ALyXaNdRiA_BaRBiE (the Sexiest Spy of the Underworld)

"It's the good girls who write in a diary, the bad girls don't have time. Me? I just want a life I am going to remember, even if I don't write it down."

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I saw an officemate reading the book "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini and I thought I'd borrow it when he's done. I expected it to be a not-so-good reading material considering that I haven't read any other books from the 19-year-old author.

I was sadly mistaken. The book was really good. It was fun and full of adventure and magic... and the way they talked about dragons seemed very interesting. There were definitely touches of Tolkein's Lord of The Rings in the book, but you can see the author's distinctive style. The book is the first of three series (I'm definitely going to get myself a copy for my collection)... the next one is Eldest, and I don't know the third.

The only part I didn't like about the book was Eragon's quest for vengeance... most adventure books these days have that kind of plot and I don't think this should be encouraged because children will think it's okay to waste time, energy and effort to seek vengeance... which, in truth, it really is. Albeit some people would certainly contradict me in that and say vengeance is fulfilling.

Oh well, all in all, the book was well-written and I've encountered some new things about dragons. :) Dragons interest me because it's my Chinese sign.

I can't wait to read the next installment.... they said Hollywood's going to make a movie about the first book... I wonder how it'll go. I was sorely disappointed with how they treated the Harry Potter movies.... it was vastly different from the books.

By the way, I think the name Saphira for a female dragon is really interesting.

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