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3.5 ★s - read 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015
I enjoyed this book. No God stuff. Plenty of action. Each disaster was dealt with quickly - you didn't have to read 100's of pages before Eragon got himself out of each sticky situation. You can see a lot of reference to other writers work, particularly Eddings, McAffrey & Tolkien, but I still enjoyed it for what it is - a good piece of fantasy from a 16-year-old. Derivative, yes, but also entertaining. You've got to have the Quest & the Magic in a good fantas ...more
I enjoyed this book. No God stuff. Plenty of action. Each disaster was dealt with quickly - you didn't have to read 100's of pages before Eragon got himself out of each sticky situation. You can see a lot of reference to other writers work, particularly Eddings, McAffrey & Tolkien, but I still enjoyed it for what it is - a good piece of fantasy from a 16-year-old. Derivative, yes, but also entertaining. You've got to have the Quest & the Magic in a good fantas ...more
Started well, but then meandered downhill at the same speed as the characters meandered across the continent. In all, unnecessarily long, and I think the others in the series are even longer, so I probably won't bother with them. Plus, so many fantasy tropes in one volume.
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Jan 07, 2011
Deyara
marked it as to-read
Oct 11, 2016
Tanya
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Nov 27, 2016
Krissy
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Dec 10, 2018
Darcy
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