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Journal Entry 1 by choclaholic from San Antonio, Texas USA on Friday, May 20, 2005
 2005/34
7 stars (?)
I actually had a hard time deciding what star rating to give this book. Although I think it's a good book for kids, I, personally didn't love it. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate it either, but I found parts of it a bit juvenile for my taste. To me, this book was kind of like Reggie Rich (Richie Rich's evil cousin) meets James Bond in Xanth and does a Clockstoppers thing. So I eventually decided on the 7, with a question mark. (Honsetly, it'd probably actually be a bit lower, but I know I'm not the intended audience).
Although entitled "Artemis Fowl", I think this is really the story of the fairies -- Captain Holly Short in particular -- plus her Commander Julius Root and some others various gnomes, trolls, and centaurs who make up the law enforcement LEPrecon unit of underground magical creatures. And so it goes, once upon a time in modern day Ireland, Holly is captured by twelve year old genius-millionaire, Artemis Fowl, who seemingly had the upperhand, having recently acquired and translated the coveted Fairy Bible. Artemis intended to bribe the fairies out of their gold, by thwarting all their magical secrets.
Meanwhile, the Fairies had not only their magic, but also technology superior to humans, and they fought back bravely against Artemis, his Butler and his Butler's little sister. Most of the action then ensued during a period of a "Time-Stop", where everybody seemed to have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Although I, myself, didn't find Artemis a particularly likable character, and I don't intend to read the sequel, still I could feel the "movie" within this book. So I did some research on the internet, and sure enough, there is an Artemis Fowl movie in the making, (pending financing, so it seems).
This copy is going into the San Antonio Reader's Circle Collection, and is available to the other members of that club, if they need a copy to read. My husband and 10 year old daughter will probably read this copy, also.
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Journal Entry 2 by SAReadersCircle from San Antonio, Texas USA on Sunday, June 05, 2005
Our group gave this an overall rating of 7 stars, with member feelings ranging from 5 to 8 stars.
The group thought this was a book meant for a more juvenile audience than, say, the Harry Potter or A Series of Unfortunate Events series, which detracted a bit from the enjoyablity of it from an adult point of view.
Although most of us found Artemis himself to be an anti-hero and not particulalry likable, there was some talk about the story not being over yet -- with room for his growth and redemption in subsequent novels. Some of our members are going on to read (at least) the next book in the series to see if this is the case.
This book is available for loan to member's of the SATX_ReadersCircle@Yahoo.com
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Journal Entry 4 by Flyinfox from San Antonio, Texas USA on Sunday, September 11, 2005
This book was a slow starter. I guess the setup was neccessary however, because Eoin Colfer took a very practical approach to the Fantasy Realm and explained in some detail why magic works the way it does.
Artemis Fowl, boy genious. At 12 years of age he plots a sinister plan to restore his family fortune by stealing gold from the fairies. With the aid of his gigantic manservant, "Butler" and Butler's sister, they embark on a plan to capture a fairy and hold her ransom for Gold. Not just any gold, but fairy gold!
The story started out slow but picked up nicely at the end. It contained much action and adventure that the little kid in me really enjoyed. True, the target audience for this book is between 11 and 15 years old, but I feel that Eoin Colfer does a nice job of bringing that 11 to 15 year old even out of this middle aged man.
If you have a pre-teen in the house, this is a must read. If you like cute adventure and fantasy stories, this is a must read. I am going to try to pick up book two of the series but I feel that the author should have left things well enough alone with this story.
Look out Harry Potter! You have competition.
Flyinfox
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Journal Entry 5 by Flyinfox at SugarBowl on Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Arizona USA on Sunday, September 11, 2005
Released 6 yrs ago (9/10/2005 UTC) at SugarBowl on Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Arizona USA WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Left it outside as there were free newspaper vending machines. I left it on top of one of those vending machines for anyone to catch.
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
