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Benny and Omar

Benny and Omar

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Artemis Fowl fans beware--not as good
Review: I got this book for my daughter because we both loved Artemis Fowl, Colfer's other novel. This one unfortunately does not measure up. But rush out to buy Artemis Fowl if you haven't already.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: It's a different style
Review: No it was not as good as the Artemis Fowl books but those books are some of my favourites. To people that say this book is not as good as the Artemis Fowl books I agree but it depends on what you're judging the books on. This book was just plainly a different style it was a realistic fiction book where as th Artemis Fowl books are fantasy. It was a really good book. It was funny, adventurous and touching. Even if it was not as good as the Artemis Fowl books in my opinion it was still really good and I definately reccomend it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: OK
Review: This book isn't quite as good as my autographted copies of the first 2 books out of 4 of the Artemis Fowl story. It's Colfer so it is definetly good but it lacks the zest of Artemis.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: To any one who say this books is stupid - grow up!
Review: This book isn't supposed to be in the same style as Artemis Fowl. But, amazeningly, it far supasses it. The author weaves mystery, comedy and adventure in to a story whic to me, reminds me of a mixture of Survivor, Annie and the Producers.

The comedy is great. When i first read this book, i was 12, so i didn't reall y understand all of the jokes, but now, 2 years later, the jokes amuse to no end. The way that Benny and Omar communicate is classic, using TV terms like "I'm Bonds, James Bond Omar" to introduce ones self.

Okay. ENough of the fawning. Now to the plot. It's a great plot. Benny, a fairly self centered Irish preteen is moved with his family to Tunisia. There he teams up with a boy who lives in a cardboard box and has learn ed his english from TV. What follows is one of the best adeventures with children that i have ever read.

Omar, the boy, is basically living in poverty and with very little to survive on. He and BEnny instantly pair up and help each other out. Benny enjoys this all until Omar asks him to help kidnap Omars sick little sister.

Colfer writes it soooooo well. He had jokes at just the right time and develops Benny (and Omar a little bit) so well that you can really see the changes happening adn why. Despite the way that the book ended, i still enjoyed it emensly and Benny and Omar is one of my favorite books.

Ever.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: To any one who say this books is stupid - grow up!
Review: This book isn't supposed to be in the same style as Artemis Fowl. But, amazeningly, it far supasses it. The author weaves mystery, comedy and adventure in to a story whic to me, reminds me of a mixture of Survivor, Annie and the Producers.

The comedy is great. When i first read this book, i was 12, so i didn't reall y understand all of the jokes, but now, 2 years later, the jokes amuse to no end. The way that Benny and Omar communicate is classic, using TV terms like "I'm Bonds, James Bond Omar" to introduce ones self.

Okay. ENough of the fawning. Now to the plot. It's a great plot. Benny, a fairly self centered Irish preteen is moved with his family to Tunisia. There he teams up with a boy who lives in a cardboard box and has learn ed his english from TV. What follows is one of the best adeventures with children that i have ever read.

Omar, the boy, is basically living in poverty and with very little to survive on. He and BEnny instantly pair up and help each other out. Benny enjoys this all until Omar asks him to help kidnap Omars sick little sister.

Colfer writes it soooooo well. He had jokes at just the right time and develops Benny (and Omar a little bit) so well that you can really see the changes happening adn why. Despite the way that the book ended, i still enjoyed it emensly and Benny and Omar is one of my favorite books.

Ever.


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