The Wish List

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Summary: An excellent book, living up to Artemis Fowl.
Review: Eoin Colfer is the author of the enchanting Artemis Fowl books. While between the third AF [The Eternity Code] and the fourth AF [The Opal Deception, not yet released] he has written this book. Some people dislike it because of its portrayals of Hell and Heaven, but those people obviously have no appreciation for good, inventive fantasy. this book is about Mag Finn, a girl who was nice in her past life, but, thanks to her mother's death and her twisted step-father Franco, she's now a loner, commiting misdemeanors to get more money, and being a general disgrace to the town. One night, to finance a ferry ride away from Franco once and for all, she teams up with Belch Brennan, an idiotic thug with the memory of a goldfish, to bresak and enter into old Lowrie McAll's house. However when the old man almost dies during the robbery, she gives her life to save him, ergo making her spirit half good, half bad, due to her other crimes. Now, to give her heart the shot of good it needs to get into heaven, she is heading back to earth to help the old man complete his "Wish LIst". An excellent book, definite must-red for any fans of the Artemis Fowl series.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Have you ever wondered what it's going to be like after death? Well, in The Wish List, Eoin Colfer answers that question with Meg Finn and her friend Belch.
I absolutely loved this book and it brought me into the book so it was like I was standing on the sidelines. This book is fun and will keep you guessing whether Meg evens up her tally and can go to heaven or if Belch wins over and takes her back to Hell. The journey Meg and Lowrie have together is absolutely amazing, especially how they get about the wishes. When you hear the wishes, they will make you want to read more just to find out how they will complete the wish.
Meg Finn and her friend Belch attempt to rob a elderly man named Lowrie McCall, but things go wrong, Meg and Belch end up dead. Belch is sent straight to Hell but in the last few moments of Meg's life, she evens her tally between Hell and Heaven, so she is sent back to help old Lowrie make something of his life. Meg has to get Lowrie to accept her help in finishing a "Wish List", he wants to complete while he still is alive on Earth in order to tip her tally towards Heaven. She doesn't have it easy though. Meg's soul is a "special soul" and Satan wants this soul, so he send Belch to stop her from helping old Lowrie.
I believe the purpose of this book was to elaborate with creative writing to tell more about the after life. This is a good book to get a break from lifewith. It may even help you want to get your wish list started.

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Summary: Good read...but not as good as Artemis Fowl....
Review: I have to applaud Eoin Colfer's attempts at trying to become known for other novels besides those relating to Artemis Fowl. This novel, with its Heaven, Hell, and Earth settings, makes for interesting reading...as Colfer gives us his take on what death, the afterlife, and all things in between must be like. I think young adults will find a good role model in Meg, a girl who is caught between being good...and being really bad. I think Colfer does a good job of relating to teens in this book. The plot is a pretty simple (see other reviews as they sum it up pretty well) one....but there are a few good twists that will keep the reader going. Colfer has a really great imagination, and it really shines through. Of course, there are remnants of the Artemis Fowl world here, especially in Miyishi, the technologically-inclined arch-demon. Even though I am 28, and not 16, I did really enjoy this one...and I think you will too. It reads fast...lots of dialogue...and the ending is believable. If you are looking for some good summer reading, pick this one up!

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Summary: Better than the Artemis Fowl Series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I loved this book. I thought it would be good because Eoin Colfer is a great writer. Once you start to ead it is hard to stop. Colfer sucks you into the world of Meg Finn. Once you are in her world it is hard to get out, stop reading.
I recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed other books by Eoin Colfer or who likes adventure and supernatuaral books.

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Summary: Not as good as the Artemis Fowl Series, but still great
Review: I thought that this book was great. It wasn't as good as the Artemis Fowl Books, but those were some of the best books I've ever read. This book is about a person who is in pergutory (the place between heaven and hell) and is sent back to earth to help an old man she and a friend tried to rob. It is exciting and kept me inside all day reading. I couldn't put it down. I recomend it to people who like the Artemis Fowl books and people who are about 11, 12, or 13, or people who just like easy reads. I'd recomend buying it, plus if it sucks you only spent seven dollars on it, so it's not a fortune like some of those 30 dollar books.

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Summary: A humorous tale
Review: I truly enjoyed this book. The depictions of Beezelebub and the clashes between heaven and hell were scenes I looked forward to. The continuing plot line between the two second in commands fighting over a soul did a great job tying the book together and provided some great comic relief throughout. The main plot of this book is refreshing and intriguing.

I brought this one into class the day after I finished it. Of course my students have read Artemis Fowl, so they knew the author. Several students began bickering over who was going to get to read it first, and they haven't left it on the bookshelf since I brought it in. They love it! It's a great book and the kids enjoy it, what more could you want?

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Summary: The Wish List
Review: I was a bit skeptical about reading this, as a Christian, but I have thoroughly enjoyed Colfer's other books. I listened to this on CD twice in one week and it had me laughing out loud each time. Although the book is expectedly and limply resting on a secular, conscious-easing and commitment-reducing view of the afterlife, many of his off-the-cuff comments were surprisingly sincere. The reader makes each character delightfully unique (the accents are wonderful). Don't take it too seriously, but enjoy it.

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Summary: One Word: Amazing!
Review: The Wish List was just an amazing book. I usually don't pick up books that have uninteresting titles or cover pages, but this particular one didn't have a cover page and was recommended by one of my fellow bookworm friends. She gave it to me (coverless), and told me to read it. I did, and I do not regret it. Meg, a round character and protagonist, provides laughs as well as intensity throughout the novel; two things that I look for in a well-developed character. I can't write more, for I read this book a long time ago and my memory of it is vague, but I bought it from the book store and plan to read it this week!

Overall, it's a GREAT book!