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I know a lot of people love this book and the story behind it is great. But it's still the same basic plot as "Star Wars" only instead of the Force, you've got dragons.
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Now this is how a fantasy book should read! A lot has been made of Christopher Paolini's writing style and content in this book. Many people say Eragon is derivative, unoriginal, and borderline plagueristic. It's hard to ignore the obvious similarites with Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Earth Sea Sagas. But if nothing else, Eragon is a highly entertaining book to read. I can't say that about most fantasy books. For some reason everyone brags about the bigger name writers like Norton, Lackey,
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I liked it, it took me a little while to get into it though.
I would give this three and a half stars actually. It is good, but ends abruptly. It was an enjoyable read, but I've read much better fantasy, such as Lord of the Rings and the Shanara series.
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Got to chapter 8 and couldn't stand the writing style.
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Dec 28, 2009
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marked it as wishlist
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Nicole
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Dory
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Jennifer
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