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Departments => Books => Topic started by: DragonFire2k5 on April 11, 2006, 08:05:36 PM
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I read this book and it was awesome!
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http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1080380396
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See, i'd delete someones account straight off for that.
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Eh, I think pretty much everyone gets one warning. Unless you directly post porn on the forums or such.
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That's something I like to do :D
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posting repetitively like that, especially since there were only 2 letters per post really gets the powers that be mad. I would be surprised to see SE threating to ban him for it.
DragonFire, don't do that anymore, this is pretty much the last friendly warning you'll get. Read the FAQ that Archon linked to and try and behave yourself.
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to repeat sprig, this thread is the only warning you will ever get. If you do something remotely stupid again, I will not only delete your account and ban your IP I will also hunt down your dog, cut it's head off, and leave it in your bed. If you do not have a dog or some other pet, a close family member will have to do.
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e! You blood thirsty son of a--can I help?
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On the topic of Eragon, I can't wait until the movie comes out and I can get to read the review TWG has on it, assuming the movie's as bad as the book.
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e! You blood thirsty son of a--can I help?
Yes, Faster, you can prepare the cement shoes for dragonfire. Just be sure that you follow SE's Ninja Cement Mixing Guide to the letter or his monkeys will be after you.
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On the topic of Eragon, I can't wait until the movie comes out and I can get to read the review TWG has on it, assuming the movie's as bad as the book.
I quite enjoyed the book.
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There's a video game coming out too. All hail "this is the Suxor!".
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I've seen several folks say that they liked the book. I'd like to know what you liked about it?
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It was horribly fanboyish...
Not that I'm one in a position to complain about that :-[
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I liked it because it was totally unpretentious. It was a simple and straightforward heroic fantasy. And the writing was better than many established authors out there who tend to try and draw attention to themselves through their prose. Paolini was obviously not trying to do anything with his words other than tell a story.
It wasn't the best fantasy I've ever read by a long shot but it was certainly good. IMO.
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And "Barges? Barges, we dont need no stinking barges!" was done only to tell a story?
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Where was that from, by the way?
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There's a "Badges" line like it in Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and a "Badgers" line in UHF. And I think it's in one more film, but I can't remember which.
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Where was that from, by the way?
It's actually from Eldest, but the fact that he used a nealy direct movie quote. As well as the one that was nearly exactly like Gandalf's line in the Fellowship when he says "Two eyes, as often as I can spare them." Just outrages me. That coupled with his inablity to pull sucessful suprises, or to put any urgency into his situations, or make up languages without vastly irregular consenants, or to make up a map that isn't there just so he can take you to every freakin' corner of it, pretty much ruined my confedance in his writing skills. Maybe he'll actually learn how to be inventive and skillful someday, but from the looks of it that day is far off.
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Like I said, it reads like it was written by a fanboy.
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There's a "Badges" line like it in Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and a "Badgers" line in UHF. And I think it's in one more film, but I can't remember which.
Blazing Saddles baby. The original.
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Well, Sierra Madre was the original. Bogart. But thanks for reminding me about Saddles--I knew there was one more.
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The sad thing is, I bet Paolini has never even heard of Treasure of the Sierra Madre, let alone seen it. For some reason it always makes me sad to see people reference things without understanding them. At the same time, the linguist in me thinks it's kind of cool to watch phrases travel through the culture and see people makes references of references of references. It's still sad, though.
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It's actually from Eldest, but the fact that he used a nealy direct movie quote. As well as the one that was nearly exactly like Gandalf's line in the Fellowship when he says "Two eyes, as often as I can spare them." Just outrages me. That coupled with his inablity to pull sucessful suprises, or to put any urgency into his situations, or make up languages without vastly irregular consenants, or to make up a map that isn't there just so he can take you to every freakin' corner of it, pretty much ruined my confedance in his writing skills.
My big problem with it is that it contains
Nothing original.
Whatsoever.
Everything is lifted from somewhere else.
Maybe he'll actually learn how to be inventive and skillful someday, but from the looks of it that day is far off.
In an interview somewhere he said he doesn't read criticism of his work, so you're most probably correct.
On the topic of all that, someone's finally made an eragon anti-fan site.
http://www.anti-shurtugal.com/
I literally found it just yesterday.
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While I don't think they're exactly conducting themselves professionally there, that is interesting.
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While I don't think they're exactly conducting themselves professionally there, that is interesting.
Yeah, that's my one big problem with it.
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in a separate thread, i mentioned that the reason why Eragon is so popular is because the kid was 15 when he wrote it. I manage a book store. people come in and say, "That was an amazing story!" I say, "Which part? the Terry Brooks part, or the LotR part?"
What I often question is do people like the story, or the fact that a 15 year old wrote something that doesn't hang on mommies refrigerator?
I was actually fine with Eragon until 3 things happened:
1. I read Steven Erikson (read him now!!!!)
2. I read Brandon Sanderson (you better have read this guy if you are on TWG!!)
3. I read Eldest (bleh...see below)
Eldest used every cliche in the fantasy/sci-fi universe. Plus his cover art is crappy. They look like something out of a My Little Pony cartoon.
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According to that site he wasn't 15 when he wrote the book but 17. He started writing books when he was 15 but didn't finish Eragon until he was 17.
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The sad thing is, I bet Paolini has never even heard of Treasure of the Sierra Madre, let alone seen it. For some reason it always makes me sad to see people reference things without understanding them. At the same time, the linguist in me thinks it's kind of cool to watch phrases travel through the culture and see people makes references of references of references. It's still sad, though.
I've never heard of that film, and I'm not sure what phrase your talking about :p
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Well, Sierra Madre was the original. Bogart. But thanks for reminding me about Saddles--I knew there was one more.
That's what made me hate the line so much, is that I knew about Sierra Madre.
My big problem with it is that it contains
Nothing original.
Whatsoever.
Everything is lifted from somewhere else.
I completely agree with that, I just like critisizing everything else so much I forgot to include that part.
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I read Eragon a good two years ago (almost 3) and was amazed. I should read it again before I see if I can get my hands on Eldest.
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...I work in a library and know most librarians here anyway like the book. I really enjoyed it but I havn't really read all that many "super fantasy" (as I like to call them) novels in my day... I have read all 2.5ish of Brandon Sanderson's books and have noticed there aren't many books that compare in my eyes...
I liked reading Eragon because it was fun and easy. I could follow it without taking notes (which I've had to do because I can never remember the far out crazy names fantasy writers and others use) and I didn't need to read it twice to understand it all (well technically I listened to it on a long car ride then went back and read it so I guess that could be twice) but I understood it in audio, which can be difficult. (run-on sentence)
I think it's a great starting place for young fantasy readers, (it is in the YA section of my library) and also good motivation for young writers.
-I was very disapointed with the movie though, it seemed like a movie for 8-12 year olds...