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Title: good writers borrow, greater writers steal proven wrong
Review: I give Paolini props for writing a long and relatively complex book at such a young age and his love of fantasy stories come through, but all he really does is steal and assemble concepts from better stories. An exiled mentor (Star Wars), Dragon/rider imprinting (Dragonriders of Pern), Elves (Lord of the Rings), Magic (The Wizard of Earthsea) are among several I can think of. Other than his one concept that a person should always make up their own mind, which I appreciated, I think he overall failed to add a different perspective, or unique vision to the realm of fantasy.What I find ironic is the indignance of reviewers who complain about the movie's failure in retelling the story. I will save the remaining books and the DVD for the library.
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