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Summary: Evil Subsides
Review: Influenced by the success of the Harry Potter series, Eion Colfer returns with his second book about the anti-hero Artemis Fowl. This book contains dual plots with Artemis trying to rescue his missing father from the Russian Mafia, and helping the fairies save the world. When a mysterious ransom was demanded from the Russian mob, Artemis Fowl must require help from his past adversaries, the faeries, in order to rescue his long lost father from the hands of the Mafia. In exchange of their assistance, Artemis must aid the faeries in stopping an evil scheme that might wipe out the fairies. The second book contains a solid plot; however, it strays away from the kidnapping and evil schemes of the first book and wanders into a more heroic storyline.
A little bit of a disappointment this time, is the revelation of a more sensitive Artemis. Where the first Artemis book established Artemis as an evil criminal mastermind, and boy prodigy, The Artic Incident, has Artemis becoming ¡§friends¡¨ with the faeries that he once despised and he shows feelings of regret and loss for his father In doing this, Colfer has destroyed one of the ¡§cool¡¨ personality traits of Artemis Fowl that was established in the first book and distinguished Artemis as truly delicious character and not another Harry Potter ¡¥rip-off.¡¨ Do we really want Artemis to show these weak and pathetic emotions? What I really enjoyed about this book was the return of the fairies from the first book and this time the fairies are much more in-depth since the first book, where in the first book it focuses more on Artemis Fowl.
Overall, The Artic Incident is a solid sequel to Artemis Fowl. It shows a more sensitive side of Artemis but there is still enough evil to keep loyal fans happy. Hopefully in the next addition to the series, Colfer can return Artemis to his old truly evil self.
This book is recommended for 8 and above or anyone interested in taking over the world.
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Summary: Quite Possibly the Worst Book I've Ever Read...
Review: "Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident" is easily the worst book I have read in my entire lifetime. This book is nothing like the first one: there is no plot here. Do not let the back cover mislead you; this book isn't about Artemis searching for his father. In fact, he does little to even look for him until the last chapter. Another plot is introduced about a quarter of the way into the book--a plot Artemis shouldn't even care about. The character of Artemis has changed, too. He is weaker, and has a simpler mind. There are typos, point of view issues, and other mistakes in "The Arctic Incident." Quite frankly, I'm surprised Miramax even published this book for Eoin Colfer. Do not waste your time on this book.
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Summary: The "Real" World of Leprechauns
Review: "Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident" gives a new perspective on our ideas of fairies and leprechauns. When we think of leprechauns we think of pudgy, short men dressed in green. Eoin Colfer describes to the reader the "real" world of fairies.
They live underground. They have technology that makes humans or "mudmen" (as the leprechauns call us) look like primates, all humans except for Artemis Fowl, a teenage criminal mastermind. In the first book Artemis plotted to steal the leprechauns' gold, but instead took Holly Short of the LEPrecon hostage. After making a deal, Holly was released and they went their seperate ways, or so they thought.
About a year later, Artemis gets news that his missing father might be captured in Russia. Meanwhile, Holly is on a mission to save her underground world. They cross paths and make another deal to help one another. Former enemies unite and try to save the things that are most important to them.
I recommend this book to an action/adventure or a fantasy/sci-fi lover who wants to know the "truth" about fairies and leprechauns. After reading this book, your image of little men will be totally different.
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Summary: Artemis Fowl Eternity Code
Review: Eion Colfer came out with his latest fantasy book, Artemis Fowl, Eternity Code the third book he made. In this book Artemis Fowl's father was held captive by Mafia for two years, and his father said that he should not commit any crimes. But, Artemis Fowl want to commit one more crime. He created a computer that can do fairy magic that was stolen with fairy technology fifty years before it was even made! It was called C cube. But a character named John Spiro made a trap, stole the computer, and killed a character named Butler. Artemis's, only hope is to make fairy magic for his friend Captain Holly of the fairy police. In conclusion, this book is very good for ages 10-13. I myself liked the book and all the other books named The Artic Incident and Artemis Fowl, because it is so amazing with all these cool things. It is a good book.
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Summary: A Solid Sequel
Review: I was first introduced to the world of Artimis Fowl in my friends car as he and I drove the long two hours home from Boy Scout's (all right, it was Cub Scouts, but still) camp and this was the first one I happened to pick up. It seemed to have all of the factors for a great book and as I read on (of course, I finished the first one before getting too deep into the story) I began to think that that was just what it was. A good, adolescent charecter, criminal intrigue, a solid beginning, a great deal of suspense, and, of course, magic and high-tech adventure. I think that the sequel far surpasses the first in the way that Artimis starts to look for his father and, in doing so, takes (or tries to take) revenge on his past while all the time struggling with his growing conscious. The faries take an important role in this novel, however the mood is tense between Artimis ("the Mud Boy") and the fairies, along Holly (that's Captain Short to you!) is starting to become a much more interesting charecter in she starts to see genuine compassion for Artimis yet can't shake the fact that he is human. In short, all of the charecters grow as they age and the pleasent mix of magic, plot, and all new adventure make this a great read... and a great sequel, even by the first's standards.
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Summary: GETTING IN TOUCH WITH HIS SELF
Review: ARTEMIS FOWL IS BACK IN HIS SECOND BOOK WHERE HE IS FORCED TO UNITE WITH THE FAIRY WORLD IN ORDER TO SAVE HIS FATHER FROM THE RUSSIAN MOFIA, AT THE SAME TIME REALIZING THE RESPECT HE HAS FOR SO MANY THAT HE NEVER KNEW. DEFINIATLY A GREAT READ!
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Summary: With apologies . . .
Review: I just finished this one. I'd like to qualify my "review" with the following: First: I am not a young reader.
Second: I did not read Book 1 The writing is wonderful; Colfer can definitely put words together well. The story, however, left me a little bit cold--no arctic pun intended. I'm planning to read the initial volume; I do admire Colfer's style. So maybe take my critique with the proverbial grain of salt.
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Summary: A review to listen to
Review: My review on Artemis Fowl by: Eoin Colfer. In my opinion, this book was not quite as good as the first one. It made Artemis seem useless compared to everyone else, and he didn't help out much either. This book seems t be about everyone but the main character, Artemis. If you have never read Artemis Fowl before, you would think that Butler or Captain Holly Short is the main character. I'd say that Butler does the best job of stealing the spotlight in this book.
I would recommend this book to people 10 and up. There is quite a bit of violence in this book, but it is certainly easier to understand than the fist one. One thing I didn't like about the book was how Artemis was in awe at the Faries' underground world. Nothing is supposed to impress him - it's just not his character. I give this book four stars. The main reason I give it this rating is because I'm an Artemis fan, not a Butler fan. Another thing is that it strays off track slightly from the first one. In the first one Comannder Root lost his magic for entering a human dwelling without permission, now he still has it which is odd, because according to Fairy rules there is no way to get it back. I give Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident by: Eoin Colfer 4 stars.
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Summary: good book
Review: The Arctic Incident was in my opinion, a great book to read. I wouldnt advise reading it unless you will read some of it each day, because i took a break and forgot half of it. Its kind of a hard book to understand, but if you like make-believe and fiction like i do, then you will love it.
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Summary: i demand a reread!
Review: This is one of the greatist books. When i first startedd reading this series i (non-supprisingly) started to cheer for artemis! Artemis is a very cool dude, he has all of the gagets. In this one artemis has to find his dad who has been imprisoned by the Russian mafia. But artemis can't do it alone. He needs fairy technology to help. Artemis and Captain Holly short of the LEPrecon (the fairy police system) have to learn to set aside their diffrences, to help save artemis' father. THis is a quick pased action packed novel that will keep readers on their toes to find out how artemis will save his father. A must buy!
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