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Unfortunately the parts which were good were not original, and the parts which were original were not good.
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Particularly pertinent for Eragon, considering what an intellectual property lawyer’s wet dream it is from the vast amount of plagiarism present.
[QUOTE=Mtgman]
Enjoy
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Any suggetsions how? I’m wondering if burning it would make me feel better about the time out of my life it has wasted…
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Whenever I read a book like Eragon, and I have read it, I am reminded of the wise words of a literature professor upon grading a particular student’s paper. “The paper was both good and original. Unfortunately the parts which were good were not original, and the parts which were original were not good.”
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I thought this was by Samuel Johnson, but apparently it is apocryphal.
In the case of Eragon, were there any parts that were original?
I read it recently and I’m pretty certain nothing was. There are whole websites set up to tearing that book to shreds so if you wanted you could probably get a full breakdown of just how plagiarising Eragon is.
Check this site for a good place to start.