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Summary: It's interesting...
Review: This is a pretty good book. It has an excellant plot and the way the author describes things is good. It has a lot of magical creatures that are fun to read about. The author's style of writing is nice. I gave it four stars because I didn't really felt that I got to know the characters (even though there names were really cool). I would recommend this to fantasy type people.
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Summary: Hilarious and Pleasing
Review: I would highly suggest reading this book to anyone. It all starts with Artemus Fowl, 12 year old genius, millionaire, and criminal mastermind. Because of his criminal background, he decides to make the first cross-species theft. The other species- fairies. These are not the bed-time fairies, they are a completely civilized world underground-with technologies much more advanced then the mud-men (as they call humans). Artemus then kidnaps Captian Holly Short of the LEPrecon force (police unit). When he kidnaps her, he has no idea what he has gotton himself into. With action-packed chapters, this story is a page turner till the very end.
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Summary: Some books are eh.. but This book, Artemis Fowl, ROCKS!!!
Review: ...CHARACTERS:PERFECT MIX OF SASSY,SARCASTIC, AND CRUEL. PLOT:HARRY POTTER CAN'T COMPETE IN THIS SOCIETY OF FICTIONAL FANTASY. SETTINGS:I'M IN AWE. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THIS BOOK!~a SMART student
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Summary: Sci-fic mixture with fantasy = one excellent package!
Review: For a second let's just forget about Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, because this book is not comparable with anything fantasty books. The language is easy (meant for age 9-12) and Eoin Colfer did a great job in ending the story.
It is about a young masterminded criminal named Artemis Fowl. He goes on an adventure with his Butler from stealing the Book of the Faries in the Underworld (a fantasy world exist underground). However, an officier fairy goes by the name of Captain Holly Short, she becomes a problem to Artemis Fowl. After his capture of the captain, it brings a disaster to the Fowl Mansion.
I won't spoil you anymore details, so just go get the book (well packaged!) and start reading it. It is cooler when you read it while commuting in the subway or undertunnel transit.
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Summary: Not Harry Potter
Review: This is a decent, quick read in my opinion, but don't expect to find a Harry Potter substitute in this book. It's completely different.It's not as detailed and mesmerizing as J.K. Rowling's writing, but it's entertaining. It has lots of technology and action in it. Your opinion on fairies, elves, etc. will be completely changed by this book.,Th most likable character, IMO, is Holly Short of LEPrecon(you'll find out what that is). The characters are pretty well developed, in personality and appearance, and the story is told in the point of veiw of several characters.Not high art, not really worth multiple readings, but if you want something different, try this book.
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Summary: Deserves six stars!
Review: This is probably the best book that i have ever read. It has humour, fairy gadgets and technology and a boy genius with a master plan all in one! This book kept me hanging on the edge of my seat till the very end, i strongly suggest that you get it!
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Summary: step aside harry potter!
Review: Liked Harry Potter?? You'll LOVE this. It doesn't get better than little faeries with bazookas chasing trolls. This book is brilliant and if your the fantasy adventure type, this is for you.
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Summary: Artemis Fowl ; a definate must-read
Review: First i have got to say this; READ THIS BOOK!!! Artemis Fowl has got to be one of the best books I've read since Harry Potter 4. This book never lost my interest and was utterly fascinating throughout.
Basicly the book revolves around Artemis Fowl ( a twelve year old crimelord/super genius) and Cpt. Holly Short ( a fairy working for the LEP, wich is kind of like the police). To briefly give you the bones of the story Artemis captures Holly for a ransom of 1 ton of fairy gold.
Again I say; READ THIS BOOK!!!
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Summary: I didn't like, but I would still reccomend it
Review: There was WAY WAY WAY too much fairy technology in this book. And I didn't like Holly, the main LEPrecon character. However, Artemis Fowl, the 12 year old criminal mastermind, is one of my favorite characters in all the books I've read. The problem is, is that he's only in about one tenth of the book. And he's the best part.
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Summary: Given the hype, this book was disappointing
Review: I'm 31 and a huge fan of (good) kids' fiction, so I was eager to read this book after seeing it on the NYT bestseller list. I was really disappointed. The only remotely likeable character was Holly Short, and even she wasn't that engaging. Artemis was an obnoxious, mean, shallow protagonist who wasn't redeemed at all by the ending of the story. I appreciate moral complexities in literary characters; Artemis was one-dimensional. The story was also boring - it was basically a rescue story with a few uncreative bells and whistles. The author didn't manage to make me believe in this alternate reality, unlike other writers of this genre like C.S. Lewis, Susan Cooper or, of course, J.K. Rowling. While waiting for the 5th Harry Potter book, try Phillip Pullman's Golden Compass Trilogy instead of Artemis Fowl.
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