What readers think of Eragon, plus links to write your own review.

yeah, you think that this book is easier to read than LOTR? Whatever! I found words that I didn;t know in it. Not LOTR! And about the Star Wars things, whatever. Think what u want. I loved and can't wait for the third to come out. I can't believe you guys r tryin to diss when he wrote the first when he was 15. It's amazing and I'm one of the ones who appreciates it and isn't jealous.

Eragon was okay, IMO. It wasn't great, or particularly original, but it was okay. I'm baffled that so many people think it was stolen from LoTR, but hardly anyone has mentioned Star Wars plagarism! The whole time I was reading Eragon, I was drawing plot/character similarities to Star Wars. Eragon is Luke Skywalker, the cocky, talented, young orphan. Brom is Obi-wan, the wise sage who teaches the main character and presents him with his first sword. Saphira's egg is equivalent to R2D2 since they both hold the means for destroying the evil emperor. Galbatorix is Emperor Palpatine. Eragon's Uncle is Uncle Owen. I could go on and on. There are other very spoiler ridden character parallels that I could draw, so I better end at that. No, I don't think this book is particularly well-written, it's actually pretty long-winded with unnecessary scenes and dialog. Still, it entertained me a little. The plot was very predictable, but I'm rating this a 3 because Eragon kept me somewhat entertained. It wasn't a masterpiece, but it was okay.

Christopher Paolini should be sued for plagiarism. The only reason this guy got published is because his parents have "beneficial connections."

Well yeah! Obvs he's going to be inspired by something! You think it's going to to take him 5 years to copy something? And also - Did tolkein "invent" elves and dwarves?

kk i'm out

Despite the alleged similarities and 'copyings' from LOTR and others, I think Eragon is amazing. Of course there will be similarities with LOTR, after all they are both fantasy books! You can't write a book without influences from other books, that's just impossible. In Eragon, Paolini writes with a totally different style than JRR Tolkein. Also, the series is in the style of the 21st century, (whatever that is!) and is therefore easier for people of this generation to understand. I also think that it is more of a childrens book than LOTR, meaning: it is easier for children to understand, not that LOTR was more inappropriate. Whoever says that Paolini only copied from others is completely wrong! The book is his own, and it's a good one.

I gave them a 4 because most of the plot was taken from other books but still i love them even though the plot was stolen. I reconmend it to every one

Eragon was the very first over 500 page book i have read and i thought it was the best book ive ever read. i have read both Eragon and Eldest and i luved them both. i cant wait til the third books comes out and next year when the movie comes out. "You are far stronger than you relise" "Far wiser than you think" "What was once your life..." "Is now your Legened" the web page( not yet completed ) for Eragon is here

www.eragonmovie.com

and i think Jeremy Irons will play good as Brom

i dont care if the book is copied from others or similar in any way...the fact that it caught my attention...i dont care if you hate it coz im not you the ppl who do like the book ( which far out number those who dont ) can continue to read things your to lazy to read...i think Chris Paolini is a great writer and i cant wait for his third book

Eragon luvers.......keep waiting

erogon was a great book because it had alot of cool stuff. I don't see why anyone would give it a 1, because I didn't notice anything untill the i saw the revew's so all i can say is this boook had magic dwarves and dragons the envy of any si-fie auther.