this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2025
26 points (96.4% liked)

Books

6484 readers
13 users here now

A community for all things related to Books.

Rules

  1. Be Nice. No personal attacks or hate speech.
  2. No spam. All posts should be related to books.

Official Bingo Posts:

Related Communities

Community icon by IconsBox (from freepik.com)

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Hi all,

I read the original Eragon book a long time ago but I've been wondering if the series is something worth getting into. I remember the moving being just awful lol.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] sylphrin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

It depends on what you're looking for.

If you're happy with kind of shallow young adult fantasy vibes, go for it. The magic system / world-building / characters aren't especially fleshed out, but they get the job done. The plot again isn't especially noteworthy, but it was a pretty fun ride and easy to digest. Basically it's very accessible fantasy, but somewhat mediocre.

If you're really into classic high fantasy stuff, maybe give it a miss. It probably won't hit the spot for you.

Regardless of whether you read the books or not, just... forget about the movie.