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The Hero's Journey is a book that deals with, as it suggests, how one becomes a hero. However, it is clear Paolini has never heard of this book, for stages ...

But thou art a mighty warrior Thunder!

Stella--try Wikipedia. It has the plot synopsis. 8)

You got a point there too. But can anyone answer my question? Was Durza a creation of Poalini's or another copy? Well, the character himself was Paolini's but if you ...

I don't believe he is the worst writer ever. Sure, I disagree with his word choices and generally everything else, but hey! May I direct you to: This is getting ...

I object!

This is a debating topic, but it's becoming one. Perhaps we should start a debate in the appropriate forum?

Lol, that makes sense :)

He got the young reading again. That is a great thing. I would put that down to Miss Rowling :wink: And she did it unintentionally. And I acctually think that ...

Saying that dwarfs in stories are cliche is the same thing as saying that humans are cliche or that elves are cliche, orks are cliche... I could go on forever. ...

The fact that there are dwarves in it is clichéd. Full stop. (BTW did you know that they actually lived mostly above ground before Galbitorix. *gasp* They usually only lived ...

Sure, and I bet you never derive anything from any other book. :roll: "Eragon" just has more similarities to other books than usual. I have heard that argument countless times, ...

Traitor. :P I personally see it as the other extreme. He's trying to imitate Tolkien but it's not working. Does he understand why Tolkien was praised at all? I see ...

Ye I agree. A friend today suggested (well, yelled) to me that the only reason I hate him is, well, out of jealousy. He doesn't deserve my 'jealousy'. Although, to ...

Thanks Maki-Chan! It's actually a forest, but what's fantastic about getting thoughts on other people is that is shows me how bad I indicate things. I had better make that ...