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Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) Review
“An authentic work of great talent.”—The New York Times Book Review “Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.”—People “Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid.”—Booklist, Starred “An auspicious beginning to both career and series.”—Publishers Weekly A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Book Sense Bestseller User Submitted Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) ReviewsNovember 12, 2008 Well written fantasy Paolini has a fabulous story in the Inheritance series, and Eragon is largely devoted to setting up questions that are to follow the reader through the later books. While Eragon does drag in a few places, I liked it well enough to read the later books, and this is an excellent series. If you enjoy fantasy like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, or Harry Potter, these books will be right up your alley. November 11, 2008 A wonderful book to hear I enjoyed listening to this book as I worked. The writing is descriptive and allows you to lose yourself in the story. After watching the movie, I recommend listening to these unabridged cds. The reader has a wonderful, clear voice that gives life to all the books characters. November 10, 2008 entertaining It is a good book to sit down and read as a family. My 6 year old boy got a little bored if we read it for longer than 15 min. But my 8 year old girl didn't want me to stop. November 10, 2008 One of the Best Reads Since Dracula I was recommended this book by a friend who had read it. I saw the movie first (I don't recommend that one) and wanted to know what the story was really like. I bought this one and consumed it in five days. My imagination was going wild as I read this, fueled by Paolini's vivid descriptions. About a year ago, I read Dracula, and since then I haven't read a book that had me as gripped as this one did. I definitely recommend this one to all. October 28, 2008 Wordy, Poorly Written and Mired in Cliches Eragon's story is basically a Star Wars narrative set in a Tolkien fantasy world, while ripping off other fantasy elements from other works (and I'm only a very casual fantasy reader). Indeed, Eragon is so lacking in originality that it is remarkably predictable; I ended up predicting almost all the plot twists, including the end of book two - before I even finished book one (just add the Star Wars like narrative with Eragon's accurate, not-ambiguous-enough Prophecy scene and you can figure out the rest). Eragon's success lies partly with its hype but mostly with the public's (mostly the youngsters) apetite for fantasy, which has escalated thanks to Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings films. While many may think Eragon is impressive for a 19 year old, it really isn't once you're aware of the multitude of teen fantasy nerds writing their own fantasy epics - two of my friends are among them, and you can find their works on the internet (granted, most of them are utter garbage, but the better works are as bad as Eragon). The only reason Eragon got published while being so unpolished is because his parents own a publishing company. All in all, Eragon isn't terrible, just lengthy, mildly entertaining fluff for those who like anything fantasy and have time to kill. September 24, 2008 Better than the Movie I happen to be a reader that saw the movie before I was aware there was a book. I then read the second book Eldest first which I enjoyed a great deal and recently read Eragon (Book 1). The movie was alright but I don't think it does the book justice. The movie is like a short condensed to fault version with a different ending. All in all, I say Eragon was a good and interesting book. September 6, 2008 Painfully Bad Writing While it's fine that it was written by a kid, the writing is painfully bad. If you want to read good writing rather than a gimmick, try another book. September 3, 2008 MUCH better than the MOVIE version ... OK, so we all get it that Christopher Paolini (CP) incorporated a lot of other works of fiction into his. That being said, let's move on ... I watched the movie version [on HBO multiple times] of this book for almost a year before reading the book. I originally thought the book would follow the movie with a few small exceptions [like how they did the Harry Potter series vs. their books]. Oh, how I was WRONG!! The book is NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIE!! (NOTE: I honestly don't know HOW the movie producers are going to bring the second book [Eldest] to life on the screen since it doesn't follow ANY of the plot points of the first book.) The book weaves a rich history into a thoughtful story. Yes, there are similarities to other stories (and, yes I HAVE read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings), however, I feel that CP did a really good job on tailoring this tale to the direction he wanted to maneuver us toward. I say it's better than watching prime time TV at this point. If you don't want to buy the books, then just borrow them from your library and enjoy them for what they are - good, clean, fun reading! August 7, 2008 well i liked it... i know on here are more bad reviews then good ones but im halfway now and i admit that i really like this book and though it might not live up to lord of the rings. its still not that bad. July 20, 2008 Readable but painfully unoriginal I actually re-read this, and almost reached the end without realising I'd already read it a year or so before. It's that memorable. It "borrows" heavily from several well-known fantasy authors' work, with little (if any) original content, and the sources are painfully evident throughout. Although it's readable, the writing is shallow and immature. This isn't surprising, considering the author's age. Yes, it's impressive that he finished it, but that doesn't mean it automatically deserved to be published, let along adapted into a movie. Avoid. For more Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) reviews click here.
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