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Originally Posted by Luffy
Paolini also resembles some fantasy authors by denying that he is a fantasy author, instead imagining that he is a great literary talent. In his own words:
"In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf"
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Regretfully he doesn't resemble either in the slightest. Ultimately his books are a paean to the gods of Deus Ex Machina. Rarely have I seen such wasted potential.
I was unaware he was among the ranks of fantasy authors with a superiority complex, but I guess I am not surprised...