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katisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Might be the nostalgia speaking, but I still love this book! Docking points for the narrator’s Gollum-esque approach to Saphira’s voice.
whooperswan's review against another edition
4.0
The sole reason why I gave this book 4 stars is because it had the ability keep me hooked to it even though I realised reading the very 1st line that I was throwing myself in to something mediocre. Paoloni's writing is rather simple, unsophisticated and almost childlike, given that he wrote it during his mid teens. (Yet it is much better than Stephanie Meyer at her finest.) At the beginning he takes much effort in to describing the nature, the surroundings in an elaborate, tedious manner that compels you to skip those bits right away. It is obvious he is highly influenced or if I put it indelicately (as almost everyone who's read this done) he has obviously 'stolen' ideas off of the greatest fantasies such as The Lord of the Rings. With its almost predictable plot and characterisation you find hardly anything of originality.
However if you overlook these faults,you still find something entertaining, something that makes you read it to the end.
I would recommended for those with a limited knowledge on fantasy to use it as a means of expanding the knowledge, for those who have just begun to discover the genre to be enamoured by the pure enchanting beauty of mythology, and for children to get in to the habit of reading.
However if you overlook these faults,you still find something entertaining, something that makes you read it to the end.
I would recommended for those with a limited knowledge on fantasy to use it as a means of expanding the knowledge, for those who have just begun to discover the genre to be enamoured by the pure enchanting beauty of mythology, and for children to get in to the habit of reading.
kalkn's review against another edition
3.75
A good fantasy, although a little short compared to some of the other fantasy I normally read. A good start to the series and will happily continue to read it.
writer6's review against another edition
4.0
While I didn't think that this book was perfect, I still loved Eragon; and I'm really impressed by the fact that Christopher Paolini wrote this book when he was fifteen years old. I'll definitely be continuing on with the rest of the Inheritance Cycle! :)
My rating/score: 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads' rating system / 8 out of 10 on my own personal scoring system.
My rating/score: 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads' rating system / 8 out of 10 on my own personal scoring system.
mapi's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
majamin's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
barbarianmissy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5 ⭐️
I’m glad I finally finished this book after my dog ate it before I finished it well over a decade ago. I had forgotten a lot of the plot and it’s a really cool world!
It’s crazy that the author wrote it when he was only fifteen. That’s unreal to me that at that age he was able to create such an interesting world full of culture, magic and unique characters. Mind = Blown!
I really did enjoy it, but a few flaws were that the journey was LONG. The majority of this book is just Eragon travelling throughout the continent. My favourite bits were the beginning and the end because we were actually in a place long enough to meet characters with enough backstory to form attachments to them and for the story to actually grow and have a cool plotline.
As for the characters, Eragon is a dramatic lil guy and I love that for him. He is very much just a friggin teenager, who had A LOT of responsibilities just fall onto him and he’s just trying to figure out wtf he’s supposed to do about it. Alas, everyone around him is so damned CRYPTIC.
Brom was a cool old dude but he BUGGED me with all of his secret keeping. If Eragon had known more about his past, Brom could’ve given him way more information that he actually needed to succeed instead of all this cryptic shit. Like his secret wasn’t too crazy for me and I felt like Eragon was a smidge stupid for not seeing it sooner, but he’s just a lil moody emo teen who couldn’t connect the dots cause he’s too busy feeling his feels.
Arya, I liked her towards the ending as she became an ultra badass, but if the author called her slender and petite and found another way to say she was super beautiful ONE MORE TIME without her ever even being CONSCIOUS for half the book, I was gonna scream. Could really see the fact that this was written by a teenage boy when it came to her character for the first bit. REALLY Happy that she didn’t just end up being a damsel in distress the whole time.
Two characters that were pretty awesome to me were Murtagh, gotta love a cool dude with dark and stormy backstory, and Saphira, the queen that you are! God save the QUEEN of dragons, the lady of the skies, the dream sapphire-scaled girlie who will rip a man in two! ICON ALERT 🚨
Overall, I had fun! I’m excited to read book two and also rewatch the terrible Eragon movie and get mad at it! WHOOP WHOOP!
I’m glad I finally finished this book after my dog ate it before I finished it well over a decade ago. I had forgotten a lot of the plot and it’s a really cool world!
It’s crazy that the author wrote it when he was only fifteen. That’s unreal to me that at that age he was able to create such an interesting world full of culture, magic and unique characters. Mind = Blown!
I really did enjoy it, but a few flaws were that the journey was LONG. The majority of this book is just Eragon travelling throughout the continent. My favourite bits were the beginning and the end because we were actually in a place long enough to meet characters with enough backstory to form attachments to them and for the story to actually grow and have a cool plotline.
As for the characters, Eragon is a dramatic lil guy and I love that for him. He is very much just a friggin teenager, who had A LOT of responsibilities just fall onto him and he’s just trying to figure out wtf he’s supposed to do about it. Alas, everyone around him is so damned CRYPTIC.
Brom was a cool old dude but he BUGGED me with all of his secret keeping. If Eragon had known more about his past, Brom could’ve given him way more information that he actually needed to succeed instead of all this cryptic shit. Like his secret wasn’t too crazy for me and I felt like Eragon was a smidge stupid for not seeing it sooner, but he’s just a lil moody emo teen who couldn’t connect the dots cause he’s too busy feeling his feels.
Arya, I liked her towards the ending as she became an ultra badass, but if the author called her slender and petite and found another way to say she was super beautiful ONE MORE TIME without her ever even being CONSCIOUS for half the book, I was gonna scream. Could really see the fact that this was written by a teenage boy when it came to her character for the first bit. REALLY Happy that she didn’t just end up being a damsel in distress the whole time.
Two characters that were pretty awesome to me were Murtagh, gotta love a cool dude with dark and stormy backstory, and Saphira, the queen that you are! God save the QUEEN of dragons, the lady of the skies, the dream sapphire-scaled girlie who will rip a man in two! ICON ALERT 🚨
Overall, I had fun! I’m excited to read book two and also rewatch the terrible Eragon movie and get mad at it! WHOOP WHOOP!
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
angelicqueen28's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
forever_fantasy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jessicarobinson_32's review against another edition
5.0
Wow Wow, Wow wow, Wow... Wow...
We loved this book, we talked about it often, it is such a ride. Has a very gripping story and I cannot wait to get stuck into book two.
My son has absolutely loved it.
We loved this book, we talked about it often, it is such a ride. Has a very gripping story and I cannot wait to get stuck into book two.
My son has absolutely loved it.