Bleh
I'm sick.
I wish I weren't sick. I wish I were cleaning my upside-down house and pre-cooking for Thanksgiving.
But I'm sick.
In other news, Jason and I have been reading through Christopher Paolini's best-seller, Eragon. I was reluctant to try it, mostly because the title seemed too clever for its own good, also because I'm not a big fan of the fantasy genre.
I changed my mind because. . .
- A few friends recommended it.
- I need to learn new plotting techniques. (Juvenile Fantasy is very plot-driven.)
- I'm impatient for Jo Rowling (the Plot Master--Have you seen her mapping method?) to finish the last Harry Potter book.
The first few Eragon chapters were infested with modifiers and similes. I caught myself cringing and laughing way too often. Then I learned that Paolini wrote it as a teenager, so I quit picking on him and envied him for doing what I only dreamed of doing in high school.
It's a decent story, so far, if you can overlook the (at times) overblown imagery and excessive adjectives. Hopefully, he'll outgrow the dramatics by the next installment.
posted by Rebecca @ 11:12 AM
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3 Comments:
One of my son's fave's. Now I MUST read it too!
He wrote it as a teenager?! Cool!
Rowling's mapping method? That I've got to check out.
I read Eragon just to know what all of my kids were into at school. . .and it's an impressive book for a teen to write. . .but I just couldn't get into it. I didn't read Eldest. Read Lloyd Alexanders Prydian series instead. . .it'll tide you over until JK Rowling finishes the last installment. I read recently that she said it wasn't going to be any long than Goblet of Fire or Order of the Phoenix, but I would be happy if it were as long as both put together. . .there are still so many things to explain. That gal has some serious brain power.
Oh Rebecca- Hope you feel better soon! What a bummer. In the mean time, enjoy your reading. I've heard a little about that book, and now that the movie is coming out, maybe it's something I'll try.
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