Artemis Fowl

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Summary: Whats not to Love about it?
Review: When I first read Artemis Fowl I was amazed that such a book had passed my sight for so long. The book has action, freedon, more action, unique characters, even more action, unique sistuations, even more action and much more. The way I see it, I ask my self, "whats not to love about it?" Everything about the book makes you want to read even more, and more and more and more and more and more and more and more . . . One person compared Artemis Fowl, to die hard with fairys, but its more like "Charlies Angles with attitude and BIG guns"

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Summary: Genre: Great book!
Review: Artemis Fowl is one of the best books I've read and I read a lot. It has witty humor and action, and I would reccomend it to just about anyone of any age. It is truly a gem, as is it's sequal.

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Summary: Excellent! Must Have
Review: This is one of those books that is both well written and interesting. The story is thrilling and creates hight suspense.

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Summary: High Tech Fantasy
Review: Artemis Fowl is a great read for kids, middle teens and younger. It opens up your imagination to its fullest. I liked the plot, where Artemis, the villian, is trying to get ransom in exchnage for a fairy he has kidnapped (Holly Short). It takes place in modern times but the fairies have superior technology. It was a great book. I hope you like it.

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Summary: not original
Review: I personally found this book to be annoying. The 2nd one was much better and the plot was better laid out. The style of writing here was not very good (please do not compare to Harry Potter because it does NOT even come close) and the characters seemed either over done or not enough. I'm sorry, but I didn't find it very real. However, in the Arctic Incident, I was kept better entertained. Unfortunately, in both books, Eoin Colfer needs DRASTIC character development because everyone is so...rigid.

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Summary: 10 Year Old Raves About Artemis!
Review: I am in the fourth grade and finished this book in four days. I could not put it down...it was one of the best books I have read yet! Artemis is a knock-out thriller, action-packed and filled with mystical creatures. Artemis is about a 12-year old, millionaire and criminal mastermind. Artemis hides his emotions a lot, trying to act tough but I can see his kind side too. I can't wait to read the next book. I highly recommend Artemis Fowl.

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Summary: Artemis... Foul?
Review: ...Turkey? Chicken? This is an endless joke amongst my friends who are out to tease me. This is one of my favorite books. I normally find full-out fantasy books to be a little too unrealistic for my tastes, and mostly a tad too long. However, this book meets all my "requirements."

The main character of Artemis Fowl is (you guessed it) Artemis Fowl. Eoin Colfer takes an unusual twist, though, making him the antagonist of his book. I never knew I was bored with the usual- the main character as the good guy- until reading this. Artemis is a kid who could send chills up your spine. He's ridiculously wealthy, and extremely intelligent. Oh, and he has Butler (his butler) who is his highly trained bodyguard and only friend.

The underlying presence of magic in this book, combined with the many action, military-type scenes, gives Artemis Fowl a unique feel among books.

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Summary: Potentially good
Review: The villain of the story, Artemis Fowl, is twelve years old and a good portion of the story is told from his point of view. This interesting point of view could have shed a whole new light on an overused idea; however, the parts of the story that are told from his point of view are not omniscient. We know some of what he's thinking, but not really enough to understand his motives or his plans. This leads to suspense, but it leaves me wanting more. So what we're left with is the usual story with an unusually young villain, and not much more. There is a lot of action, fighting, gore and some bodily functions that might appeal to young boys, but I found them unnecessary. The fantasy part of the story involving fairies, goblins, and trolls is really nothing new. The fairies seem unbelievable, arrogant, and a little stupid. I found it hard to care about them. The plot was interesting enough to hold my attention until I got to the end, but not much longer.

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Summary: >-< ABSOLUTLEY worth it..arTemis Fowl
Review: well..some people say this is over-hyped... characters are flat..no literature...
i don't really care about the literature part; some books might have all those meanings, hidden symbolism and all that yet they can be terribly boring...
THIS...is one of those kinds you have to finish once you start it.
the book is full of ideas... (all those high-tech stuff the fairies use...) also, the very idea of KIDNAPPING a fairy using modern technology is cunning...
and humor/sarcasm..etc. etc.
BUT, i'd say, it's ARTeMis Fowl himself that makes the book so interesting... there aren't that many "evil" protagonists out there...except for maybe japanese comics... (especially not when he/she is a child prodigy) i found him charming... acting so prim in his suit... childish/immature and mature at the same time.. sardonic. simply evil. merciless and merciful.
quite a character..
READ IT!

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Summary: Groovy
Review: it was a good book. I couldn't put it down! I thought it was a really good book. It was very intersting since the main chacter was a good guy, instead of a bad guy. They also had ElP Recon were fairies. It was excellent.