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Summary: An entertaining novel by all standards
Review: While this book has many similarities to the the works of other writers, it maintains its own appeal. Readers of Tolkien will most definitely recognize some of the names, characterizations, and storylines located throughout the book. It is a realatively easy read and an enjoyable book despite its many refrences. I personally found it hard not to be strongly reminded of Tolkien constantly. It is certainly a book for those not quite ready to take up Tolkien's heavy volumes. I praise the work of Christopher Paolini and look forward to reading is next book.
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Summary: great book
Review: great book, will check online everyday to try to find a date or somthing relating to the release of the second book. im going to tell friends and family to read this book. it may look long but you will think it was nothing the way it flows and you wont want to put it down after a few pages.
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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS THE GREATEST FANTACY EVER!
Review: This book beats out, by far, all of the other fantasies that I have read, and I have read a bunch of fantasies, including Dragonlance and Harry Potter. This book is very interesting and descriptive. It has it's own language, like Lord of the Rings. First, I bought this book because I needed something to read, because I had to for school. First I thought it was going to be a chore to read this book, but after a couple of pages, I found out that it was actually a hobby. I really enjoyed this book, and cannot wait of the next Inheritance book to come out. I heard that there is going ot be a movie coming that is called Eragon, I can't wait to see it. I recommend this book to everyone who is a fan of fantasy books.
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Summary: Mixed Review.
Review: Well I have got a mixed opinion on this book... I sometime's want to call it good and some times bad because the {KID} that wrote this book did steal some name's from other book's and it is to similar to alot of the fantasy out there today.
His next one better be better then this one.
If you want a good {ORIGINAL} fantasy go check out, Robert Jordan's, Wheel of time series there AWSOME!!!!
L8er all and remeber to check me out while your playing Unreal tournement 2003 and 2004. Your's truly the iinvincible, CHICKEN SLAYER!!
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Summary: A Great CHILDRENS book
Review: I would highly recommend this book. It is especially a good choice for boys 10-16. The writing is complex enough to be interesting, but straight forward enough not to be overwhelming. I like the character development, Saphira the dragon is wonderfully enigmatic. The growing relationship between Eragon and Saphira is well done. There is alot of foreshadowing of what is to come in the next books, and it is done in a way that will allow young readers to wonder what is coming, know that something is coming, but not be too sure about what it will be.My sons (age 8 and 10) and I have listened to the book on tape three times so far on car trips, and we are now fighting over who's turn it is to read the book itself. The tape is well done, I really like the voice of the reader. I have read some of the other reviews that criticize the book for being trite or a bad copy of someone else's ideas. This may be true for adults reading this book, but it is a book written for young people, and as such is a good introduction to fantasy literature. Perhaps it is true that Tolkien "purists" will be disappointed in this book (it wasn't written for them), but as someone who read Tolkien and loved it in high school, I see this book as a stepping stone for my boys, who aren't really ready for LOTR yet, but after reading this will be closer.
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Summary: one of the best!
Review: I loved this book! the characters were believable, Saphira (dragon) was a great character. the loss of a loved one made the book realistic while the dragon balanced it with fantasy. the elves, dwarves, urgals, and shades made it even more intriguing! i cant wait for the next in Inheritance!
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Summary: Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Review: This is an amazing book that was written by a 15-year-old kid! i wish i could write that well. ha ha. anyways, this is probably the best fantasy book i've ever read. it's about a boy named Eragon who's only family is killed by evil beings and Eragon, along with his pet dragon, Saphira, and the town story teller Bram set off to find them. But along the way, there are lots of roadblocks in thier way, which ends up helping them in the end. I can't wait for the sequal to come out!
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Summary: Eragon's major downfall
Review: Eragon is, somewhat, a novel that secretly combines a lot of different authors' work. For example: Paolini used elves, dwarves and dragons from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of The Rings." Not to mention some of the mysteriously similar words. Look here:
(From Eragon) (From Tolkien)
Ardwen ..... Arwen
Furnost ..... Fornost
Isenstar ..... Isengard
...And many more. There's also TOO MUCH DESCRIPTION!!!
There's a chapter in the book called "Saddlemaking." All the chapter is about is describing how the character makes a saddle, but the readers aren't supposed to learn how to make a saddle...They're supposed to see whether or not the saddle will even make a slight difference in the hero's quest. If you've read The Lord of the Rings, please don't read this. It's like re-reading the classic works. The only difference is that this time, it was written by a fifteen-year old kid who just manipulated other classic writers' ideas. For example: In Eragon, there's a place called Gil'ead, only that word was already used in Stephen King's novel, The Gunslinger (only without the apostrophe, big deal). Please don't read this book.
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Summary: This book is AMAZING!!
Review: When I got this book, I just thought it would be okay. I read a lot of books before I started reading this one, and now I regret it! This book has a kinda slow start but once you get to page 35, I just keeps getting better. Christipher Paolini makes it so that you just HAVE to keep reading to find out what happens next. I would HIGHLY reccomend this book to ANYBODY!! This book also contains a language that is REALLY COOL!! So, in the words of Eragon: Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse skölir frá rauthr!
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Summary: It's still a fun read
Review: Everybody has said it: Eragon is basically a rehash of Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Dragonriders. Well, guess what? It is. Luke Skywalker, Eragon, innocent farmboy whose family gets killed and this crazy old man starts teaching him stuff. Elves, dwarves, orcs/urgals, an ancient language, and a character name that sounds suspiciously like "Aragorn." Magical kid with unusual talent. People who ride dragons (duh). It's all here. BUT that doesn't make Eragon any less fun to read. I mean, yeah, he took some ideas, but give him a break. Not only did he combine them in a new way, but his characters--especially Saphira and Angela--have their own personalities. And he was 15 when he started writing it. Now, I am 18, and an aspiring author also interested in the science fiction/fantasy genre, and I have to commend Paolini for his work. It's hard to write a good story and get it published when you're so young. I haven't managed to do it yet. And his story is interesting enough that, despite my best efforts, I couldn't fall asleep until I'd read "just one more chapter"... until there wasn't "just one more chapter" left to read. If I was that hooked (this coming from a girl who's been known to throw books accross the room if she didn't like the way they were headed), then Eragon's definitely got something going for him. I can't wait for this Sunday, when I can meet Paolini and tell him in person how his book inspired me to keep trying, and kept me entertained at the same time. I look forward to reading his next book.
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