tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047460163283168445.post7861938763962270755..comments2023-10-15T03:41:18.877-04:00Comments on Homemaking 1-OH-1: Eragon - By Christopher PaoliniHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072571120206407487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047460163283168445.post-41149236331698808632009-01-26T12:17:00.000-05:002009-01-26T12:17:00.000-05:00That is so great that you have run a marathon. I h...That is so great that you have run a marathon. I hope to do one. I haven't decided where or when yet. I have to get a few more halfs under my belt before I'm comfortable in tackling a whole!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685595771275144943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047460163283168445.post-29949328204472587532009-01-26T12:03:00.000-05:002009-01-26T12:03:00.000-05:00I've actually been wondering about the Eragon book...I've actually been wondering about the Eragon books. I think they made a movie recently too on one of them. Maybe i'll have to start reading these....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047460163283168445.post-35861869897596777642009-01-26T09:12:00.000-05:002009-01-26T09:12:00.000-05:00This is so interesting! I've always been curious ...This is so interesting! I've always been curious to know what a non-genre reader thought of this book, but I've never wanted to recommend it to non-genre readers since I have other fantasy novels I'd more highly recommend.<BR/><BR/>I also enjoyed Eragon (and the whole series to date), though I am especially forgiving of bad writing. I recently LISTENED to Eragon on CD, which I would strongly caution against as the weaknesses in the writing are really hard to ignore. But reading, it was easy enough to skim over the weaker sections.<BR/><BR/>Having read a lot of fantasy series, I will concur that this series is extremely derivative (yes, of Star Wars, but also the Lord of the Rings, the Belgariad, McCaffrey's Pern books, etc. I guess you could almost argue that he's borrowed too heavily from fantasy archetypes rather than from any one fantasy series.) Again, this doesn't ruin the book for me, though. It escapes being fanfic, so I'm not overly bothered that it borrows heavily from some of my favorite books.<BR/><BR/>I don't know, I'll definitely keep reading this series, and I loved your review. But I don't think this series will stand the test of time as a "GREAT WORK OF FANTASY". So interesting!What A Cardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172499250110582833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047460163283168445.post-6826721790914277302009-01-26T07:27:00.000-05:002009-01-26T07:27:00.000-05:00Sounds like a good series.You guys have been busy!...Sounds like a good series.<BR/><BR/>You guys have been busy! Glad you were able to fix the fence and get your horses out there...hopefully they will stay inside the fence :-)<BR/><BR/>I hope you do start your new job soon and it turns out to be great!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13685595771275144943noreply@blogger.com