Originally posted by NoahCloud
But how am I wrong? You haven't tried to convince me at all. Tell me what's redeeming about Eragon? Please, I'd like to know actually.Surely, a book that you so vehemently support must have a variable cornucopia of wonderful things to discuss...can you not think of...say...a handful to share?
what i am saying is even if i do come up with good points you will just try to prove me wrong and say that i am and i am sick of talking to people that are like that
Re: Re: Re: Eragon is perhaps the worst book I have ever read
Originally posted by NoahCloud
well, I didn't want to go here...but I will.The story of a ten year old boy who has incredible powers for his age. He is inducted into this elite group of warriors of good, where he turns evil and kills them all THEN becomes the ruler of a dark empire...
after all that...a single boy becomes the last dragon rider (kind of like the last jedi) and goes off to fight.
Oh...and he's the nephew of the dark emperor. heh. funny how things work out.
You are supposed to CONCEAL spoilers.
It's not about whether you 'copy' from someone else or not. It's whether you can use these ideas in a fresh, new way. Unfortunately, in my opinion Eragon turned out to be more of a Frankenstein than a Reincarnation. I can deal with rehashed ideas, sure, but not to the point where everything is the exact same thing I've seen in another (MUCH BETTER) novel. Take the magic 'system' in Eragon. The 'true language' idea is exactly LeGuin's. Heck, there's even a 'true name' section slammed in somewhere there, when it really has no relevance at all to the rest of the story. There's no sense of rhythm or balance at all; the story is much like a rambling, a complex mingling of underdeveloped 'ideas', all of which already has been seen and done before. I don't really care if I'm reading a story about elves and dwarves again, or special boys who ride on dragons, but I'd rather see it done right, would rather watch the story flow than jerk around all over the place. A good story can take old ideas and bring them out so that you can barely distinguish it from what it was 'copied' from. Eragon, in my humble opinion, isn't such a story.
Eragon, in my opinion, was a very good book. I did not think that the quality of words and the descriptions of certain things were as good as they could have been. At a few points in the book, I had a hard time picturing what was going on, especially
Spoiler:Overall, I would recommend this novel to anyone who is interested in the Science-Fiction/Fantasy genre. If not, I wouldn't say it would make you a fan.
when Eragon and Saphira reach the city of Tronjiheim.
Well check out my book, I'm a young author, 21, and see what you think of it. And please write a review. So far no one has. But it just come July 5th, so I guess I need to give it a few more days or whatever. I haven't read Eragon, I may give it a try, just to support young authors, such as myself. My book's part of trilogy, and the story stretches over quite a few years, probably fifty or more.
I think it is pretty neat that people put there opinions here, for me Eragon was quiet a good read, it was interesting and the only thing I found in it that seemed to "copy" was about your "true" name, it sounded a little bit like Earthsea, but who cares🙂 I hope people continue posting what they think, and not judge a book by its cover, the only way you are going to find out if you like it, is to read it😄 Sorry to those who thought it was bad, Good luck with some other book