Australian release of Christopher Paolini’s book, Brisingr

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Christopher Paolini on inheriting JK Rowling’s crown, 29 September 2008, Melbourne Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia

305 credits minus 100 demerits = +205

Credits:  Many direct quotes from Mr. Paolini, most of them to do with his writing and the books, and the history of getting his first book, Eragon, off the ground.

Demerits:  Homeschooling socialization critique tacked on to the ‘controversy’ section of a character in the book Eldest questioning of the gods, and the quality of the Eragon movie.  I don’t think the entire observation, “The Inheritance series is an epic work of imagination, particularly considering it’s the work of a boy home-schooled with his sister all his life,” was necessary.  The writer could well have stopped that sentence after the word, “boy.”

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One Response to Australian release of Christopher Paolini’s book, Brisingr

  1. Valerie on October 2, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    Author leading a fantasy life, 26 September 2008, Miami Herald, Miami, Florida
    Score 120 — pretty much 10 points per paragraph for “original material.” No derog about homeschooling.

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