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One word sums it up: "Ugh.", Déc 16 2002
The Harry Potter references don't apply to me; I read this book before I even touched a Harry Potter book. Thus, I think my review is Potter-free.That being said, I really, really didn't like this book. The idea was good: Boy genius, modern update of mythology (LEPrecon = Leprechaun, etc), an attempt to steal fairy gold. The problem with the book is the terrible writing style. It's just...boring. It reads like it was written *by* a 9-year-old, not *for* a 9-year-old. By contrast, other children's books are written in a style that doesn't coddle the reader and instead focuses on moving the story along in plain English. Maybe something got lost in the translation from Gaelic to English. The end of the book left me unsatisfied and annoyed. I liked Holly Short, but she's the most underused character. Instead, we get lots of garbage about Root and Butler. Butler is cool, if a little overblown, but Root is annoying and completely uninteresting. It was impossible to really care about any of the characters in the book. My final slam: The book fails at suspension of disbelief. It's written so poorly, it's impossible to go into the world of the book and read it is if the story was really happening. Suspension of disbelief is the cornerstone of good fantasy, and this book just doesn't have it.
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5.0étoiles sur 5
GET THIS BOOK!!!, Mai 18 2009
Artemis Fowl
I started reading Artemis fowl when my uncle got me the first three books for my birthday. I could not put the book down! Artemis Fowl is about a teenage criminal mastermind [Artemis] abducting a fairy to get it's gold. The plan worked well.
Artemis, Holly,Butler,Root and Mulch are the main characters. Artemis is very intelligent but not physically fit. Holly is very determined and very athletic. Butler is at least 7 feet tall and is beyond belts in every martial art. Root is an LEP commander and the closest Holly has to a father. Mulch is a dwarf and a criminal. Root has caught him a couple of time's.
I think Artemis Fowl is the best book I have ever read! Full of adventure and fantasy I think you'll love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5.0étoiles sur 5
Courtesy of Teens Read Too, Aoû 24 2007
I've been trying to find a new series to hold me over until the next HARRY POTTER book--and I've finally found it. Meet Artemis Fowl the Second, a twelve-year-old genius who doesn't want to go to school, is worried about his mother's fragile mental health, is preoccupied with his father coming back from the dead, and who is determined to add to his family's coffers by any means possible. In a word, Artemis is an evil genius, and you just can't help but love him. Or hate him. Or love to hate him. Or hate to love him. Or...well, you get the picture.
Artemis, along with his bodyguard/manservant/butler ironically named, of all things, Butler, Artemis sets out on his greatest, and most ambitious, scheme to date--discover the secrets of the fairy world, and relieve some of said fairies of their precious gold. After all, they have plenty to spare, and since Artemis Fowl the First lost a vast majority of their fortune, the Fowl family needs to pad the coffers.
So off Artemis sets on a world jaunt to discover the secrets of the fairies, and his ambitions and delusions finally pay off--he meets an alcoholic sprite who, in exchange for the return of her magic, lets Artemis get a good look at her Book. The Book, you see, contains all the mandates, rules, and regulations (along with a slew of secrets) of the fairy world--and now Artemis Fowl is able to hatch his nefarious scheme.
Artemis discovers that the fairies must adhere to very specific rituals to renew their powers, so along with Butler, he sets out on a stakeout to catch himself a fairy. Hoping, of course, that he can hold said fairy for ransom in exchange for some gold.
What Artemis didn't include in his calculations, however, was Captain Holly Short. A member of the LEPrecon Unit, Holly, although a small sprite, is very human looking--and can be extremely wily and dangerous. As Artemis implements his evil plan, Holly uses her military style background to hatch her own plan of escape. The results are both disastrous and hilarious.
I read ARTEMIS FOWL in one sitting. Once you get started on this story of the human world of the Mud People mixing with that of the magical beings who live below ground, you just can't stop! The magical quality of the book is that it is all too believable and so much fun! You envy Artemis his brilliance and at the same time you can't believe how undeniably evil he is. You pity him, and you despise him, yet you adore him. As for Holly Short, you love the fairy, admire her tenacity, yet hope at the same time that she spares the lives of Artemis, Butler, and Butler's sister, Juliet. I have to admit that I truly loved Foaly, the centaur in charge of computers and technical equipment. Actually, I loved all the characters of ARTEMIS FOWL, and can't wait to read the next book! Pick up a copy today!
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
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