Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A reasonable FIRST fantasy experience

My kids (ages 9 and 13) are enjoying these books, but I realized it is because it is their FIRST experience with reading in the fantasy genre. My 13-year-old son and I will be using Eldest for a parent/child book report and I'm looking forward to finding out what he likes most about the book and pointing him toward some of the other (and much better) books out there that include many of the same themes. Setting aside the much discussed derivative nature of the plots in the story, my biggest beef with this book is that the big surprise twist at the end involves a storyline that would have been both compelling and heartbreaking to read, yet is explained away in one paragraph of exposition. I agree that young Mr. Paolini is impressive in his accomplishment, but I believe there is something to be said for experience and maturity in the area of story development. This book is the fantasy flavor of the month, but will not be an enduring classic in the fantasy genre.