well, to be fair, I started reading Eragon with an open mind thinking - 'hey a 15 year old has written it. Be patient'.
But I couldn't. I'm not a kid and may be the style of writing is too young for me. It might work well for an 11 year though. I felt there was nothing new to offer which the fantasy genre hasn't exploited yet.
And yet, I do enjoy the Harry Potter series.