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 acb13adm | Sep 13, 2023 |  After hearing so much praise for this series, I picked this up, and was ultimately bored and disappointed. (  ) Littlecatbird | Jul 7, 2023 | Artemis Fowl is one of my favorite series of all time. The plot for this book is that Artemis is a young child genius that is trying to get his family fortune back after his father disappeared. He does this by kidnapping and holding an fairy person for randsom. Artemis is not a hero, he's the villain of his own story and that's what makes him so compelling. He learns a number of lessons along the way, and this is continued through the series. The lollipop scene is one of my favorites to this day as I feel it's exemplary of kids that take themselves too seriously. (  ) AvidLearner | Jul 6, 2023 | Nope. ( ) Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 | This was a great start to the Artemis Fowl series and I am looking forward to the rest of the series. I fully anticipate that as this series progresses Artemis will become an anti-hero and work with Captain Holly Short but that is my guess. I will have to keep reading to find out if i am right or wrong. I thought the ending of book 1 was fantastic, I love the wish that was made. (  ) Shauna_Morrison | Apr 16, 2023 |
 The truth is, fairies in their essence are said to possess glamour, a word that originally meant something like charm -- the ability to bewitch. Hardware may intrigue, caustic belligerence may be sexy to a contemporary 12-year-old, but neither ingredient bewitches. Despite a brave and promising premise, ''Artemis Fowl'' is charmless.  Characterizations and dialogue enhance a rollicking tale that will have readers rolling on the floor and eagerly anticipating the planned sequel Fun to read, full of action and humor, this is recommended for all public libraries and to readers of all ages  The combination of choppy sentences and ornate language will appeal to some readers, although not necessarily to Harry Potter fans; the emphasis here is more on action (some of it gory), technology, and deadpan humor than on magic, and only one character (Artemis) is a child. Despite numerous clever gadgets and an innovative take on traditional fairy lore, the author falls short of the bar. Is contained inIs retold inAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. No library descriptions found. 
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FF36: Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
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Yes, the premise could have made for a good book. I know it is a Fantasy book, but it's written assuming you don't have a functional brain. So MANY Plot errors it's just pathetic. Obvious ones, like in one paragraph a person fires a dart at a fairy from behind, and in the next the same person is somehow lurking undetectable within arms reach in front of the fairy.
Gave up after less than 20 percent read (