Artemis Fowl

277 pages

English language

Published July 27, 2001 by Viking.

ISBN:
978-0-670-89962-3
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OCLC Number:
46493219

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4 stars (11 reviews)

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed and they're dangerous. Artmeis thinks he's got them just where he wants them, but then they stop playing by the rules ...

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Review of 'Artemis Fowl' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'm rounding up to 4 because I liked it better than book 5, and it provided silly entertainment.

Some other readers have compelling reasons for disliking this installment, including discrepancies in the recurring characters.

In considering their reasoning, I realized that I probably have different standards for different genres. I tend to rate this series 4 stars is because I like the entertainment value in comparison to other youth fantasy. If this series were literary fiction, I probably wouldn't rate it as highly. Is that fair or reasonable? I haven't decided. But, it's how I feel right now, apparently.

[I may have to reassess how I rate the Harry Potter series, which I like even more than the Artemis Fowl series, overall. I just have a really hard time handing out 5 stars.]

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Subjects

  • Leprechauns
  • Mothers and sons
  • Kidnapping
  • Magic
  • Fairies
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Gifted children