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Customer Reviews

Excellent Fantasy

2008-02-29
I felt this was an excellent story and am eagerly awaiting publication of the third installment. The movie Eragon in no way did justice to the book.

Most Enjoyable & Grabs Your Attentio

2008-02-09
I have the movie Eragon which I watch over and over again. When I got the books and started reading them, I could not put them down. The story and action are such that your attention stays with the tale and wants to know more and more. I read both books in less than a week, and was so disappointed when I finished the second book. I felt as though my family had deserted me. I can't wait for the third book to be out on the bookshelves in September.

THe first was good, but...

2008-01-12
The first book was good, but I just could not get into the second book. It took a hundred pages to get no where... A wast of my money...

8th grader's view

2008-01-12
These books are awesome! I didn't have anything to read between the Harry Potter books, so I found these. I couldn't put them down. Eragon can be kind of predictable sometimes, but overall it is a really good book. If you think that just because you watched the movie, you don't have to read the book, you're wrong. I think the movie was very disappointing compared to the book. It would have been a good movie if I haven't read the book. Eldest is amazing! I think that Eldest is better than Eragon. Eldest shows what Eragon is going through and how the characters actually feel and think, but it is not confusing. It is also helpful that Paolini put a glossary of the ancient language in the back of the book.

Eragon/Eldest paperback boxed set

2007-12-18
Very well writen, couldn't put down either book. The biggest disapointing part is having to wait til Sept. for the next book

Amazing !!

2008-06-28
I really enjoyed reading these two books and I would recommend it for anyone who wants to discover a new sci-fi fantasy author. Well done Paolini !!

I have just discovered that the 3rd book is coming up on September the 20th and I can hardly wait until then.

I also watched the film of the first book (Eragon).In my opinion the film is not as good as the book and this is probably because in the book there's much more adventure and action that in the film. Still, I think that children will greatly enjoy it.

A decent start with no heart

2008-06-05
Technically speaking, Eragon was an excellent book but I could only go roughly one hundred pages in before I gave up. Characters died and I couldn't care less. Paolini wrote with his head, not with his heart. As cheesy as that might sound, that's how I felt.

The ideas were not wholly original, and I was reminded of Tolkien, McCaffrey and a mess of other authors and it detracted from the book as a whole. The characters weren't believable and while it was easy to see exactly what was happening (with the images, anyway) it was far too predictable.

Good for children, but a more mature audience might be daunted.

Old gal

2008-05-14
These delightful books are not just for kids unless you consider 71 a kid. I could hardly put them down, just loved both of them and the strength of their characters. I can hardly wait for the 3rd book to arrive. This young man is surely talented.

Stop making baseless comparisons

2008-04-07
How does one imagine comparing Paolini, the young author of "Eragon" with the likes of Lewis and Tolkien. However, it continues to happen, unfairly, I think. The members of the Inklings were powers in their right, in other fields, before they delved into the Narnia Tales and "The Lord of the Rings".

Eragon is a typical "hero and his dragon" tale. However, I was taught that there are probably only five original plots and all stories are based on one of those five. Although it has all the elements of the usual tales of this type, it is well written and exciting. There is also a morale deep within this story, greater than the hero fights the bad guys and almost gets the girl and keeps his dragon in the end. The idea that the dragon cannot live if the rider is killed seems to be an analogy for the idea of freedom which would die if the believer of the idea dies. Perhaps it would be better for those who are criticizing this book to read it with more depth than they would play a video game. I'll bet they would find quite a few more hidden messages.

Excellent story; good read. I am buying a copy for my grandchildren and perhaps I'll read it again before I pass it along to them.

Very fun reads!

2008-03-05
My son is the big fantasy reader in the family and he says he loved Eragon. I must admit I read the books too and enjoyed them. There's good adventure and action aplenty in these books.