Member Reviews

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  6 of 9 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 1 stars

  “Yes,yes, yes, it is amazing that this was written by a young boy, & not surprisingly, it reads that way, too! What I find most amazing though, is that it was published since it is such a mish-mash, rip-off of much better written fantasy. I have no desire to read more of this series. Save your money & buy the real things: Lord of the Rings, The Prydain Chronicles or The Chronicles of Narnia. Best word to describe it: BAH!!”

  Alicia wrote this review Friday, June 15 2007. ( reply | view 8 replies | permalink )
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  4 of 4 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 1 stars

  “This book was ridiculously predictable and the writing was immature. It barely kept me interested enough to reach the end.
  Every bit of Eragon seems plagiarized from some other well-known fantasy story. The main character is an unlikeable, angsty, immature teenager, who is inexplicably buff. The love interest is the generic strong-powerful-girl-who-still-needs-to-be-saved.
  What needs to be saved is this book! The author's youth does not justify horrible writing and a boring plotline.”

  Shanmin D wrote this review Sunday, July 20 2008. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
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  3 of 3 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 3 stars

  “For the first few paragraphs, the book comes across like a fanfiction paying tribute to more established fiction novels like Lord of the Rings. Once you get past that, then Paolini's originality starts showing through.
  
  The book is written by a teenager, and the lack of world experience shows up here and there. This is also a strength, however, as the main character is also a teenager, and his view and emotions perfectly reflects that of a person that age.
  
  There is a story that needs to be told, however, and Paolini manages to keep me interested enough to turn to the next page.”

  MJ wrote this review Saturday, September 22 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  2 of 2 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 2 stars

  “Is it just me, or is it Star Wars with dragons? However, I did like it enough (kind of) to be persuaded to read the next one...
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  ReBecca wrote this review Sunday, July 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  2 of 2 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 3 stars

  “If this was my first fantasy novel, I might have enjoyed this book. There is nothing new with the plot and the character's personalities are too predictable to rivet me to this novel. But still, the novel is engaging for its not insignificant reminder of Tolkien's middle earth in a world of adventure and magic.”

  Gopi Krishna wrote this review Friday, October 19 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  2 of 3 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 4 stars

  “There are several parallels between this book and Star Wars (as well as Middle Earth and Harry Potter), but Paolini does a great job of creating a realistic world with a rich backstory. I truly enjoyed watching Eragon grow through his different relationships with Saphira, Brom, Murtagh, and Arya. He truly grows from a boy at the beginning of the book to a almost a man by the end of the book. Eragon has a clearly defined sense of right and wrong, and while occasionally takes some rash acts, it's always in defense of someone else. This is a young man you would want at your back in a fight and definitely someone you want to get to know. I'll enjoy reading the rest of the series because of the strength of the main character. One small weakness of Paolini is his lack of dialogue. Rather than state that Saphira and Eragon had a conversation, I would like to read the conversation so I could get a better feel for their relationship. This is a good, solid book that I would recommend for any fan of dragons and magic.”

  clockstein wrote this review Friday, August 31 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
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  2 of 4 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “As a fantasy nut, I loved this book. The characters are well developed and it's truly magical. ”

  Kerry F wrote this review Monday, June 30 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “I read this book when I was in fourth grade, which was about four years ago for me.
  I was literaly addicted to this book.
  I could not put it down, I just enticed me to no end.
  I read through American Idol, which says alot, because I love that show.
  There was a bit where it got a bit graphic, telling about the corpse of a baby, and I showed it to my parents, and they cotemplated letting me read it again, and they did.
  The book is amazing, full of dragons, elves, dwarfs, rebels, and a tirant, making it a delight for lovers of fantasy.
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  Erin M wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “Although I am not usually a reader of fantasy titles I enjoyed Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Authentic characters in a fantastic and imaginative setting provide the reader hours of enjoyment. Aside from an exciting, fast paced story readers will be asked to think about the role of fate in our lives and responsibility to our community and how history affects our lives.”

  Missy H wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 2 stars

  “I know that this book is well loved, but to me it was very obvious it was written by a teenager. The plot line was very similar to other fantasy quest books (Lord of the Rings, etc.), but the characters were less interesting and the writing less sophisticated. I didn't even care to read the next book in the series after I finished it.
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  Mrs. Hall wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink )