Susan Hated Literature

Author: Christoper Paolini
ISBN: 0552552097
DDC:813.6

Eragon is the story of a boy and his dragon, and his quest to save the world. In a way, I suppose, it is a usual fantasy story. It has the magic, the unimportant village child who turns out to be special, the older wise guide who also turns out to be more than he appeared. There is also the journey part, the being hounded by evil. The strict definition of good and evil.

Lets just say it hits a lot of cliches.

Despite that it is still an entertaining story. There are a lot of cliches, and influences from other books can be seen. But this is a YA book, it isn’t meant to be anything fantasticaly original or subversive.

Overall it is a pleasant enough read, nothing that special, but nothing terrible either. I’ll probably continue on with the series.

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6/10, dragon, fantasy, YA

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Author: Dorothy Dunnett
ISBN: 0712600442

I read this book along with the Historical Fav. yahoo group. If it hadn’t been a group read I don’t think I would have picked it up, and I know I woldn’t have finished it. It is a long book, with a lot happening, and I am glad I stuck with it.

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