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Eldest

By Christopher Paolini

Review by Josh

The opening paragraph grabs the reader’s attention.

·Put reader right into the action

·Make reader imagine the unimaginable (ie. It’s not everyday that a 13 year old girl is accused of murder…)

·Don’t start with “the book I read was…” That’s way too BORING! Hook us into the plot!

Imagine being the only person in the entire world who can stop an evil dictator who is bent on destroying your homeland and enslaving every one you know. The title and author are worked in natuDon’t say, “My book was The Giver” when you can say, “Jonas, a twelve year old boy and the main character of Lois Lowry’s Newbery Award winning novel The Giver, must make decisions that impact his entire society.”In the world Christopher Paolini creates in Eldest Eragon must fight to survive the evil wrath of the king of Algaesia.

The overall idea and plot are discussed, without giving away the ending

·Keep it short and sweet, even if it’s a long book

·Just give the reader the gist of the book. Be clear, make sense, don’t give away the ending

In Eldest sequel to Eragon the main character had just fought a great battle against the kings army. And now was being sent to complete his training with the elves where he would learn how to control magic and new ways to use it. Once his training was completed he was sent by the Varden (a rebel force against the king) to go and fight in the battle on the Great Plains where the two forces clashed. Unexpectedly another dragon rider loyal to Galbatorix shows up. If Eragon and Saphiria want to live they must combine their forces if they want to live.

Describe one exciting incident in detail

·Again, don’t give away the ending

·Be clear enough so that someone who HAS NOT read the book can follow

Eragon glanced over at the battle field from his perch on the high hill. He could see that Galbatorix’s forces were wreaking havoc on the Varden with huge catapults hurling flaming balls of fire. If the Varden wanted to win the war then there only hope was that some one could stop those giant war machines. Then an idea sparked in Eragons mind. He slowly took control of each soldier’s brain that was directing the catapult he then forced them to attack Galbatorix’s army instead of the Varden. That’s when he noticed another dragon in the sky and dread swept over him. Unless the king had gotten another one of the eggs to hatch the only other rider that existed was the king himself.

End the review with your opinion and recommendation

·Who might like this type of book? (Sports fans? People that love to laugh? History buffs? Late night readers that like to be freaked out?

·What did you think? Is it worth reading? If it won an award, is it worth the hype?

People who like good fantasy will spend the extra hours at night to get to the last page. I personally thought that it was a really good book and a lot of the people that I know who read also really liked it.