"I want to know everything there is to know about one Artemis Fowl" It has been nearly a complete month of just Artemis Fowl! When I initially read this first book of the eight book series, I gave a 3-star rating, hoping to do a review later. I loved the story, but I didn't feel like giving a solid 4-star rating. But now, here I am again, after making it through the entire series, and bumping that original rating to 4.Looking back at this first book, I think I evaluated the book too criticall...

Shockingly and surprisingly for me, I found this a top drawer read both time I have now read this! 'The People' are Colfer's wonderful re-imagined take on the Fae, Sprites, Goblins, Trolls, Dwarves etc. Artemis Fowl, budding and unashamedly a super villain finds out that these fantastical humanoids exist, so what does he decide to do? Find a way to make a huge profit from them of course!This is one of the best re-imagines of the magical fantastic reality since the True Blood Collection, in my op...

Artemis Fowl: Artemis Fowl, Book 1By Eoin ColferNarrated By Nathaniel ParkerI borrowed this book from the library. I figured everyone in the world has read this but me and thought I would catch up. What a hoot! Loved it! I don't know what I thought it was going to be but I didn't expect a 12 year old genius villain! My goodness, I thought it was great! The fairies, dwarves, trolls, and the silly things that happen, I giggled so much. It was so silly I can see why kids love this book. I am defini...

Want to meet the guy who's smart enough to take over the world? Well he's twelve years old. And his name is Artemis Fowl. I have two words for this book: GREAT FUN. If you are at all young at heart or you just want to read something different from your usual fare, then check out this book. Artemis will keep you entertained with his hijinks. At the age of 12, Artemis is keeping his family afloat as they suffer from grief at the disappearance of Artemis Fowl, Sr, his father. His mother has retreat...

I had heard some mothers in a bookstore talking about Artemis Fowl and how good it was, so I finally gave in and bought the first book. Summary: Artemis Fowl is a child genius/billionaire/criminal mastermind who has discovered that fairies (and the like) are real and is seeking to exploit them. He does this by kidnapping a LEPrecon (for Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance). The Lower Elements live underground, having been driven there by the Mud People (or humans). I decided that the book was n...

(A-) 81% | Very GoodNotes: Wherein worlds collide, a raucous ride, droll distinctive players, quite juvenile but reconciled: a farce of many layers.*Check out progress updates for detailed commentary: Progress updates:12/18/2023 (1) - Preamble(1) I have two reasons for wanting to read this book right now.- First of all, I own all three of "The Fowl Twins" books in hardcover (and for a while now) but I've yet to read them. So, binging this series is meant to refresh my memory in preparation to th...

It´s the setting, the fantasy sci-fi crossover mix, the humor and the good oldfashioned badass smartass character trope that make this series an entertaining read. I´ve so far read no children books author who made such a mix and I would, in general, like to see more tech and Sci-Fi there instead of just fantasy all the shelves up and down.The tech is not broken down to ridiculous simplicity, but not too complex and perfect for speeding up and slowing down the plot, some character development pr...

(A-) 81% | Very Good
Notes: Ironically, it's the supernatural characters that follow familiar archetypes, while the humans are strange and atypical.

Colfer has described this series as “Die Hard, with fairies”, which is a reference to an old Hollywood joke. After the phenomenal success of that movie, a lot of writers started pitching their scripts as ‘Die Hard, with [blank]”, such as Speed: “Die Hard on a Bus”, or Air Force One: “Die Hard, on Air Force One”, or, as the joke goes, the unfortunate who wanted to make "Die Hard, in a building".If you have actually seen Die Hard, you might recall Hans Gruber, the wealthy, cunning, erudite, Europe...

i managed to decipher the code written below the book so for those who are interested...read on:THE PROPHECIES OF OHM PHLEGM POT CLEANER TO FROND ELFEN KING: I AM OHM PHLEGM POT CLEANER TO THE KING. BUT I AM MUCH MORE THAN THAT FOR I SEE THE FUTURE WRITTEN IN THE PHLEGM. FOR CENTURIES, WE PIXIES HAVE READ THE PHLEGM, BUT I AM THE BEST THERE HAS EVER BEEN. MY VISIONS ARE GENERALLY OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE. I FORETELL OUTBREAKS OF TROLL POX OR GAS SPASMS AMONG ELDERLY DWARFS. BUT SOMETIMES EVEN A POOR...