Reviews

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

ckeithjohnson's review against another edition

2.0

The main character is a Marty Stu, the story is hard to muddle through. I did not enjoy this book, and may not continue on with the series.

kaehess's review against another edition

4.0

Another nostalgia reread and it kept me well entertained on my road trip! I remembered very little honestly and it was so fun to experience again. Big fan of the Butlers, the dwarf guy was gross but fun, and love a little angst-y dude like Artemis. I really had no recollection of how tragic his family situation was?? And I loved seeing the cracks in his facade that revealed him as just this little twelve year old despite his genius. Eager to continue the series, although probably a little slower than the other two I’ve been working through.

princessr27's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

meedamian's review against another edition

3.0

It's okay. My life would not got worse if I never read it.

That being said, in this particular case the book indeed is 100x better than the movie (mainly because the movie is an utter & absolute garbage).

sylfaun's review against another edition

5.0

I LOVE this installment. I think it's the first time since the first that we actually get an enjoyable plot with true consequences and difficulty for the characters. And the introduction of the demons and No1 is just *chefs kiss* exactly what we needed

sylfaun's review against another edition

5.0

I will say this for the whole series. I don't think any YA has been able to do character work quite like this does

timinbc's review against another edition

3.0

That was a fun read, as long as we remember it's aimed at 12-year-olds. That means we don't have to require seamless worldbuilding or a complex, intricately plotted storyline.

I am amazed at how many readers don't like this because the protagonist isn't a good guy. Or because some of the characters have been raised to dislike the Other Side. If you rule those out, you're going to miss at least half of all the stories ever told. The Old Testament is full of incest and murder and smiting, not to mention genocide. You gonna ditch your Bible?

I was a tad disappointed to see that Artemis has a butler, that generic large, loyal, violent, capable manservant, who usually served one's father in The War and killed many enemies but Doesn't Like To Talk About It. Too many young geniuses have one of those. Still waiting for an author to have a protector who works some other way.

Root and Foaly were an interesting application of stock human personalities on the fairy structure.
I might read one more of these to see if Holly develops; she has potential but didn't really get to do much here.

thequeenjosephine's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

aem538's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lowlyreader's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5