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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1)
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appalling.
as if written by an enthusiastic but tragically over-encouraged teenager with insufferably supportive parents who somehow happen to be well-connected in the publishing indus—wait.
...oh.
carry on, then.
as if written by an enthusiastic but tragically over-encouraged teenager with insufferably supportive parents who somehow happen to be well-connected in the publishing indus—wait.
...oh.
carry on, then.
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May 5, 2012
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May 5, 2012
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October 29, 2012
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Oct 16, 2013 08:27AM
Lol. Lovely.
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This was the best of the series. Trust me, it got way worse.
*defeated sigh*...I know
Did he 'borrow' a lot of ideas or did Hollywood fuck up that bad?I remember a friend and me playing 'guess the book' from the scenes of that movie...
Don't most people rave about this one? I havent read it. Not my sort of thing.
Yeah but just because everyone loved something doesn't mean it's free from flaws. Look at Twilight.
Oh God yes. Twilight was DREADFUL. Although I have a fondness for the movies. No I don't know why,its obviously a fatal flaw in my psyche.
NannyOgg wrote: "Did he 'borrow' a lot of ideas or did Hollywood fuck up that bad?"it was a dog's dinner of tropes.
terribly obvious and clumsy and... i mean, he was 16 when he wrote it.
talk about stage parents.
*cough cough* Dragonriders of Pern *cough*
Though I actually did like the series, before he decided he needed to needlessly extend the last book into two books, creating vast amounts of fillercrap.Though I still liked the way he resolved things with the main villain. The aftermath of that not so much. I thought the Nasuada thing was weird. And the Murtagh thing was weird. And also what the fuck kind of name is Murtagh?
I agree with you short and to-the-point review:-). Maybe my expectations were just too high or maybe I was just too old to read it...or maybe I have just read too much fantasy and that's why this seemed like copy/paste at certain points. I don't know, but I bet I would have loved it when I was 16!
a lot of people did. we all use bits of other things when we create. collective subconscious and whatnot.but that was just... bad. the hero was bonked on the head and conveniently lost consciousness at the end of fully half of all chapters in the first two books
without, you know, awakening as a concussed idiot at the start of the next chapter, bcuz MURRIKA
july wrote: "a lot of people did. we all use bits of other things when we create. collective subconscious and whatnot.but that was just... bad. someone the hero was bonked on the head and conveniently lost co... "
I only read the first one...:-) Usually, I always finish a series, but it was just impossible here (however, I must say I gave an extra star due to the age when he wrote this).
I suppose a good editor wouldn't have hurt either.
his parents, supposedly
Well, that's a little harsh.
harsh? harsh would have been to slice this badboy up like a sunday ham and add gifs to illustrate each offense to my eyeballs.alas, there were too many; i went for his parents, instead.
and you shouldn't feel sorry for bad writers with movie options. it's upsetting.
read half of the second one and then never went back ever again. It's terrible
I liked the first but then there was a lag in the second. What did you not like about the first? It's been awhile since I've read it
my name is jay not jon that is my dads name
Excellent review. I agree.
You should try writing a better book then that doesn't copy another book.
Mia wrote: "You should try writing a better book then that doesn't copy another book."He has. BUT, Julio, you have not yet written a parody of Eragon, have you? It could only be better with humor and buttsex, right?
