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Title: A waste of paper
Review: One of my friends recommended this book, so I had high hopes for it. Alas, my hopes were dashed. This book blatantly rips off elements of other major fantasy stories--mainly Tolkien and Anne McCaffrey. A main character named Eragon who is a Dragon Rider that can communicate telepathically with his dragon. Gee, how original. And all the names are so unimaginative that I'm torn between laughing and crying at the travesty (a blue dragon named Saphira? Come on!). It's pretty much a cliched travelogue. Ugh. I'm rarely moved to write reviews but this book really just blew it. If you want some good fantasy, there's plenty of much better stuff out there--try some Robin McKinley, for instance.
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