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Summary: completely predictable
Review: i couldn't finish this book. it was too predictable, which made it very boring. i don't like to read books that remind me of other books. this is one. save your money, it's not a good book. nice cover though.
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Summary: I can't wait for the rest!
Review: The only part I didn't love about this book was ending it. I can't wait for the others. Bravo to a new and talented author.
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Summary: MARVELOUS book written by a boy wonder!
Review: The young genius, Christopher Paolini had graduated from high school at the early age of 15, so it's small wonder he has a great knowledge of history, norms, languages, etc. And he also has a GREAT sense of vocabulary for one so young...I was really blown away!Written in the traditional fairy-tale vein of "Star Wars", "The Lord of Rings", and even "Harry Potter", it is a coming-of-age story about a long-suffering young boy who was whisked away from his humble way of life by a sudden turn of events and found himself a legendary hero about to save the land - perhaps against his will. And it is told in such a breezy pace with beautiful, deft weaving of words that would quickly and easily conjure up colorful images as rich as those of Tad Williams' epic-spanning "Dragonbone Chair" tapestry. It is extremely fresh here - in spite of some negative reviews that the story is "predictable" and uses lots of fantasy cliches. That didn't stop the book from being such a great pleasure to read and follow the appealing characters into the thick of their spine-freezing adventures, of course. The new twist of this tale includes a sapphire-bright dragon who accompanies the boy and becames his faithful servant as they head into the great wars to ward off the approaching evil and help bring justice back to the blighted land. And, she - yes, a female dragon - is portrayed as a very intelligent and even witty creature that you, too would come to befriend. The young author is extremely lucky to have a very supporting family who even owns a publishing company to bring about this stunning book - even though it had gone through lots of editing process. But who is to blame the budding writer? He's just starting out exactly like his own hero!
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Summary: Beautiful novel
Review: When I first got this book I was not particularily interested, I hadn't read a good dragon book in a long time and I doubted I would read it again or even finish it. I read the summary and began the book, I couldn't look up, not if I miss an important chunk of info about Eragon or his dragon. The book had everything I like, the fantasy and the excitment, mystery and tragedy, adventure and a feeling that something really bad was going to happen and most of the time it did. The book is mostly about a young farmer boy named Eragon who stumbles upon a strange stone that is all blue and white. This "stone" as it turns out is actually a dragon egg, after it hatches Eragon is pushed into a world of magic, of power, of greed and of love as an evil king hunts him down. Together, Eragon and Saphira struggle to survive and strive in cruel world in which you trust nobody until they save you and kill anybody who is against you. The writing is expertly made in a subtle yet descriptive way leaving readers begging for more. Christopher Paolini is now in the making of the second book "Eldest" and I shure hope it comes out soon!!
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I am sorry Ivy... with all do respect this book was great, I could have never written anything not even close to this at 18.To Christopher Paolini, MY RESPECTS TO YOU, you made me cry, laugh, scream, maybe I am a wuzzz but I cried just because the book ended and I have to wait who knows how long to read the next book...
I takes many authors years and years to reach your level and don't let bitter women who have no soul get you down, Listen to your heart and feed from the good and bad comments, ignore the crazy ones like the one from ivy and give me more!!!! To all who are reading this... U need to have a special soul to feed from fantasy if u have it, and if u like to dream get this book, it made me dream for many hours. Thank you Christopher!
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Summary: Eragon The Next Great Thing
Review: So good it hurts. The next great series to hit the shelves!
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Summary: What can I say?
Review: Point-blank. Eragon is... a sign that Chris Paolini's gonna get better. I found out about Eragon while surfing the net researching for homework. I clicked on the link and found the little interview Chris did with Good Morning America or whatever morning show. Seeing that interview, I got excited and decided to see for myself what Eragon was really worth. Before I start to comment on the writing, he did a good job with the map. I really like that huge...blank space where the desert should be. ^_^ But honestly, the map as a whole was very well-done. Myself, I really don't have the patience to draw a map and incorporate that with the book I'm writing. Eh, whatever. The depiction of Saphira on the cover's...kind of scary. She kind of has that "I know something you don't know" air...but hey, Chris didn't draw it. Now for the BOOK! YEEE! I don't see why people need to be so hard on him. He's new to the professional writing gig! now watch me contradict myself for telling people not to be too hard on him. I'm not really a fantasy reader, so I'm not totally familiar with the things Chris picked up his material from, except for the Lord of the Rings (duh). But I have to say, a lot of the stuff seemed to be taken straight from that epic. I think the whole Eragon/Aragorn thing is a coincidence. But Dragon, switch D with E, pretty clever...not really.
I also felt that it was a tad predictable and cliche; the deaths were predictable, acts of chivalry: predictable, psycho twins wanting to take advantage of people's powers: coincidentally Matrixy, but quite...dumb. That guy's gonna die. HEY LOOK! He's dead! Eragon's gonna pass out again, and again, and again...and he does: again, and again, and again. Something tells me that Chris uses the whole K.O. sitch when he's run out of ideas for the chapter. I can't blame him. If I couldn't think of what should happen nezt, I'd probably knock out the main character...or maybe they'd just eat stuff. Okay, defense mode again. Everyone's ranting about how the elves are so tall and fair and perfect. Well...other than being little shoemakers, Santa's servants, or wrinkly slaves dressed in pillowcases, you can't really go to far with elves. (...)Writing style: well enough to keep me going, not wanting to stop reading even after Eragon's passed out for the fourth time. However, in some cases less is more; hence the adjectives. Some seem out of place: like a very basic sentence with some very flowery adjective popping up out of nowhere. Like that. Overall, good book. Well worth reading. I'd say that Chris Paolini has great potential, and that his books will grow as he does, which will make the sequels much better. Enjoy!
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Summary: Eragon
Review: First of all for all the people saying "He copied Lord of the Rings " first of all the author is only 19 and this is his first book he has ever written, I mean come on give the guy some credit !Also if you like fantasy and you read Lord of the Rings and liked it whats not to like about Eragon?The story has a whole new setting new characters and all sorts of other great things.Now I know I have mostly just complained about other peoples reveiws so far but I do think this is a really great fantasy book and the characters are great it is very exciting and I think Saphira, Eragon's dragon that he finds in the spine [a mountain range] is really great and I like how Eragon can talk to her mentally.So whats not to like about Eragon?If you like to read fantasy books or are just looking for a fun exciting book to read try "Eragon
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Summary: A Favorite of Fantasies
Review: I just finished reading this book and I must say it is definitely one of my favorites! Yes, there are certainly similarities to Lord of the Rings, but that tends to happen with most fantasy novels. People who are die hard LOTR fans (I am one of them), will always have trouble finding something as unique to read. However, that certainly does not take away from any of the wonderful fantasy novels of today. Eragon is one of them. Fantasy like everthing else these days has become post-modern, and fortunately or unfortunately all new work that comes out of this genre are constantly compared to LOTR. Back to Eragon. The relationship between Eragon's dragon Saphira and himself is very beautiful. That no one can hear the communication between the two of them other then themselves and the reader of course. This makes you feel part of a very intimate world allowing you to care as much for these two characters as if they were your own best friends. Paolini does also have some very original ideas, but also keeping with the traditional notions of the ways elves, dwarfs and dragons are thought of. I think this is a fantastic fantasy and I cannot wait to read Eldest!
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Summary: a wonderful debut from a young author
Review: This is the debut novel from Christopher Paolini. Paolini graduated high school when he was 15 and started work on a novel. When he was 17, "Eragon" was published by Knopf and the book landed at the top of bestsellers lists across the country. This would be a good first novel for anyone, but as this is the debut novel from a teenager, I think we have just been put on notice that a major new talent has arrived. This was quite a good novel, and Paolini will only get better as he ages and refines his craft. This is, at its core, a simple and fairly typical fantasy story. A fifteen year old boy lives in an isolated village in the mountains. One day while exploring he comes across a blue gem. Selling this gem will help get enough money for his family to have enough to eat for some time, but nobody knows quite what it is worth and the regular traders do not want to fleece young Eragon. The stone turns out to not be a gem, but rather an egg, a dragon egg to be exact. When the dragon is born, Eragon decides to raise it, and learns that dragons are very intelligent and powerful creatures. There were once Dragon Riders in the land, but the evil King Galbatroix, a former Rider himself and with the help of rogue Riders, hunted down the Riders and slaughtered them. Now there are no Riders left. Galbatroix knows that the egg is out there and he is sending his forces out to reclaim the egg/ and the new Rider, Eragon. "Eragon" is reminiscent of the fantasy of Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Terry Brooks, and several other fantasy authors. It is similar, but Paolini tells his story well enough, and makes it interesting enough, that it doesn't really matter. Paolini was able to hold my interest well enough that I am looking forward to the second book in the "Inheritance" trilogy and I am glad that I finally got around to giving "Eragon" a try. It was a fun book to read, and was rather fast paced. I also understand that it is primarily marketed for the teenaged audience, but then again Harry Potter is supposed to be a children's story.
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