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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:09 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:59 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:23 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:03 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:35 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:17 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:24 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:06 pm
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Lonora I LOVE the books heart , but I HATE the author evil !!! On an interview once, the host asked him who would win between Harry Potter and Eragon. And, he said Eragon would win (quote) "Way over that Potter kid!!!" (unquote). Harry Potter canNOT be beat!!! And, it seemed like Paolini took bits and pieces and details from other fantasy books and pieced it together. Especially Lord of the Rings. gonk
Paolini Thinks he is god's gift to the world. Thats why he sucks, hes so arrogant and wont listen to Critisism. Speaking of critocism....
*NOTE*This is my copy and paste Inheritence rant. I just got to tired of rewriting them so I just made one. Feel free to copy it if you like.*
Eragon and Eldest are terrible books. The plot is so ripped from LOTR, Star wars, and Macarthy that I am surprised it was not sent back for plaugerism. Countless spelling, plot, and grammar errors also further lower the quality of reading, along with many annoying inconsistancies, such as how all the elves wear leather, but dont hurt animals. Unless the elves have somehow developed some magical way to make synthetic leather, which I highly doubt, they would have to kill cattle to make the leather. And don't give me that cheap "they took it from already dead cattle" answer. The hide needs to be removed very quickly after death, so it does not rot. Many people have also asked "HOW does Eragon/Eldest follow the star wars plot, and rip-off from LOTR and Macaffrey?"
From Wikipedia, explaining how Eragon/Eldest rips Star Wars off:
The novel also owes a debt to Luke Skywalker as the teen hero trains to be a Dragon Rider while avenging his uncle's murder" —is that the plot closely resembles that of the original Star Wars saga. Characters are also similar, down to Brom who is supposedly the last of his order. Brom's sacrifice to save Eragon resembles that of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. The beginning is also extremely similar: A servant of an evil emperor (who in both stories doesn't make a physical appearnace until the third part of the trilogy) attacks, with an army at his disposal, a convoy bearing an object of power to a rebellion against the Empire. The servant captures the convoy and its leader, but the leader (a princess, no less) sends the object away in hopes that it will fall into the hands of a wise old wizard, who is the last of his kind. The object is found by a poor farm boy, whose family (not parents but uncle) is killed as a result, leaving him nothing to stay behind for. He joins the wizard on a quest, as well as a rogue who has no love for the "empire." They save the princess, then the three flee to the rebels. This could be used to describe the first Star Wars movie, and no one would know the difference. In Eldest, there are also obvious plot similarities to the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, as the farmboy leaves the rebels after they have just fought a costly battle to train with a wise old hermit in a forest. He trains and undergoes a life changing experience, and later participates in another great battle to aid his friends whom he sees in a vision. He duels with an enemy only to get beaten, and learns a terrible secret about his family (Father/Brother and Father).
Also from Wikipedia, a list of Name rip-offs from LOTR:
Arya - Arwen, Arda Ardwen - Arwen Isenstar - Isengard Mithrim - Mithrim or mithril Eragon - Aragorn Angrenost - Angrenost, the Sindarin name for Isengard Morgothal - Morgoth Elessari - Elessar Furnost - Fornost Hadarac Desert - Harad Desert Melian - Melian Vanir - Valinor Eridor - Eriador Imiladris - Imladris Undin - Fundin/Udun
And, for those of you who dont know who Macarthy is, in hher books the dragon/rider telepathic link, mark on hand ideas were used.
Now, If you still arn't convinced Paolini isn't a plaugerizer, you either didn't read the above, or are to stupid to comprehend what I just said.
Thank you, Ringopolis
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:11 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:20 am
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Ringopolis Lonora I LOVE the books heart , but I HATE the author evil !!! On an interview once, the host asked him who would win between Harry Potter and Eragon. And, he said Eragon would win (quote) "Way over that Potter kid!!!" (unquote). Harry Potter canNOT be beat!!! And, it seemed like Paolini took bits and pieces and details from other fantasy books and pieced it together. Especially Lord of the Rings. gonk Paolini Thinks he is god's gift to the world. Thats why he sucks, hes so arrogant and wont listen to Critisism. Speaking of critocism.... *NOTE*This is my copy and paste Inheritence rant. I just got to tired of rewriting them so I just made one. Feel free to copy it if you like.* Eragon and Eldest are terrible books. The plot is so ripped from LOTR, Star wars, and Macarthy that I am surprised it was not sent back for plaugerism. Countless spelling, plot, and grammar errors also further lower the quality of reading, along with many annoying inconsistancies, such as how all the elves wear leather, but dont hurt animals. Unless the elves have somehow developed some magical way to make synthetic leather, which I highly doubt, they would have to kill cattle to make the leather. And don't give me that cheap "they took it from already dead cattle" answer. The hide needs to be removed very quickly after death, so it does not rot. Many people have also asked "HOW does Eragon/Eldest follow the star wars plot, and rip-off from LOTR and Macaffrey?" From Wikipedia, explaining how Eragon/Eldest rips Star Wars off: The novel also owes a debt to Luke Skywalker as the teen hero trains to be a Dragon Rider while avenging his uncle's murder" —is that the plot closely resembles that of the original Star Wars saga. Characters are also similar, down to Brom who is supposedly the last of his order. Brom's sacrifice to save Eragon resembles that of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. The beginning is also extremely similar: A servant of an evil emperor (who in both stories doesn't make a physical appearnace until the third part of the trilogy) attacks, with an army at his disposal, a convoy bearing an object of power to a rebellion against the Empire. The servant captures the convoy and its leader, but the leader (a princess, no less) sends the object away in hopes that it will fall into the hands of a wise old wizard, who is the last of his kind. The object is found by a poor farm boy, whose family (not parents but uncle) is killed as a result, leaving him nothing to stay behind for. He joins the wizard on a quest, as well as a rogue who has no love for the "empire." They save the princess, then the three flee to the rebels. This could be used to describe the first Star Wars movie, and no one would know the difference. In Eldest, there are also obvious plot similarities to the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, as the farmboy leaves the rebels after they have just fought a costly battle to train with a wise old hermit in a forest. He trains and undergoes a life changing experience, and later participates in another great battle to aid his friends whom he sees in a vision. He duels with an enemy only to get beaten, and learns a terrible secret about his family (Father/Brother and Father). Also from Wikipedia, a list of Name rip-offs from LOTR: Arya - Arwen, Arda Ardwen - Arwen Isenstar - Isengard Mithrim - Mithrim or mithril Eragon - Aragorn Angrenost - Angrenost, the Sindarin name for Isengard Morgothal - Morgoth Elessari - Elessar Furnost - Fornost Hadarac Desert - Harad Desert Melian - Melian Vanir - Valinor Eridor - Eriador Imiladris - Imladris Undin - Fundin/Udun And, for those of you who dont know who Macarthy is, in hher books the dragon/rider telepathic link, mark on hand ideas were used. Now, If you still arn't convinced Paolini isn't a plaugerizer, you either didn't read the above, or are to stupid to comprehend what I just said. Thank you, Ringopolis you already said that in my thread and i don't care what you think.I love the book.So stop saying that it's awful cause a lot of people like it.I agree wth NightIntent
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:52 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:27 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:35 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:38 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:52 pm
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