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 Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:26 pm
Lhia_Dunwaith I love all the books (that have come out), especially Eragon. There are TONS of slammers out there on this series... that pisses me off. It's a great book! And I'm one of them. Honestly, who is his editor? Am I really the only person who feels like his writing is poor and unrefined? I found quite a few cliches in the first book alone. The old-trainer-man-who-is-somehow-affiliated-with-the-story's-past, the little village, the ignorant-teenager-who-gains-power-somehow-and-finds-tutelage-under-a-wise-master-and -decides-he-wants-to-save-the-world, the dragon-best-friend/familiar, and that is just scratching the surface. This, of course, is not meant to draw attention away from the fact that no one can master the sword in only a few months flat, that many things cannot be brought down by a pebble, and the way to obvious plot twists/ending that nearly everyone admits to knowing before they read it. You can like this series all you want, but if you decide to step up to real fantasy, PM me. This is a kiddy series at best, written by a child whose parents had a few too many connections and their own publishing agency. To real fantasists, Paolini is a joke--at best. -LD
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:54 pm
OMG those books are the s**t!!!
I cant wait until the third one comes out...the second ended so good
Rilia xo heart
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:08 pm
Leavaros Lhia_Dunwaith I love all the books (that have come out), especially Eragon. There are TONS of slammers out there on this series... that pisses me off. It's a great book! And I'm one of them. Honestly, who is his editor? Am I really the only person who feels like his writing is poor and unrefined? I found quite a few cliches in the first book alone. The old-trainer-man-who-is-somehow-affiliated-with-the-story's-past, the little village, the ignorant-teenager-who-gains-power-somehow-and-finds-tutelage-under-a-wise-master-and -decides-he-wants-to-save-the-world, the dragon-best-friend/familiar, and that is just scratching the surface. This, of course, is not meant to draw attention away from the fact that no one can master the sword in only a few months flat, that many things cannot be brought down by a pebble, and the way to obvious plot twists/ending that nearly everyone admits to knowing before they read it. You can like this series all you want, but if you decide to step up to real fantasy, PM me. This is a kiddy series at best, written by a child whose parents had a few too many connections and their own publishing agency. To real fantasists, Paolini is a joke--at best. -LD Consider his age. Most fantasy novelists - that are good, might I add - are in there late twenties to early forties. He wrote these books at a very young age, so of course it has plot holes, the writing is unrefined, and the ideas are anything but new. The talent is not the book itself, but the age at which it was written. Do not slam something so fast when you cannot provide better at such an age. I agree though, everything you state is true. The book was not that great, nothing compared to what I normally read; but it is far better than most for the age it was written. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:26 pm
Well, I will admit, it is a bit predictable, but I'm not one to complain, beacuse he's clearly a better writer than me! sweatdrop But I do like writing 3nodding and hope to be an author someday sweatdrop . Presently, I'm doing some RPs, which are quite fun. It would sound ambitious to say I wanna be a better writer than someone such as Paolini, so instead, I just wanna find my own style of writing that the reader can enjoy.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:49 pm
Kiyome the Dragon Leavaros Lhia_Dunwaith I love all the books (that have come out), especially Eragon. There are TONS of slammers out there on this series... that pisses me off. It's a great book! And I'm one of them. Honestly, who is his editor? Am I really the only person who feels like his writing is poor and unrefined? I found quite a few cliches in the first book alone. The old-trainer-man-who-is-somehow-affiliated-with-the-story's-past, the little village, the ignorant-teenager-who-gains-power-somehow-and-finds-tutelage-under-a-wise-master-and -decides-he-wants-to-save-the-world, the dragon-best-friend/familiar, and that is just scratching the surface. This, of course, is not meant to draw attention away from the fact that no one can master the sword in only a few months flat, that many things cannot be brought down by a pebble, and the way to obvious plot twists/ending that nearly everyone admits to knowing before they read it. You can like this series all you want, but if you decide to step up to real fantasy, PM me. This is a kiddy series at best, written by a child whose parents had a few too many connections and their own publishing agency. To real fantasists, Paolini is a joke--at best. -LD Consider his age. Most fantasy novelists - that are good, might I add - are in there late twenties to early forties. He wrote these books at a very young age, so of course it has plot holes, the writing is unrefined, and the ideas are anything but new. The talent is not the book itself, but the age at which it was written. Do not slam something so fast when you cannot provide better at such an age. I agree though, everything you state is true. The book was not that great, nothing compared to what I normally read; but it is far better than most for the age it was written. 3nodding But Kiyome, consider the source. He would have never gotten published if not for his parents. Talent is something that should be apparent regardless of age, and the refinement of his writing should reflect that talent. Or his editor's talent. In any case, I look forward to his later books when he's a bit more...well, everything that constitutes a good fantasist. Vale, -LD
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:07 pm
Leavaros But Kiyome, consider the source. He would have never gotten published if not for his parents. Talent is something that should be apparent regardless of age, and the refinement of his writing should reflect that talent. Or his editor's talent. In any case, I look forward to his later books when he's a bit more...well, everything that constitutes a good fantasist. Vale, -LD I agree with you about the published part. He was very lucky to have so many resources available to him. Still, he has talent, and you can't discount the popularity of it. It has gone far, even if only by teens who haven't read some of the greater books. I also look forward to later books that contain more substance and refinement. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:30 pm
Kiyome the Dragon Leavaros But Kiyome, consider the source. He would have never gotten published if not for his parents. Talent is something that should be apparent regardless of age, and the refinement of his writing should reflect that talent. Or his editor's talent. In any case, I look forward to his later books when he's a bit more...well, everything that constitutes a good fantasist. Vale, -LD I agree with you about the published part. He was very lucky to have so many resources available to him. Still, he has talent, and you can't discount the popularity of it. It has gone far, even if only by teens who haven't read some of the greater books. I also look forward to later books that contain more substance and refinement. 3nodding Agreed. Vale, -LD
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:30 am
That movie absolutely changed the whole book....
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:12 am
They always do. But no SPOILERS! I'm supposed to see it today, as much to mock it as bask in Speleers-ness.
-LD
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:54 pm
iv read the books and seen the movie i cant wate for the thurd book!!!
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:44 am
The movie made me so depressed. They changed the whole scheme of the novel and missed alot of important things, in my opinon. crying crying
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:13 am
Meow,
That's not an opinion. It's a fact. I've not heard a single good thing from any close friends who've watched the movie.
Tea,
You've demonstrated my point perfectly. Thanks.
-Leavaros
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:16 pm
I don't care if they changed the movie. If they made it better than the book, then it is worth a watch. If if went with the story line completely, then it would be supremely bad in my opinion. sweatdrop
I still need to see it though. Then I can really support one side or the other.
~Kiyo
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:04 pm
Daussika That movie absolutely changed the whole book.... I hate the movie so much. It was crap compaired to the book and that made me really Pissed off!!!!!!
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:33 pm
what is the deal i mean to get anything out of it you would have to really ponder it i mean that is what a good reader does right?
and hey i loved it. go ahead bash all you want i have free agency and so do you. use it but any ways you really have to have a good imagination to get anything out of it so any ways read it again and actually try to read it with some sense of humor or at least with stronger hate!
~eragon
P.S. it rules!
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