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Title: Sounds familiar, but good
Review: Imagine a story of an orphaned boy on the cusp of manhood whose scar tells him of a magical destiny that awaits him. Sound familiar? Or what about an ongoing struggle against an evil empire led by an elderly sorcerer as a guide and assisted by a remarkable fighting human, a bearded dwarf who uses an ax, and an elf who is an archer. Ring any bells? All right, before you Eragon disciples lash out, I did like this book. I just couldn't help drawing the obvious parallels to Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I suppose Paolini didn't intend the similarities, but even the language he uses sounds so much like what I heard in the LOTR trilogy. The author is obviously brilliant and he tells a good story. And, I suppose one should expect some similarites among all fantasy creature tales. So that's why I still give it 4 stars and say, "Good job".
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