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- 07-18-2007 05:51 PM #1Commie bastard
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Eragon
So, what do you think of that book? Personally, I hate it. Paolini has no creativity. He just took Star Wars and changed the names.
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- 07-18-2007 06:33 PM #2mr. magic letter
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- 07-19-2007 03:22 PM #3Commie bastard
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He was, but that doesn't excuse the book from being overrated and just being Star Wars with a new name.
Originally Posted by stuetzl 
While there is a lower class, I am in it.
While there is a criminal element, I am of it.
While there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
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- 07-24-2007 02:15 PM #4
i have never read teh book, but i saw the movie, and that was pretty good. i liked the part where the dragon breathed fire into the other dragons mouth. i was all 'woah!" and it inspired me to draw this really wicked cool drawing. also, that kid with the black hair was hot.
i forget his name tho.
- 07-24-2007 02:19 PM #5****Mentor**** Achievements:
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Yeah I read it.
Hugely overrated.
It wouldn't have been as big if he wasn't 16 when he wrote it.
It ripped several books and put them together.You're not an astronaut.
- 07-24-2007 03:33 PM #6Member
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I never read the book either. But I saw the movie. The main reason I liked it, is because I'm a huge fan of dragons. And I really liked the dragon in that movie. I look forward to seeing more of them. There are definitely many better dragon stories out there. But that battle at the end was pretty fun to watch.
- 07-24-2007 06:47 PM #7Eprac Diem
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The book was pretty good. The movie didn't do it justice at all.
and wtf.... of course theres similarities.. rarely is there a completly new story. Most stories follow the same archetypes and therefore turn out similar.
- 07-26-2007 08:48 AM #8The Wondering Gnome Achievements:
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Eragon is a little like eBaum's World. Sure, it was heavily 'inspired' by many different classic fantasy elements, but who cares?! I don't read fantasy books expecting to see something entirely, completely new. I read them for escapist entertainment. You can't deny that Eragon is a very entertaining book. It's a well-strung mix of everything you could want in a fantasy book. It won't change your life, but it will make you forget about it for a while.
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