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Summary: STOP THE HARRY POTTER COMPARISONS!
Review: I am tired of people comparing this book to the Harry Potter series. Artremis Fowl is so different in plot than J.K. Rowling's series that it is ridiculous to treat them both the same way. I might as well begin to tell you what I didn't like about this book. First of all, the human charaters were not very developed and I am not very fond of Artemis. He is a boy with very twisted priorities which I find annoying. Second, Eoin Colfer's writing could do with a tad bit of work. There are some things he could have constructed and expanded better on.
However, his writing has some good points of its own. The plot of this story is highly original and imaginative. I love the modern fairies, and I like how magic was combined with technology. This formula made this book fresh, interesting reading material. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a very cool, unique read and I for one found it quite enjoyable.
Oh, this is a bit off-topic, but I would like to say that J.K. Rowling is not as great of a writer as she is a creator of story plots. I love her books to death, but it is not her writing that makes the Harry Potter books so absolutely amazing. Something different about it captured many people, and I'm not sure what. Just thought I should express my opinion.
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Summary: Not Up To Harry Potter's High Standards
Review: This book is not as magical or detailed as the Harry Potter books. In my opinion, the genius of Harry Potter is that since Harry was unaware he was a wizard he views the magical world from our point of view. Artemis Fowl on the other hand has been raised to be mischevious and creates havoc & war against innocent fairies from day one. If anything, Artemis Fowl is more Draco Malfoy than Harry Potter. All of that being said, it is a very easy book to read as the last half of it is detailing an 8 hour battle. I gave it 3 stars because there are so many better comparable stories out there. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, So You Want to Be A Wizard & The Young Wizard Series by Diane Duane & The Hero From Otherwhere by Jay Williams just to name a few.
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Summary: Artemis Fowl, a great but somewhat failed book
Review: Artemis Fowl has a very clever plot to it but did not go into as much detail as I had hoped. I know that I am one of the only people that thinks this but MOST OF THE BOOK is written in a very poor, matter-of-fact way. It states things and then BOOM, on to the next idea. Not very much description. If the book had more background information then maybe it would have been better. A four-star perhaps.
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Summary: The Ruby In The Smoke
Review: Breathtaking. Pullman has used an incredible power to bind you to this book. It is impossible to put his trilogy down!
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Summary: Great Book...
Review: This was a great book. Once you start reading this book you can not put it down.
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Summary: Artemis Fowl---a surprisingly good read
Review: I picked up Artemis Fowl at the library on a whim;I had seen it in the bookstore, and it had a really cool cover. As I started to read it, I was amazed. It was incredibly good. No, it was Exceptional! I was drawn into it right away. I couldn't put it down!
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I for one enjoyed seeing the antagonist get down off his white horse and just make some money. The plot is insidiously twisted and all of the characters are well developed(You would know this if you read past chaptewr two). On top of it all the antagonist Artemis Fowl is a great round character that has a twisted set of morals. I do hope the general public is intelligent enough to deal with it.
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Summary: a 13 year old reader
Review: Yes i know i am a little old to be reading this but it was wonderful. I loved how not everything was so sugared up. I love to read, one of the only in my grade but this i think would be good for everybody. It has such a great plot and its not so perfect. They use words that kids today really use such as stupid and shut up its really down to earth. I dont recamend this book for yonger readers but like 9-100 its totaly ok. I hope you all choose to read this book
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Summary: I knew Harry Potter, and Artemis Fowl is no Harry Potter!
Review: OK, so I didn't REALLY know Harry Potter. Artemis Fowl is a weak anti-Potter, a villain I wanted to like, but found myself delighted in his failures. This book is light reading. The characters and plotlines do not have anywhere near the complexity of the Harry Potter books. Although the "hero" of the book is quite a villain, Artemis Fowl is not as dark as the last book or two of the Potter series and may be less nightmare provoking for precocious readers. I enjoyed reading Artemis Fowl. A worthwhile dalliance while we await Rowland's next masterpiece. 100 years from now, when the Harry Potter books are considered classical literature, Artemis Fowl will likely go unremembered by all but the most avid literary trivia wonks. Conclusion? If you enjoyed Harry Potter, and want more, you will likely enjoy this book if you can read it for itself, and not hope for the power and depth of the Potter series, on whose coattails it attempts to ride. A solid three stars. (If you'd like to discuss this review or the book with me, please click on the "about me" link above and drop me an email. Thanks!)
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Summary: A MUST read for anyone who likes fantasy or Harry Potter!
Review: I LOVED this book, but I think many people misunderstood it. One person thought that Artemis made a bad hero for the book, but I didn't think of him as the hero at all. One of the things I liked about this book was that the characters where not simply black and white. I admired Artemis for his intelligence and wit, but I cheered for Holly. I'd give this book five stars, right up there with Harry Potter.
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