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Summary: A Book to Rival Harry Potter!!!
Review: I got the book before it came out in stores online, and LOVED it!!!! It has a lot of interesting story plots and really challenges you to continue reading the book. If you like the Harry Potter series, you will find interesting story plots and character developments in the book. This is defintitely a book to read. Recommended for people 11+ because of the challenging nature of the book. Enjoy!!!!!
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Summary: Good book for light reading
Review: This was a fine book for some light reading. Obviously I noticed the similarities between the book and other fantasy novels, but this shouldn't bother a true fantasy reader. After all, dwarves, elves, men, orcs/goblins/urgals, etc. are usually the same in every single fantasy book (unless it's Terry Pratchett--books you shouldn't read unless you have a sense of humor).So, even though countless other people ... complained about it being "copycat," I would like to remind possible readers (and those who have read the book) that Mr. Paolini is simply remaining true to unspoken fantasy norms, which is what pretty much all fantasy authors do. If you'd like to read a good book that doesn't require labored reading, try Eragon.
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Summary: This book is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I loved this book. Cristopher knows how to put it all together.
Eragon is a addicting story that has an amazing plot, beggining, middle, and end. I want to read it over and over agian. If I could I would buy Eldest now. To put it together if you like fantasy buy this book!
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Summary: Too big for young readers, too young for big readers
Review: Eragon is a good book, however it's very simplistic. Adult readers will pretty much know what's going to happen three pages in advance...This doesn't mean that the book doesn't have little surprises, it does....but the main plot is pretty much predictable...This book is probably more suited to middle school kids, but the sheer size of this story will drive off almost all potential pre-teen readers.
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Summary: My Connection to Eragon
Review: The main characters of this book are so developed that after I read it, I found that I had become attached to some of them. I missed hearing the banter between Eragon and his companion, Murtagh. I missed the daily swordplay lessons between Eragon and Brom. I missed the interactions between all of the characters. This novel was a well-crafted, well-planned, and well-written story. It was an adventure just to read it. While reading, because of Paolini's vivid imagery, I felt like I was there. When I sat down with this book, I was on a dragon's back sword fighting with monsters and wielding magic, I was on horseback riding across a desert in company of friends, I was the one living the adventure. Paolini's vivid description of characters added to this illusion. Murtagh and I would sword fight around a campfire at night until we were so tired we collapsed laughing. Brom was teaching me the secrets of magic and showing me how to control my dragon in flight. I was the one who was communicating with Saphira and growing to love her. This huge weight that had been put on Eragon's shoulders and all of the things that came with it didn't belong to him. When I was reading, they belonged to me. That is why I love reading so much. It gives me the chance to live out grand adventures that are impossible to live anywhere else except through books. Eragon provided me with an adventure that was unlike any I have ever experienced and that is why I love it so much.
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Summary: What a wonderful book!
Review: What we have here is a kid writing an epic scale book for other kids to read. For all those who gave this book a not-so-great review, perhaps you are reading under your age group. Since this book is professionally reviewed for readers age 10 - 14, I read it to see if it would be over the head of my 8 year old grandson. He's read all the Harry Potter books, so it should be just about right for him. My grandson will not notice the influence of other stories on this young author, Paolini. My grandson will read this book for hours of sheer delight. Just as I read Tolkein and McCaffery in high school before I became an adult and realized how heavily THEY borrowed from the many others who came before. Forget Tolkein's Aragorn!!! Did anyone even notice that replacing the "E" in Eragon with a "D" changes the name/word to Dragon? Big-Ups for Paolini's sense of humor. I would be happy to see more reviews from readers within a book's intended age group. It's rather usless for adults to do a pick-apart review of a book created for young readers... All we get is griping about the lack of literary sophistication. As if my 8 year old grandson would know or care. Perhaps the neigh-sayers should read works a bit more elevated on the Literary Ladder.... might better suit their adult tastes. Leave the kids books to the kids. Again, this is a wonderful reading adventure for the pre-high school set. Everyone else's time would be better spent re-reading The Silmarillion.... even if Tolkein did rip off scores of local myths and legends from around the globe.
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Summary: Eragon
Review: As a 40 (something) year old reader of many fantasy books, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It reminds me of the Harry Potter books in that it leaves you anxiously awaiting the next book in the trilogy. It also is not just a book for young adults but a book everyone can read. I think it's amazing that a 19 year old wrote it and I hope that Christopher Paolini has many more succesful years of writing for us to enjoy! I can't wait til the next book, Eldest, is out!
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Summary: Eragon , the future dragon rider
Review: this book is about a simple and normal boy that finds a dragons egg and hatches it. (...)
This book is amazing! I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the lord of the rings and harry potter series. Eragons adventure is sure to keep you well interested and you wont want to stop reading. Just when you think that you have figured everything out a new twist is added unexpectedly. I personally can't wait untill the second book calledupwelling is published. I would give this book a five out of five.
There are supposed to be two more books in this series and like a said earlier the second book is called upwelling and is going to be published sometime this year.
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Summary: Some good some bad
Review: This book had me hooked from the first chapter, even though many of the concepts fo the character were copied, the actual book, to me at least, reamained 50% unpredicable and 50% you know what was going to happen for the next 1-3 chapters or so. I also think Paolini crammed too many events into one book, so, since I'm an extremly fast reader, the conflicts sort of just jumped out at me and sank back into the book.
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Summary: Blossoming Writer Finds Inspiration in Mr. Paolini
Review: What makes a good book? Well, for one thing, most avid readers will say that they want well-developed characters, a key ingredient to a literary masterpiece. Paolini achieves this through weaving a tapestry of personalities, including the courageous Eragon, the talkative Saphira, and a mysterious ally I won't mention the name of (no spoilers here, folks). Another factor towards a good book is action. People would not like to sit down with a 900 page book and fall asleep during the first 50 pages. Eragon keeps you glued to your seat. Even if a chapter is a relaxing vacation from the usually gripping violence and drama, there is enough satisfying dialogue to keep you interested. Now, people may say that Christopher Paolini has borrowed ideas from celebrated authors, but you must accredit him for achieving an enriching story with original characters, a diverse language, and remarkable and eloquent speech. You might be wondering why I have hardly touched down on the wondrous plot, but the purpose of a book review is to look at the overall standpoint of the book. Kudos to Mr. Paolini.
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