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3274938 No.3274938 [Reply] [Original]

Apparently there's a thorough review of Eragon that pulls it apart and explains exactly why it's bad

Does someone have a link to it?

>> No.3274944

>>3274938
Who gives a shit?

>> No.3274950

>>3274944
I do, because I'm interested in what makes bad storytelling

>> No.3274955

>>3274950
How about instead of studying bad authors and how not to write, you study good authors and how to write.

>> No.3274961

tl;dr: it's shitty.
/thread

>> No.3274962

>>3274955
I think it would be very useful to know the causes of bad writing, since obviously no one sets out to write badly. I'm just curious either way, I want to know why it's terrible

>> No.3274965

Why do you need it? If it's for a debate, just point out the obvious plot-theft from Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

>> No.3274981

http://impishidea.com/criticism/everything-wrong-with-eragon

there are a lot of them
this is the first one i found using google
you really shouldn't care though
all you need to know is that it's incredibly derivative and that paolini is a fucking aspie

>> No.3274983

>>3274962
He basically copies all the names of places, themes, storyline etc from either Terry Pratchett or Tolkien.

He reuses words a lot, i.e. "permeate."

He said he'd write a trilogy and then ended up writing a quadrilogy, which was a totally obvious market ploy because it introduced an entirely new dragon.

It's stylistically barren and is really only notable for its plot (which it, again, stole).

There's no need to study it. It flopped because it was based on faulty or stolen premises.

>> No.3275055

Can't speak about Eragon, but if you're interested in people pulling apart shit storytelling, Googe Red Letter Media and watch Mr. Plinkett's reviews of Star Wars, Star Trek, etc. Worst case, it's really funny shit.

>>3274955
One is as useful as the other.