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Artemis Fowl

Artemis Fowl

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Disappointed
Review: I had heard a lot about how wonderful Artemis Fowl was and I was immensely disappointed. I was distracted by the writing style. It wasn't very polished or smooth. Transitions were weak. The character development was the strong point and well-done, but none of the characters were likable. ...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great for Potter Fans
Review: If you wriggle in your seat for the new Harry Potter books, you should love this book and the series. Artemis Fowl: genius, criminal mastermind, billionaire, teenager=ingredient for an amazing book. Eoin Colfer is doing something right, because this book was an instant bestseller and one of my favorite books. The Artemis Fowl series should tie you over for the new Potter books easily. This is a great book!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome storyline, keeps you on your toes . . .
Review: This book is the bomb!! Keeps you rocking in your seat. If it were a movie, I'd buy a Special Edition DVD and watch it every day, so long as the acting was good. Keep up the good work, Eoin! Lemme see a fourth one!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Artemis is definitely no Harry Potter.
Review: Why do people feel the need to compare this book to Harry Potter. Yes, they both have a magical world that exists beneath our own, but that is where the similarities end. If you're reading this series because you think it'll fill some void that Harry Potter has left, then, this is not for you. You're better off rereading Harry Potter. If you're looking for a fast, light-hearted read, then you'll probably enjoy Artemis Fowl.

Artemis Fowl is the story of Artemis Fowl the Second and his quest to regain his family's fortune by blackmailing the fairies (basically). Artemis is a 12-year-old genius who descends from a long time of treacherous men. His mother is in a state of dementia, and his father is missing. Although Artemis isn't poor by anyone's standards, he wants to build up his family's once monstrous fortune.

I'll admit I didn't like Artemis very much in the beginning of the book. Arrogant and uncouth are along the lines I was thinking of, but as the story progressed, I did take a liking to the child genius. Eoin Colfer has successfully made a character that's both the villain and the hero - especially considering that most young adult fiction tends to be horribly clichéd with the basic good vs. evil concept. Here, you'll find yourself thinking that Artemis is quite the villain, but at the same time, he is a child and certain things will conjure up a pathos feeling toward him. He's really not as heartless as he is first made out to be.

Then, there's the matter of the fairies. They're very much human in many aspects. They're more advanced than the "Mud People", but they hold certain ill sentiments toward the humans who they feel are a threat to world. Many of the fairies ideology about humans is amusing. They see humans are barbarians for using the bathroom IN their homes! (Can you imagine?) Their ideas about comes off with the staunch judgment that's present even in our own world, but they show the human world through new eyes, which is very entertaining.

I also think that younger readers (which it is geared toward) will appreciate the mature tone that the books take. In a time where young adult books insult our children's intelligence, this is a breath of air. It's a young adult book that actually reads like it's for young adults - go figure!

The only thing that really annoyed me about this book was the way the author would suddenly feel the need to take time out to "explain" the matter of things. The author would suddenly break in the story and say something like, "We should take this time out to talk about the Fowls..." The viewpoint would change and the omnipresent 3rd person tone would suddenly turn to omnipresent 1st person, and then back again. This disrupted my reading pattern, and I felt this could be better tied in with the story. It didn't happen often, though. Thank Goodness. I realize that this was supposed to be written as a medical journal "documentation", but it was still quite annoying

A good read. I wish I could give it 4½ stars. If it hadn't been for those quirky sections that disrupted my reading, I would have given it five stars. I'm glad that I finally took the time out to read it, and I'll definitely look into reading more of this series.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Promising Premise but Untimately a Waste of Paper
Review: Perhaps the target audience of this novel is elementary school-aged readers, but I must say this book was beyond mundane and would have a hard time keeping most sharp minds engaged. Too modern and then too organic. Too many creatures and characters without any depth of development or personality. I cannot even think of a character I liked, let alone any I would care to read about again. I hope no one is comparing this amateurish drivel to certain well written books about a boy wizard, because there is no comparison. Maybe this series will improve as it continues, but I doubt it. Two stars given for the imaginative aspects, only.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An excellent read
Review: Forget the Hary Potter comparisons; fortunately you can have both this excellent book (and its sequels) AND your Harry Potter. If you enjoy Harry, there are good odds you'll like this series, as well. They're well-written, and have especially engaging stories. You'll enjoy rooting for both the child criminal genius, Artemis Fowl, and the put-upon faries. Colfer does an excellent job of "explaining" fairy magic in modern terms (turns out their wings are a bit like fancy jet packs, for example). While this series takes itself somewhat less seriously than Rowling's Potter books, you'll find serious enjoyment inside.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: JK Rowling meets Tom Clancy
Review: As a 33-year-old adult, I thought this book was very enjoyable, and appropriate for older children and young teens.

At this point there are over 450 reviews of the book available, so I won't go into the plot. But, when reading other reviews, it is important to remember two things:

1. This book is written for boys. Much of the YA fiction out there is written to appeal to girls, but this is book is for the young man who needs a strong plot-driven story. The characters are a little thin in the beginning; there is development there, but it's subtle.

2. This is not Harry Potter. It's not even a fantasy, really. It is much more science fiction. There is a race of "fairies" that lives underground, but they live in a highly advanced technological society. There is a strong focus on technology and realism in this story, in that manufacturer's names and brand names are often used to describe things, especially weaponry.

The book was written at a higher reading level than I expected it to be. It doesn't speak down to the reader, but expects them to keep up. It is also morally ambiguous: Artemis, the title character, is the protagonist but also the villain. And, as pointed out in other reviews, the fairies are hypocrits in regards to their opinion of the Mud Men (humans): The Mud Men are uncivilized, polluting brutes (pollution and ecological responsibility are strong themes in the story), but the fairies in their own way are just as destructive and are unwilling to interact with the Mud Men in order to heal the planet.

This book earns four stars because the reading does become rather tedious in the last quarter of the book. But it is still full of action and adventure for young men.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: NOT HARRY! But Still Great!
Review: I think many people think these books will be similar to Harry because they come up under the "If you like Harry Potter, may we suggest..." This is where the similarities stop. This is it's very own work that should be recognized for a great and original series.

1st off, you do not have to be a kid to enjoy these books. I am 32 and love them. Last night I bought book 1 & 2 in Artemis Fowl and devoured them in 4 hours. Tonight I am going in to purchase the new one, book 3. These are wonderful and well written. I enjoyed them as much as I did Harry, but this world was different.

It is the earth world with an almost billionaire 12 year old super genious Artemis. His father lost enough money to make them lose their billionaire status, and he wants it back. Along with his faithful bodyguard, Butler, they are an unstopable team.

Artemis decides that he is going to make the fairies (leprecauns) part with their gold. He comes up with an ingenious plan. Enter, Holly Short with the LEPrecaun recon team. She is the first and only female officer, and is out to prove herself. In doing so, she does not recharge her majic, and after a near miss battling a troll, goes under direct order to recharge. This is where Artemis catches and abducts her.

After this it is a great battle of wits between Cmndr. Root, Holly's boss, and Artemis. Luckily Cmndr. Root has the help of an irritating Cenotaur aptly named Foaly (my favorite character).

You will smile and laugh out loud at the dastardly goings on, and the scenes that the Dwarf Diggums is in, well, he steal the scene every time and will make you laugh out loud.

This is a strong cast of character, and they quickly grow on you. You find yourselves unable to root for either the fairies or Artemis, because you like them both.

If you enjoy a little bit of a skewed reality, you will enjoy these books. I was not disapointed. Happy reading!! P.S. you can always tell the really good books, because they never show up in the used book store, and if they do, they are gone as soon as they hit the shelves. I would definately pay full purchase price for this series. Don't buy just one, then you will have to anxiously await the next time you can nip over to the book store.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A gripping book, if a bit weird
Review: It didn't take me long to read 'Artemis Fowl' and I can't deny it is exciting.Whenever you think you know what is going to happen next Eoin Colfer adds a new twist.I love the idea about Artemis Fowl.Even though he is the criminal, the one ruining the fairy world, you can only hope his plan suceeds without being sure why. The only thing that bugged me about the story is how the author combined ancient fairys, centaurs and dwarfs with beyond undertanding technology. After thinking about fairys in novels as the ancient folk who live in harmony with the mother nature it was a weird twist.A bit too weird for my taste.That is the reason this book got 4 instead of 5 stars from me.But hey, you can't deny Eoin Colfer has imagination.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is my favorite book of all time!!!
Review: Artemis Fowl is a great book for all ages! I think that anyone, adult or child, would enjoy this story of the 12 year old criminal master mind. The story is about, 12 year old Artemis Fowl who has a bed-ridden mother, a father that disapeared, his manservant named Butler and Butler's sissy, Juliet. Artemis wants to have fairy gold. So he captures a LEP officer named Holly Short using the fairys secret "Book". So then all the fairies on the LEP crew go to get Holly back. Well, if I tell anymore it will give the whole story away! So I hope that you go out and buy or borrow Artemis Fowl because it is a extrodinary book that was written very ingeniously!!!!!


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