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Eragon by Christopher Paolini

32 reviews

localogophile's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

The characters were well-written, with reasonable responses and motivations for this histories, and the setting was thoroughly developed — though crossing the desert was a little underwhelming after all the talk of how expansive it was... The setting also reminds me a little of Middle Earth... The actual plot was interesting: simple, but well-thought-through, and (mostly)  was successful.at keeping my attention, however, the first third (?) was a little slow, and there didn't seem to be much of a mission (other than training and revenge, which got a tad repetitive).
All in all, I enjoyed this book a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Torture

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Confinement, and Misogyny

nesquik05's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Torture

ruwa's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A bit disappointed about the number of illustrations (with just 2 double pages illustrations and a lot of sketches in black and white) but a high-quality book with a nice shiny paper and a sewn binding.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Grief

thee_eclectic_eccentric's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Death, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, and Animal death

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Grief, Gore, and Alcohol

Minor: War, Slavery, Cursing, Confinement, Trafficking, Torture, Child abuse, Murder, Medical content, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

necessarybells's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Death

sharktwoth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Torture, and War

Minor: Alcohol

henrib11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, War, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Death, Abandonment, Slavery, Murder, Confinement, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I love Eragon, and it is a joy to revisit this world that was so immersive to me as a kid. As an adult, I find Eragon a pretty annoying and immature character. I also think the writing reflects the authors age at the time that it was written. That said, even with those flaws, the world is immersive and just plain fun.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

Minor: War and Violence