I have finally finished reading Eragon and loved the story. I thought that the plot was amazing with tons of unexpected plot twists. Due to all these unexpected turns in the plot the book was very interesting. All of the characters were well developed and dynamic characters. The story did a good job of emphasizing how the changed throughout the story, both physically and mentally. Eragon has matured through his journey around Alagaesia, he hasn't mastered his powers yet but he is well on his way there. He matures in the sense that he now truly understands the meaning of life and that it isn't worth taking a life to save a life. The only problems I have with this book is that I, personally, think that the story moves to slow and it is just dragging. It's as if some things are inserted just for the sake of being there, they don't have a true value or purpose in the story and advancing the plot. Since this is a series the book doesn't really end here. I think that this is a very good story with a very good plot and that it would have been an even better book if it were a little more fast paced, but still I would rate this book a 4 out of 5. This is the first book in the series and ends with a cliffhanger and you'll have to finish the series if you truly want to finish the book. Only another 2000 pages to go.