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Posted: Nov 24 2011 at 8:12pm \| IP Logged

Anyone know if these books are "o.k." or not? I know they were written by a homeschooled boy, but I had listended to part of one book on tape a few years ago and it sounded a bit violent. Someone just gave my son the whole set. (He is 12) Should I be concerned about him reading these??

Thanks for any help in the matter.

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Posted: Nov 25 2011 at 9:32am \| IP Logged

Kim,

Yes. There is some pretty graphic violence and sociopathic behavior in those books according to my oldest dd (who is an adult and reviews books and other media as a hobby). As her standards are laxer than mine, this caution warrants serious concern. She says the first book is not that bad, but the second..... There are some specific concerns about the portrayal of religion as well.

eragon-sporkings.wikispaces.com

I cannot vouch for the language or viewpoint of this site, but she says that it is a good site to learn about the deficiencies of Christopher Paolini's works. (My dd thinks I am being fussy.)

If my son were capable of reading Christopher Paolini's works, I wouldn't let him.

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Posted: Nov 25 2011 at 10:54am \| IP Logged

There is an older thread with some reviews/opinion of Eragon, which might be helpful.

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Posted: Nov 25 2011 at 2:40pm \| IP Logged

Kim

We have a set age in our family (14), but then we are stricter than some. Regardless of age I would agree with Deborah's cautions and feel if reading, discussions are warranted.

I'd suggest to read first yourself and discern if you feel your son is ready yet, or whether you wish him to read at all.

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Posted: Nov 25 2011 at 4:44pm \| IP Logged

I preread these as they came out. I allowed my kids to read the first one. The second one has a rather long section that is very anti-Catholic, I clipped it and allowed my kids to read the book minus that section. The third book was so disgusting that I had to tell the children we were done.

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