Anyone have an opinion on 'Eragon'
POSTED BY: Peulsar5
UPDATED: Saturday, November 18, 2006 06:08
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I would definitely recommend it and the sequel. It's not the best work in the world and its clearly in the fantasy genre but the cultures are well thought out and the over all world of the series is very detailed. The second book is longer simply because the story branches to encompass several subplots, which makes it even more interesting to read. I'm really looking forward to the movie and the third book. But if you're not sure that you'll like it, try and get it from the library. Hardcovers are expensive and I haen't seen it in paperback yet.
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
It is not a good read by any stretch of the imagination. I could not even get halfway through this piece of garbage.
And plenty of bad books have been made into movies. It just means they've sold. You know what gets a book sales 99 times out of 100? Marketing.
Wait, are we talking about Eragon or The DaVinci Code?
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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Hatred and loathing.
This thing was written by a ruttin' kid who has obviously read every fantasy book in existance. He rehashed them and became a bestseller while wonderful and original books languish on the shelves. Please don't give this book/trilogy any time, thought, or money.
Is ruttin' kid in any way related to J.K. Rowling ?
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Eragon is primarily being marketed to elementary-school readers, as Harry Potter was originally. So adjust your expectations down. (My 9-year-old and her friends think it's a great book.)
Just the fact that it's aimed at young readers doesn't mean it has to suck, though. There are a number of excellent young-adult market fantasies out there: Inkheart, The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Garth Nix's Sabriel/Lirael/Abhorsen, and, of course, the Philip Pullman books. Frankly, I think "Dark Materials" is better than a lot of fantasy written for adults.
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