http://desicritics.org/ Superior South Asian bloggers on Culture, Media, Politics, Sport, Business, and Technology. en Copyright 2006 by the authors Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:24:58 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss BC custom software http://desicritics.org/2006/10/02/235222.php#comment-302007 alright, here is the deal. I'm in the middle of writing a fantasy novel that involves dragons also. I went to watch the movie Eragon and I was mildly impressed. From what I hear what their budget was like I think they did a very good job. Anyways, I bought the book eragon and Eldest. Mostly because i wanted to be sure that I hadn't blatantly copied anything so I wont be sued. I think that both books are good, but they definetly don't live up to the hype. It's basically one cliche after the next. If you do like the idea of dragon riders, I highly suggest you purchase an The Dragon Riders of Pern series as well as Eragon. Be on the look out for me in the coming months if you're hungering for something fresh with an original story line. 302007@desicritics.org Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:24:58 EDT http://desicritics.org/2006/10/02/235222.php#comment-41411 Well, I felt that Eragon was just an ordinary book. Understandable, cos Paolini was just a teen. All that hype dint do him any good, in my opinion. On the other hand, Eldest seemed to better and it was like he had found his voice. I am waiting for the third part. Hope it will be worth the wait. I watched the movie of Eragon and was totally disappointed. It was a dud, IMHO. Waste of money, totally. I guess we should hold Rowling responsible for creating this mania of convertiong fantasy novels into movies! :~) 41411@desicritics.org Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:04:51 EST http://desicritics.org/2006/10/02/235222.php#comment-23918 ya the book does borrow heavily from LOTR. but dont all books on fantasy and magic? i look forward to the movie too. 23918@desicritics.org Thu, 5 Oct 2006 04:13:00 EDT http://desicritics.org/2006/10/02/235222.php#comment-23917 Well, I only read Eragon because I fell for the "author is a fifteen year old" part. I thought it'd be refreshingly new and earthy, but it failed. And I couldn't help but keep thinking, (even while reading) how heavily it borrows from 'The Lord of the Rings'. Chose to skip Eldest, hence. But am keen on watching the movie because of "that wonderful actor." 23917@desicritics.org Thu, 5 Oct 2006 04:09:15 EDT