Christopher Paolini, Silvia Komet, Enrique De Heriz - Eragon

Pros: Rich characterization, interesting and engaging story
Cons: Some excess verbiage here and there

Twice each year I run a book fair at the elementary school attended by my children. With each fair I notice an increase in one particular genre of book for the upper grades. Fantasy. Stand alone novels, series, light, dark, you name it. I’ve come ...

Pros: Decent writing, good storytelling
Cons: Almost no new ideas

Christopher Paolini was hailed as a wunderkind for his debut fantasy novel, Eragon, which made him a #1 bestselling author at the age of just nineteen. Since I was on a young adult fiction kick anyway, I decided to give Eragon a try and ...

Pros: well thought out, descriptive
Cons: didn't emotionally engage me, not entirely original

This past Christmas, I first heard of wunderkind Christopher Paolini. I had seen his debut novel, Eragon, at the bookstore for some time, but I never paid too much attention to it until I heard about the young author behind it. Eragon has ...

Pros: Charming Dragon, hero, and relentless pacing.
Cons: Somewhat too close to Star Wars.

THIS REVIEW REVEALS MAJOR PLOT DEVELOPMENTS. It’s a familiar story: A well meaning, good looking country farm boy finds something highly unusual while out in the wilderness. The unusual thing appears to involve a cry for help from a beautiful ...

Pros: Well-written, fun read, impressive book for so young an author
Cons: His youth shows in the writing in some spots

Fantasy stories have been around nearly forever, from Robert Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, they developed somewhat of a stigma and had fallen out of the mainstream for the most ...

Pros: Great imagination, coupled with human foibles in Paolini's characters make for a strong read.
Cons: It could be another two years before Book 2 is published!

Imagine me writing a review of a science fiction/fantasy novel. For one thing, I gave up on them because the genre seems very “serialized” and I am too impatient to read something I love, and then have to wait for the next segment. (Somehow, ...

Pros: Great first novel by a youngster, Interesting storyline, Good story telling.
Cons: Too simplistic at times, Rushed through at some places.

Introduction Having wrapped up J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and all the released novels of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, the wait till the next offering seemed to be eating me. So I decided to look out for ...

Pros: A magical world is created for us to walk through and savor.
Cons: Book 2 The Eldest hasn't come out yet!

This review will introduce a myriad of characters met within the story, yet holds back from revealing any plot details. You must take the journey with Eragon to discover them for yourself. Meet Eragon, a 15 year old boy verging on the edge of manhood, ...

Pros: the beautiful girl dragon named Saphira....
Cons: too wordy at times...

As many of you know before even reading Eragon, the author began his debut novel at the age of fifteen…I feel inclined also to point out that the book wasn’t even published until he was nineteen. I cannot help but wonder how much of the book was left in ...

Pros: Great story, vivid imagery, telepathic dragons
Cons: a bit too similar to Lord of the Rings...

I grew up reading Tolkien, Feist, and C.S. Lewis, the authors of the most tattered books on my shelf - the ones that have been read so many times that the pages are hanging on to the binding by a few strands of translucent glue. I never had much taste ...

Pros: A fast and furious fantasy filled with imagery, intriguing characters, and plenty of battles
Cons: Emotionally lacking in places. Eragon fails to become truly independent as a fighter and person.

A charming tale of a farm boy forced into a destiny even he could not dream of, "Eragon" takes the best elements of familiar fantasy and infuses them with a sense of personal responsibility that rivals Frodo's famous burden of the One Ring. A ...

Pros: Enjoyable read.
Cons: Could use a bit of editing to make it easier to follow at points.

Christopher Paolini began to write Eragon when he graduated high school at the age of 15. The book chronicles the beginning of a young man’s (Eragon, also age 15) adventure as he discovers a dragon’s egg, bonds with the dragon, and sets out to ...

Pros: It wasn't boring enough to make me stop reading.
Cons: Poor characterisation, stolen content, clunky and amateur writing.

I really don't understand why this book is so popular. Apart from the beautiful cover and cunning marketing, it has nothing to recommend it. I read it after hearing the story of its creation from a friend - who added it was terrible. It was, and I ...

Pros: Mysterious and amazing, unlocks new worlds!
Cons: not recommended for children

What is to become of a fifteen year-old boy who finds a mysterious stone in the mountains? Eragon is a young boy who has been taken into the care of his uncle Garrow.Being young he wanders and explores a lot, and one day on an ordinary adventure ...

Pros: Characters you love, Good plot, Drama, romance, mystery, flows smoothly, Well written
Cons: Can get a little dry in the journey parts

This book didn't disappoint! I saw the movie, and had been wanting to read the book for quite some time. I'm glad I finally found the time to read it, because it's probably one of the best books I've read in a very long time. It does a great job of ...