+1
Bear in mind that the book was written by a 17-yr-old homeschooler who shopped the self-published book out of the back of the family car for a while till a traditional publisher picked it up.
I'd say, despite its shortcomings, bravo for the 17-yr-old. I don't know many 17-yr-olds who could have pulled off a complete novel, let alone dragged it into such success.
Yes, ELDEST has been out for what? nearly a year or so? Not sure when the third book is due out. The "kid" (Christopher Paolini) is slightly older now and is, I hope, not jaded by success.)