Christopher Paolini (INHERITANCE CYCLE series) discussion

OK. So I'm just curious as to how old people are in this group. I'm 21 and I'm obsessed with the inheritance cycle.. I know a lot of people consider these books "children's books". So considering I'm not a child I feel a little.. wounded? My sister and her boyfriend are constantly making fun of me and giving me "gag gifts" that have to do with dragons. So what do you guys think about it? Does anyone else think that these books are children books? And why?

Nope, and I'm older than you.

Good. People just don't understand the awesomeness of these books.. they just judge them by what they hear and the AWFUL movie.

I agree with you Marx lol I'm also 21 and I'm OBSESSED with the Cycle as well :D I've read/re-read the first 3 books about 10 times lol I basically know them by heart!

I think that any books classified as "YA" can still be read by adults. A good story is a good story no matter what your age! :D

I love the series, and I'm in 7th grade. I actually haven't read the 3rd completely because I stopped the audiobook because I had so many other books.

I'm 17 and know another 17 year old who reads them and both of us enjoy them.

Yeah 10-14 range? No way! I think people of all ages can read these books.. but really? if you're a 10 year old are you going to pick up on everything in the books? I guess I don't really remember what it was like to be 10.. hmmm

Yeah LOTR is basically the same thing.. different writing style but very similar reading level I'd say.

Um...Not really I would think it is more for the fantasy lover no matter what the age. There are some people out there that don't like the series because it copies to many other series ect....Honestly to me I don't care as long as it is entertaining it is good.

People spend way to much time fussing over he copied this and that to the point they don't actually read the story to find out about the plot. Just to point out the many errors and coping that is in it.

Lord of the Rings is good it maybe even be better then the inheritance Cycle to a degree. But I have to point out that LOTR is much darker then Eragon.

However my main point is that Eragon and be enjoyed by anyone who has open mind to it...like all of us.

and I'm much older then everyone here so...lol :p

I agree...I mean all fantasy stories are going to be similar. In fact, all stories in a specific genre will be similar because an author can only write about so many different plot points. All stories of a certain genre will be similar to some degree, I think.

I don't think it matters what age you are...a great novel is a great novel :)

Personally, I found LOTR too complicated and hard to read/follow. It was so complex and intricate in the writing style and the names and everything that I felt like it was taxing to read it. However, with Eragon I think it is a book that flows much easier and there isn't a lot of discussion of the logistical stuff, like the characters discussing plans of action and councils and whatnot. It was much easier to get sucked into the story and imagine yourself participating in the events with the characters. I found LOTR to be quite a mature level of writing style, and I think it was a bit too complicated to really get absorbed fully into the story.

With Eragon, I could imagine myself right next to him and Saphira when they were fighting Durza or flying across the Hadarac Desert to Farthen Dur. It was just so...intoxicating (?) I guess is the word I'm looking for? With LOTR I was constantly confused and I got stalled at certain parts because I was bored or I was having a hard time understanding things.

As you can probably tell, I LOVE the Eragon books! I read them first when I was, oh I don't know 15? I've re-read them so many times I practically have the dialogue memorized!!! Lol

With LOTR I read it once and I was happy to have it done with. For me, I enjoyed the movies more (which is RARELY the case).

THE LOTR book has lots of poems. I don't really comprehend poems.

Brittany wrote: "I agree...I mean all fantasy stories are going to be similar. In fact, all stories in a specific genre will be similar because an author can only write about so many different plot points. All stor..."
same thing with me but i did enjoy reading the books, i'd rather watch the lotr movie, but i'd rather read eragon, they messed up the eragon movie

Harpoon wrote: "THE LOTR book has lots of poems. I don't really comprehend poems."

hahaha

I think I might appreciate the books better than other kids. I like how he uses a wide vocabulary, and reading it the second time helped me add some pretty impressive words to mine.

Wide is not the right word. CP created a whole new dwarf language for this book.

yeah pretty impressive. J.R.R. Tolkien created a whole elf language too

I enjoyed CP's Inheritance Cycle way more than J.R.R. Tolkien's LOTR.

I mean, he uses words that I never knew existed.

Speaking of new words, I learned a new one: Frienemy.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the english language. I never knew that existed. It is a real word i assure you.

okay we get the point...back to the topic at hand. :)

I can say I read the LOTR series and watched the movies but I think I like the books too...there is more stuff in the books than in the movies (as we all know) I wouldn't mind re-reading them.

I wouldn't mind re-reading Eragon either lol.


J.R.R Toliken had a mature level of writing that is true...he created languages for his series and it took him his whole life. Also he was a WWI veteran I believe and after the war is when he actually start to write the books. So all the strategies, war talking ect...were from his own experiences. He just incorporated it into the fantasy aspects. He really thought out his story well in other words.

Jared wrote: "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the english language. I never knew that existed. It is a real word i assure you."

I know. I can say it. But I can't spell it...did you know each syllable has a different meaning? You can what it means by looking at each.

the definition is a disease that you can get from inhaling fine silica dust which inflames your lungs

Ursula the Strigoi wrote: "lotr only has cultural significance for me because it is a symbol of national pride in new zealand"

Really? I suppose it would be having been filmed there right? :)

Graziella wrote: "Ursula the Strigoi wrote: "lotr only has cultural significance for me because it is a symbol of national pride in new zealand"

Really? I suppose it would be having been filmed there right? :)"

Didn't New Zealand have some kind of personal significance to JRR tolkien? I forgot what it was though.. hmmmm. Anyone know?

Yeah they should have gotten Peter Jackson to direct Eragon. He would have done an AMAZING job :)

Ursula the Strigoi wrote: "no he never came to the country. the director of LOTR movies was Peter Jackson, a Kiwi. he showcased some of New Zealands best features. If Peter Jackson had Directed Eragon it would have been EPI..."


TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!

That would have been awesome if he directed Eragon! too bad it wasn't the case :(

oh they are making a movie out of the hobbit? I did not know that...

a petition could possibly work you know...

yes they are

I think i maybe heard it some where a while ago...but I didn't hear anything official of yet.

however it is cool I will have to read the hobbit first though. I'm sure I have plenty of time to do that. :)

i am 17

there was? but it was only a small fire right? everyone was okay?

Jared wrote: "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the english language. I never knew that existed. It is a real word i assure you."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUhQN-...

I tried googling Titin, it is veeery long.

Well i'm 16 right now but these books have been in my life for awhile now. I know I read Eragon when I was in 3rd or 4th grade then Eldest in 5th. Now I am 16 and waiting impatiently for the 4th book to arrive.

Welcome to the WAITING club natalie.

:O

Ursula the Strigoi wrote: "hehe lol GO GALBATORIX"

hahahaha

Funny how a lot of the posts have been about Lord of the Rings on an Inheritance Cycle blog. :)
I'm twenty now. I read the first book about 7 years ago. Almost was crushed waiting for the second book. Almost died waiting for the third book and nearly committed suicide when it was announced that there was going to be one more book. I hate reading current authors!

I was so happy when CP announced he was going to break the last book into two so there would be 4 books in total! I knew he wouldn't be able to fit everything into one book! It would have been like 1000+ pages!!!

Can't wait for the last book, but the anticipation is KILLING me!

Heather, we must have read the first book around the same time, as I am also 20 :) It's my favorite of the books. Every time I don't know what book to read, I just read Eragon again! :)

Awesome! Yes I love the first book the best probably. The beginning somewhat drags but I still love it. Before the last book comes out I have to read the past three so as to refresh :)

I love the last book. The part where eragon and roran got to talk

Heather wrote: "Awesome! Yes I love the first book the best probably. The beginning somewhat drags but I still love it. Before the last book comes out I have to read the past three so as to refresh :)"

Yeah same here! I want to re-read all three books again (for like the thousandth time!) before the last one comes out.

I love the first book! I love CP's writing style a lot!

I think if we did that there should be a discussion opened pertaining to the rereading of the books. Just to bring certain unresolved things to attention, speculation. :) I'm so bad about catching things sometimes.

Brittany wrote: Yeah same here!

I just created a discussion for it under fourth book. Check it out!

I most definitely will :)

i read eragon and eldest 3 times each in the 5th grade and brisingr as soon as it came out.

Heather wrote: "Awesome! Yes I love the first book the best probably. The beginning somewhat drags but I still love it. Before the last book comes out I have to read the past three so as to refresh :)"

i agree

I would love to reread... but.... hayz. I lost...

Chris wrote: "i read eragon and eldest 3 times each in the 5th grade and brisingr as soon as it came out."

That was the grade I read Eargon.