Question

[piplover]

I just started reading Eragon since I've heard so much about it and the movie looked really good. But I'm only three pages in and I have a question: does the writing get better? Because it feels like I'm reading something written in high school. I don't want to be mean, and I'm sure the plot is really good - but so far the writing is so sub - par that I don't know if I can finish the chapter let alone the book. So, please, does the writing get better?

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[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

If I remember right, the original edition was self-published, or published by a very small press, and did so well via word of mouth it got picked up by a major publisher later. There was some editing done by the major publisher, but not much...