Editing Eragon (section)

== Reception ==
''Eragon'' received generally mixed reviews and was criticized for its derivative nature. Liz Rosenberg of ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'' criticized ''Eragon'' for having "clichéd descriptions", "B-movie dialogue", "awkward and gangly prose". However, she concluded the review by noting that "for all its flaws, it is an authentic work of great talent."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E1D81539F935A25752C1A9659C8B63|title=The Egg and Him|last=Rosenberg|first=Liz|date=2003-11-16|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=2009-01-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210100209/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E1D81539F935A25752C1A9659C8B63|archive-date=2008-12-10}}</ref> ''[[School Library Journal]]'' wrote that in ''Eragon'' "sometimes the magic solutions are just too convenient for getting out of difficult situations."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0375826688 |title=Amazon.com Eragon |work=[[School Library Journal]]|author=Rogers, Susan|date=25 June 2003 |publisher=Knopf Books for Young Readers |isbn=978-0-375-82668-9 |access-date=2011-11-09}}</ref> Common Sense Media called ''Eragon''{{'s}} dialogue "long-winded" and "clichéd", with a plot "straight out of ''[[Star Wars]]'' by way of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', with bits of other great fantasies thrown in here and there..." The website did concede that the book is a notable achievement for such a young author, and that it would be "appreciated" by younger fans.<ref name="Common">{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/Eragon.html|title=Eragon Book Review and Rating|last=Berman|first=Matt|publisher=Common Sense Media|access-date=2009-01-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130051020/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/Eragon.html|archive-date=2009-01-30}}</ref>

Favorable reviews of ''Eragon'' often focused on the book's characters and plot. [[IGN]]'s Matt Casamassina called the book "entertaining", and added that "Paolini demonstrates that he understands how to hold the reader's eyes and this is what ultimately separates ''Eragon'' from countless other me-too fantasy novels."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/495/495881p1.html|title=Book Review: Eragon|last=Casamassina|first=Matt|date=2004-03-01|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=2009-01-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131063330/http://movies.ign.com/articles/495/495881p1.html|archive-date=2009-01-31}}</ref> Chris Lawrence of [[About.com]] thought the book had all the "traditional ingredients" that make a fantasy novel "enjoyable". The book was a "fun read" for him because it is "quick and exciting" and "packed" with action and magic. Lawrence concluded his review by giving the book a rating of 3.8/5, commenting that "the characters are interesting, the plot is engrossing, and you know the good guy will win in the end."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/currentreviews/fr/eragon.htm|title=Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)|last=Lawrence|first=Chris|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=2009-01-31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131102803/http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/currentreviews/fr/eragon.htm|archive-date=2009-01-31}}</ref>

''Eragon'' was the third best-selling children's hardback book of 2003,<ref name="publishers2003">{{cite news|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0921464.html|title=Best-Selling Children's Books, 2003|work=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=2009-01-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106182757/http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0921464.html|archive-date=2009-01-06}}</ref> and the second best-selling children's paperback of 2005.<ref name="publishers2005">{{cite news|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0931035.html|title=Best-Selling Children's Books, 2005|work=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=2009-01-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107030408/http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0931035.html|archive-date=2009-01-07}}</ref> It placed on the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Children's Books Best Seller list]] for 121 weeks.<ref name="bestchildren1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/books/bestseller/0106bestchildren.html|title=New York Times Best Seller List|date=2008-01-06|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205133822/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/books/bestseller/0106bestchildren.html|archive-date=2015-02-05}}</ref> In 2006, the novel was awarded with a Nene Award by the children of Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nene.k12.hi.us/winners/2006/eragon.html |title=Nene Award Website - 2006 winner |publisher=R.E.A.D for Nene |access-date=2009-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925173552/http://nene.k12.hi.us/winners/2006/eragon.html |archive-date=2006-09-25 }}</ref> It won the [[Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcyrba.org/2006Winner.htm |title=2006 Winner&nbsp;— Eragon |publisher=Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award |access-date=2009-01-29 |archive-date=2009-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131080757/http://rcyrba.org/2006Winner.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Young Reader's Choice Award]] the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=YRCA Past Winners|url=http://www.pnla.org/yrca/pastwinners.htm|publisher=Pacific Northwest Library Association|access-date=2011-02-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105143300/http://www.pnla.org/yrca/pastwinners.htm|archive-date=2011-01-05}}</ref>