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Topic Started: Jul 30 2006, 07:16 AM (28,839 Views)
Artemis
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Wammy, half of the things you write down either don't make sense, or have nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Could you at least, please try to stay on topic?
I say night I'm living in the forest of my dream,
I know the night is not as it would seem,
I must believe in something,
So I'll make myself believe it,
That this night will never go.


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Higher Spirit
No, no. I like you just as you are.
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Praise for Eragon:


"An authentic work of great talent." —The New York Times Book Review

"Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that's sure to flourish." —Booklist, Starred

"An auspicious beginning to both career and series." —Publishers Weekly

"Christopher Paolini makes literary magic with his precocious debut." —People

"The new 'It' book of children's lit." —U.S. News & World Report

"One of the most extraordinary publishing stories of the year." —The Observer (UK)

"A rewarding read for book lovers." —The Denver Post

"Paolini is a spellbinding fantasy writer." —The Boston Globe

"Will appeal to the legions of readers who have been captivated by the Lord of the Rings trilogy." —School Library Journal


The #1 New York Times Bestseller

The #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller

The USA Today Bestseller

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller

The Book Sense Book of the Year
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Which proves nothing. Popularity != quality. Besides, anyone can selectively quote reviews. The full New York Times quote is "for all its flaws, [Eragon] is an authentic work of great talent." The School Library Journal said that Eragon is overly simplistic in its resolution of plot issues. Common Sense Media said the dialogue is long-winded and clichéd, the plot is "straight out of Star Wars by way of The Lord of the Rings, with bits of other great fantasies thrown in here and there" and that it's "overblown and derivative."
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The observer also Thrashed Eragon for 'Streriotypical plots and... Deus ex Machina."
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Jun 7 2007, 06:33 PM
Deltora Quest is awesome. The Shadow Lord is the main villain and doesn't appear at all, but it's still awesome. So Galbatorix doesn't have to be in it. Artemis, Rekhyt Of Alexandria, and Ianna are the confusing ones. That conversation isn't fun. It is boring to read.

Isn't Deltora Quest those books with the holographic dragons on the front? Shows us what kind of books you like. I've seen little kids at our library reading them and they're about 50 pages and each word is like 1 inch in height.
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Jun 10 2007, 07:21 PM
Wammy
Jun 7 2007, 06:33 PM
Deltora Quest is awesome. The Shadow Lord is the main villain and doesn't appear at all, but it's still awesome. So Galbatorix doesn't have to be in it. Artemis, Rekhyt Of Alexandria, and Ianna are the confusing ones. That conversation isn't fun. It is boring to read.

Isn't Deltora Quest those books with the holographic dragons on the front? Shows us what kind of books you like. I've seen little kids at our library reading them and they're about 50 pages and each word is like 1 inch in height.

Amazon says yes.
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"An authentic work of great talent." —The New York Times Book Review

"Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that's sure to flourish." —Booklist, Starred

"An auspicious beginning to both career and series." —Publishers Weekly

"Christopher Paolini makes literary magic with his precocious debut." —People

"The new 'It' book of children's lit." —U.S. News & World Report

"One of the most extraordinary publishing stories of the year." —The Observer (UK)

"A rewarding read for book lovers." —The Denver Post

"Paolini is a spellbinding fantasy writer." —The Boston Globe

"Will appeal to the legions of readers who have been captivated by the Lord of the Rings trilogy." —School Library Journal


The #1 New York Times Bestseller

The #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller

The USA Today Bestseller

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller

The Book Sense Book of the Year


Note the absence of any awards at all besides being a Book Sense Book of the Year, and they're pretty much sell-outs. One of the phrases of praise have to do with Paolini and not the book. More than one of those are selective quoting from negative reviews. Another is saying that it's the type of books that will appeal to children who want a seriously dumbed down version of Lord of the Rings.

Great job at showing me praise for a book. You do know that every single published book has some positive reviews pasted on the cover, right? What's the worst book you've ever read? I'll find you positive reviews for it even if it's not fit for the bottom of a kitty litter box.
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That one with the Barbie and the ponies.

Deltora Quest does not have holographic dragons on it's cover. I also like historical fiction ex. Johnny Tremain.
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Historical fiction? With Dragons and Shadow lords?
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Duh.
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Historical fantasy is not the same thing as historical fiction, Wammy.

The papers that listed Eragon as a "bestseller" aren't accurate. When they take their bestsellers lists, they only take into account the number of copies that bookstores have bought from publishers. They do not take into account how many copies the bookstores actually sold, nor do they take into account the number of copies that were returned.

I've written this down before, in this very thread.
I say night I'm living in the forest of my dream,
I know the night is not as it would seem,
I must believe in something,
So I'll make myself believe it,
That this night will never go.


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:mouth: Oh, Canada...
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Ahem. I was talking about 2 different things.
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I am well aware of that.

You were also posting quotes from certain papers or people which praised Eragon.

If you read those reviews in their entirety, they say more negative things than positive things.

And some people were paid for those quotes.

If Athena were here, I'd guarantee that she would rant for us, but alas, she is on a school trip to Ottawa, whilst I am stuck here, with in-class exams.

If you see her, be sure to say hi, Ben!
I say night I'm living in the forest of my dream,
I know the night is not as it would seem,
I must believe in something,
So I'll make myself believe it,
That this night will never go.


Laura Branigan, Self-control

:mouth: Oh, Canada...
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Meh, Fantasy is flooded with bad books that sell. It's a tragedy.
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