The Wish List (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series)

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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: not Colfer's best, but still good
Review: First things first. This book was good. Just good, not great. If you've read any of the Artemis Fowl books, you know Colfer's unique style and humor. Wish List had the exact same characteristics, yet wasnt up to par. The plot was intriguing and original, something rarely seen in books for anyone under 20. It wasn't preachy, it didnt even mention any religions. Yes, the story is about a girl's actions determining her entrance into heaven or hell, but it doesnt go into their religious or philosophical characteristics, it looks at them in terms of good and bad. The message that some reviewers are confusing for "preachy" is that our actions have consequence, and bad actions hurt people other than yourself.
My main complaints with this book are that it doesn't have a good buildup to the climax, one of the two villians (Belch) is pathetic. I guess younger readers wouldn't have those complaints, this book is for the 11 to 15 crowd, but I'd recommend the Artemis Fowl books instead. Same great style, better development.

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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!

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Summary: Wow!
Review: This is an amazing book. I read it because I loved Artemis Fowl so much, and I wasn't disappointed. Although Meg is nothing like Artemis (her literary knowledge consists of having seen Oliver Twist on TV), the wisecracks and quirky sense of humor that made Artemis Fowl so awesome show up on The Wish List's every page. The characters are hysterical--Beezlebub is my personal favorite--and Colfer's descriptions of heaven and hell crack me up.
Meg, the main character, is killed in a gas tank explosion while breaking into an old man's house. Floating through the tunnel on the way to heaven--or hell--she discovers that she's dead even between good and bad, and that she'll be sent back to earth to try to turn her aura blue (for good and heaven). But her evil sense of humor has drawn the attention of the Devil himself, who orders his minions to pull out all the stops in the struggle for her soul.