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Summary: Amazing! Work of art!
Review: Before I begin: I had no clue that there was even a paperback version of this book, but while surfing the web I saw that this book was coming out on Hardcover, After reading the summary I thought it sounded good........but not this good! Eragon is about, as the shout line goes, 1 boy, 1 dragon, A world full of adventure. I recomend the book to anyone who likes HP or other books of that sort. For the details are incredible and (unlike HP) there's still a huge plot. I could not put this book down! By the way. I also made a fan site (message board) of the Inheritance trilogy for anyone who wouldn't mind paying a visit. Well thats all! I hope this helped you out!! --Jeff (Waiting for book 2:Eldest)
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Summary: Not quite there
Review: Paolini has some storytelling merit, to be sure. Why else would his book be selling well? The plotline and characters are certainly interesting. But they're not interesting *enough*--I constantly found myself capable of reading a chapter, feeling more or less entertained, and then putting it down with absolutely no subconscious need to pick it up again. Whenever I did continue reading, I wasn't bored, but I also never felt the compulsion to finish. The story is too much of a cliche, and there is really nothing about Saphira or Eragon that seemed unique enough to pull them out of the stereotypical dragon or adolescent hero-kid of mass-produced fantasy novels. The writing itself was decent, but not great. But the book was also not so bad as to make me *not* recommend it to other viewers. In a nutshell, so-so.
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Summary: An excellent read
Review: I can say that Eragon, Brom, Saphira, and Ayra are as real to me as those in real life. I think this book is just right. Me and my friends are passing around a beat up copy of Eragon. It may not last by the time it gets to the end of our summer school class.
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Summary: Three-timer
Review: I just read Eragon for the third time and I love it! I can't wait for more. Eragon has the right combination of action, story, and adventure. It is a believable tale. Jeremy Miller
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Summary: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Review: To start off, I must say that for his age, Christopher Paolini obviously has an innate talent for writing. I've always been a fantasy fan and enjoyed his book, "Eragon". But the thing that kept me from fully enjoying this novel is that I have found numerous words in Eragon, that have been taken from J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings series, often having one or two letters changed. The words I've found in Eragon are in capitals and the comparison words I've found in Lord of the Rings are on the right. IMILADRIS>Imladris VANILOR>Valinor
ARDWEN>Arwen
CERANTHOR>Caranthir
BIERLAND>Beleriand
ISENSTAR>Isengaurd
MELIAN>Melian
MITHRIM>Mithrim
ISIDAR>Isildur
TURIN>Turin (note: the "u," in the right "Turin," has an accent)
ERAGON>ARAGORN (comparison in pronunciation)
Thank you
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Summary: Eragon
Review: I got an ARC of the upcoming Random House release of Eragon at the BEA in Los Angeles; read the book on the way home. Out of curiosity I got a copy of the self-pubbed book to read and compare. I loved both! I wish the best of success to the young man. The Random House reps are spreading this review of Eragon to the trade: "Full praise to Eragon and I want more! A winner ... tip of the hat to young master Paolini."--Anne McCaffrey
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Summary: not believable
Review: This book was a bore. It was too unbelievable and never really captured my attention. So eragon finds a dragon egg, big deal. It has an unbelievable ending to a simply bad book. ...
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Summary: This book should come with a 12-step program! Beware!
Review: To all you first time readers out there, beware! When you start this book MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE you have a lot of spare time on your hands. You won't put this one down until you finish it! I read it in 24 hours only stopping to eat. Luckily, I was on vacation so I had the time.
The story opens with Eragon, a seemingly ordinary farm boy from a small northern village in Algaesia (please pardon any mangling of place/person names) who finds a very extraordinary "stone" while hunting. The stone is, of course, a dragon's egg and from it hatches the beautiful Saphira, a blue dragon of charming, if enigmatic, personality. Her appearance draws the unwanted notice of the insane tyrant Galbatorix who has been fanatically hunting for Saphira's egg for years. His evil minions slaughter Eragon's uncle and destroy his home. Vowing vengance, Eragon and Saphira set off under the guidance of the wise Brom, a storyteller who is much, much more, to discover their great destiny.
I'm not going to say any more about the plot, go read the book!
If you like this book, I also highly recommend the Harry Potter books (of course), but more than that, anything in the Kairos line of Madeline L'Engle novels (A Wrinkle in Time is the first one), any of the Pern novels (start with Dragonriders of Pern), The Dark is Rising Cycle by Susan Cooper, anything by Robin McKinley but especially The Blue Sword and The Hero and The Crown, Mary Stewart's Crystal Cave series (I can't stress these enough!!!!!), Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon (Stewart's and Bradley's books are for mature readers, but this does not necessarily mean you can't be a young mature reader) and anything at all by Robert Heinlein. Mr. Paolini, if you peruse these reviews I hope you see this. I LOVE this story! I can't wait until next year for Eldest! I'm serious, I really won't be able to wait. I haven't fallen headlong into a story so completely since M.Z. Bradley's Mists of Avalon and this beats that novel so far out of the water you've vaporized the lake! I am an obsessive compulsive reader (I will read the backs of cleaner bottles if pressed!) and this is one of the top 5 books I've ever read! Not to put any pressure on you, but please, please, please, please hurry with the sequel. I'm on tenterhooks and they hurt!
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Summary: Eragon: One of the best fantsy stories out there!
Review: Eragon is one of those books that is really hard to describe. You don't want to give away what's going to happen; yet you want to get people interested in reading the book. Let's face it, who wouldn?t want to read Eragon? Eragon is 464 pages of sheer delight. Starting from the first page you never want to put the book down. The thrills continue to the very last page. Christopher Paolini could easily be the next Stephen King!
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Summary: Truly Breathtaking!
Review: I've been reading for most of my fifteen years, fantasy and science fiction being my favorites, and pretty much all I could say after I first read this was "WOW!" I haven't had a clear favorite book for at least 5 years, but now I'm happy to say I do. The way this guy writes, it's just awesome. It's fantasy his way, his world, his rules. No backing off on new ideas, and portraying everything just beautifully! I absolutely could not put this book down, first or second time I read it. The only person who can compare with this is Tolkien, and even he's given a run for his money here. I'm already getting exasperated imagining what's going to happen next! The way fantasy should be written is here, all pay heed!
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