christopher Paolini's career with great interest, excitedly anticipating what he's going to do next, but I'm also waking up more to the world around me--just as I did more than 30 years ago with the LOTR trilogy. A reviewer or two mentioned the derivative quality of some of "Eragon." Yes, there are similarities with other books, as well as allusions to Tolkien's created world. But Tolkien infused his world with such strength of myth AND history--we believed Middle Earth did indeed exist and predate us--that I find Paolini's writing to have the same vivid quality of historical significance that Tolkien's did. I read the first edition of Eragon--I'm hanging onto my autographed copy!--and have now compared it to the hardcover version from Knopf. The Knopf editor has tightened up the story and reworked the language so it is more apprehendable for younger readers. I do miss some of the lushness of language that was in the first edition, but (as a former editor) I know that the editing was necessary to make the work accessible to a wider audience. Fortunately, the Knopf edition does not discourage imagination; as with L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time," readers can readily enter Eragon's world through their own unique vision and experience, no matter what their age. My only beef with the hardcover edition is the jacket art of Saphira. It's beautifully rendered--but it's just not Saphira. Saphira does not look at all like that! But what an honor to Paolini that the famed John Jude Palencar was commissioned to do the cover. As my artist son tells me, "All the fantasy book covers are like that. Anyone who reads much fantasy knows the cover never looks like what's in the book!" So maybe Saphira will be more like herself in the movie...especially if Peter Jackson directs it!
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Summary: Great book!!
Review: I'm 13-years-old. This book I read in five days and towards the end it got so good that I had a hard time putting it down. I'd recommend it to anybody, especially dragon lovers!
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Summary: A wonderful series about good and evil
Review: I am a big fan of epic fantasies with many years and epics behind me. I am now a big fan of Chris and the Inheritance Trilogy. I am a fantasy reader from way back, and a LOTR fan who re-reads the books about once a year. Chris has written a wonderful beginning to a new series about good and evil, and one leveled at a far higher reader level than the currently popular Harry Potter series of books (so far). In these troubled times literature like yours helps people think in real terms even when reading fiction, and perhaps may ease some of our anxieties about what kind of future our world and our nation will have. I believe that good and evil do exist, and perhaps many of us can only comfortably contemplate it when we think it is fiction. I applaud Chris' efforts, am amazed at his talent, and eagerly await news of the second book's publication date. Alison
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Summary: Eragon
Review: Let me just say that I have read alot of Weiss, Hickmann, T. Goodkind, David Gemmell and alot of other sci-fi material. Eragon was so hard for me to put down that I read it in 4 evenings. The book was one of the Best I have ever read, the author has a great knack for storytelling and I hope there is alot more where that came from. I plan on telling everyone that I know who reads sci-fi to definately get this book. This is another great dragon story.
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Summary: One of the Best books I've ever read!
Review: This is by far the best book I've read this year! I'm already eagerly awaiting the next book and advise everyone in the meantime to read this book! It's absolutely amazing!!! Two thumbs way, way up for Christopher Paolini!
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Summary: U Wont put it down
Review: It's very difficult to describe the book Eragon simply because there is nothing else like it (I mean this in a good way). I would have to say Eragon is most like a cross between Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings (And I mean this as the highest compliment).
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Summary: A classic
Review: A finely imagined tale of fantasy, legend, dragons, elves, good guys and bad guys, and growing up. Eragon has all the classic elements of a great fantasy story. I read the first edition of Eragon a year ago and wanted to see what Knopf would do with it. I re-read the first edition and read the Knopf edition back to back. I like both! I can't wait for the next book in the series.
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Summary: Steer Clear
Review: Eragon was written for children. Laden with overdone cliches and unbelievable heroics straight out of a adolescent's imagination, it came as no surprise that the author is a young teenager. My suspension of disbelief cannot bear a sixteen year old boy becoming a master swordsman in six months time, without ever enduring a real fight. Or an ageless elven beauty falling in love with same boy. I was constantly asking myself where all the MEN in this book were hiding. Anyone looking for serious fantasy should avoid Eragon.
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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: I cannot say enough good words about Eragon. Eragon is a page-turner from beginning to end. The author paints a vivid tale of magic, dragon, friendship, loyalty, villians, sacrifice, and an epic quest for justice. Eragon, 5 stars plus Tadao Koto
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