Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

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Re: Official Review: Eragon by Christopher Paolini

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i loved Eragon and Christopher Paolini. I have warched his vids for it on youtube. I loved the series I was about 21 or 22 when i read it. Can wait for a A sea of Stars to come out and the 5th one in series whenever it comes out
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This was one of my favorite books in middle school. At the time that I read it, I had a totally different response to the length and language. Rather than being intimidated by it, I thought that it made me look smarter to be reading such a long book with more difficult language. But it was the plot that kept me hooked on reading it.
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I am not a big fan of Eragon and the rest of Paolini's series, but I appreciate the creativity. It certainly has continued to be popular, and I believe he just came out with something new. Shame about the movie version though.
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This series is considered as high fantasy, similar to Lord of the Rings and other stories, so we can expect certain things: someone from a small village embarks on a big adventure, where they encounter magic, elves, dwarves, trolls, dragons and the like, to stop a powerful enemy. With that being said, I do think the author did a good job of presenting an interesting story.
Is it great enough to be considered a fantasy classic? Maybe, maybe not, but it's a good read to pass the time.
And I agree with others about the movie...a waste of potential!
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The Eragon saga was one of my favorite books as a kid, and it remained in my top favorites for a long time..until I reread it as an adult. Looking at it now, the writing is weak. To be fair, it was written by a teenager, and for that it's amazing. But I think the best children's books are the ones that can be appreciated to an extent by everyone, at any age.
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This was one of my favourite books in my teenage years. I'd love to reread it if I get some time. Thank you for the review.
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I loved this book and, mostly, the series. I felt so much into it and the story. However, I felt so disappointed with the Eragon film (so different to the book!) and with the end of the last book. Still, I have really good memories of it, specially this first book.
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As a young reader, I fell in love with the fantastical elements of this story! It is still a world that my mind wanders back to from time to time, and probably my first encounter with dragons that began a life long love affair for them. Lol. As a preteen I also thought it was very cool that the author was so young when he wrote the first book, and it really encouraged me to start writing at a young age.
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I love Eragon, I read it like 10 times. I´m curious - have you already read Murtagh? And did you like it? I have it already prepared on my shelf, but I wanna re-read the series before I start it. :)
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I'm currently listening to the audiobook of Eldest! I remembered liking them very much as a teenager. I'm not sure if it is because I am older and have read a lot more fantasy but I find myself getting bored in some parts.
Hopefully, the books will pick up for me again.
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Adéla Kapicová wrote: 08 Mar 2024, 20:45 I love Eragon, I read it like 10 times. I´m curious - have you already read Murtagh? And did you like it? I have it already prepared on my shelf, but I wanna re-read the series before I start it. :)
I'm currently re-reading the whole series because my husband got me Murtagh for Christmas. I'm on Eldest! I'm excited to get to Murtagh.
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