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 Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 8:38 am
I'm obsessed and I love it. I can't wait for the next book to come out and I've been looking to start my own stories like it. If Eragon were real. If Eragon were human Galbatorix would be dead by my hand.
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:50 am
I think it's okay, but I don't really like Eragon as a charater. He's rather boring.
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:06 am
Elizabeth Hawkeye I'm obsessed and I love it. I can't wait for the next book to come out and I've been looking to start my own stories like it. If Eragon were real. If Eragon were human Galbatorix would be dead by my hand.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:58 am
Moppeh I think it's okay, but I don't really like Eragon as a charater. He's rather boring. Yeah, Eragon is retarded. But the books are pretty good.
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:53 am
I like the books... Like the style of writing... HATE the over character developement.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:58 pm
I must be the voice of dissent... Paolini has prospect, true, but here's how I view the books.
Paolini is well versed in Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and all the science fiction and fantasy classics. He absorbed them....
And vomited them up on a page, calling it Eragon.
They are far too similar to Tolkien's work. The language and cultures for dwarves and elves are practically carbon copies. It's just really unoriginal. And I don't care for his writing style for the simple fact that every few hundred to a thousand words he throws in some random one I have to look up in the dictionary. These words don't fit in the voice and it just feels like he's flaunting the fact that he knows them. It's obnoxious.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:34 pm
Love, love, LOVED Eragon!! However, Eldest did not meet my expectations...JUST GET TOGETHER ALYA AND ERAGON DAMMIT!
Oh and Mekaama, that's what I like about his writing. it's like reading Tolkien, without reading Tolkien.
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:16 am
*sits in corner and cries* Even here? EVEN HERE? AGGGGH!!!! scream Hated. Hated. Hated. Hated. Hated. The. Inheritance. Trilogy. *pants* Sorry, had to get that out of my system... OVER CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT? W-- Are the characters you like 0-D, then? I didn't realize that was possible. In Eldest, it was every five to fifty words, not hundred to thousand. Gods. http://anti-shurtugal.com/
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:34 am
CrazyMuggleGirl Elizabeth Hawkeye I'm obsessed and I love it. I can't wait for the next book to come out and I've been looking to start my own stories like it. If Eragon were real. If Eragon were human Galbatorix would be dead by my hand. Me too!!!
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:14 pm
I love Eragon but have not read Eldest yet, mostly because I do not own either book.
Psh, I read Eragon before it was cool. cool
XD Yeah, I read it two years ago.
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:34 am
Mekaama I must be the voice of dissent... Paolini has prospect, true, but here's how I view the books. Paolini is well versed in Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and all the science fiction and fantasy classics. He absorbed them.... And vomited them up on a page, calling it Eragon. They are far too similar to Tolkien's work. The language and cultures for dwarves and elves are practically carbon copies. It's just really unoriginal. And I don't care for his writing style for the simple fact that every few hundred to a thousand words he throws in some random one I have to look up in the dictionary. These words don't fit in the voice and it just feels like he's flaunting the fact that he knows them. It's obnoxious.
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:25 pm
I read Eragon, and it was okay -- a bit overdone, and it did sound a lot like Tolkien. Plus, the "Ancient" language strongly reminds me of Latin ("Arget" means silver in Latin -- who knew?)
Then I read Eldest. I agree, it did sound like word-vomit, and his overuse of description is notorious. The character development was poor, and his use of stereotypes is just sad.
Yes, I'm a hater. Get used to it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:28 am
Quote: Yeah, Eragon is retarded. But the books are pretty good. I agree. And Saphira, Brom, and Arya's act-like-a-four-year-old fits were a source of constant amusement.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:13 pm
Aari- Ahh but don't you know why it reminds you of Harry Potter? Because they are quite alot like Lord of the Rings aswell! Mekaama- I agree with your point about the dwarves and the elves being so much the same. But regardless of all that I like the books! The movie is out now. I haven't seen it yet and I'm almost worried about going to see it... Eragon looks a little too.... cutesy.... He reminds me of Peter Pan.... Aari-chan Mekaama I must be the voice of dissent... Paolini has prospect, true, but here's how I view the books. Paolini is well versed in Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and all the science fiction and fantasy classics. He absorbed them.... And vomited them up on a page, calling it Eragon. They are far too similar to Tolkien's work. The language and cultures for dwarves and elves are practically carbon copies. It's just really unoriginal. And I don't care for his writing style for the simple fact that every few hundred to a thousand words he throws in some random one I have to look up in the dictionary. These words don't fit in the voice and it just feels like he's flaunting the fact that he knows them. It's obnoxious.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:49 pm
While Eragon was an entertaining read in 6th grade, looking back on it now, I think it's pretty poorly written.
Paolini should have come up with some of his own unique ideas, or at least tried to put a different spin on some of the ones he borrowed. With a good editor, Inheritance could have had a lot more promise, but as it is, it's pretty mediocre.
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