I dont care just try to keep it P.G.

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•  BOOKS ART SCIENCE I DON'T CARE!!

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

who's read Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle?

[Frustration]

39 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

who's read Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle?

Yes.

And I am more than willing to go on a three hour rant about how it's a Tolkien rip off.

[Guest]

I haven't whom is it by?

[S. Stormy she/her]

16 minutes ago, Frustration said:

And I am more than willing to go on a three hour rant about how it's a Tolkien rip off.

I KNOW! BROM'S SMOKE RINGS! AND ERAGON AND ARYA! HOW...

Ahem. I recently watched Warm Bodies... with Clearplay, and I kinda loved it, even though I'm not a huge fan of scary/zombie movies.

[Guest]

Nice

[Trutharchivist he/him]

6 minutes ago, Spook's biggest fan said:

I haven't whom is it by?

Christopher Paolini. You wouldn't have heard of him if you didn't hear about Inheritance Cycle.

 

34 minutes ago, Frustration said:

And I am more than willing to go on a three hour rant about how it's a Tolkien rip off.

Well... Yeah, I guess so. But as far as Tolkien ripoffs go, I think it's a good one. And I think it has some originality in it.

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Okay thanks I'll try to find the book in my local library which they probably won't have it.

[Robin Sedai she/her]

My sister's listening to the audiobook right now, so like it or hate it, it is a good gateway into science fiction and fantasy.

[Guest]

I'll be gone for a bit so I can check bye

[Robin Sedai she/her]

I'll be gone for at least eight hours because it's past midnight bye

[Odiumiumium he/him]

7 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

who's read Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle?

I did, multiple times and it introduced me to the fantasy genre and subsequently the internet community of nerds, for which I am eternally grateful. (despite the fact that my now-higher standards mean my rating of it has gone down to a mediocre.)

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Found it I'm going to read it 

[HOID WANTS INSTANT NOODLES he/him]

6 hours ago, Frustration said:

Yes.

And I am more than willing to go on a three hour rant about how it's a Tolkien rip off.

I always thought it was more of a star wars rip off but yeah. To be fair The Eye Of the World is also a tolkien ripoff. The eragon movie tho....

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

52 minutes ago, HOID WANTS INSTANT NOODLES said:

I always thought it was more of a star wars rip off but yeah. To be fair The Eye Of the World is also a tolkien ripoff. The eragon movie tho....

I always recognized the plot as being incredibly close to that of Star Wars. Like, very close. It's the same plot, Essentially.

That doesn't mean it's not good, though. I really enjoyed it. The way the Rider bond works, and the magic system, is really impressive to me, and remains one of my favorite magic systems to this day.

And honestly, every single storming piece of modern fantasy can be considered a Tolkien rip off, if you look at it the right way. Inheritance cycle just sits (a lot) closer to the worldbuilding that Tolkien used.

I have not seen the Eragon movie, and I never intend to, based on what I've heard.

Edit: Wait, what was the original purpose of this thread? It was too ambiguous, and I was confused.

Edited July 13, 2022 by The Bookwyrm

[Robin Sedai she/her]

9 hours ago, Robin Sedai said:

I'll be gone for at least eight hours because it's past midnight bye

Hello again.

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hi

[Rune he/him]

On 7/13/2022 at 4:12 PM, The Bookwyrm said:

I always recognized the plot as being incredibly close to that of Star Wars. Like, very close. It's the same plot, Essentially.

That doesn't mean it's not good, though. I really enjoyed it. The way the Rider bond works, and the magic system, is really impressive to me, and remains one of my favorite magic systems to this day.

And honestly, every single storming piece of modern fantasy can be considered a Tolkien rip off, if you look at it the right way. Inheritance cycle just sits (a lot) closer to the worldbuilding that Tolkien used.

I have not seen the Eragon movie, and I never intend to, based on what I've heard.

Edit: Wait, what was the original purpose of this thread? It was too ambiguous, and I was confused.

Whatever you want it to be

 And yes I’ve read the Inheritance Cycle and still love it… it’s the only reason I’m even here writing this.  Also, has anyone ever read/heard of Joseph Campbell and his book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”? It’s a great book (from what I’ve heard) that is about all the connections between stories and the underlying archetypes of all of them.

(we don’t speak of the Eragon movie)

[Quivil]

The Eragon movie is similar to the Artemis Fowl movie and the How to Train your Dragon movies

In distance from the actual book.

[Trutharchivist he/him]

How to Train your Dragon was a good movie. Just absolutely unrelated to the original. I'm not sure about Eragon, and can't say a thing about Artemis Fowl due to not watching it.

[Going_North_cal]

the HTTYD series was literally my whole childhood.

i kid you not, that series practically raised me.

I love it, and it ended so well and I love it and it's amazing.

[+Doomstick he/him]

Eragon tried to follow the book and failed miserably.

”HtTYD” is not how to train your dragon

[Quivil]

22 hours ago, DoomStick said:

”HtTYD” is not how to train your dragon

what is it instead? *curious*

[Trutharchivist he/him]

12 minutes ago, Tani said:

what is it instead? *curious*

An animated movie by DreamWorks, with an original plot. I think it's nice.

It also kind of reminds me of the Black Cauldron, for some reason, but I don't want to let the bogart of disloyal adaptation out of the closet any more than it already is.

[+Doomstick he/him]

16 minutes ago, Trutharchivist said:

An animated movie by DreamWorks, with an original plot. I think it's nice.

This is exactly right