Artemis Fowl, Rivals Harry Potter??

I know there are more Harry Potter fans out there then there are Artemis Fowl fans, but I must tell you that if you like Harry Potter, read the Artemis Fowl and post which group you like better. My vote is a close tie, but I pick Artemis Fowl. Just saying.

i havent read the artemis fowl books, heard they are good, but i gotta say harry potter all the way!!!

I haven't read Artemis Fowl either. Could somebody tell me what they are all about?

Very true, but trust me read the Artemis Fowl books and then we can start the real debate!!

Very true, but trust me read the Artemis Fowl books and then we can start the real debate!!

I'll add the series to my list of to read books :)

I seem to be the only person in this group who has read the whole series ( I give myself props on that!!), but here's a quick summary.
The main character is this 13-14 year old rich kid who is a super genius, like even more then einstein. So he gets bored alot with the regular world and trys to discover another world with mythical creatures. I know it sounds kind of lame, but it is really well written and if you like series( which we all do or we wouldn't be in this group) this is a good one to get hooked on.

By the way anyone who reads this, please pass the word out about our little group!! Tell a friend or send an invitation to five different people to get the word out!! Please, the more the merrier!!

I seem to be the only person in this group who has read the whole series ( I give myself props on that!!), but here's a quick summary.
The main character is this 13-14 year old rich kid who is a super genius, like even more then einstein. So he gets bored alot with the regular world and trys to discover another world with mythical creatures. I know it sounds kind of lame, but it is really well written and if you like series( which we all do or we wouldn't be in this group) this is a good one to get hooked on.

By the way anyone who reads this, please pass the word out about our little group!! Tell a friend or send an invitation to five different people to get the word out!! Please, the more the merrier!!

There's like seven of them so it might take you a while. Read the first one though and we will have enough to debate about, i don't want to give to much away though!! So READ READ READ!!!

There's like seven of them so it might take you a while. Read the first one though and we will have enough to debate about, i don't want to give to much away though!! So READ READ READ!!!

ok. i'll invite my friends. (they dont go on librarything much so no promises)
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i picked up artemis fowl but it did sound lame! isnt the magical world or whatever all in his head?? that seemed weird to me and kinda pointless.

Lol, I guess it depends on your taste. I liked it because he was a child prodigy/genius, as am I :)!!

not to brag or anything! ---^
hahah

hey i have the first artemis fowl up in my room!!! im going on vacation soon, so im gonna read it then

Congrats tell me what you think when your done

Congrats tell me what you think when your done

i have started the first one, its very interesting, i think i'm hooked, but im not loving it YET!

Once you read the first, you will be hooked, those are in my top 5 favorite series.

The magical world isn't inside his head, it's underneath the earth...and Artemis is a criminal mastermind! I love this series so much....though I have to say Harry still wins haha. I've read the whole AF series, mrmcfluff you aren't alone! I hope Eoin Colfer just keeps writing more books, they are so entertaining.

so i should read them? how many are there?

yes definitely, it's worth a shot! there are 6

:)

i read the first one and loved it then the second one, but i was kinda distracted when i read it so i didnt like it very much....

how old is he in the book?
i tend to change the age of the main characters, to my age. haha
do you do that? or is that just me?

ummm sometimes ill read a book and kinda assume that they r older........

and hes supposed to b twelve, i think...

oic.

yeah 12 is how old he is in the beginning i believe.

Harry Potter is my favorite, hands down. Love Artemis, but Harry has more class.

Yeah, harrys better.

I don't know.
I really like how Artemis is literally a genius and finds this whole world. Where as Harry was kind of born into his story. Does that make sense??

I identify with Harry more than I do with Artemis.

I understand that.
But isn't the whole point of a fantasy story, to get lost in a completely different world??

The world of magic IS a different world. It's a world a magic hidden from people like us.

I get what your saying fob.
But I also think that the idea of wizards and witches has been over used. J.K. Rowling was not the first person to think of having a school of magic. Where as Eoin Colfer created this whole world under the ground with a really new and fresh main character.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Harry potter series, i just think that Artemis fowl should be one series in the debate for the great series ever.

hmm. i see your point, mrmcfluff, but being a strong harry potter believer, (and stopping after the second artemis fowl) i have to go harry on this one.