“I believe that many who find that 'nothing happens' when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand.”
C.S. Lewis - Introduction to "On the Incarnation" by St. Athanasius


11.02.06

Eragon – A Joy Ride

Posted in Literature at 9:52 am by Adam B.

Eragon is a fun readEragon is pure fantasy entertainment. It has just enough of all the right elements to keep you engaged, not enough to bog you down. Great taste and less filling. The back story is simple but adequate and each character’s past is full of intrigue. The fighting is satisfying. I especially enjoy his ideas about magic. Everything in the world has a true name and the name holds power of that thing. I would like to see this developed further.

Clearly this is not the type of book you would read to help you understand people, political systems, philosophy, or anything else. But I will not fault the book for something it does not claim to be. It is meant to be entertaining, and it is. Nothing more.

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