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Summary: A reader from a place?
Review: A lack of confidence in one's reviewing name speaks volumes. It's a shame that people are selfish enough to consider themselves right and actual, supported scientific facts to be wrong, even at the expense of the mental health of children. Coifer's style is perfect for the young adult group, and his rhetorical choices stray a bit here from the usual detective-movie cockiness of his Artemis Fowl books into the area of outright preachiness. The plot itself is based on themes that are worn right through in any literary sub-genre, and I would simply like to see a lot more originality from someone who obviously possesses the skills required to make a story compelling. Now if only the subject material sparked kids' imaginations, instead of impressing upon them the tried-and-true (and conclusively disproven) superstitions of yester-century.
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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 the religious or philosophical characteristics of the two. 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: The Wish List Review
Review: Have you ever done something really terrible to someone and hopelessly wish you could amends? Meg Finn and Belch Brennan live in the town of Franco, Ireland where there is nothing to do and no one to talk to. Meg and Belch want to escape from Franco and move to Fishguard. But to do this they needed money, and they had none of this. Meg Finn died in the process of stealing from an old man, along with Belch Brennan who also died. In order to get into heaven Meg must erase her sins with good deeds. Eoin Colfer's theme is to overcome your greed and need for money, and instead to help other people. His book also says if you try your hardest your most desired goals will be completed. The conflict is good against evil, good being Meg and evil being the Devil. In my opinion this is a great book, and on a 1-5 scale I would say The Wish List is a 4. Remember, if you try your hardest and help other people, like Meg your goals will come true.(...)
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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: interesting
Review: I am a very big fan of the Artemis Fowl books, but this one just can't compete. It was very good and a well written book but I just could not get into it like the Fowl books. The book is about a young girl, Meg Finn, who has just begun to enter the world of crime. While doing a favor for a "friend" Meg finds herself in the position of choosing whether to save a man or let him die. But something goes terribly wrong and Meg finds herself, as well as her "friend", dead. Now, in order to reach Heaven she has to go back to Earth and make amends for her life to the tune of good deads. The book is fairly fast paced, and action packed, it has a lot of dry humor and most Artemis Fowl fans should like it.
I would recomend reading this book if you are looking for something easy to read, it does not have many plot twists so it is not all that hard to read.
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Summary: A Very Entertaining Book
Review: I bought this book because I enjoyed the Artemis Fowl books so much. By the time I got 20 or 30 pages into it, I had forgotten all about Artemis Fowl - this was even better. With the possible exception of King Fortis the Brave, this is the best fantasy book I've ever read!
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Summary: Wish List
Review: I found this book very boring. I found tha language used was effective but this did not overcome the fact that the jokes made where very lame. I found it very hard to get into this book.One of the very few things i like in this bok was the relationships, such as Beelzebub and Saint Peter or Frankie and Meg. Remember this is my own personal review and you can think what you like.
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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: Excellent!
Review: I loved it! I was a fan of the first three Artemis Fowl books and when I found out that Eoin was writing a new book I quickly got myself a copy. I must say that this book was great. I started reading it in the morning on the couch and I didn't move from that spot until I finished it. Although it may have been boring at first it quickly pulled through. I loved it. In case you were wondering it had no religious relations. If you are a fan of Eoins writing you must read this book. It is nothing like the Artemis Fowl books (unfortuneatly) but it is still great. Five StarsHeres what the story's about. It's about a young girl named Meg Finn who's been living a hard life after her mother died and her step father took over. The book starts out with Meg Finn about to break into a house to steal with her theif friend Belch when they suddnly die in a freak accident. Her friend Belch went right to Hell, however, Meg found herslef stuck. She was too good to go to hell and to bad to go to heaven. She found herself stuct and sent back to the world as a purple spirit. Her only change of making it to heaven is helping an old man complete a list of ridiculas tasks - the same old man she was trying to steal from, and the same old man that Belch alsmost killed. Meg thinks the challenges will be easy - little does she know that a dog/human named Belch is out to stop her and bring her down to hell with him.
Although this book had no relations to Artemis Fowl it still had its amount of magic and fantasy.
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