Eragon - Eragon review

Ever wish you could un-read something? I wish I could un-read Eragon. This fantasy epic (and I use that term liberally) is about a young boy who finds a dragon, befriends a warrior, and goes on an adventure to save the realm! Paolini was 13 when he started writing this book and it shows. It reads like something a pre-pubescent boy would write. Paolini has no doubt become a better writer with age, but that doesn't change the fact that Eragon is probably one of the worst books ever written. I don't know what bothers me more, the highly unoriginal story or the fact that this book made tons of money. It's a sad day in literature when Eragon is a best seller. This book rivals teen poetry for the title of "worst thing to read." By the time the "hero" goes off and finds a white stallion to ride I wanted to gouge my eyes out with a brooch Oedipus-style. Luckily for me, there was no brooch within arms reach. If you want a good book for your child to read, buy Black Beauty, or even Harry Potter (I won't be mad), but for the love of all that is decent, DON'T BUY ERAGON.