Eragon - the Book

Amid Cent · #1 12-04-2006, 03:50 PM

I just started reading this book yesterday. Although the story is pretty good, the writing is very simple, kind of like it was written by a teenager (which of course, it was).

I am being too harsh on the kid by expecting it to be better written? Or should I just enjoy the story?

Wynton · #2 12-04-2006, 04:34 PM

Is this meant for adults? My son, who just turned 12 and read it last year, loved it.

fm191124 · #3 12-04-2006, 05:31 PM

didnt thing it was simple, good story/charachter development/ very creative , beleiveable (meaning I understood everything)

felt it read slowly though, really really slowly

nooob · #4 12-04-2006, 06:19 PM

very very comparable to star wars i thought. good mindless reading for fantasy readers.

currently waiting for the third book.

bobman0330 · #5 12-04-2006, 07:45 PM

I just finished rereading it. (I was actually going to start a thread about it.) I think it's excellent.

As for the simple righting, I'm not sure why you would think that's a bad thing. Honestly, the only real flaw I see in the writing is a tendency to use fancy words to show off. It's a fantasy novel, it's supposed to be plot- and character-driven. Consider what happens to the Robert Jordans and the George R.R. Martins of the world, and be grateful for a clearly-written, interesting, direct three-book fantasy series.

gimmetheloot · #6 12-04-2006, 09:21 PM

Very, very good. My only problem with it is that he stole nearly 100% of his charachters/plot themes from Jordan/Lackey/Goodkind etc.

Still, have read both, and will see the movie and read the 3rd.

Plus, hes no older than I am, so hella props.

stabn · #7 12-04-2006, 09:23 PM

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Very, very good. My only problem with it is that he stole nearly 100% of his charachters/plot themes from Jordan/Lackey/Goodkind etc.

Still, have read both, and will see the movie and read the 3rd.

Plus, hes no older than I am, so hella props.

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Is there any fantasy plot left that wasn't stolen from another author? Except for maybe rr martin's and i guess otherland?

Kimbell175113 · #8 12-04-2006, 09:25 PM

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bobman0330 · #9 12-04-2006, 09:35 PM

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gurgeh · #10 12-05-2006, 01:40 AM

There's simple writing and then there's simple writing. J.K. Rowling, in my opinion, is a fantastic writer and storyteller. Christopher Paolini, on the other hand, just doesn't have the same fluidity. The first scene in Eragon made me cringe multiple times. If I wasn't such a damned sucker for dragons and the like, I wouldn't have continued to read his stuff. Especially once I realized it was just a ripoff of Star Wars.