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... finished book. Given how notoriously disorganised he was, this might be a forlorn hope.
In addition, based on the two Artemis Fowl novels I've read, I think Colfer is a reasonable choice to tackle the project. The influence of H2G2 is clear in his work and he is a similarly inventive ... ... first book, and the plot & its treatment never gave the reader a chance to suspend their disbelief.
I liked the idea of Artemis Fowl, but I just didn't find the writing very gripping. It seemed a bit flat and overly simplistic. Probably the only YA book I have tried to read and had to stop reading was Artemis Fowl. By chapter three I was groaning and dreading each sentence. My belief could only be suspended so much.
Regarding Octavian Nothing, I absolutely loved the book! To me, it was the epitome of the ultimate ... ... finished book. Given how notoriously disorganised he was, this might be a forlorn hope.
In addition, based on the two Artemis Fowl novels I've read, I think Colfer is a reasonable choice to tackle the project. The influence of H2G2 is clear in his work and he is a similarly inventive ... ... absolutely nothing. That being said, I enjoyed it enough feel the second installment with be worth my while.
#42 -- Artemis Fowl -- This was an enjoyable book. I listened to it on audio and found the narrator to be wonderful. I wasn't completely unsure when I started it, how the author ... ... series
Card - only Ender, Pastwatch and Enchantment (although I guess Enchantment would count as Fantasy)
And Artemis Fowl if that counts as Sci-Fi
... series
Card - only Ender, Pastwatch and Enchantment (although I guess Enchantment would count as Fantasy)
And Artemis Fowl if that counts as Sci-Fi
... is a child. The book is adult fiction, but I think I heard somewhere that it is being assigned in high schools.
No, not Artemis Fowl. #142 I love the Artemis Fowl series! I'm so excited about the latest one and can't wait to read it. I've got it on reserve at the library, but I'm about No. 241 in line with only about 5 books available, so I'm thinking I'm going to have to go out and buy it.
ETA The name of the 6th Book ... Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Dinner with Persephone by Patricia Storace
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Aphrodite: a Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende
We Goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite, Hera by Doris Orgel Love the Artemis Fowl novels. They could be considered fantasy/mystery novels, and they are YA. Have your tried Artemis Fowl yet there is a series of 6 right now. Also James Dashner has some books that might fit as well. ... I'd never heard of her or her books until WHL mentioned her here.
I am about to go to the library to pick up the latest Artemis Fowl book. The person below me has never read one of the series. 4. Finished Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.
Shouldn´t have read it - it was awful, boring and stupid. I wonder what kind of kid reads this.
292 pp. read on July 27th, 2008 (Finnish).
4. Artemis Fowl by
Eoin Colfer
Shouldn´t have read it - it was awful, boring and stupid. I wonder what kind of kid reads this.
292 pp. read on July 27th, 2008 (Finnish).
... to borrow some nostalgic summer reading and got
The Secret of Scarlet hand by Carolyn Keene.
I also borrowed
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer and
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver.
And
Andalusian karkea suola by Vivi-Ann Sjögren,
The Screwtape Letters by C.S.Lew ... You might want to try Artemis Fowl as well. ... it with Janet Evanovitch but the language can be a little course.
Maybe Jasper Fforde?
could always try Artemis Fowl books a little mystery a little fantasy and humor, and written for YA. ... the books being lost in the flood as a sign -- you weren't supposed to read them all. ;)
I really liked the first three Artemis Fowl books, but I'm kind of wishing Colfer would have stopped at three books like he originally planned on doing. But I feel like I have to read the others because ... #14 -- Aw, shucks!
I thought of a few more:
Has he read the Artemis Fowl series?
How about Children of the Lamp by P.B. Kerr? (First book is The Akhenaten Adventure.)
Peter and the Starcatchers?
Bruce Coville's light SF (My Teacher is an Alien, etc.) may be a bit simple/y ... Artemis Fowl, The Giver, Where the Red Fern Grows, My Side of the Mountain, Lightning Thief, Chronicles of Narnia, Children of the Lamp, Chasing Vermeer, Fire Within.
The Lightning Thief
Artemis Fowl
Chronicles of Narnia
Dragon and Thief
Interworld
The Amulet of Samarkand
Wabi: A Hero's Tale
The Black Tattoo
... 12. Recently he read and enjoyed Tuck Everlasting, Holes, The Silver Sword (Set mainly in Poland during WWII) the Artemis Fowl series and a whole host of Star Wars books. ... Lasky
57. The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
58. An Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughton
59. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
I am very glad I finally decided to try this book. It was much better than I thought it would be and I loved the story.
60. Dueling Pri ... ... else with kids who need something to read now that the Harry Potter series has come to The End: Have you heart of the Artemis Fowl fantasies by Eoin Colfer? They are just wonderful, and I think they'd be okay for an 11-year old. 21. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
... for the Indy 500. I'll be reading Shades of Glory during the 3 hour drive down there. The boy's iPod is full of Artemis Fowl audio books since he gets motion sickness if he tries to read in a moving vehicle.
Sunday is recovery from 6 hours in a pickup truck. Artemis Fowl? ... Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The 13th reality by James Dashner
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
to name a few... 27. Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer ... and Dragondrums. I Would have thought Robin Hobb and David Eddings Would be a bit long for younger teenagers though.
Artemis Fowl and some of Eoin Colfer's other works, though it's about a criminal mastermind who is 12 trying to steal from Faries, maybe not.
Diane Duane, So ... Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Here's one out of far left field but.. there's Artemis Fowl. It's young adult fantasy and Artemis does have some redeeming qualities. However, he considers himself an evil criminal mastermind who comes from a long line of criminals. ...
I really enjoyed these. Great stories, sort of like LOTR - Halt reminds me a lot of Aragorn - but not a rip off!
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
All I have to say is "Wow".
Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier
Sweet faerytale.
The Black Tattoo - Sam Enthoven
... Where the Red Fern Grows, The Ruins of Gorlan , Here, There Be Dragons, Artemis Fowl, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Eragon, The Giver.
I work in a bookstore and these are some that are popular and that I myself have enjoyed greatly. Plus many others that were already listed! 21. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl, the Dark is Rising, Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, The Bartimaeus Trilogy are books I'd put into the same 'group' as Harry. and all are good. ... something I should definitely try today. What an excellent idea! No wonder my house never gets dusted, maybe listening to Artemis Fowl will inspire me to clean hitherto neglected places ;-) I'll hand my husband sunglasses when he gets home, the glare might stun him (hee hee) I have a bunch of books in my tbr pile but since we're going to use 5, I'll use my top 5:
Artemis Fowl I read it several years ago, but didn't like it/ understand it. I decided to re-read it (along with the whole series).
Atlas Shrugged
Wicked I got the music for Christmas and love it.
... ... Angels and Demons
22. The Chronicles of Narnia
26. A Wrinkle in Time
27. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
29. Artemis Fowl
Another group member who has read one of these books could (without spoiling) explain why it might be really great.
Give it a try. Which top five books ... ... Madeleine L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time
27. Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
29. Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl Have you tried Artemis Fowl yet? or Alcatraz versus the evil Librarians? ... the Evil Librarians and am currently reading Mistborn, next will be the sequel.
Alcatraz is young adult fun more like Artemis Fowl but with more outrageousness. I absolutely loved it. Elantris was good but Mistborn is decidedly MUCH better. Currently Elantris is a stand-alone novel. If ... ... the local library, but the last one before this was with Eoin Colfer. I took my daughter to that because she's a huge Artemis Fowl fan too. We waited forever, but it was so much fun. She called a friend on the way home and bragged about her brand new copy of Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. ... ... current favorite. I also think that both girls in her stand-alone novel Judas Child are amazing.
Holly Short of the Artemis Fowl series, Jo from Little Women, Jane Eyre, and Elizabeth Bennett from P&P are awesome.
Two sci-fi writers who write very strong women protagonists are ... ... The House of Windjammer and The Moneylender's Daughter, I, Coriander, Garden of the Purple Dragon, the five Artemis Fowl books, Nobody's Princess, and The Seeker and The Finder. ... this thread!), I'm about halfway through Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City. I'm liking it so far -- it has a kind of Artemis Fowl for Girls feel to it (with less of the fantasy element, of course, but the same sort of adventure). Jenson_AKA_DL, from what I can see in your library you'd like Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl books. Enormous fun. 13. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer ... Witch and the Wardrobe /Chronicles of Narnia have 7
Are supplementary material counted I'm guessing not. In that case Artemis Fowl has 5 novels one supplementary book with some short stories and other thing, and now a new Graphic Novel which appears to be a retelling of the first book. Don ... The Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer, for starters. ... by Neil Gaiman
Daughter of the Empire by Raymond Feist and our Janny Wurts
part of the Empire trilogy.
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer The Lost Colony in my opinion was the best one.
Von Bek by Michael Moorcock
Tribe of One trilogy by Simon Hawke T ... ... mysteries and Judas Child), Guy Gavriel Kay (The Lions of al-Rassan and Tigana and Ysabel), Eoin Colfer (the Artemis Fowl series), and Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files series). The Book Thief was also a book I read because of LT, as was Team of Rivals, Devil in the White City ... ... loved the book!! One the top 5 of the year!
#99:missmaddie and #101 alcottacre
The only site I found any information on Artemis Fowl is here:
http://www.artemis-fowl.com/movie_1.php
I haven't read the book, but heard it's really good! My goal this year is to reach 150. I know I won't make it, but I'll see how close I get. Here's what I did read:
1. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
2. Arcadia by Jim Crace
3. Far Horizons by Robert Silverberg
4. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
5. Cloud A ... another vote for Artemis Fowl I recommend
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins It's wonderful!
Also
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
And for a classic My Side of ... ... by Cornelia Funke (try starting with Dragon Rider), the Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, and Artemis Fowl. He recently found a graphic novel version of Artemis, and is currently reading that over and over again. He also loved The Hobbit, which we read aloud ... ... Trilogy
Howl's Moving Castle (they based the Anime on a BOOK? Bonsai!)
The Ivy Tree
Mortal Engines
Artemis Fowl (I already have this, but never had the chance to read it. Well, I did have the chance, but it was either discovering Terry Pratchett or that, and you know how ... ...
Half-Moon Investigations - I read this last year (I was 13 at the time), and really liked it. (But then again, I'm a huge Artemis Fowl fan)
Skulduggery Pleasant - I think it's actually children's but I enjoyed it heaps.
Kiki Strike - Love. And I think the sequel is coming out soon, ... ... hour, the twenty-fifth hour of day, along with some harrowing creatures who were banished to that hour millenia ago.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer; I mainly read this because of reader's advisory. I have no desire to read any of the sequels. Just not my cup of tea...
and yet for some ... I would put the whole Artemis Fowl series in this category. I couldn't read a book in an afternoon myself, but it's a fun, light read.
You might also try Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series: The Wee Free Men, Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith.
These are both YA fantasy series. #6 Not only that, I think they made appearances in the rest of the series as well...
In the Artemis Fowl series, Foaly is a centaur that makes gadgets for the fairies. ... Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series about a young witch:
The Wee Free Men
Hat Full of Sky
Wintersmith
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is also in my favorite series list. ... Duane's Young Wizards Series, and the stuff by Tamora Pierce, Series of Unfortunate Events, Alex Rider Series, Artemis Fowl Series, all of Cornelia Funke's stuff, Harry Potter, et cetera - they are all mine. (And I refuse to tell them the ending of book 7 - they can read it ... ... Garwood. I am a little annoyed by the heroine so far, but the book is keeping my interest.
I just finished the third Artemis Fowl; yes I know it isn't a romance, but it is fun. And before that it was Too Many Matchmakers by Allison Lane. I think I'll read a Nancy Butler next.
... ... collections, but for YA the only title I can think of is The Blue Girl). Some people might consider Eoin Colfer (of Artemis Fowl fame) urban fantasy, but I'm not sure I'd agree. Likewise, some of Jane Yolen's stuff (like Troll Bridge) might count . . . like I said, it's hard to ... ... and Prejudice (yes, I confess, I hadn't read it until just this year)
The Wallflower series by Lisa Kleypas
The Artemis Fowl series
The Mallory mystery series
The Thirteenth Tale
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
I'm so grateful! ... little harder to get through than many others. I would definitely suggest any of the Harry Potter books, and any of the Artemis Fowl books, The Akhenaten Adventure. ... also writes straight fantasy, i.e., The Alera Codex, but I haven't read any of those yet. Also just started reading the Artemis Fowl YA fantasies, which are such fun! Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Mercedes Lackey
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency byDaniel Pinkwater
>13 Why is Artemis Fowl better religiously speaking than Harry Potter? Artemis is a criminal mastermind, and one Amazon review refers to his butler as: "a loyal butler named Butler who just happens to be a killing machine." Glamourising killing is better than magic? And what about the faeries, ... ... better as it went on, but it was still fairly boring.
Eragon - got halfway and ditched it, soooo boring and cliche.
Artimes Fowl - read the first one, was extremely bored.
I liked Sabriel and the others in that trilogy quite well, but it took me until I was older before I could read ... ... Reuel Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by Clive Staple Lewis
Beowulf
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Artemis Fowl Series by Erin Colfer
The Left Behind Series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
But I am anti-Harry Potter, because of this one ... ... about 1/2 hour yesterday listening to it. My husband was starting to wonder if I was ever coming in! ;-)
I love the Artemis Fowl books too, they're great! It was neat to see Nathaniel Parker in Stardust, even though his role was a little small. how about Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer there fun books and he has 5 of them so far, and I think you'd like them as well. The Artemis Fowl series. It's not a trilogy, but it has plenty of nice scientific touches and you could happily disregard anything after The Eternity Code. Eoin Colfer My son loves the Artemis Fowl books and has just read and enjoyed The Supernaturalist. Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol
The Sugar Creek Gang by Paul Hutchens
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper January 2007 (6)
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by ... ... Queen by Tamora Pierce
The Inkheart Trilogy, Dragon Rider, or The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Eragon by Christopher Paolini(don't let the movie turn you off, the books are wonderful)
Magyk by Angie Sage
And 2 ... ... Emperor Speak: a novel of Caesar Augustus by Massie (4 stars) Better than the novel about Julius Caesar, I thought.
23. Artemis Fowl by Colfer (4 stars) YA fantasy, it started out slow but quickly got so good I didn't want it to end.
24. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr (4 stars) I ... ... audiobooks. So far this year I've "read" three on audio: Team of Rivals, the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, Artemis Fowl, and Twilight. All were excellent, all unabridged, and, imho, none were lacking for having been listened to rather than read. I read quite a bit - as I'm sure many of you here do - but I really need to tackle some more "serious" books.
I would love suggestions on what to read that is 1) not a romance novel 2) not so complicated it can't be read easily and 3) interesting! Any ideas?
My list is below: I added ... mine are
Twilight
New moon
Artimas Fowl
Vampire Kisses
Inkheart
Inkspell
and TTYL ... briel
Nathaniel and Jakob Bartimaeus Trilogy
Cal Peeps
Jonathon Midnighters
Edmond How I live now
Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl
Kieren Tantalize
Cosmo The Supernaturalist
heh. I think that's it. ... briel
Nathaniel and Jakob Bartimaeus Trilogy
Cal Peeps
Jonathon Midnighters
Edmond How I live now
Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl
Kieren Tantalize
Cosmo The Supernaturalist
heh. I think that's it. ... Speak: a novel of Caesar Augustus by Massie (4 stars) Better than the novel about Julius Caesar, I thought.
24. Artemis Fowl by Fford (4 stars) YA fantasy, it started out slow but quickly got so good I didn't want it to end.
25. The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr (4 stars) I ... I just finished Feed by M.T. Anderson and I have started re-reading Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. The closest Harry Potterlike series I've read though quite a bit lighter is Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl I adore the Artemis Fowl books and although I have no children of my own, I have young nieces and nephews. I'd recommend them for kids of Artemis' own age (he's 12 at the start of the series), as they'll be able to identify with him a lot better. When the kids in my family reach that age, they'll ... Finished Artemis Fowl last week, which I really enjoyed a lot and am looking forward to listening to the rest of the series now. Started Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, which I find I am enjoying now that I'm past the beginning, which seemed a bit slow to me. I don't know of this would be considered more science fiction or not, but I've been enjoying the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. ... story arch (that I can remember) there are things that won't connect unless you've already read the books that precede it. Artemis Fowl just never hooked me. I know it isn't YA, but, honestly, the Dresden Files does the whole magic mixing with technology and the modern world, and does it a lot ... I strongly disliked Artemis Fowl; the story was pointless and the characters unlikable.
I did not like Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging; it was hardly as funny as proclaimed by my school librarian when she told me to check it out.
I found Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ... ... spellbinding (I cried pretty much through the last half of the last CD), and then listened to something a bit lighter ~ Artemis Fowl, which started out slow but which eventually I couldn't turn off.
Now am trying to decide between Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, more light fare, or Whe ... ... group of junior high kids to a LitFest today, guess who came away with the most books?
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Mt. Olympus Basketball by Kevin O'Malley, one of the ... ... group of junior high kids to a LitFest today, guess who came away with the most books?
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Mt. Olympus Basketball by Kevin O'Malley, one of the ... If you use Audible, try any of the Tamora Pierce books. And the first of the Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer is also there. ... if you wanted to try that one out as well. Also, my co-worker highly (frequently and repeatedly LOL) recommends the Artemis Fowl and the Golden Compass books as well. |
