Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
Hyperion 2001
Summary
Artimis Fowl is a genius. Instead of putting his brain to helping the world, however, he uses them to get gain for his own family. After quite awhile of searching, he find a fairy, which most people don't believe in. This book is the key that will unlock the door to riches untold. He soon devises a plan to capture a fairy. He ends up catching Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit--which was probably one of the last fairies he would have wanted to do. Holly's boss, Comander Root goes great leanghts to rescue Holly, which is was Artims Fowl wants. Will Commander Root keep playing into Artimis's hands, or will Artimis fail for the first time?
Eoin does an excelent job in telling this Science Fiction tale from many points of view, capturing all the character's thinking and linking it all together for a big bang ending--literally.
Personal Review
I personally enjoyed this book. It was engaging and the characters were simple--something that middle-school kids could relate to. I instently fell in love with Holly. She's got a rebelious streak in her, and at the same time a willingness to prove herself to Commander Root. Artimis Fowl, on the other hand. I think that his last name pretty much sums him up--Fowl. He's not that bad, but some things he says and does are selfish, and things that I personally don't agree with.
Colfer has an amazing imagination to come up with things that haven't even been invented. His magical creaters are very intersting too, and I saw some things that were perhaps taken from Harry Potter. However for the most part Colfer sticks to creating his own world for Artimis and his 'friends.'
Cautionary Notes
Near the end there are swear words, but no one takes the Lord's name in vain. There is also slight violence near the end as well.
Eoin Colfer
Hyperion 2001
Summary
Artimis Fowl is a genius. Instead of putting his brain to helping the world, however, he uses them to get gain for his own family. After quite awhile of searching, he find a fairy, which most people don't believe in. This book is the key that will unlock the door to riches untold. He soon devises a plan to capture a fairy. He ends up catching Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit--which was probably one of the last fairies he would have wanted to do. Holly's boss, Comander Root goes great leanghts to rescue Holly, which is was Artims Fowl wants. Will Commander Root keep playing into Artimis's hands, or will Artimis fail for the first time?
Eoin does an excelent job in telling this Science Fiction tale from many points of view, capturing all the character's thinking and linking it all together for a big bang ending--literally.
Personal Review
I personally enjoyed this book. It was engaging and the characters were simple--something that middle-school kids could relate to. I instently fell in love with Holly. She's got a rebelious streak in her, and at the same time a willingness to prove herself to Commander Root. Artimis Fowl, on the other hand. I think that his last name pretty much sums him up--Fowl. He's not that bad, but some things he says and does are selfish, and things that I personally don't agree with.
Colfer has an amazing imagination to come up with things that haven't even been invented. His magical creaters are very intersting too, and I saw some things that were perhaps taken from Harry Potter. However for the most part Colfer sticks to creating his own world for Artimis and his 'friends.'
Cautionary Notes
Near the end there are swear words, but no one takes the Lord's name in vain. There is also slight violence near the end as well.
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