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#197 Good for you! 8) BN: Missie is reading Eragon and came across a section about a town that had been destroyed. In this town there was a pile of corpses and there was a baby on the top of the pile. She is now sobbing because she keeps thinking about Theo in that situation and I feel like ...

# 37 - I read Eragon. it wasn't good enough to make me really want to read the later books in the series. I might someday get around to reading them but I'm not in any real hurry to sample some more highly derivative... fiction. I felt the same way about The Traveler and its sequels.

... Kuzneski Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro Under the Dome by Stephen King Eragon by Christopher Paolini (a re-reading) Eldest by Christopher Paolini (a re-reading) Brisingr by Christopher Paolini Magician by Raymond E. Feist Plum Wine ...

I know The Christmas Box began as a self-published work, and I think maybe Eragon did too but I'm not positive about that one. It would be great to have a source showing which ones 'made it!'

... dragon/adventure books from the likes of Robin McKinley or (it kills me to even mention this on my thread) Paolini's Eragon are going to find a pleasant read here. (Okay, I have to say it: George's book is a lighter treatment, but also a flat out better book than anything Paolini has ...

... of the best fantasy books which I had a chance to read until now. For sure if you're after reading A Game of Thrones or Eragon, then maybe it will not be soooo good as it was for me. But I found it very interesting, it kept my attention all the time, I liked the characters and also ...

My Favs are The Chronicles of Narnia, A Magic Kingdom For Sale...Sold!, Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr.

Eragon

Long books.... Have you read Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr by Christopher Paolini? Those are my favorite LONG teen books but there are so many god ones out there. Mariane Curley's books are fairly long and she's an awesome author! Wariors by Erin Hunter are kinda pre-teen but I'm 15 and ...

... border="0" alt="Photobucket"> Group 10: Asia 3/10 1. Sacred Games 2. Inheritance read 3. The White Tiger 4. Sea of Poppies 5. The Siege of Krishnapur 6. Behind the veil in Arabia 7. River Town read 8. Tale of a certain Orient ...

Eragon

... good. Liar is her next book, coming out in October, so I'll probably get that, as it looks pretty interesting. 50. Eragon by Christopher Paolini I'm rereading the first two so I can read the third one. 21. Yes Man by Danny Wallace More interesting than the movie in some ...

... 5 more books than i left with. Bought Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Eragon In the Hands of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce and Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. They're all in french and I do already have them in english but i bought ...

Heh, thanks, StormRaven. Maybe if I tried again I'd at least be able to pinpoint what turns me off. Another one was Eragon. I have several friends who loved it (the same friends, admittedly, who DIDN'T like LotR because it was "too descriptive," "too slow," etc.). In fact, one of the most ...

... and Sister by Sophie Kinsella 25.Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella 26.Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella 27.Eragon by Christopher Paolini 28.Eldest by Christopher Paolini 29.Brisingr by Christopher Paolini 30.Marked by P.C Cast 31.Betrayed by P.C Cast 32.Chosen by P ...

... now read each book at least three times, and some more than that. I want to read Brisingr soon, but I need to reread Eragon and Eldest first because I don't remember what happened. I also just reread books because I like them. Recently I was really stressed out, so I grabbed a mystery ...

I'm running to Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I drive to The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I'm halfway through both and I wish I had picked some lighter reading! I knew The Jungle wouldn't be an uplifting story, but geez! Sometimes you need a pick-me-up after work.

I remember Eragon being an intensely mediocre rehash of the fantasy genre in general. It was mildly entertaining, but certainly not _good_. I HATED Twilight. Such a creepy book, the characters are awful, and he heart literally stops with Edward kisses her? Just no. I remember liking ...

... stories. Hobbits are always up there too :) A cute dragon book is Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. I liked the first Eragon book, but the other two didn't do it for me.

... done with that, she came back to the desk. Finally, she asked for a book we had in. Which book was it, you might ask? Eragon. 509 pages. *shakes head*

Twilight, hands down... Eragon was a disappointment as well.

I am currently reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini. 1. Where did you get this book? A friend of mine loaned it to me 2. How much did it cost? Well, we swapped books for the week, but we'll eventually return them. So in the end, nothing. ;) 3. Why did you pick this book to read ...

I just finished reading Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce and I'm still reading Nest in the Wind and Eragon

Dragon books are most definitely not my speciality but it's that what happens in Eragon? I must admit I didn't take a lot of notice as it was a long way off being my favourite book, but it's ringing faint bells.

Catch-22 - But I will get back to it again. Eragon - Impossible to read, worst book I've ever tried to read. Not that it was badly written, but it was so unbelievably boring!

... Dragonfly in amber by Diana Gabaldon 45. Drums of autumn by Diana Gabaldon 46. Eldest by Christopher Paolini 47. Eragon by Christopher Paolini 48. The glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato 49. A great and terrible beauty by Libba Bray 50. The maid of the white hands by Rosal ...

24. Eragon by Christopher Paolini in English (reread) A great adventure story.

... adult novels loves all that Mathew Reilly stuff, I delve into that myself now and again, but he still re-reads all the Eragon, Artemis Fowl and quite a few of the others. I'm still working on my kids to turn them into BCers and LTers but it's a shame, they dont seem that keen. :-(

... seemed different, so i never stopped to think about it. i noticed the other day though that her bookshelf was full of Eragon and Lord of the Rings and Terry Goodkind and i wondered where all the sf was. turns out, she hardly reads ANY sf at all, it's almost all fantasy. she just ...

... nit quite technical description. It nevertheless makes a very good introductory text on this important subject. #89 Eragon - Christopher Paolini. I bought this when it was new and being heavily promoted. I took it home and read the first few chapters and then shelved it. It was slow ...

... managed to get Tonsillitis on the second day :( Eurovision is up there somewhere and I've promised my daughter we'd watch Eragon together as a treat as her class didn't get to go away this year. I'd like to be in the garden at some point but I'm afraid I'll be washed away. I'd also like to ...

I like Eragon. I liked Eldest pretty well too. Brisingr stunned me with how TERRIBLE it was. If you like fantasy, Eragon is an example of all the fantasy tropes done correctly and you should read it. Don't bother with Brisingr, it reads like an RPG guide.

There is also Eragon and its sequels, and also Twilight Child its also a classic. Oh yeah! have you read DragonLance? its really good.

#89 Eragon - Christopher Paolini. I bought this when it was new and being heavily promoted. I took it home and read the first few chapters and then shelved it. It was slow starting, derivative and a bit clunky. I decided to give it another go, and forced myself through it but to be honest I ...

... He likes science fiction and fantasy. I like romance, mystery and adventure (and some fantasy). Harry Potter and Eragon were two of our more successful listens. The Time Traveler's Wife was not a favorite. Neither of us liked Jasper Fforde. Does anyone have a recommendation ...

... Prometheus by Mary Shelley Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci Eragon by Christopher Paolini Books to Read: Brisingr by Christopher Paolini Eldest by Christopher Paolini

... and again. The others being The dark is rising series, Warriors Saga, Twilight, and Harry Potter. You could also try Eragon, Wicked Lovely, The Prydain Chronicles or The Golden Compass

Hi there! What did you think of The Book of Lost Things and the Eragon series? I wasn't too impressed with Connolly although he's better than most, and I'm just curious about Paolini. Should I read his books? Cheers!

>2 Excuse me? I loved Eragon I do not understand why every one is always slashing it! He was only fourteen and I feel that it is a well developed plot and has good characters. I have also read Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's books. I also enjoy those. Did you know she never even meant for those to ...

>2 Excuse me? I loved Eragon I do not understand why every one is always slashing it! He was only fourteen and I feel that it is a well developed plot and has good characters. I have also read Amelia Atwater-Rhodes's books. I also enjoy those. Did you know she never even meant for those to ...

... for why you didn't find any straight off. The Hobbit, in all likelihood, is going to have a higher vocabulary than Eragon, actually. If only because the latter is written by a fifteen-year-old whose skill is... well, that of a beginner and average at best, while the latter is written by ...

I've read a few young authors In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and Eragon immediately come to mind. To be honest, though? After those experiences, I tend to avoid anything that trumpets the fact that the author is very young. I think many young authors have a lot of ...

... they learned their alphabets. I haven't read a lot of books written by younger authors. The one that sticks out is Eragon, but that book is so dreadfully mediocre that I can't help but think Paolini's lack of experience impacted his writing. I do wonder if the fact that he has been ...

One of my fav dragon books was the White Dragon, part of the Pern series. I also love the Wizard of Earthsea series. Eragon is in my tbr pile. Has anyone read the new Weis/Hickman series? It think it is something like Dragonbones and the characters are like vikings.

... 2. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (1/10) 4.5 stars 3. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (1/29) 3.5 stars 4. Eragon by Christopher Paolini (4/25) 3 stars 5. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (5/14) 4.5 stars 6. The Dying Animal by Philip Roth (5/26) 3.5 stars 7. Notes on a Sca ...

... Things by John Connolly 25. The Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters 26. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters 27. Eragon by Christopher Paolini 28. Eldest by Christopher Paolini May: 29. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini 30. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 31 ...

... Things by John Connolly 26. The Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters 27. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters 28. Eragon by Christopher Paolini 29. Eldest by Christopher Paolini May: 30. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini 31. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 32 ...

I am in a decided minority here but I liked all three of the books. My grandson and I started with Eragon together, and both looked forward to Eldest. I don't think he liked Eldest so I went ahead and read the third one, Brisingr, on my Kindle. I liked them alll. I don't call them ...

I read Eragon and liked it but I haven't read Eldest. My son didn't want to read Eldest and now I'm afraid to try it.

... who is 10 and has just finished all the HPs in about 6 months and was looking for a new challenge. I'd always dismissed Eragon the cheesy dragon picture didn't help and I guess my LOTR pride thing kicked in. Anyway she read it and loved it so I read it too. Which is why it's seminal. It's ...

Eye of the world was my first thought, thought there is only a father, but it also seems near identical to a scene in Eragon though I think he might have remembered the bit about a dragon if it was. I also think it's similar to a Gemmell book to but I don't know which one. It's gonna be hard to ...

... time to do it for Pern and it doesn't seem to be so necessary in that series). So before I start Brisinger, I finished Eragon by Christopher Paolini last night, and I'll be starting Eldest again soon. Now I've read 27 books since 2/13/08. :)

... to think and get back to you on that. 18. Conversely, which book should NEVER have been introduced to celluloid? Eragon 19. Who is the person whose book advice you'll always take? You guys! I don’t really know very many people who are readers like I am.

I'm in the land of Alagaesia with Eragon and Saphria in Eragon.

... D&D-based novels that dominate large sections of bookstore shelves these days. Or we get 600 page young adult books like Eragon and hand them to 12 year olds and wonder why they give up on reading books. When an industry is dying, I'm not willing to say "they must know what they are ...

... by Lemony Snicket 1/16/09 - 1/17/09, **1/2 #8: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 1/17/09 - 1/18/09, ***1/2 #9: Eragon by Christopher Paolini 1/17/09 - 1/21/09, **** #10: The Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer 1/21/09 - 1/31/09, ***

I'd have to say that I hated Eragon the most. I hated this book so much because of it blantant rip off of other stories (Star Wars being the biggest one I noticed). Plus the writing was horrible. I know the author was young when he wrote it and it really shows. Someone bought the 2nd book for me ( ...

... health-wise. I'm not quite halfway through the book yet, but it also seems to drag and drag and d r a g on. After Eragon and Eldest being so action-packed and fascinating, this book seems to be Paolini's big "look at me!" book. I am rather disappointed by it. also slowly ...

... for them. PM me and I'll reserve them for the first taker when I list: Tithe The Questory of Root Karbunkulus Eragon--an unread hardcover copy. Edited to remove reserved books.

>181 maggie1944, I have to confess that I tried Eragon and didn't finish it, BUT all my nieces and nephews (in their 20s) love the series and my mom (almost 70) is a Paolini fan, so the author must be doing something right! My new-to-me fantasy find was the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. ...

Hacks without talent: *Ayn Rand *Stephanie Meyer *The dude that wrote Eragon *Stephen King *James Patterson 54: Are you always amused by the obvious?

... like all the Pendragon books. I am on the third. I hated the Hobbit! It was the way it was written. It seemed to flowery. Eragon was excellent! I have read all the books in the series so far and I really liked the chapters in Brisinger, which were told from Saphira's point of view. I have ...

... in the first person so you feel like you're in the story yourself. BOOKS WITH DRAGONS The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Eragon by Christopher Paolini His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik, which is called Temeraire in the U.K. – the author is a member of Library Thing as well OTHE ...

Hi, bigben03! Good luck with your reading challenge! Did you like Eragon? --BJ

Falkor, Monkey from Journey to the West, Saphira from Eragon.

I liked the Eragon books, Dealing with Dragons,Dragon Rider and Dragon's Bait. I also really liked Dragon Slippers! It is good and I did not see it mentioned above. I have read the first of the pit dragon series (I like dragons better when they are smarter). I got twenty pages into one of ...

... I'm starting to believe that I'm the only person on the face of the planet that actually enjoyed Brisingr... I like Eragon. I thought that some of the writing was juvenile, he stole things from pretty much every major epic, and he should have had a better editor, but the story was good ...

... of structure and grammar were always imperative to the story, so in that sense, it would be fine by me. While reading the Eragon series, however, I was impressed that a fifteen year old author was using words I had to look up, but then would get frustrated at obvious mechanical mistakes or ...

... sure it counts as fantasy Fablehaven Skullduggery Pleasant Ender's Game i am also not sure this one is fantasy Eragon I saw that someone put up Among the Hidden and I have read it and don't think it is fantasy but it is a really good book!

I recomend Artemis Fowl Maximum Ride Eragon Skullduggery Pleasant Stormbreaker or any of the other Alex Rider books Ender's Game

... on - Passion by Jude Morgan - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne - Rat Pack Confidential by Shawn Levy - Eragon by Christopher Paolini - The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Happy Prince and other stories by Oscar Wilde - The Wrong Boy by Willy Russell - The Plague ...

... Fowl and Eragon were good in my opinion! Artemis Fowl I can't see any of the reasons why people say they don't like it! Eragon I can understand. It was long and the general plot was not that original. The dragons were new though! I also really like dragons so that is probably part of why I ...

Sounds somewhat like Eragon by Christopher Paolini. A young boy (Eragon) finds a stone (dragon's egg) in the forest, which was tossed there by an elf girl trying to prevent it from getting in the hands of the enemy. The boy lives with his brother and uncle (Garrow) and cousin (Roran). You can ...

Paola, may I have The Inheritance?

This isn't a romance book but my friend bought me a fantasy book called Eragon by Christopher Paolini. It was good enough read for me to go out and buy volumes 2 Eldest and 3 Brisingr. At the moment i am reading A Garden in the Rain by Lynn Kurland.

I'm gonna have to add my two-cents and mention Christopher Paolini and his Inheritance Trilogy again. I loved - really really loved - the first two books when I read them a couple years ago. When the third one came out, I thought I would reread the first two. I couldn't figure out what about ...

In the teen section, I get asked for the Eragon series, and in recent weeks Brisingr which just came out. I also get asked for drawing books (how to draw) several times a week. Manga comics, especially Naruto, Bleach and Death Note, are also extremely popular. Younger kids are always ...

Ahhh... finally a place for me!! I hated Eragon and King Dork. I couldn't get through the first 100 pages of the book. I have a 100 page rule and King Dork was utterly awful!! As for Eragon, once someone told me that it was written by a teenaged boy who was a video game freak... it all fell ...

... I've actually acquired books today as well! First day back volunteering at a, er, charity shop (here we go!) so I bought Eragon and Dostoevsky's The Idiot from there (I did actually buy it a few weeks ago but this copy is nicer, less tatty, haha), and Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Othe ...

... here, as I was sure I was the only one who didn't care for Lemony Snicket or the Artemis Fowl books. I also started Eragon three times before deciding to give up and bookmooch it, and I can usually read anything. On the other hand, I loved Savvy.

I'm reading The Magician's Nephew and finishing Eragon

... Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer Eragon by Christopher Paolini Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Third Heiress by Brenda Dworman Joyce Meet the Austin's by Madeleine L'Engle ...

... am also curious as to why pointing out that the writing displayed in the excerpts is atrocious is an "unrealistic" comment. Eragon was written by a teenager, and its prose is better than the lousy writing in Fe Fi Foe Comes. It contained more interesting and insightful thoughts too, and that's ...

... :) Btw, good luck with Chimay's birth. March isn't too far away! Is your other Chow the father? #106: I see Eragon at work all the time, though the size of it kind of intimidates me. Do you plan on watching the movie now that you've read the book? (I haven't seen it yet.)

All these were awful: Eragon The animated version of The Hobbit A Series of Unfortunate Events (but loved the animated credits at the end) Movie version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (love the animated version) The worst though was Eragon, which appalled me so much I wouldn't ...

11. Eragon by Christopher Paolini 12. The Land of Terror by Kenneth Robeson

... hadn't bothered to find out what they were about. Your description is just enough to make me interested - I'll have to give Eragon a try!

book #10 Eragon by Christopher Paolini An enjoyable read, not great, but I will look for the sequels tomorrow at the library. A boy finds a stone, the stone turns out to be a dragon-egg. Boy and dragon go on a quest. 3 1/2 stars

Thanks, I will get to The Runner eventually. That's good to hear, I have only Eragon and not the others, I also have not yet read them either but I will read them this summer, let me know what you think if you get to read them before I do. Catey

... is one of my favourites in the series too, together with The Runner, can be read as stand alone too. I just finished Eragon, I liked it and hope to find the sequels in the library tomorrow. Anita

I'm in the land of Galidanea in The Quest For The Last Kimeiji, in The Varden with Eragon and in a mysterious attic in The Magician's Nephew where strange things happen...

I am planning to read Artemis Fowl this year too, Eragon as a standalone is good, but the series worsens with every book, having read the first three parts though, would have to read the fourth one as and when it comes out.

Cait, I have only read Eragon so far so I cannot tell you about the others. I really like dragons and everything about them, so to me, I loved it! I would recommend Eragon to you as well, but since I have yet to have read the others I do not know if I should recommend them or not. The books ...

Hey Catey - I've never read the Eragon books - what did you think of them? I've had them recommended to me before, but I have also heard some negative things about them too.

... of My Life (parts of it) The Wizard of Oz The Beekeeper's Apprentice The Secret Garden and last but not least Eragon Catey

The notion that Eragon and Twilight are being taught in school, at any level, is mind-boggling to me. There is so much great literature, modern and otherwise, that students might never develop a taste for if not exposed to in school, simply because it's not on the front table under the big ...

... and Fog Little Children The Ice Storm Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Inkheart The Spiderwick Chronicles Eragon Because of Winn Dixie The Grapes of Wrath The Great Gatsby Shane

... news Kate Atkinson 18/05/09 7) The Rose labyrinth 8) Jonathan strange and Mr Norrell susanna clarke aug 2009 9)Eragon Christopher paolini Aug 2009

... and wannabe librarian, I do read a lot of young adult novels which don't take very long at all. Right now I'm on #10, Eragon.

I hope to read Eragon soon, I got it from the library yesterday, on recommendation of some of this group last year. How did you like it?

I have read Eragon But I haven't read Inkdeath yet (it's here next to me but I'm still in Inkspell)

I have read The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. But I've never read Eragon.

Thanks, celiafrances, I'm a fan of most of this type of story (and, yes, I'm one of the Eragon fans as well as LOTR. The books have been sitting on my shelves for months (as have most of those on this list), and I simply have to reduce those piles! Also, I'm speeding through Duma Key by Steph ...

Have you read Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr? That was a good ya series. They also made Eragon into a movie. But as to the ones I chose...I absolutely love love Weis & Hickman! I havent read this series yet but I have read lots of thier other books. Another good one that I read the other day is ...

... hero and the crown (which i positively adored when i was younger and still love), the joust ones by mercedes lackey, the Eragon books. the dragonlance books, of course, but i haven't read those in a long time. there are lots more.

... ************************************** YOUNG ADULT The Golden Compassdone The Amber Spyglassdone The Subtle Knife Eragon Eldest Brisingr The Giver Gathering Blue Messenger ******************************* HEALTH/WELLNESS The 4 Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan done ...

... list of books to get done this year. I am hoping to also get a few rereads in there. It Includes the Inkheart series, Eragon,Eldest, and Brisinger and I plan on going to the library tomorrow after my interview to pick up a few newer ones, that way I can get started on my Support your ...

... have so many of the books you read in '08 on my TBR list for '09! The Marked series, the Cinda Williams Chima books, Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr... I also own several other Philippa Gregory books I really need to read eventually; I've had them for ages.

... Williams Chima: The Warrior Heir, The Wizard Heir, and The Dragon Heir Christopher Paolini: Eragon and Eldest Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black: The Field Guide Wendy Mass: A Mango-Shaped Space Ibi Kaslik: Skinny Gabrielle Zevin: ...

... love the books by Patricia Wrede which include Dealing w/Dragons,Searching for Dragons & others. I also love the Inheritance series because of the inter species cooperation in both of the above series. That said i also love the interplay between Bilbo & Smaug in the Hobbit. Find ...

... By Angie Fox (Completed 1/16) 3) Devil Inside by Jenna Black 4) Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud Dragons 1) Eragon By Christopher Paolini 2) Eldest By Christopher Paolini 3) Brisinger By Christopher Paolini 4) His Majesty's Dragon By Naomi Novik Ghosts 1) Haunted By ...

71) Eragon by: Christopher Paolini ---Excellent! A great beginning to a wonderful fantasy..Eragon finds what he thinks is a rock but turns out to be a dragon's egg that hatches for him and ends up bonding with him. He becomes a Dragon Rider and is persued by the evil Galbatorix...His family ...

2. Eragon by Christopher Paolini Great book - loved it so much I had to get straight in to the next one. 3. Eldest by Christopher Paolini Took me a while to get through it. Need a break now before I read Brisingr. Enjoyed the book though and am looking forward to seeing what happens ...

... but everytime that I start a series of books I feel the need to finish it entirely even if I didn't like one of them (i.e. Eragon and Eldest and I've heard so many people struggle with Brisingr I'm scared to go near it) and I might as well finish them all.

... or the like: Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer Dragons: Dealing with DragonS series Patricia C. Wrede Eragon by Christopher Paolini Dragonriders of Pern series or any Anne McCaffrey book The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson Cheers.......

~Dragons~ 1) Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter 2) Eragon by Christopher Paolini 3) You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister 4) One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey 5) Fortune's Fool by Mercedes Lackey 6) Playing with Fire by Katie MacAlister 7) Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cook ...

I've liked dragon books since I read my first dragon book. The Inheritance Series, Dragon Keeper and its sequels, and the DragonLance Series are all good books. I like books with dragons because in every dragon book, dragons have different personalities, different alliances, different ...

Not sure what's worse, the actual writing or the inevitable hype? See Twilight and Eragon. What really gets my goat is literary anti-snobbishness. Legitimizing people reading ninth-rate garbage by semi-literate hacks ... but it's still OK, since people are reading and not watching TV. Noth ...

... thing and now the book that i have read. Sends picolina a huge hug and very wet kiss on cheek ok I have read eragon But I haven't read Love in the time of cholera yet although I have it here at home

Ok, I'm getting this thread going again (hopefully.) I have never read......*thinks*..... Eragon! Was that one said yet?

... Quixote - part 2 by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (msg 126) book #11 Eldest by Christopher Paolini (msg 122) book #10 Eragon by Christopher Paolini (msg 106) book #9 Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (msg 96) book #8 Secret heart by David Almond (msg 94) book #7 Don Quixote - part 1 ...

... mainly because the Edward obsession flows without interruption or variation for 11 discs. I was ambivalent about Eragon but I do agree it's strongly derivative of many many far better fantasy novels. I'd like to defend King Dork, particularly on Audio. The plot is a little weak, ...

... I'm interested in if I were to discover that the author were younger. This was certainly a factor when I originally bought Eragon for my son for Christmas. This was before the book became so popular and I had deliberately gone into the bookstore to pick out something for my son. When I saw ...

... The relationships and character development felt more natural in this book than in Eldest. What I loved about Eragon was the relationships and seeing the characters become different people. They were all so stagnant in Eldest. At least in Brisingr the characters regained ...

... fantasy can be tarred with the same brush. It depends what kind of fantasy a person encounters. Starting off with Eragon is likely to give anyone a bad impression of fantasy if they're looking for rich, character-based tales, or layered story-telling... Mind you, if what a person ...

... already. There's also The Book of Night with Moon, which has cats that talk to each other, and the werecat Solembum in Eragon. I own a book called Tailchaser's Song that may also fit the bill, but I haven't read it yet. I may crosspost this to other groups if it strikes my fancy later.

What a fun library to look through. My husband would love all the Star Trek books. :) I choose Eragon by Christopher Paolini from hnau's library. I've been meaning to read it for some time, but never seems to make it to the top of my stack.

I would like to be Eragon in The Inheritance Series.

The Insiders: Kind of like a guy's version of Gossip Girl. I tried to, but I just couldn't get into it. Eragon: I can't believe I read the whole thing. So boring. Criss Cross: Like another poster said, NOTHING HAPPENS! It could've been a great novel, but it wasn't. Pants On Fire: ...

I have a lot. The Harry Potter Series or The Inheritance Series are my absolute favorites. I might have more, but I can't remember them.

I have a lot. The Harry Potter Series or The Inheritance Series are my absolute favorites. I might have more, but I can't remember them.

You might try Eragon and sequels if you haven't already, good traditional fantasy that doesn't take a lot of energy. The Brief History of the Dead is a great nontraditional kind of fantasy, it does need more mental involvement but if you want absorbing... I read it all in one sitting. Also ...

... Martin 5. Wicked Promise by Kat Martin 6. Treasures by Jo-Ann Power 7. Allure by Jo-Ann Power 8. The Inheritance by Antoinette Wrighton 9. A Passionate Magic by Flora Speer

... usually content to play videogames until then. It has been said that the enormous popularity of books like Harry Potter, Eragon, and Twilight have helped remove the stigma kids attach to reading. They've definitely removed any stigma attached to reading those SPECIFIC books, one can only ...

Argh, LT's eating my posts again. Trying again...

... Looking Glass Needful Things Oliver Twist Bitter Blood Alanna: The First Adventure Zodiac Into the GardenEragon and Eldest Daughters of the moon: Possession Daughters of the Moon: Into the Cold Fire Girls in Pants the third summer of the sisterhood Beach Road Co ...

... Gilbert Murdock (Fiction)-DANDELION WINE by Ray Bradbury (Fiction) - ELLA ENCHANTED by Gail Carson Levine (Romance) - ERAGON by Christopher Paolini (Fantasy) - FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury (Science Fiction) - FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Daniel Keyes (Science Fiction) - THE GIVER by Loi ...

Eragon. Worst. Book. Ever. Talk about the literary wet dreams of a callow youth. Everyone goes on about how gifted a writer he must be since he was published when he was a teenager, but what they don't know is that every teenage sci-fi/fantasy geek writes this kind of story after reading a ...

... to be able to click on the star ratings and see who else rated a book the same way you did. I'd love to know who else gave Eragon .5 stars. Maybe then you could go from there to that person's review.

The Abhorsen Trilogy--yes. Very original, although fairly dark. Eragon Trilogy--no. Very derivative, not that well written, at least through the first two books. Written by a teenager and you can tell, although teens seem to like it. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell--long, very slow in some ...

... (and Highly Recommended!) so I must read at least one Hitchhiker's book, I have access to the Abhorsen Trilogy and the Eragon trilogy--no one has mentioned these--any good? I also own Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell which I'm considering. I wold definitely like to discover a good new (t ...

Pergamentkunst (two volumes) Eragon, Eldest How to Lie with Statistics Theology 5/8 --Phoenix at Coventry by Sir Basil Spence --Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers --Fire in Coventry --Believing Three Ways --The Bible - The Biography Needlework 5/8 --A Manual of Fingerweavi ...

#179 suge: I think you are being baised about Eragon just a tad bit. ;)

... I also love Harry Potter--this give you an idea of what YA fantasy I've read. I've heard mixed review about the Eragon series and my son won't comit himself on this one--he got me started on the Michael Scott series. I'd like your opinion since you have read them.

Now that you've finished Eragon, you'll have to get Eldest and Brisingr. See my review of the last one here on LT. Wonderful story but long books. And since I have finished Brisingr, I have gone onto Hot Mahogany and am trying to finish High Tide at Gettysburg. I have "K L" ...

Finished reading Eragon, and started Kristin Lavransdatter for a school related project.

... eager to discover just what would happen next in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy from where I'd left off with Eragon. Though I had very little time when I dove into the book, I did much reading today and have finished it. Before my reading today, I had found the book a bit ...

... and the Order of the Phoenix 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 8. Eragon 9. Eldest

Finished reading Mansfield Park, and as I'm craving something easy and engrossing I'm now reading Eragon.

Picked up Kristin Lavransdatter toady; seeing all the comosion has made very curious. Also brought home Eragon by Christoffer Paolini.

... well written, but so bleak and deviod of anything redeeming. The same goes for Sleeping Dogs by Sonya Hartnett. Eragon was unoriginal, uninteresting and very poorly written. Mister Monday by Garth Nix started out with promise: some interesting characters and original ideas, ...

#36 cameling Thanks--Tasha Alexandar is a new name to me. Yes--he was a teenager when he wrote Eragon--so my boys inform me. They've both read the first two. They haven't convinced me to read them yet--mainly because I have so many other things on tap. I understand it was originally ...

... wing! I just saw that Christopher Paolini's Brisingr is finally out and I must make haste to get myself a copy. I loved Eragon (and hated the movie!) and Eldest so I'm looking forward to this third book. Did I read it right somewhere that he wrote Eragon when he was only a teenager? or ...

... has always loved to read but also primarily sticks with fantasy stories such as the Xanth books by Piers Anthony or the Eragon stories by Christopher Paolini.

You know, I liked Eragon. I don't see why it was so hated. And don't watch it just to watch Ed Speleers.

... some of the same books you do. Yesterday while waiting for my family to finish telling gross jokes so we could watch Eragon, I slipped in the first book in the *whispers*Spider*resumes normal voice*wick Chronicles. I found myself puzzled over Holly Black's letter at the beginning and ...

... reading to do before I can join the second discussion of the FotR thread. Since I was merely pages away from finishing Eragon, I did manage to finish that this morning. What a difference from the movie! I intend to re-watch it tonight. I loved the book and can't wait to read book two.

#93 suge: I loved The Warrior Heir! I'm going to read book two of the series next after Eragon. :) I have a crazy weekend schedule so I'm going to start reading the chapters for Fellowship of the Ring tonight.

... lent my Golden Compass dvd to a friend at work who's wanted to see it but never had. Today I discovered she's never seen Eragon, either, so I want to loan it but I also really want to re-watch the movie soon. I just don't know how long she'll take to watch the movie or how long till I finish ...

#'s 62-64 I like Eragon, both the book and the movie. I have also read Eldest and have Brisingr on order and due here in a couple of weeks.

#82 foggi: That's in my TBR pile. :) I'm still reading Eragon. It's very good so far!

... ;) #74 jp: I hope you read it without spoils! :) I stayed strong and didn't slip another book in before starting Eragon. I'm on page fifty.

... Lord of the Rings sometime last year. I kept it in the book to use as a bookmark again. Funny enough, when I picked up Eragon to read earlier today, I found something between the pages of the beginning of that book, too. I wondered where that bookmark went! It's one I made myself. I had ...

I finished my FotR chapters this morning. (I feel asleep reading last night!) The plan has been to read Eragon next, but I'm afraid I might just sneak another book in before that. That's what I get for bookshopping twice in one week.

... reading Betrayed yesterday, am reading The Fellowship of the Rings today, and am finally going to start reading Eragon tomorrow (unless I haven't finished reading the chapters for FotR yet). ETA: Oh! I have to see click the link, lefty (#55). That sounds like it might be ...

1) any of the Pern books, especially the early ones 2) Mist of Avalon 3) Harry Potter (there's 7!) 4) Eragon 50 Incarnations of Immortality

... HEGs. Google! Hey, it's that Eragon guy! (apparently his name is Edward Speleers) He's 20. William Moseley, 21 Espeon200 in Hogwarts Express : What are you reading in September? (Sep 1, 2008, 12:09pm)

... their company just reeks for writers who work hard to get published and are ignored by the same publishers who printed Eragon. I did think that the first book was good, just too rough, and the second book I would never have gotten through if I hadn't been listening to the audiobook. I ...

... Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography. Random books from my TBR pile that I want to read soon: The Wizard Heir, Eragon, Eldest, and Inkspell. #99 mindy: We're very glad to make you feel better. :)

... attached with shopping the YA area then just don't shop it. The YA tag didn't seem to hurt the sales of Harry Potter or Eragon and it isn't likely to hurt all the new Twilight fans that will seek out that book once the movie hits. Not labeling something as YA to save her tender feelings ...

... perceive her. Believe me, no teen is worried what other teens will think as they are reading Twilight, Uglies, Eragon or what have you. Here's some of her quotes to back me up: "Oh, that won't be for me," I say to myself, "I am not a young adult." What I don't like is ...

... Sarek Metaphysics of Star Trek 3001: The Final Odyssey 2061: Odyssey Three Boys From Brazil YA-- Eragon Banner in the Sky Keep Stompin' Till the Music Stops Keys to the Kingdom; Mister Monday Horror-- The Stand Son of Rosemary Classics- ...

I can't stand Eragon. I tend to go on lengthy rants about it, particularly to the friends I have who adore it. It was one of those books where I knew exactly what was going to happen and really didn't want it to, not to mention that I couldn't stand ANY of the characters. The other one whose ...

... to be the color of love as well. #40 lefty: I was tempted to do the same thing. I can't blame you. ;) #49-61: Eragon is still in my TBR pile, but I'm pretty amazed and impressed by it. The author is so young! Hats off to him. #64 lefty: I really want to see her changed ...

... Witch and the Wardrobe, The Water Horse, the Harry Potter movies, the first Pirates of the Carribean and even Eragon were all (to varying degrees) good movies. (Okay, Eragon in particular might be pushing it...) Things are dying down on the horror front, but there was some ...

... Escandon 12/17 The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani 1/14 Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2/11 Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang 3/10 Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai 4/7 The Age of Innocence by Ediith Wharton (joint discussion with Snoops ...

Book then film. And I'm almost always disappointed in the film. I was hoping that as dreadful a book as Eragon was, that the film would be better. Sadly, aside from the CG dragon stuff, the film was even worse. Even the book version of 2001: A Space Odyssey is better than the film and the film ...

... literature in high school, but I don't necesarily think it should be things like Harry Potter, Twilight, and Eragon which may have dubious literary value* and, as has been mentioned, are well known to the age group. What I'm getting at is I don't understand why studying ...

Someone is teaching Eragon in a classroom??? Egads, that book was so horrific I had to put it down after 30 pages. It's Star Wars dressed up as Lord of the Rings, and packaged in terrible prose. And I had started it wanting to like it. I can't imagine what that teacher could be using it ...

... recently told me about a teacher who had stopped teaching the "classics" in her high school class and was using books like Eragon and Twilight instead. Her focus had shifted from books her students were "forced" to read to books she hoped they would "like" to read. So I'm just trying to ...

... you two have Mums who understand your book-passion, and support it. :) Sigh. The last book I was given was *whimper* Eragon by my Mother-in-Law. She is coming out here to meet me for the first time in November, so, for her, I'm going to read it. I. don't. want. to. Bless her.

... Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Eight by Katherine Neville Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Eragon series by Christopher Paolini

I will gladly get on board for hating, really really hating, Eragon. I also can't get more than five pages into Twilight, didn't get past the first Lemony Snicket, and loathe everything about Gossip Girl. I was also rather disgusted when Savvy won a Boston Globe/Horn Book honor award ...

... to want to know what happens, even if I don't particularly like it. There are two that I abandoned this year, however. Eragon, which just seemed to drag on and on, and Middlesex, which I just couldn't seem to care enough about. I tried to get into each of them a few times, but just ...

My suggestions would be: Sabriel by Garth Nix Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (which I'm currently reading) Dragon Rider also by Cornelia Funke

... novels that are supposedly very romantic, so apparently unhealthy relationships are not my cuppa. I also did not like Eragon. People are forever going on about how derivative the Harry Potter books are and then turn around and praise Eragon. Huh? Eragon couldn't have been more derivative. ...

... still June though! Next I've got 1984 and I'll probably pick up Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. I finished Eragon a few days ago. Didn't like it too much - I noticed it was on a few "wish-I'd-never-picked-that-book-up" list. :) I'm pondering whether Eldest gets better. Any ...

... Host I will read it. Im gonna read To Kill a Mockingbird once Im done with the book Im reading. Ummm... I might read Eragon Ummm How to deal I have to read. Umm I will probably think of more later.

... and partly because it was thoroughly overanalyzed in the British lit class that I read it for. And my pet hated-book is Eragon by Christopher Paolini (so much so that I completely forgot that it existed until I was reading some of the other posts). There's a reason why it was self-published ...

... until the movie version of the story is the only one they can remember :( I'm trying to decide now whether to re-read Eragon to them to try and blot out the movie before reading Eldest.

... "movie first" for similar reasons to sonshi, but after so many poor recent book-to-film translations (hello Eragon, The Golden Compass and Romulus, My Father to name but three) I'm concerned that seeing the movie first might put me off a potentially enjoyable book. so now I ...

... les. A second (3rd?0 on the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper Hallseries by Anne McCaffrey. After the success of Eragon, I keep waiting to see a Dragonsong preview. What about Andre Norton's Witchworld and Forerunner?

... les. A second (3rd?0 on the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper Hallseries by Anne McCaffrey. After the success of Eragon, I keep waiting to see a Dragonsong preview. What about Andre Norton's Witchworld and Forerunner books? Alrighty, tried to edit for spelling, and got a ...

... convention I attended earlier this year, one of the authors told a story about meeting him when he was first promoting Eragon at a book-signing event or con. Apparently, he approached a couple of veteran fantasy authors and asked them, "How would you like to buy a real book?"

Christopher Paolini (I got through 1/2 of Eragon. It's boring, poorly written, and pretty much plagiarized. Oh, and the author's an arrogant wanker.) Jim Butcher (I know I'm in the minority on this one, even among my female friends, but I absolutely loathed the misogyny of his Storm Front.) ...

... A Room with a View, The Two Towers 37.5% / 3 votes : Galaxy Quest, Little Women 25% / 2 votes : Eragon, The Golden Compass, Pride and Prejudice (Knightley version) 1 vote : Pirates of the Caribbean, Twilight

... A Room with a View, The Two Towers 37.5% / 3 votes : Galaxy Quest, Little Women 25% / 2 votes : Eragon, The Golden Compass, Pride and Prejudice (Knightley version) 1 vote : Pirates of the Caribbean, Twilight

... rather large gap between the two meanings. If someone calls Beowulf cliche, that's a bit of a stretch - if someone calls Eragon cliche, that's not so much of a stretch considering all of the magical realm novels that have come before it and all of those that will come after it... I would ...

... and Order, and 9. This Day All Gods Die. I also finished 9. Gilead and 10.Changing Minds. Two more fantasy 11.Eragon and 12. Eldest. Fiction: 13. The Time Traveller's Wife, 14. Saving Fish from Drowning, 15. Black Swan Green and 16.Smoke and Mirrors. Hmm...been so long ...

... present, remember the past, and fear not the future." A Clash of Kings: "Sleep is good. And books are better." Eragon: "While you are in my house, I will let nothing more than an over-full stomach disturb you." So I keep a book of quotes.. when I come across a sentence or two I ...

... Compass, and Little Women. Edward Scissorhands (5 votes) Pride and Prejudice (Knightley version, 4 votes) Eragon (3 votes) I have a couple of polls to make since suggestions have been made to add Two Towers, The Return of the King, and The Pirates of the Carribean ...

I have yet to see Eragon because I'm afraid of the reviews my friends have given me. I highly enjoyed the Harry Potter movies prior to Goblet of Fire because of it's large differences from the book. (Prior to that I was agreeable with the movies, since then not so much.) I really can't ...

What is everyone's opinion on the worst and best movie adaptations? Worst: Eragon, Interview with the Vampire, and all the Harry Potter series Best: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Red Dragon

I've finally read Eragon and actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. My reading flip-flops a lot between YA and other books so right now I'm reading a non-YA, Candide by Voltaire.

>36 I certainly may be mistaken, but I thought Eragon was originally self-published, but later picked up by a mainstream. I don't think any copy you'd find in a store now would be from Paolini International. Oh wait, from your later posts, it looks like you realize this. My point still stands ...

... for Beasts is up. Thank you, fyrefly98 for assigning it to me. I did enjoy it very much. Jensen, a nice review of Eragon. As you have turned you mind to things French in your assignment to lilisin, how about a review of Voltaire's "Candide" (which, for some reason, won't touchstone)? ...

I finished Eragon just a little bit ago and decided on a paranormal romance next, so I've pulled My Demon's Kiss by Lucy Blue out of my tbr pile.

I've finished and reviewed Eragon which I enjoyed quite a bit. lilisin - Quite an impressive library! One of the few that I recognized is a story I've always been partial to, even though I really liked the Disney ending better :-) How about Notre-Dame of Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). ...

37th book - Eragon by Christopher Paolini Review - All Eragon has ever known in his uncomplicated life is working his uncle's farm, hunting and the simplicity of the country. However, when a strange rock crash lands and ruins his hunt he will discover a destiny and a friendship he ...

"If we angle away from the Ninor and to our right, we might be able to see the mountains by tomorrow." Eragon "Are you sure you want me to ride her?"

... in. I think HP helped Hollywood realize that fantasy was what kids want right now, most of the above mentioned movies plus Eragon, Zathura and that Loch Ness monster one that I can't remember the name of right now all come to mind. There have been a few adult fantasies that have also made it ...

"I'm afraid not," said Eragon. From Eragon. "Why is everything green?"

I'm a bit behind the times and am only now reading Eragon. I am enjoying it so far.

... resemblance to each other. Maybe it's just cause their next to each other alphabetically, but I've always thought that Eragon creator Christopher Paolini could be the long lost son of Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk. Jenson_AKA_DL in Go Review That Book! : How're you doing? (Apr 23, 2008, 11:10am)

... surprise, which is why it cracked me up so much. I think she was surprised by her own enthusiasm for participation LOL! Eragon is going pretty quickly and I'm enjoying it.

"Sloan's wife, Ismira, went over the Igualda Falls a year before you were brought here." Eragon by Christopher Paolini "Where did the elves come from?"

... you wished someone would assign a romance to you on that group. I really do hope you like it. Right now I'm reading Eragon, also for the Go Review That Book! group. My son has been trying to get me to read this for years, so he was quite happy to loan me the book.

Started Eragon yesterday and will probably do a bit more reading later on.

#139 Jenson AKA DL I notice you have a lot of dragon books. I just finished reading Eragon and Eldest a couple weeks ago, and I have Brisingr on reserve at my local bookstore. I absolutely love the series, so I'm picking Eragon for you. :-D Whoever picks for me, I haven't ...

... There may be others doing better that I don't know of, of course. If you can sell a decent number, more power to you." Eragon, by Christopher Paolini Published by Paolini International 2002. "but there are plenty of crummy indie films and music albums too, and nobody's dismissing the ...

... Reading Globally category although it could most likely have gone in a few others). I was exposed to the story behind Eragon soon after it was professionally published. The whole idea of a teenager self-publishing his book and then through self-publicising and word of mouth, he got picked ...

... time to finish off the rest (as long as I don't acidentally get more out - it'd just confuse me I know). 65. (94) Eragon - Christopher Paolini (497pp) Well I'd heard about this one, the whole thing of a young man self-publishing & being picked up. It's an 'ok' story I have to admit. ...

Trilogies? (Oh, please no, please not two more Eragon movies, nooooo . . .) Edit: and I guess Star Wars no longer qualifies. Oh, well!

... -- ring true to me. Overall, I really liked this book. As for my least favorite young adult book, I'm waving the anti-Eragon flag. How Paolini's managed to avoid being sued for copyright infringement is beyond me.

I'm glad I'm not alone in my hating Eragon! I couldn't get through it. Half way through, I watched the movie hoping that I was just missing something or it would get better at the end, I was disappointed so the book went back on the shelf where it has stayed. I really don't know why ...

... that others do not, eh? :) But I have to agree with The five people you meet in Heaven as one that I couldn't stand. Eragon is another. IMHO, That book was even worse that the movie version. (That doesn't happen often!) Also, The Sun Also Rises was one that I actually finished, as it ...

... a Series of Unfortunate Events, Twelve Sharp, The Mermaid Chair, and Eldest (I couldn't get through all of Eragon. I think she looked at Mark Hyman's "Ultra Metabolism : the simple plan for automatic weight loss", and dismissed it. I've read parts of Freakonomics and ...

... ntments-patricia-c-wrede There is Christopher Pike but though he did some SF he is more Horror. And, well there is Eragon, (Christopher Paolini) - not much to it, and very cliched and naive- perfect introduction. And last but not least - the most wonderful childrens stories of ...

If you like J. R. R. Tolkein you might try Christopher Paolini. I found Eragon and Eldest had a similar feel to it as The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Waaaah, though... I have to wait until Sept. 20th for Brisingr... that's sooo far away. I have mine reserved already.

... Inheritance cycle by Chris Paolini. I'm dying now. Brisingr, the third book, doesn't come out until October. I read Eragon and Eldest back to back, so there'll be a bit of a continuity issue come October. But, oh well! What can I do... anyone get an ARC of Brinsingr??? Now, after ...

I liked Patrick Stewart's reading of The Last Battle even if I ended up HATING the book. I just finished listening to Eragon and have started Lucky You by Carl Hiassen.

... stuff): chapter books (stuff like Captain Underpants and The Magic Treehouse); juvenile fiction (Tale of Despereaux, Eragon and the like) and teen (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Pretties, and Maximum Ride). Maybe they've gotten more complicated since I left. Anyway, don't mean to ...

... Year, I have less than 100 pages to go. Then I'm picking up Atonement, then The Giver by Lois Lowery, and after that Eragon and Eldest in that order." I've gotten through almost all the ones I planned to, am on Eldest right now, and read The Road as well. If I could ...

Finished Eragon and I absolutely loved it. It was especially great to read after the serious novels I've been reading. Fantasy, adventure, good-versus-evil, and magical creatures were a welcome vacation. I'm going to read Eldest next, then wait desperately for Brisingr to come out in the ...

... your time and enjoy it slowly. That may have been my mistake with it (I read it in two days.) Right now I'm reading Eragon and then Eldest. I don't know what'll be after that. Spring Break without my two older kids have been peaceful and I've got caught up with my reading. VALIS ...

... Year, I have less than 100 pages to go. Then I'm picking up Atonement, then The Giver by Lois Lowery, and after that Eragon and Eldest in that order. It's spring break and two out of three kids are gone. I'm gonna catch up on AAALLLLL my reading! :-D

... my wife has read and I have not. Also we have Eats, Shoots and leaves We have all the Harry Potter books as well as Eragon. We also have one of the Lemony Snicket books, but may have disposed of it.

... a chance. I am the wrong age and gender to be impressed by whatever merits it might have. #166 I did not make it through Eragon, and will not give the rest of the series a chance.

I learned to raise a dragon from ERagon and how to act like a man from The Alphabet of Manliness (no, I'm not a man)

... I read the soft cover books while the others looks all prettiful. I have "special" copies of all the Harry Potter books, Eragon and Eldest as well as box sets of Lord of the Rings. I will be working my way to "special" copies of the Outlander series next.

#68 el: Or Eragon? I really think I read this quote somewhere, I'm sure of it!

... the Red Fern Grows, The Ruins of Gorlan , Here, There Be Dragons, Artemis Fowl, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Eragon, The Giver. I work in a bookstore and these are some that are popular and that I myself have enjoyed greatly. Plus many others that were already listed!

I reading The Spy because The Imposter was checked out of the library already (Celeste Bradley). I am listening to Eragon.

Eragon. (That's really all I need to say about that.)

I started Eragon yesterday. I'm enjoying it so far.

I just started Eragon. I hated to pull into the driveway! (But nature was calling...)

12 K: Mansfield Park and Eragon are good, but The Book Thief is amazing. You should read that one first. I haven't read the others, but when I was a kid, my parents took me to see the movie Watership Down. It was a cartoon and they thought it was for kids. I got freaked out and we got up ...

... If I can throw in some other Dragon titles though, how would you compare the ones you read to Christopher Paolini's Eragon or The Dragonlance Chronicles by Weis and Hickman (my personal favorite)?

uhhhh I guess eragon

... which would you choose to read next? Markus Zusak: The Book Thief Emma Bull: War for the Oaks Christopher Paolini: Eragon Jane Austen: Mansfield Park Richard Adams: Watership Down

I really liked Eragon and Eldest, but I haven't read the others.

... are all of the books on our zeitgeist that I own but haven't read. Any recommendations to read one of them soon? 13. Eragon (also Eldest) 30. Wuthering Heights 43. The Scarlet Letter 81. Mansfield Park

... I'm not one of the people who can recommend it. Maybe it's just because I'm not religious that I didn't like it. Eragon is in my TBR. I was actually reading it when Twilight arrived, and put it down because of that. The movie was great, though. A story about an ordinary boy ...

#5 Sorry K, I ran off to yoga and dance rehearsal. The top 5 I haven't read are: 11 The Davinci Code 13 Eragon 17 Angels and Demons 18 Eldest 24 Twilight

... and friends along the way (the archetype) is seen as a "copy" of their favorite work, and JCL gets compared to HP, or Eragon gets compared to Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, when all of these stories vary greatly in the particulars. Ecclesiastes lets us know there is nothing new under ...

... - truly horrendous 'romantic fantasy' which ended up being fantasy porn. Completely icky. Dishonorable mention goes to Eragon.

... the infamous life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams Property by Valerie Martin Katherine by Anchee Min Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang Vindication by Frances Sherwood (fiction) Vindication by Lyndall Gordon (biography) When the Emperor Was Divine by We ...

If I can interject a quick thought on Eragon, when I read it, I thought it was way too overhyped. I wasn't impressed with the quality of the writing. However, a couple years later I listened to most of the audiobook and I ended up liking it a lot more. I think it makes a really good book to ...

Nope I have nothing to blog about 8) The next person is excited about the 3rd book in the Inheritence Cycle (Eragon,Eldest) coming out in September.

I could probably have written Eragon better if I was older. Replace the Star Wars cliches with better characters, and go more with the mythic role of Dragons rather than a Pern rip-off, plus you would have to make it funnier... One book I definitely wrote better when I was older was "Immortal P ...

... think it's boring? This is some seriously funny stuff! ...until they got on the boat. The last book I abandoned was Eragon. While it was painful to say, "I give up," it was even more painful to keep reading.

... some great reads. The big things going around our school these days are, "The Ranger's Apprentice" series by John Flanagan, Eragon and Eldest, of course HP and Princess Academy.

... read it, I didn't get as annoyed. Disk 9 looks to be smooth so I am looking forward to continuing... edit: And I have Eragon or a Dean Koontz ready to go if I have to give up!

... Worst Graphic Novel: Infinite Crisis / Love Hina Vol. 1 Worst Burn In Hell You Evil Evil Waste of Dead Tree book: Eragon Best of the Bad (Super Rich Fondue Dip Guilty Pleasure Award): The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft

... - Lewis Carroll Stardust - Neil Gaiman Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren Eragon - Christopher Paolini Little Brother - Cory Doctorow Uglies - Scott Westerfeld The Stone Mage and the Sea - Sean Williams alternate: Th ...

... Funke: Inkheart Stephenie Meyer: Breaking Dawn Christpher Paolini: Eragon and Eldest Philip Pullman: Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief

... bad can it be?" The answer is REALLY BAD. Not remembered how bad it was should have been a clue. Dishonorable Mentions: Eragon by Christopher Paolini - and it JUST SO HAPPENS happened far too many times Greenwitch by Susan Cooper - boring Black Powder War by Naomi Novik - far too ...

My next one will be Eragon unless I can get The Thirteenth Tale from the library before I start it. I finished Pillars of the Earth and really enjoyed it. I'm listening to an Anne Perry Christmas murder mystery story now, but don't remember the name (only four cd's). It is pretty good so ...

Birds of a Feather by Carolyn Greene (yeah, I know you've never heard of it...) Eldest by Christopher Paolini -- Eragon was find, but Eldest wasn't even worth picking off the shelf. Ugh. The End by Lemony Snicket -- okay, it was hilarious, but I could shoot myself for actually ...

... list. One of these years, I'll get through Anna Karenina Novellas sound good, keep up those numbers. Have you read Eragon yet? Good, fast read, fun to see a kid write like that. As for the entire 24 hour gap and no read book listed: well, getting older, getting slower! ;-) Actuall ...

You doing the new translation? It's on my must-have list. Novellas sound good, keep up those numbers. Have you read Eragon yet? Good, fast read, fun to see a kid write like that. As for the entire 24 hour gap and no read book listed: well, getting older, getting slower! ;-) Actually, ...

... opies 7. Mary's Neck, Booth Tarkington 7 copies 8. Magnificent Obsession, Lloyd C. Douglas 92 copies 9. Inheritance, Phyllis Bentley 0 copies 10. Three Loves, A. J. Cronin 8 copies I had to read the Good Earth in High school and I'm sure I've seen the movie ...

>#75 wisewoman. I wound up enjoying Eragon very much. Paolini, it turns out, was 15 when he started to write it, not 17--and of course it shows. This is not mature, adult writing. But I think it's good--and his imagination is good enough that I want to read the other two books. That's my ...

>#47 Joycepa: I hope you enjoy Eragon more than I did. I went in to it really wanting to like it, but the writing was so abysmally dismal I had to put it down thirty pages in. Have you seen the movie? It was awful too... I read A Christmas Carol yesterday and loved it. Next on my list is ...

15. Eragon: The Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. A really good book considering that Paolini was FIFTEEN when he started it! No, it's not a mature work and yes, it borrow heavily from Dragon Riders of Pern, but it's a cracking good story and Paolini has used the concepts well.

... not say that I liked it. I might reread it in like 5 years, and perhaps I'll enjoy it more. (Oh, I also finished reading Eragon, which I didn't like either, but that was just because I wanted to be able to complain about it in detail.) >16, I understand what you mean, and I hate when a ...

Still working away on The Leopard and others, but I finally gave in--couldn't resist any longer-- and started Eragon:Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. What a talent that young man has! Clearly owes plenty to Lord of the Rings and especially The Dragon Riders of Pern series but its ...

... books I'm reading to get up to speed on our house build. I'm starting this log from 1 Nov 07. First up then... Eragon 5/5 - Finished 1 Nov 07 Fantastic fantasy, superbly written. And by such a young chap too. Excellent. Can't wait for the next in the series. Harry Potter and ...

This month we met at Anna's and talked about Fantasy books. Here's the list:

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K LeGuin
• Dreammaker's Magic and the Mystic and Rider series by Sharon Shinn
• The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
• Ella Encha ...
  nperrin in What Are You Reading Now? : The Clunkers of 2007 (Dec 2, 2007, 1:10pm)

  ... what I had hoped it would be. I got the feeling the translation wasn't so hot, some of the prose seemed a bit stilted. Eragon -- I'm sure children and young teens wouldn't have many complaints about this, and I did think the story was fun, but Paolini could have used an editor with some ...

  Malrose01 in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Nov 30, 2007, 12:15am)

  I'm going to have to add Eragon to this list for the fiftieth time. Also The Scarlet Letter. The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn Peake. Cinderella 2000. If I hadn't also seen the movie first, I would never have made it through Howl's moving castle, at least not far enough to actually get ...

  StarGazer72 in The Green Dragon : The times, they are a-changing (Nov 18, 2007, 1:16pm)

  ... have brought up this argument before, and I say if they read good things, it's good. If they read crap, it's not so good. Eragon is poorly written, which is why I never suggest it. There are other novels out there that are so much less well known but better written that they could be reading. ...

  wisewoman in What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? (Nov 14, 2007, 9:44am)

  ... unoriginal. I mean, a young person finding and raising a dragon? Makes me think of Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher or Eragon or any of McCaffrey's Dragonrider books or... yeah, you get my point. Maybe McKinley can do something new with it though. midnightrose, I would suggest that ...

  FeegleFan in FantasyFans : Farm boys and willful princesses (Oct 30, 2007, 10:16am)

  ... he basically FOUNDED the genre. As for a book that has a destined farmboy and a willful princess: I would have to say: Eragon by Christopher Paolini The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett (although the willful "princess" is actually a mayor's daughter ...

  Cariola in Reading Globally : cross-cultural stories (Oct 26, 2007, 8:17pm)

  ... and the problems Muslims face in the US post-9/11. I use this one in teaching a freshman seminar; the students love it. Inheritance by Lan Samantha Chang. Three generations of a Chinese family's history in China and then in the US. Her book of short stories, Hunger, touches on the ...

  Xiguli in Writer-readers : Brit author Will Self slams wannabe writers and the internet (Oct 11, 2007, 3:07am)

  ... "discovered" because of it. That's when you'll really see the explosion.) (There probably are some examples already, like Eragon, but in that case the self-publishing aspect was overshadowed by the adolescent writer aspect.) I really deeply believe in free expression. The answer, to my way ...

  bunagsbooks in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 8 September 2007 (Sep 7, 2007, 11:44pm)

  ... enjoying it so far. I can tell that Christopher Paolini was older when he wrote this book than he was when he wrote Eragon.

  bunagsbooks in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 1 September 2007 (Sep 2, 2007, 1:47pm)

  I finished The Attack and have moved on to Eldest. It's a thick book, but I'm hoping it goes by quickly. I liked Eragon but wasn't ready to jump into another one after I read it. I hope it doesn't disappoint. #46 (sunnycat) -- The Catcher in the Rye didn't blow me away either. I ...

  Kerian in Hogwarts Express : It's too quiet around here! (Aug 31, 2007, 11:12am)

  Oh! That's always interesting. :) I had to resist talking to someone in one of my classes who had Eragon sitting on their desk only a day after I'd put mine down to move onto "Twilight."

  SusieBookworm in BookTalk : Which book? (Aug 25, 2007, 7:48pm)

  ... so I'm not sure if it's in a library) The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Eragon by Christopher Paolini Maximum Ride by James Patterson (there's three books in this series, we'd probably read the first one) These are a few good ...

  Welfycat in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Aug 18, 2007, 8:31pm)

  Octavian Nothing - Not a fan. I felt it got better as it went on, but it was still fairly boring. Eragon - got halfway and ditched it, soooo boring and cliche. Artimes Fowl - read the first one, was extremely bored. I liked Sabriel and the others in that trilogy quite well, but it ...

  mzonderm in List Five Books Parlour Game : One word says it all... (Aug 17, 2007, 1:28pm)

  ... Hamilton Dracula by Bram Stoker Earthfall by Orson Scott Card Enchantment by Orson Scott Card Eragon by Christopher Paolini Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer Fledgling by Octavia Butler Flush by Carl Hiassan Forever by Judy Blume Gr ...

  Darragh in The Green Dragon : stalking fictional characters (Aug 12, 2007, 7:14pm)

  ... book. Move aside, Sarene-he's mine! Tuck Tuck Everlasting -My very first book crush! Such a cute story. Murtagh Eragon -Again with the anti-hero. Well-in a weird way. Harry Dresden Dresden Files -The most sarcastic, uppity wizard that I've ever met. Also the most ...

  wisewoman in Used Books : What treasures have you found at used book stores or Goodwill? (Aug 3, 2007, 2:55pm)

  ... Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me (sixth edition), a somewhat battered copy of Ursula LeGuin's original Earthsea trilogy, and a few others. I have also found Jane Austen's Complete Works in hardcover for 30 cents (hardbacks were three for a dollar) at a library booksale. I' ...

  Morphidae in FantasyFans : Farm boys and willful princesses (Jul 27, 2007, 5:09pm)

  Farm boy: Eragon *GAG* Princess: One Good Knight

  reading_fox in Hogwarts Express : the Sucessor (Jul 16, 2007, 9:45am)

  Possibly a bit premature, but as the series is ending in less than a week, who will replace it in your lives?? Eragon? or the old favourites the Hobbit or will you move into deeper realms dragonlance or darker Storm front? The StarGazer72 in The Green Dragon : Will Fantasy ever be labelled as Literature? (Jul 9, 2007, 8:58pm)

  ... *are* childish, poorly written, and not very good literature - not to start any fights, but I am going to have to put Eragon in that category. I think, though, that it is VERY slowly becoming more acceptable because of its growing popularity. There are authors out there who write ...

  ryn_books in Taggers! : Tags used - animal vs mythological creature (Jul 7, 2007, 1:21am)

  ... tagged book Dragons - 8776 - most tagged book is Eragon by Christopher Paolini (302) (However Anne McCaffrey has many books in the top 10) Threadjack :-) and tongue in cheek questions: -Are LT members as ...

  Yarrow in Book talk : What is the WORST book that youve ever red? (Jul 5, 2007, 11:19am)

  Eldest, the sequel to Eragon. I can cope with the plot and characterisation, but the prose was achingly awful. Such clunky sentences... I was howling in pain. Second would have to be The Riddle-Master's Game trilogy, I got through it but was very disappointed. Oh, and I've been trying ...

  twoluvcats in FantasyFans : Looking For New Fiction Young Adult Books (Jul 3, 2007, 11:24am)

  ... Trilogy, Dragon Rider, or The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer Eragon by Christopher Paolini(don't let the movie turn you off, the books are wonderful) Magyk by Angie Sage And 2 that are not billed as young adult...but ...

  Condor in Science Fiction Fans : Favorite post apocalyptic or dystopian future novel? (Jun 21, 2007, 10:16pm)

  For Post-Apocalyptic you might enjoy Kim Stanley Robinson's Three Californias Trilogy. The first novel The Wild Shore was quite fun (more adventure) but i did lose interest after the second one, The Gold Coast since by then we are lead into the third novel's essentially Utopian ...

  nevelyna in FantasyFans : Looking For Good Fantasy Books (Jun 15, 2007, 2:18pm)

  ... found any YA Fantasy/Romance, as you said, I was just wondering if there were any sine I really enjoy YA fantasies like Eragon, The Goose Girl, and Faerie Tale, but they din't have as much romance as I would have liked.

  Kerian in Hogwarts Express : Lupin (Jun 11, 2007, 11:03pm)

  #22 suge: Well said. About Eragon, if you keep making references to it, I'm going to have to read it and find out what it's about. :) #23 MEM: Slughorn doesn't know about the Order yet, though. (Or at least we're left to assume this.) It sure would be nice if Lupin could get it somehow, ...

  jaine9 in 50 Book Challenge : jaine9's 50 book challenge (Jun 7, 2007, 4:39pm)

  ... book much faster by skipping most of it (it was either that or having some sort of seizure it annoyed me so much!). 12. Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I enjoyed this because it suited my mood at the time. I am not particularly bothered about Lord of the Rings but I do like a bit of magic ...

  Razorgirl in Teen Readers : Introductions (Jun 5, 2007, 10:15pm)

  ... almost sixteen, and my favorite books are Maximum Ride Raising Dragons The Candlestone and I would say The Inheritance Trilogy but even though his style is good, the plot is such a rip off. Though it already seems cliche I am also an aspiriing writer and have even had one ...

  missmaddie in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 2 June 2007 (Jun 2, 2007, 4:37pm)

  ... You have to read it to understand my enthusiasm. It's probably the best book in the world, other than Harry Potter and Eragon and The Book Thief and all my other favorite books, which are too many to list.

  nhMidLib in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (May 27, 2007, 6:51pm)

  I'm with you on Eragon. It just wasn't my kind of book. I tried listening to it and just found my eyes glazing over. While I'm voicing unpopular opinions...Walk Two Moons and just about anything else by Sharon Creech would have to be on my "most despised" list.

  mrstreme in Historical Fiction : Philippa Gregory (May 25, 2007, 8:32pm)

  I am reading The Constant Princess now - and it's my first Philippa Gregory story. I have The Other Boleyn Girl and The Bolelyn Inheritance waiting in the wings. I am not terribly knowledgeable with this era of British history, so I am not stumbling over any historical inaccuracies (or ...

  clamairy in The Green Dragon : his majesty's dragon (May 21, 2007, 6:56am)

  Well, I was half expecting another Eragon type book and this is just so very much better. It's more like Jane Austen than another other Fantasy I've ever read. That could explain why my 15 year old daughter got bogged down in it.

  SheReads in Book talk : a book and movie club (May 20, 2007, 10:29pm)

  ... and That Summer, Speak, I am the Cheese, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Timeline, Where the Heart Is and Eragon. We choose books that are of interest to YAs and we do not watch anything with a R-rating (that way we don't have to worry about permission slips from parents or ...

  suge in Hogwarts Express : Did you see... (May 18, 2007, 12:07pm)

  Yeah that's one of the rules at least in Alagaesia (Eragon)! Still it would be awsome! But I would give anything to apparate! Imagine all the money it would save on plane tx???

  suge in Readers Under 30 : Harry Potter (May 16, 2007, 2:10pm)

  hehehehe I'm reading Eragon now.... wait I have to go post in the literary crushes thread! *sighs, with a hand on her chest, and a dreamy look on her face* I still like to read things myself, to form my own opinion of them. It seems to me that the more controversy there is around a book, the ...

  bluesalamanders in Readers Under 30 : Harry Potter (May 16, 2007, 1:44pm)

  ... To have some knowledge of it, yes, but to read it? Not necessarily. For instance, I will criticize Da Vinci Code and Eragon without having read them. But I have read about them - from a variety of sources, pro and con - and heard about them from people who liked them and people who ...

  Nymphadora in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (May 13, 2007, 3:07pm)

  ... weird.) The Witch's Boy, by Micheal Gruber (it was depressing and sluggishly slow. I couldn't read it all.) Eragon, by Christopher Paolini (This book was a sad sort of try at being a story. All it makes me think is that Mr. Paolini only ever read Lord of the Rings from ages 9 ...

  Darragh in 50 Book Challenge : Darragh's 50 books (May 13, 2007, 2:44pm)

  ... the summer though I might be able to meet my goal. 1) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close~Jonathan Safran Foer 2) Eragon~Christopher Paolini (Reread) 3) Cart and Cwidder~Diana Wynne Jones 4) Child of the Dark Prophecy~T.A. Barron 5) King's Dragon~Kate Elliott ...

  GeraniumCat in FantasyFans : Whats your "thing?" (May 10, 2007, 12:20pm)

  ... like books where magic-users learn magic, or to control their powers: quite a list of those, but they include Canavan's Black Magician Trilogy, the Chrestomanci books, The Wizard of Earthsea, His Dark Materials and, of course, Harry Potter. However, the one that really works for me, ...

  Darragh in The Green Dragon : Your Pedigree? (May 6, 2007, 7:45pm)

  ... Paolini, Juliet Marillier, Philip Pullman FAVORITE BOOK(s): A Game of Thrones, The Other Boleyn Girl, Eragon, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Wizard's First Rule, Daughter of the Forest FAVORITE DRINK: A glass of cold coca-cola. FAVORITE CHEESE: A nice white ...

  kayaalder in Book Fiend : I Fell Off the Wagon (May 4, 2007, 8:43am)

  ... I totally understand. When the universe wants you have new books things just fall into place, don't they? I have Eragon but haven't read it yet. I really want to see the movie as well - the trailer looks really good.

  fyrefly98 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Apr 2007 (Apr 29, 2007, 6:02pm)

  >59 I actually finished Eldest yesterday, and I fall on the side of the line that liked it better than Eragon. I thought it still felt really derivative of Tolkien and others, but his writing's matured to some extent, which helps. It feels like what he really needs is a good editor who's not ...

  cathepsut in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Apr 2007 (Apr 29, 2007, 3:47pm)

  fyrefly98, how do you like Eldest so far? I guess you have read Eragon first? I think Eldest does not quite feel like reading J.R.R. Tolkien again.... I liked it a lot!

  EelKat in Cats, books, life is good. : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:49pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  EelKat in Science Fiction Fans : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:40pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  EelKat in Readers Against Struggling Through Books We Hate : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:40pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  EelKat in Mainers : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:39pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  EelKat in Books and Mormons : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:39pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  EelKat in SF, horror and Fantasy Romance : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:38pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  EelKat in Writer-readers : What is your fave book/author? (Apr 25, 2007, 6:37pm)

  ... Warlords by Keith Laumer followed very closly by Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. and finally The Hitchhicker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams Those are mine, what about yours? ~~EK

  GD2020 in The Green Dragon : Books and Movies (Apr 25, 2007, 11:17am)

  ... Watchmen -His Majesty's Dragon While Hollywood can often take a good book and turn it into a horrible movie (i.e. Eragon, the Fountainhead...) sometimes, with the right director it can really work (i.e. Lord of the Rings, The Bourne Identity. What is a book you would like seen ...

  BookishRuth in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 14 Apr 2007 (Apr 19, 2007, 5:24pm)

  ... out over a weekend). I'm also reading Eldest, which I'm thoroughly enjoying, although not quite as much as I enjoyed Eragon.

  reading_fox in Book talk : Philip Pullman (Apr 19, 2007, 9:21am)

  ... a lot of hype about them a couple of year's back as they were the YA fantasy to fill in between HP books (much like Eragon is now.) They aren't bigoted. If you like YA fantasy they are certainly worth checking from the library, maybe not buying on spec. If you don't like HP the odds ...

  selkie_girl in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Apr 16, 2007, 2:10pm)

  I will add myself to the 'Read Eragon and hated it' Club, I honestly couldn't get through it. I was impressed that it was written by a 14 year old boy, but the whole thing was rather 'blah' in my opinion, the movie was even worse. I couldn't finish either. I also couldn't stand Wicked: The Lif ...

  jaimelesmaths in FantasyFans : YA Fantasy (Apr 10, 2007, 3:06am)

  ... counts as YA or not, but that series is also awesome - looking forward to the release of the third book there. Same with Eragon, though I still have to read Eldest. The Lemony Snicket books probably qualify as well from what I've heard - haven't read them yet, but I just mooched the ...

  nicsreads in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Apr 9, 2007, 9:04am)

  Great discussion and lots of food for thought. I have never read Eragon because the students I have taught who read it and hated it - REALLY hated it - and I value their opinion (yes I know that is wierd but I trust their judgement!) . My personal dislikes are Maureen McCarthy' s Ganglands ...

  bettyjo in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Apr 8, 2007, 9:45pm)

  #70 I quit Eragon also...just did not get into it.

  bluesalamanders in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Apr 8, 2007, 7:41pm)

  ... really know a least favorite, since I tend to stay away from books I'm sure I'll dislike (for example, I won't bother with Eragon). The only thing I can think of offhand is The Neverending Story. I read it because I loved the movie (the first movie) and usually the book is better, but for ...

  collsers in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Apr 8, 2007, 7:00pm)

  I had to force myself to read Eragon; I firmly believe that it would never have been published if an adult had written it It reads like badly-written fanfiction, and is so derivative it's not even funny. I'm always encouraging people to skip over it, and just read J.R.R. Tolkien or early A ...

  QuesterofTruth in Reading Resolutions : Can you recommend a book from my tbr pile? (Apr 2, 2007, 3:25pm)

  ... of Two Cities, The Story Girl, The Hobbit and any thing by C. S. Lewis should be good, but I think I would read Eragon.

  nxxxb2003 in Book talk : Recommendations for a Harry Potter lover who "doesn't usually read fantasy" ? (Mar 24, 2007, 5:08pm)

  not sabriel or eragon both are very fantasy-ish.inkheart)though chilidish, is great. so is the thief lord. all of the wizard of oz books are good.

  lefty33 in Read YA Lit : Finishing Books-At first they're bad...But in the End they're the best (Mar 24, 2007, 11:48am)

  Truly understandable, Morphidae. Off the subject of Eragon, but still on dragons, I had a giftcard and so did something I rarely do--bought books I'd never read--and at first I thought I might return Here, There be Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica) by James A. Owen but ...

  franklymydear in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Mar 22, 2007, 5:18pm)

  There are so many here that I totally agree on. For example, Eragon. Oh my gosh. I absolutely hate that book! I have a friends that love it but honestly. What annoyed me most was his long descriptions using uncommon words and the words from made up fantasy languages that you had to check the ...

  Morphidae in Book talk : Need help before Noon CST (Mar 22, 2007, 9:54am)

  ... This is a new group that is focused on fiction. We have both men and women. We've read: January: 1984 February: Eragon Any suggestions? We have to be careful because of the corporate environment to not have books that are too violent or racy.

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Read YA Lit : Eragon Book v. Movie (Mar 21, 2007, 8:54pm)

  I just watched the movie of Eragon on DVD for the first time with my son who has read the book at least 7 or 8 times. I liked the movie but out of the 100+ discrepancies he noted throughout the movie (yes, he counted every one), the one that annoyed him the most was probably the fact that he ...

  xicanti in Read YA Lit : Finishing Books-At first they're bad...But in the End they're the best (Mar 21, 2007, 1:15pm)

  I enjoyed the story in Eragon, but I thought the writing was terrible. So many extraneous words. Paolini was evidently trying to make his writing lush and evocative, but he just overdid it. Hopefully he'll improve with time.

  lefty33 in Read YA Lit : Finishing Books-At first they're bad...But in the End they're the best (Mar 21, 2007, 1:07pm)

  Yes, Eragon was full of cliches, but without cliches, what is a genre anyway? And I have an unhealthy obsession with dragons for someone my age, so I tend to pick up any dragon book. And I tend to get attached to characters. Eragon himself, yes, too many "just happens to be perfect," but I ...

  selkie_girl in Read YA Lit : Finishing Books-At first they're bad...But in the End they're the best (Mar 21, 2007, 11:35am)

  I agree about Eragon as well, I thought I was probably the only one in the world who disliked it, actually I'm reading it now and struggling to get through it. We can't keep it on the selves here and students line up to get it but really I don't know what all the hype is about. I am also ...

  Morphidae in 50 Book Challenge : Morphidae's challenge (Mar 18, 2007, 10:24am)

  ... by Garth Nix Good enough that I'll read the rest of the series, but not so good that I'm rushing out to do it. #43 Eragon by Christopher Paolini The worst book I've read this year. "And it just so happens" happened far too many times. Was just barely good enough to finish. Barely. I'm ...

  franklymydear in Read YA Lit : Finishing Books-At first they're bad...But in the End they're the best (Mar 12, 2007, 5:04am)

  ... book that wasn't good at the beginning I tend to start something else instead. And I also very much agree with #15 about Eragon, because I too found it very cliched (what was with all the descriptive words? Most times I love descriptions, but I felt it was overdone a little) and I'm not a big ...

  Morphidae in The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part II (Mar 9, 2007, 7:43am)

  I'm reading Eragon and it's a surprisingly good read.

  pdxwoman in Children's Fiction : Tagging by Reader Level / Age Group / ??? (Mar 8, 2007, 11:04pm)

  It's the books between "baby" books and Eragon I'm talking about -- books like Gilly Hopkins, Jacob Have I loved, The Giver, Fat Kid Rules the World, etc. The Newbery and Young Reader's Choice books, for example. When I was in the 4th grade I read Watership Down. I read Shogun in ...

  gwebber in 50 Book Challenge : gwebber's 50 books (Mar 8, 2007, 10:53pm)

  Eragon by Christopher Paolini (526 pages) I've had the interesting experience of having read some of the best (Temeraire) and some of the worst (Eragon) fantasy fiction I've ever run across within the span of a few weeks. I think my bad opinion of Eragon is somewhat tainted by my good ...

  Morphidae in Book Clubs : What are you reading in March? (Mar 7, 2007, 9:20pm)

  We are reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini.

  Optinik in Children's Fiction : Worst movie from a children's book (Mar 7, 2007, 3:41pm)

  well, the eragon movie sucked. it might have been an ok movie by itself, but they changed everything, and it was cast all wrong. i hope they wont make a sequel, but they probably wont, because the 1st one sucked. Cristopher Paolini should sue them

  Beksy in Book talk : Recommendations for a Harry Potter lover who "doesn't usually read fantasy" ? (Mar 1, 2007, 5:42pm)

  ... mless. I've also been reading science fiction and fantasy most of my life, and I have to say "Steer your sister away from Eragon at all costs!" That's my personal bias, though. Anything by Peter S. Beagle should be fine, and The Last Unicorn is a great book to start with. Has ...

  klarusu in Children's Fiction : Worst movie from a children's book (Feb 23, 2007, 6:24am)

  I would have to say that recently for me Eragon was the worst - I'm not saying the book was great, but it was an enjoyable escapist tale. The film just didn't make any sense to me.

  bryanwrites in Children's Fiction : Worst movie from a children's book (Feb 22, 2007, 1:26pm)

  Eragon--really lame movie from an overrated book. Special effects couldn't save it.

  clamairy in The Green Dragon : Have you ever continued a series... (Feb 22, 2007, 7:36am)

  ... I got so sick of Thomas' wallowing in self-pity over his illness. "Get over it already, Thomas!" Anyone else enjoy Eragon but have trouble finishing Eldest? I put it down half finished, and have yet to pick it back up.

  stephxsu in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Feb 18, 2007, 5:32pm)

  ... know that a lot of people compare it to The Catcher in the Rye but I couldn't get through that one either. I finished Eragon but hardly felt that Eldest was worth reading. So I just didn't after a chapter =) Other books I disliked and/or couldn't finish: Looking for Alibrandi by M ...

  thecynicalromantic in The Green Dragon : Fantastical Creatures... (Jan 28, 2007, 2:32pm)

  ... Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, and The Hobbit. More recently I've decided I really do like Eragon even though I don't have a very high opinion of it, and that I need to read Eldest. I never seriously got into Dragonriders of Pern but I liked them; I should go ...

  radiantarchangelus in The Green Dragon : Never Judge A Book... (Jan 23, 2007, 11:25am)

  ... A couple of weeks ago (actually I guess it was right before the movie came out), I was at the bookstore and I picked up Eragon and the salesclerk actually asked me if I wouldn't prefer to buy the one with the movie cover. I thought that was sort of weird.

  nperrin in Reading Resolutions : The "Finished" Pile (Jan 20, 2007, 10:50am)

  ... celebrating that one), I read The Pleasure of my Company, Mirror Mirror, Stardust, The Keep, The Black Mountain, Eragon, and Wuthering Heights (reread). This is a truly phenomenal list for me on only January 20. I'm starting to think I might actually reach my goal of 100 this year!

  Anlina in What did YOU buy today? : What did YOU buy today? Message Board #2 (Jan 16, 2007, 8:20pm)

  I went into Walmart today for an oil change and waled out with Eragon... what can I say, paper backs were 25% off and I want to see what all the hype is about. I was surprised at how thick the book is, though I'm not sure why. 111> I want to pick up Wikinomics, it sounds quite interesting.

  drholambda in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Jan 15, 2007, 1:47am)

  ... were going to, but just don't do it. 'Kay? Some of the mega-popular books that I just couldn't finish: Artemis Fowl Eragon Anything by Lemony Snicket (and I've tried several times), but I kind of liked the movie And, this might lead to a revocation of my membership in Read YA Lit, ...

  jaimelesmaths in FantasyFans : Must reads of the genre? (Jan 12, 2007, 2:18am)

  ... get into it, and it's my class, so there) The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett Abarat - Clive Barker OR Eragon - Christopher Paolini (excellent new fantasy that isn't Harry Potter) Finally, I would want a book that blurred the science fiction/fantasy lines significantly. ...

  lefty33 in The Green Dragon : Never Judge A Book... (Jan 10, 2007, 6:26pm)

  ... by its cover, i.e. Harlequin romances all look basically the same and I know to avoid a book looking like that; books like Eragon and Inkheart have covers that whisper to me.

  pesserj in Canadian Bookworms : What are you reading in January? (Jan 8, 2007, 4:59pm)

  ... and loving it. It's about conjoined twins, joined at the head. My post-Christmas to-be-read pile is comprised of Eragon, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, a couple of Diana Wynne Jones books, The Book Thief, Servants of the Map and Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy. Go ...

  eba1999 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 6 January 2007 (Jan 7, 2007, 9:58pm)

  Just finished Candide for my book club, and just started Eragon which my son has been insisting that I read. (The movie, I thought, was very good.)

  nperrin in Recommend Site Improvements : Flag thread as spoiler (Jan 6, 2007, 11:08am)

  ... that you had no idea was about to show up. For example (spoilers follow, I suppose), say you're in a discussion about Eragon and I say something about how similar it is to Star Wars that Eragon was raised by an aunt and uncle and doesn't know who his father is, and goes on to join a ...

  ficklevillain in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Jan 5, 2007, 6:49pm)

  ... thankfully. i'm usually quite easy to please, as long as i'm not looking for a specific type of book. but when it comes to Eragon, i'm gonna have to agree. hard. i hate those books with a passion i find hard to describe. i got Eldest for free, so i (obviously) had to read Eragon first. ugh. ...

  lefty33 in Read YA Lit : YA literary crushes (Jan 2, 2007, 7:52am)

  I had a bit of a crush on Brom in Eragon, moreso after Jeremy Irons played him in the movie (does that count?). I also found Dustfinger in Inkheart mysterious, making him attractive. And I like Sirius more than Lupin as a character, but I think I'd have more of a crush on Lupin in Harry Pott ...

  HarmonySake in T h e . C a n d y . D a r l i n g s`` : What Book Are You Currently Reading? ` ` S i l a s (Dec 31, 2006, 8:12pm)

  I'm reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini I saw the movie first and it was wonderful. The book is even better!

  eekarumba in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Dec 31, 2006, 6:03pm)

  ... demonlover said, I saw the movie before, so it probably helped a bit. I couldn't get through the first chapter of Eragon! It was unbearable. My mate kept on telling me it gets better, but it was rubbish. Got Fangs? also annoyed me just a bit. Artemis Fowl seemed utterly boring ...

  Morphidae in What Are You Reading Now? : Look what I got for Xmas! (Dec 31, 2006, 8:53am)

  ... Lamb A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Catcher in the Rye by Salinger Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner Eragon by Paolini Night by Elie Wiesel Pretties by Scott Westerfeld Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Bridge to Terabitha by Katherine Paterson ...

  firefly7522 in Book talk : I love books! (Dec 27, 2006, 8:41pm)

  ... jones for fantasy/sci-fi. He LOVES the Harry Potter books, and has already read both of Christopher Paolini's books, Eragon and Eldest. I guess when one reads about something they truly are passionate about, it doesn't matter what it is or how long or short it is. If it holds their ...

  Oklahomabooklady in What Are You Reading Now? : Look what I got for Xmas! (Dec 26, 2006, 6:15am)

  Here is my christmas gifts: The Merriam-Webster dictionary Eragon (hardback) Quotationary by Leonard Roy Frank Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore Bad Cat Day Planner 2007

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Romance - from historical to contemporary : How much does the cover influence whether you buy a new book? (Dec 21, 2006, 9:15pm)

  I haven't read the Eragon movie thread over on the YA board. I didn't want to ruin the movie for myself :-) I have read comments from a few people who liked the film in other places. I'm still looking forward to seeing it. I'm thinking maybe Christmas day.

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Romance - from historical to contemporary : How much does the cover influence whether you buy a new book? (Dec 21, 2006, 9:16am)

  My son has been trying to get me to read Eragon since I bought it for him, but I haven't yet. I'm going to see the movie and then I might read it. I think Christopher Paolini was 15 when he wrote the book. From what I heard his parents owned a small self-publishing company. It garnered so ...

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Romance - from historical to contemporary : How much does the cover influence whether you buy a new book? (Dec 20, 2006, 10:15am)

  I picked up Eragon for my son for Christmas a few years ago partially based on the blue dragon on the cover. The deciding factor of me buying it (at the time no one had really heard of it) was that the writer was a teenager.

  liselle40 in Read YA Lit : YA literary crushes (Dec 19, 2006, 12:23pm)

  so definately Silk, Riva, and Zakath from David Eddings books. Eragon from, obviously, Eragon. and Mat from the Wheel of Time series. oh yeah, for the benefit of SheReads, HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT.

  elwing in Read YA Lit : Eragon: The Movie [Spoiler Warning] (Dec 19, 2006, 7:52am)

  ... and I believe there's no author would deliberately chopping his/her own work into such damage. Now i'm not a huge fan of Eragon, I think it's interesting, but lack of details in some places. But considering that the author was a teenager, Eragon's still counted as a good read. And now that I'v ...

  elwing in Made into a Movie : When the movies are better than the books or vice versa (Dec 19, 2006, 12:21am)

  I like the flying scene in Eragon, and I agree that young Saphira is soooooooo cute. The downside of the film is that Eragon didn't name her 'Saphira', all of a sudden she just called herself that. I think the naming process is crucial, because that's the first time Eragon--and readers--realize ...

  fyrefly98 in Reading Resolutions : By the Numbers (Dec 18, 2006, 10:45pm)

  ... year than normal... only re-reads were books I read several years ago that I now wanted to read the sequels (i.e. Wicked, Eragon). I also kind of fudged a little when I got close to the 100 mark and read a bunch of the Lemony Snicket books... they count, but they're so short they feel ...

  bookmasterjmv in Read YA Lit : Eragon: The Movie [Spoiler Warning] (Dec 18, 2006, 8:51pm)

  ... they butcher Eldest. It was actually my least favorite of the two out so far. This one could probably be the time that Eragon was, as there's a lot of "empty" space in the sequel. {/rant}

  arak in Read YA Lit : Eragon: The Movie [Spoiler Warning] (Dec 18, 2006, 8:18pm)

  So I went to see the movie based on Eragon this weekend and left the theater wanting to throw something, hard. I'm usually not overly harsh in my criticisms but that was total and utter crap. I expected it to be choppy - you can't do a 500+ book justice in an hour and 40 minutes, but I didn't ...

  arak in Book talk : Eragon: The Movie [Spoiler Warnings] (Dec 18, 2006, 8:14pm)

  So I went to see the movie Eragon this weekend and left the theater wanting to throw something, hard. I'm usually not overly harsh in my criticisms but that was total and utter crap. I expected it to be choppy - you can't do a 500+ book justice in an hour and 40 minutes, but I didn't think they ...

  DeusExLibris in Read YA Lit : Eragon Book v. Movie (Dec 18, 2006, 11:18am)

  Well, my opinion of Eragon is pretty widely known, and if not, it probably will be soon, but I'll chime in anyway. I read the book, and enjoyed it. Honestly, I thought it borrowed a bit too much from other fantasy works (Lord of the Rings, Dinotopia, Earthsea to be exact) however I enjoyed it ...

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Made into a Movie : When the movies are better than the books or vice versa (Dec 18, 2006, 11:06am)

  I heard that they are playing the trailer for Blood and chocolate along with Eragon, so now I have another reason to go see the film!

  firefly7522 in Made into a Movie : When the movies are better than the books or vice versa (Dec 18, 2006, 12:44am)

  I went to see Eragon Saturday afternoon, and I really enjoyed the movie, but I must say I sort of expected more of a climax. But, I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next two. I haven't read the books...that's not really my forte in reading, but my husband has read both, and is ...

  Jenson_AKA_DL in The Green Dragon : Never Judge A Book... (Dec 17, 2006, 5:14pm)

  ... That was actually the deciding factor, but very cool cover certainly didn't hurt. Luckily my son loved the book, Eragon.

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Made into a Movie : When the movies are better than the books or vice versa (Dec 17, 2006, 3:25pm)

  I was supposed to go see Eragon, but my teen is now grounded and can't go. When I gave my 6 y.o. the option he opted for Happy Feet instead. I may have to go see Eragon on Christmas day just as a present to myself.

  Oklahomabooklady in Made into a Movie : When the movies are better than the books or vice versa (Dec 17, 2006, 5:45am)

  I am curious if anyone has gone to see Eragon yet? Was it anywhere close to the book? I haven't seen any reviews on it yet so I am waiting till I hear what other people thought of it.

  LabrysLibris in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Dec 14, 2006, 2:21am)

  ditto. I read eragon to my campers this summer when they wouldn't go to sleep. it knocked them right out.

  thatbooksmell in Homeschoolers who LibraryThing : What your family is reading, November and December 2006 (Dec 13, 2006, 1:24pm)

  Well, my oldest dd finished Eragon so that she can see the movie! (That's a deal we have--if it's coming out as a movie, they can't go to see it until they read the book first. ;o) She will be starting Hitty: Her First Hundred Years because she and I are going to do a short unit study on it ...

  sarahelizabethii in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Dec 12, 2006, 11:02pm)

  ... the world who couldn't get through Sabriel? I can't say I really hate it...I just...don't care one way or the other. Eragon didn't do a darn thing for me. Too much smiting and high-faluting language for my taste.

  Precipitation in Awful Lit. : everyone said I should read this because??? (Dec 11, 2006, 4:49pm)

  My wife loves Eragon and its sequel. Personally, it looks very derivative to me. I mean, there's only so much that can be done with fantasy, and I don't fault the author for that (in fact, I applaud him for his success at such a young age), but as was the case with Harry Potter, everyone acts ...

  DeusExLibris in Awful Lit. : everyone said I should read this because??? (Dec 9, 2006, 8:38pm)

  Ok, someone will probably be pissed at me, but Eragon. The book was basically the bastard child of the Lord of the Rings. I know its written by a teenager, and its his first book. Honestly I think its pretty well written after about chapter two or three, its just completely unoriginal, except ...

  elenasimona in Children's Fiction : Gift idea needed (Dec 5, 2006, 5:21pm)

  ... ;) He liked Harry Potter from the very beginning (the first three books we read to him), and loves Charlie Bone, Eragon and the series about the little magician and the djinn - The Amulet of Samarkand. What about a classic like the Narnia chronicles? I have all six of them, but I ...

  lefty33 in Children's Fiction : Eragon the movie (Dec 5, 2006, 11:14am)

  I enjoy the books as well, though it does seem that the younger readers enjoy them far more. Last year we read Eragon in book club at the junior high where I teach. Everyone really got into them and most of the kids bought the first two in the series and read Eldest on their own. Last year's ...

  lefty33 in Book talk : What'cha reading? (Dec 5, 2006, 10:23am)

  ... Martin. I finished the first one, A Game of Thrones a while ago and am now working on the second. And I'm reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini again, in preparation for the movie coming out! Happy reading to all! :)

  araKnid in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Dec 2, 2006, 4:39pm)

  I'm not sure what my least favorite YA book is, though in general I don't enjoy ones with depressing endings. I like Eragon so so, but guessed pretty much everything that would happen in the second book when I was halfway through the first book. Has anyone else noticed any major corollaries ...

  Oklahomabooklady in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Top Five for 2006 (Dec 2, 2006, 6:02am)

  ... by Keith Donohue The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The Boy in the striped pajamas by John Boyne Eragon by Christopher Paolini A Lesson before Dying by Ernest Gaines

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Children's Fiction : Books for Christmas (Nov 30, 2006, 9:24am)

  ... both book gift baskets with mugs, hot cocoa and chocolate bars. For my friend's kids (of various ages) I've bought: Eragon by Christopher Paolini Captain Underpants books one and Two Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging (again) and a Car's I Spy sort of book For my mom ...

  Jenson_AKA_DL in What did YOU buy today? : If you didn't buy a book today, what was the last book you bought and when? (Nov 26, 2006, 8:40pm)

  ... friends son. Disney Stories for my nephew Also, a book called 100 Reasons to Love the Boston Red Sox for my cousin Eragon for my friend's teen Angus Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging for my other friend's teen The first two Captain Underpants books for my first friend's other son ...

  DeusExLibris in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Nov 26, 2006, 3:08am)

  Honestly, I'm on the fence on Eragon. Now that the movie is coming out, I think I'll get another copy and reread it, and possibly read Eldest as well. It kind of reminded me of a poorly done rewrite of Earthsea and Lord of the Rings tom me. As far as YA books I really don't like, I read the ...

  bettyjo in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Nov 25, 2006, 9:46pm)

  I could not finish Eragon either...so glad I am not alone. I also had a hard time with Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins..maybe I need to try it again...didn't it win an award?

  fyrefly98 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 25 Nov 2006 (Nov 25, 2006, 12:13am)

  I'm trying to get back into Eragon for a re-read before the movie comes out, but I'm just not motivated to read it at the moment. Also I'm picking my way through Television Without Pity: 752 Things we Love to Hate and Hate to Love about TV when I need a bit of pop-cult-iana but don't ...

  shelagh in Children's Fiction : Eragon the movie (Nov 24, 2006, 5:55pm)

  This is the trailer to Eragon (out December 15th): Eragon movie trailer Looks good, what do you think?

  YAophile in Read YA Lit : What are you reading in November? (Nov 21, 2006, 6:54am)

  ... of Drury Lane by Julia Golding & The Wall and the Wing by Laura Ruby, both enjoyable. I'm about to read Eragon, Flyte and Monster Blood Tattoo. I'd be interested to know what everyone's read of the year was - lot's of great books to choose from. Cheers YAophile

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Writer-readers : Self-Publishing versus Traditional Publishing (Nov 17, 2006, 2:42pm)

  Everybody has their own opinion. It certainly didn't hurt Christopher Paolini to self-publish Eragon considering it not only became a best seller, but the movie is coming out next month (which I am looking forward to). Of course, that is one example of probably thousands of self-published ...

  becbart in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 Nov 2006 (Nov 14, 2006, 6:49pm)

  ... 20 pages. It's a sweet book, although DiCamillo's references to "reader" and "dear reader" are starting to wear thin. Eragon is still on the back burner, along with In cold blood.

  Oklahomabooklady in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 Nov 2006 (Nov 11, 2006, 7:04am)

  I started Eragon by Christopher Paolini a week ago and am now down to the last few pages. The book is really good but I have been distracted by doing other things. Not sure what book I will read next.

  queenteenlibrarian in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Nov 8, 2006, 3:39pm)

  I loved A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and Eragon! I didn't enjoy King Dork very much and I think I am the minority on that one. I also didn't love Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and I KNOW I am in the minority on that one. I think most people really liked it.

  Jenson_AKA_DL in What did YOU buy today? : If you didn't buy a book today, what was the last book you bought and when? (Nov 8, 2006, 9:05am)

  ... Blood, Heart's Blood and Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen. The description on the books kind of reminded me of Eragon which is one of his favorite books. I hope he likes them!

  Jenson_AKA_DL in For Parents: Raising Readers : Raising Readers Message Board (Nov 8, 2006, 9:02am)

  ... Blood, Heart's Blood and Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen. The description on the books kind of reminded me of Eragon which is one of his favorite books. I hope he likes them!

  SheReads in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Nov 7, 2006, 11:05pm)

  Kidsilkhaze: Eragon??!!? Ohh that pains me. How far did you get? A couple of people at our library have been saying it is slow getting into it which I agree, but overall I enjoyed it so much.

  kidsilkhaze in Read YA Lit : What is your least-favourite YA title? (Nov 7, 2006, 10:29pm)

  PS- I hate to say this, but I couldn't even finish Eragon. It bored me. It was just so... fantasy cliche.

  SheReads in Read YA Lit : YA literary crushes (Nov 7, 2006, 4:34pm)

  Eragon from Eragon Edward from Twilight J.R. Moehringer...alright I realize he is not fictional and not really a YA author (but definitely YA appropriate) but I have a crush on him! The Tender Bar was wonderful and I really felt like I got to know him...then I met him. Okay...I should ...

  SheReads in Read YA Lit : What are you reading in November? (Nov 7, 2006, 10:35am)

  ... the Sarge, but not as much as Inkheart and The Year of Secret Assignments. Other audio book favorites of mine are Eragon and Eldest, the Harry Potter books, Dairy Queen. I also thought Day of Tears was very well done, but very depressing and sad. I read Twilight first then I ...

  Oklahomabooklady in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 6, 2006, 8:35pm)

  Started reading Eragon by ChristopherPaolini a few hours ago and I gotta say I love this novel. I have already told hubby I want the second novel Eldest for Christmas. Thats if I can hang on that long!

  becbart in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 5, 2006, 1:36pm)

  Yesterday I finished The Seeing Stone and am still about halfway through Eragon, which I am really enjoying. Earlier this week I began Vimy, which is very good so far and will (I imagine) only get better as I get past the contextual bits. I also have In cold blood borrowed from the ...

  fyrefly98 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 4, 2006, 9:10am)

  ... which I'm having a hard time putting down so I can get out and do what I need to do today. I've also got my copy of Eragon sitting on the bedside table to remind me that it needs a re-read before the movie comes out.

  becbart in Read YA Lit : What are you reading in November? (Nov 3, 2006, 6:14pm)

  ... that book and not really enjoying it at all, but finishing it just to see what happened to Dolores. I'm still reading Eragon and enjoying it, and will finish all the Spiderwick Chronicles in the next few days. After that - who knows! I think I'm going to pick up Twilight from a ...

  fyrefly98 in The Green Dragon : Do you have a reading plan? (Nov 2, 2006, 4:00pm)

  ... in my TBR pile, and "on deck" for books that are near the top of the pile (including stuff I want to re-read, like Eragon before the movie comes out). I don't always stick to the "on deck" list; if I get a new acquisition that I'm really excited about, I'll definitely bump that up to ...

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Read YA Lit : Oct./Nov. Discussion--I Am The Messenger (Nov 2, 2006, 3:05pm)

  I have a 15 y.o. son who loves to read but he's a bit particular. He likes to read fantasies like Eragon, Xanth books, Ranger's Apprentice and Harry Potter (the same kind of books I loved to read at his age). It never occurred to me to ask if he would want to read I am the Messenger when I ...

  ulan25 in FantasyFans : The concept of "true names" (Nov 2, 2006, 8:32am)

  Hello. I am rereading Eragon right now and I just noticed something. I know that Eragon borrows a lot of concepts from existing fantasy titles. One of which is the concept of an ancient language being the language of magic. Le Guin's Earthsea uses this concept. In Earthsea, there's ...

  queenteenlibrarian in Read YA Lit : What are you Reading in October? (Nov 1, 2006, 7:59pm)

  ... it as much as you thought. It starts out hilarious and then she kind of starts getting on your nerves. I am a big fan of Eragon and I can't wait for the movie to come out in December! You'll have to follow it up with Eldest. I'm not sure what the third book will be called or when it's ...

  becbart in Read YA Lit : What are you Reading in October? (Nov 1, 2006, 5:33pm)

  ... funnier, and I *definitely* didn't expect to cry (please tell me I'm not the only one)! I'm about 1/3 of the way through Eragon by Christopher Paolini and am really liking it so far. Yesterday I whipped through the first book of The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1) which ...

  A_musing in For Parents: Raising Readers : Raising Readers Message Board (Oct 29, 2006, 11:27am)

  ... responded to cabegley above! The list by letthedaysgoby above includes lots of my daughter's favorites, along with the Eragon books. I'll get some additional thoughts from her on some of the less well-known one's she has been reading as well. She also enjoyed The White Horse, but I don't ...

  Erick_Tubil in Made into a Movie : English Language movies based on books showing this fall (Oct 20, 2006, 8:56am)

  ... 17, 2006 Flags of our Fathers - James Bradley - Oct 20, 2006 Charlotte's Web - E.B. White - Dec 20, 2006 Eragon - Christopher Paolini - Dec 15, 2006 Children of Men - P.D. James - Dec 25, 2006 The Good German - Joseph Kanon - Nov 22, 2006 A Good Year - P ...

  freelunch in Children's Fiction : Children's Fiction Message Board (Oct 9, 2006, 1:16am)

  I'm reading Eragon aloud to my family and I just started reading Life of Pi for myself.

  tardis in Hogwarts Express : If you like HP then you would like... (Sep 29, 2006, 11:25am)

  I second Eragon and Eldest - I thought they were pretty good, especially given the age of the author, although derivative, but my youngest son (now 14) LOVES them and is impatient for the third book and the movie. I also recommend Airborn and Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel. They're ...

  deliriumslibrarian in Read YA Lit : What are you reading? 9/15/06-9/30/06 (Sep 29, 2006, 9:30am)

  ... I also reread The Crow: Third Book of Pellinor - don't want to spoil things for you, goddessladyj, but things get very un-Eragon. No dragons, but vision quests, nomads, and bitter war. Darker and wiser than almost all YA fantasy I've come across.

  goddessladyj in Read YA Lit : What are you reading? 9/15/06-9/30/06 (Sep 29, 2006, 2:36am)

  ... t! I'm currently reading The Naming by Alison Croggon. It's pretty good so far, although I'm finding it similar to Eragon in that it's about a young person his/her true self through a long quest to save the world. At least this book has a heroine...it's just music instead of dragons!

  clamairy in The Green Dragon : Fantasy Cliches (Sep 15, 2006, 7:32pm)

  ... believe Lloyd Alexander, Ursula Leguin and David Eddings have used it. It's the premise of the very successful Eragon. Even George Lucas used it in the first Star Wars flick. I'm not saying there's anything innately wrong with it, just that it's overused.

  Jenson_AKA_DL in Hogwarts Express : If you like HP then you would like... (Sep 9, 2006, 8:12am)

  ... . My 15 y.o. son's choices are the Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale, Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan and Eragon/Eldest by Christopher Paolini.

  shadrach_anki in Knights Galore : Eragon (Aug 23, 2006, 8:03pm)

  Well, it isn't surprising that Eragon seems similar to Lord of the Rings and Star Wars (among others). Christopher Paolini is writing a fairly classic coming-of-age fantasy work, so you're bound to have many similarities with previously published works. It's next to impossible to be truly ...

  werhane in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Aug 19, 2006, 6:31pm)

  ... Wuthering Heights, My Antonia, The Chocolate War, Native Son. And two fantasy/SF books I could do without: Eragon (just couldn't get into it) and The Golden Compass.

  clamairy in The Green Dragon : Who is your favorite Fantasy author BESIDES 'The Professor?' (Aug 5, 2006, 5:54pm)

  ... have been totally hooked. I don't dislike Pawn of Prophecy, I'm just not enthralled. I really enjoyed Paolini's book Eragon even though he had obviously not matured yet. His ideas and themes were great, if a bit Tolkienesque. But his second book Eldest just didn't grab me. Maybe I ...

  Erica_Nicol in Librarians who LibraryThing : Librarians who LibraryThing Message Board (Aug 1, 2006, 3:46pm)

  ... were such things as chocolate frogs and Quidditch. I give my full sympathy to those who don't like them (I can't stand Eragon myself and am stymied by its popularity), but, you know: for every book it's reader(s).