I got the book Eragon for Christmas, but haven't started reading it yet (Still working on HHGttG). Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone has read this, and if so, if it was good or not. Thank you.

I've always meant to, but I couldn't bring myself to read a book that had a picture of a donkey-like dragon on the cover.

Yeah...That was the first thing that stuck in my mind when I opened it. Donkey-Dragon....Judging a book by it's cover now?

Yes. Sorry. But to be fair I did read the inside flap too, and it didn't exactly leave a favorable impression with me. I dislike overt romanticizing of fantasy stalwarts, which is why I despise Anne Rice with a passion. (Seriously, someday she's actually going to meet a vampire and try to make friends with it, and it's going to turn her into a ghoul.)

Actually, dragons are rather an exception, because while not generally benevolent, neither are they wholly malevolent, so I suppose Eragon's not that bad.

I guess the only reason I haven't read it is I really don't feel like it.

eragon is a great book, just take the cover thing off, its cool he kills so much stuff in the end its kinda funny.

Who's "he"?

gee grondy could it be the main char grondy lmao.

Uhhh... who's that?

The two copies of Eragon are always gone in my school library, and I'm too lazy to go and put my name on the waiting list PLUS I'm already on book #7 out of 19 for the Robotech series, why stop now? I was going to even read Sabriel/Lirae/The other one in the middle.

Sabriel, Lireal and Abhorsen? (Lireal is the middle one.)

I haven't read them either.

Yes! By Garth Nix. I haven't really seen much anyone else check out those books, so I thought that I might take a shot at them. I've got until January 31st, 2005 to read Sabriel.

I could have sworn it was Lirae.

I also just got Eragon for Christmas and havn't started it yet, I'm working on The Last Unicorn. I've heard it was good though.

Uhhh... January 1st was almost a week ago...

31st, right . . .

Ehehe, I've never heard of The Last Unicorn, seriously.

It is a great book.

I think I remember my cousin having a VHS video of some Disney-ified version of The Last Unicorn, but I'm not sure.

Try The Eighth. I'm reading it right now. It's based on chess so it has to be good.

What? A book based on chess? What is it?

It's a novel. It's sort of like the Da Vinci Code but I haven't read enough of it to compare them yet.

Read Eragon.
it's probably the best book i've ever read.
(i've read a heckload of books)

Read all three, Sabriel Lirael and Abhorsen, it was an accident i got them tho, lol i told my mom to get me the second book in the keys to the kingdom series and she got me those instead, great books tho, anyone read Mister Monday and Grim Tuesday yet?

Yes, I have. They're great and I might read Sabriel and etc. when I have time.

you all read too much... I'm to lazy to read...

Good. The illiterate man is the least tactful.

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i've looked at those books.
i wasn't that interested...
sounded like a dull plot.
how many guys liked it?

I love this book, I bought it a book fair at my school and I was in love with it within the first few pages...

see?
it rules!

FF what sounded like a dull plot? The Keys to the Kingdom series? or The Old Kingdom series?

I have my preferences and they are:

Starfist>Pern>Wheel of Time>Bean's story in Ender's game> Ender's Stroy>Everything else I've read.

the one with like "Terrible Tuesday" "Mean Monday"?

Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Something Friday, Something Saturday, Lord Sunday.

So far my favorite evil day has to be Grim Tuesday. "The Grim" is just an awesome title.

To DranzerTheDestroyer: Same, except with Bartimaeus Trilogy.

oh well, you know what i mean.
so...
are they really good?

They're good.

k.
i'm the mod of the forum, should i split this topic?

If you must...

Why?

nah leave it, and its drowned wednesday sir thursday high friday something saturday and lord sunday.

k,b/c it's gone to off eragon.
but nevermind, i won't there's really no reason to.

aha got the offical list, Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday, Superior Saturday and Lord Sunday.