Eragon

Odradek · 2013-08-28 16:36:59

It is a huge ripoff of Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress.

God

How did it get away with that.

Previous Calica · 2013-08-28 16:38:24

now there's a name I haven't seen in a while

Justice4243 · 2013-08-28 17:15:39

Eragon or The Hidden Fortress?

I couldn't get into the Eragon movie. Somehow drinking vasts amounts of alcohol trumped it in terms of enjoyability...

Miss Miko Mayonegg · 2013-08-28 17:16:25

I agree. :3

PlutoniumFist · 2013-08-29 23:59:23

Yeah, and that evil emperor bad guy?

Just like Thulsa Doom. Way to rip off two classics, Christopher JERKolini!

Yarrun XIX · 2013-08-30 00:02:56

Used to be an in-depth analysis of the series that was written by a Jewish librarian.

Liked it. Very good understanding of how motivations and sympathy works when writing.

Can't find it now.

Yarrun XIX · 2013-08-30 00:03:24

She was also reviewing a book about children who could fly for some poorly explained reason.

Yarrun XIX · 2013-08-30 00:04:19

Hachaa, found it.

PlutoniumFist · 2013-08-30 00:09:30

I'll read it, but I think Eldest's greatest merit lays in its sturdiness. Keep it on hand for when the clock's ticking and you need to get a supervillain to talk.

WHERRRE ARE THEY? *thump*

Yarrun XIX · 2013-08-30 00:12:51

Oh, yeah, iirc, Eldest boils down to 'I should get a sword, but I'm not getting the sword until the next book, so let's screw around with stuff that isn't as important'

Yarrun XIX · 2013-08-30 00:18:23

Oh, and elllllllllllllves

PlutoniumFist · 2013-08-30 00:22:43

So many elves. Elves are so cool, you guys.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-08-30 01:25:55

I read these when I was in like

fifth or sixth grade

seventh at latest.

I remember almost nothing about them, which means they weren't as good as the Warrior Cats series, which I remember fine.

Odradek · 2013-08-30 01:28:56

You know what WAS a good YA novel.

Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman. I must have read that, like 6 times. It was like a YA drama-horror-comedy Silent Hill set at an amusement park, it was awesome.

Aliroz · 2013-08-30 13:48:02

You know what YA novel is unforgivably obscure and underrated

Journey To Terezor.

Yeah, I know you were expecting a different book ,but Journey To Terezor is pretty dang good.

Justice4243 · 2013-08-30 13:50:02

I've just wanted to post this somewhere since I first read it. I have nothing against Patterson, but I thought the middle panel was really funny.

Alduin · 2013-08-31 09:09:34

>young adult fantasy books

>quality

Well, there's your problem.

Fossilmaiden · 2013-08-31 10:59:15

Acererak said:
>young adult fantasy books

>quality

Well, there's your problem.

Terry Pratchett's YA books.
The Old Kingdom series.

Hexartes · 2013-08-31 11:28:06

Harry Potter

Narnia

Fossilmaiden · 2013-08-31 14:24:12

Kexruct said:
Harry Potter
Narnia

Harry Potter's a little more complicated to place. Rowling has stated that the books have always been aimed at the original audience: I.E the readers from '97. Hence why they steadily got darker as the series went on, until we ended up in full on mass murder territory.

Hexartes · 2013-08-31 14:25:41

I don't think it ever gets terribad dark. DH came out when I was ten and I wasn't traumatized by reading it, nor was it particularly difficult for me to read.

Although I didn't pick up on a few of the greyer bits of morality, particularly those pertaining to Dumbledore.

Alduin · 2013-09-02 06:38:15

I wouldn't really place Narnia as young adult: it's a children's story, more than anything.

Salix Babylonika · 2013-09-02 15:37:48

You can appreciate it in different ways depending on your age.

Alduin · 2013-09-04 07:42:07

Just because it's predominantly for children doesn't mean that it's solely for children, or that other ages can't enjoy it.

See also: Pokemon.

Justice4243 · 2013-09-04 11:11:43

Yarrun XIX said:
Hachaa, found it.

I read a little bit of the link above.

The explanation of the first chapter was enough to let me know that a well written story, this is not.

Obā-san · 2013-09-04 11:18:57

I remember liking the first book when I read it. I prolllllllly would not like it now, but it is certainly the best thing I have ever read that sprung from the pen of a 15 year old.

Aliroz · 2013-09-04 14:37:01

One final point. Eragon hides his knife under his mattress. What sort of
moron hides his knife under the mattress. You're supposed hide your
money under the mattress and your knife under your pillow.

Obā-san · 2013-09-04 14:39:14

that whole eragon sporkings thing is hilarious really

Aliroz · 2013-09-04 14:41:08

I love how the sporkings goes "You're supposed hide your money..." without a "to" in between "supposed" and "hide".

Yarrun XIX · 2013-09-04 14:41:30

Justice42 said:

I've just wanted to post this somewhere since I first read it. I have nothing against Patterson, but I thought the middle panel was really funny.

Funny thing about that. Kippurbird (the girl behind Eragon Sporkings) half-finished sporking a Patterson novel called Maximum Ride. The aforementioned novel about the kids who fly for poorly-defined reasons.

Aliroz · 2013-09-04 14:48:33

He then meets what is essentially a were-house cat. This werecat is named Solembum.

Let us look at the name of this cat. Solembum. Solemn bum. Serious Ass.

Yes. The cat's name is Serious Ass.

Serious Ass.

Can our naming conventions get any better than this?

I don't think so.

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