Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)

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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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Summary: One of the best books of the year!!!
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read. I read it over and over until my mother bought me the second book, which I'm still reading. From what I've read so far, it seems like it maybe better than the first. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a very good imagination and enjoys books that make them laugh, and makes them think hard at the same time.

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Summary: What A Great Book!
Review: I have just finished reading Artemis Fowl and I did not want it to end!!! As the story switches back from "Mud People" to fairies it is just so cool!!! It is so hard to describe it's so good! If your waiting for the next Harry Potter book read this. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

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Summary: Harry Potter's got Nothng on This
Review: 12 year old criminal genius Artemis Fowl and his monstrous manservant Butler are trying to extort gold from the Lower Elements(or fairies). Foaly the Centaur techie, and Commander Root of the LEPrecon Unit are trying to rescue Captain Holly Short from Fowl. The troll-related hall battle was amazing! This book gives you a second view on fairies, like instead of all sorts of flowers and butterflies there are steel cameras and rocket-powered pods that shoot the fairies to the surface, and instead of magic wands, they have nuclear powered blaster pistols like in Star Wars. This is a great book considering it is only Colfer's 2nd book.

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Summary: Absolutely Hilarious!
Review: I really liked this book because of how funny it was. But it seemed like there were only a few segments where I was really into it. But during these parts, I was glued to the pages, and I think that they, combined with the outstanding humor, make this book worth reading.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: Artemis Fowl the main character in this book is a 12 year old rich genius guarded by his bodyguard Butler. Artemis is not the hero of this story. That role belongs to Captain Holly Short the 1st female officer of the LEPrecon fairy police. Hold on, these fairies aren't Tinkerbell they are hi tech, gun weilding, magic blastin' mother- Anyway Artemis learns something that no other human knows fairies are real. Like any other anti-hero Artemis is after gold. So he and Butler kidnapp a Fairy and guess who that fairy is?Holly. Artemis is in over his head. LEPrecon is not planning negotiations they are planning Artemis' funeral arrangements. The advantages turn from one side to another and things really get out of hand. This book is a great mix of Sci-Fi and Fantasy and is extremely enjoyable to anyone over 10. This story proves that good doesn't always win. I can't wait to see what happens in Artic Incident. I heard it has more to do with Mulch Diggums. My fav line:He would be back with some other money making scheme. And when arrives he would find Holly Short waiting for him. Waiting with a big gun and a smile.

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Summary: A good read - but suitable for children?
Review: Many people have names this novel the other Harry. Yes, as Harry's evil cousin, maybe. As an adult, I enjoyed the book, but I'm not sure I would want my children to read this. The premise and characters are interesting, yes, but some of the themes in the book like: greed is a good thing, deceiving is OK as long as its a means to an end and money makes the world go around - I found a little disturbing. Aren't today's children already too fixated on possessions and money? I'm not sure if I'm over reacting, but especially compared to Harry Potter, these themes stick out so obviously in this book. I prefer Harry.