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Eragon

Christopher Paolini

3.75 AVERAGE


Really awesome story. Murtagh it the shit! Anything with dragons has my attention. But this one, I've gotta say is the best dragon book ever. I loved the connection between the dragons and their riders. Loved the back story. And I loved the overall plot. Reading about the Empire and Eragon's general journey and whereabouts was neat. Though I could tell that this was a young author in that the descriptions weren't exactly top notch in a sense. But he definitely had a great start. This was the book that had me inspired to run around playing dragons back in 2005/2006ish.
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adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Heavily inspired by LotR and Star Wars, which made tween me very happy. A fun entry to fantasy with cool magic system and special swords. I loved Saphira (and still do!) The series includes maps, a pronunciation guides/character list, and an index of translations for the fantasy languages.
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous slow-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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One of my favorite books from childhood. I loved the characters, the world, and the concepts.

Too much copying from Star Wars, Patrick O'Brian, and more. Can't believe these are on school reading lists.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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