Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle)
by Christopher Paolini
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Author: Christopher PaoliniEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-26
ISBN: 0440238498
Number of pages: 1056
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
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Book Review: A Good Read for a Rainy Day
Summary: 4 Stars
Eldest, as a book, is a rip-off. Anyone who has glimpsed George Lucas' work or sampled Tolkien's eccentricities will agree that large parts of the plot are not as original as they may seem.
But so what?
In any genre, especially sci-fi/fantasy the influences of other authors, as well as movies, music, video games, and any other type of media, are often identifiable. Not even the great Harry Potter can be exempted from that. Modern literature is never completely unique to itself, so why worry?
I enjoyed Eragon and Eldest because I enjoyed Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, and most other teen/adult fantasy novels out there. So if you go into this book looking for a great literary masterpiece, you will be sadly disappointed. But if you come into the novel looking for a little adventure, a few good sections of action, a couple of pieces of dialogue worth reading, and dragons, then you have found your niche.
I'm very much looking forward to Brisingr as a little relief from my AP Literature course and I will happily take the mediocre bits if Paolini provides some nice twists along his journey.
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