First, this post is in the wrong forum. Second, there are already some opinions posted about this book and the author
here and
here.
Personally, I think many people are amazed mostly because Christopher Paolini was fifteen when he started writing
Eragon. The age factor blinds them to the truth that this book is merely average, and not a masterpiece. However, I do feel that as long as Paolini does not get a fat head over all of the praise he has received and attempts to grow as a writer, he may come out with a novel in his late twenties or early thirties that will blow everyone away
for the right reasons. The one redeeming value this book has for me is that like the
Harry Potter series, it gets children interested in reading instead of relying on T.V. for entertainment. Any author able to draw junior couch potatoes away from the boob tube for a few hours is worthy of some laudation.
--DM--
