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Christopher Paolini, the 19 year-old novelist

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CrazyDiamond
 
Reply Thu 8 Dec, 2005 09:05 pm
I recently purchased a fantasy novel called Eragon. I had heard it was good and decided to make the buy, as it was at a good price. I get it home, I'm flipping through the pages and what do I find?

Chistopher Paolini wrote this book at the age of 15-17!! Shocked
And now, at age 19, he's got the second book just released and is working on the third in this trilogy
Wow! That is truly immpressive!
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 03:55 pm
His parents quit their day jobs to help him travel the country and market his work.

I found his books thus far to be pleasant but not outstanding. I'm looking forward to what he'll be able to write in a few years.
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DrewDad
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 04:08 pm
Yes, I found Eragon to be quite good for a 15 y.o., but pretty derivative of the other pieces in the genre.

Not that that is a fatal flaw; just an observation.
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flushd
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 10:59 pm
I haven't read him, but I'm a wee bit jealous. Lucky bugger. Wait. Actually, that would have it's downside. My world is okay again.

Very Happy
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 11:01 pm
What would it's downside be?
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kickycan
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 11:03 pm
Oh my god, that book is such a piece of ****.
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flushd
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 11:20 pm
Well, the possible downside:
Parents hoping the work will cash in and he'll help the family?
Having ridiculous parents? :wink:
Not having time to piss around playing sports and foolin' around w/ friends?

*shrug*
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 11:28 pm
kicky wrote:
Oh my god, that book is such a piece of ****.


You goddamn belligerent drunk! Why don't you go find another thread to pick a fight in!

(picks kicky up by the collar and waist and hurls him out the window[from what I've seen, he looks kinda small])
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 9 Dec, 2005 11:30 pm
flushd wrote:
Well, the possible downside:
Parents hoping the work will cash in and he'll help the family?
Having ridiculous parents? :wink:
Not having time to piss around playing sports and foolin' around w/ friends?

*shrug*


Oh. OKBYE.
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CrazyDiamond
 
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Reply Tue 13 Dec, 2005 11:13 pm
I was wondering (since he graduated high school at 15) is he some kind of genuis or something?
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Chai
 
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Reply Wed 14 Dec, 2005 08:07 am
So...how was the book? Any good?

Have you ever read JT Leroy? He was quite young too (still is)

He has quite a following, but personally, I see the horrible things he went though, but it doesn't make him a genius, as some people claim.
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Wed 14 Dec, 2005 09:18 am
Crazy Diamond--

He was home schooled--I believe somewhere in the wilds of Montana.
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Teperehmi
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jan, 2006 07:26 pm
I read both of his books.

While I did find them good, the second book to the point of not being able to put it down, I did notice a lot of similarities among other fantasy books. I can't name any off hand though.
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CrazyDiamond
 
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Reply Sat 21 Jan, 2006 12:24 am
Yes, it is very derivative. It uses Hrothgar from Beowulf, the dwarven and elven languages are both very, very similar to Tolkien's, and many other things like that.
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pseudokinetics
 
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Reply Sat 28 Jan, 2006 10:56 pm
mmk
i did also enjoy the books but its not quite a must read yet, but as Christopher gets older the more wisdom and experience he will put into his books
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