which book do you like better, and tell us why


i like eldest better, it has oromis and you get to learn a lot about alagaesias history and gramarye

I voted Eldest just because Paolini dug deeper into character development and implemented new theories and magic development.

I liked Eldest better. CP dug much deeper into the development of multiple characters. In a competition letter for my english class, I wrote [that] "Such a complex developement of two characters so close in mind, different in opinion, and far from each other all growing so differently toward the same goal in different ways, and ending up to be so much alike and closer together that its hard to realize that they're so completely different. Such a complex arrangement of emotions and development has become so rare in modern day literature that I had begun to think that the concept had ceased to exist." That sentence pretty much sums up why I like eldest more than Eragon. It's not that Eragon was bad, it's just that Eldest was so good. But I like both of CP's books, and think he's a great writer no matter what he writes.

Eldest, despite the lack of Brom.

Totally disagree, I like Eragon better. Most of Eragon depicted Eragon's magical and physical prowress and is FILLED with "ass-kicking" action by Eragon. But Eldest... Yea it maybe full of more information about the characters and all, MOST of it depicted Eragon being plagued by the stupid SCAR by Durza. Which made him a cripple and unable to "kick-butts" and seem real weak which made me REALLY frustrated...

eragon was better because there was more adventure

na, i liked eldest better. its just so cool and the storyline is better than eragons to me.

I liked Eragon better because there was more action... I found Eragon's lessons upon lessons kinda boring...

*facepalm*

Oh that's right~~~ I should get that on audio. I <3 listening to books on tape.

I'll probably enjoy Eldest a lot more if I do. (to stay on topic)

i agree, and i dont like the parts with nasuada and the varden either.

I didn't like those parts either. When I read the books now I skip over those parts. LOL

Eldest, it has alot more cooler stuff in it and Eragon is getting old, plus Eldest is more interesting.

Eldest-100/10 Eragon-8.5/10
Eldest was so much better written. However, I found the Nasuada and Roran part extremly tedious. I really wanted to skip them but I didn't so yeah.

eldest...just cuz it was longer

Well it appears to me that the books only get better as the trilogy progresses. Eldest I find is ten times better than Eragon, since we discover a lot more history and background behind certain characters. Plus there's more action and I find it overall I bit more intriguing. I didn't care for Roran's storyline that much, but there was a few good parts here and there when we were seeing his point of view.

True. i think eldest was better than eragon in most parts especially the battle at the end on the burning plains and with murty.

So i am one of the few who liked Eragon better, lol
Eragon kept me intrigued the whole time
It was an adventure learning going with Eragon and meeting all the characters for the first time
I liked Eldest too, dont get me wrong
Its just, the first of somthing is usally my favorite
Learning about dragons, the dragon riders, the elves... all for the first time
I felt i was there with Eragon as he learned all that, and it was exctiing

I have read eldest at least 4 times but I have only read eragon once. I will have to read Eragon again sometime sonon. Actually ots of people like the original the best, so you're not alone.

Well, most ppl on here like Eldest better, lol
I am the exact opposite
I have read Eragon like... 4 times and Eldest only twice

So you've read eragon the same amount of times I have read eldest, but you read eldest one more time than i read eragon. (that's confusing how i worded it lol)

Anyway, I prefer eldest to eragon because it introduced a tonne more about everyone, but it was also boring in some parts which wasn't that good...

nah, wasn't confusing at all to me

Thats why i didnt like Eldest as well, it gets boring in a few parts while Eragon is never boring!
Even after I've read it many times, it still isn't boring to me
My parents are listening to it on CD and every time i hear the guy reading Saphira's Voice I laugh my head off
He makes her sound like a guy with a sore throat growling

I really need to read eragon again and perhaps that will mean i will like eragon the best.