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garthranzz's review against another edition
4.0
Overall I really enjoyed this book. A quick, fun read that definitely left me wanting to read more of Artemis’ exploits. A great, varied cast of characters as well. Not sure how well some will translate onto the big screen though. Especially Mulch Diggums and his back flap. But I can’t wait to see what Artemis and the Butlers get up to in The Arctic Incident. 4⭐️’s
rebelrider's review against another edition
5.0
Note: This review is from 2008.
Most of you reading these reviews already know the basic plot of Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl, a twelve year old criminal generous kidnaps a fairy named Holly Short. These fairies are armed with highly advanced guns which brings some science fiction elements into the plot. I found this book to be an interesting and original read. I even read it to my nine and twelve year old brothers. Some people worry about their children reading this book because Artemis is a criminal. It didn’t bother me that Artemis was a villain with a little good in him because he wasn’t portrayed as the hero.(He does become the hero in the latter books.)
I believe girls and boys will enjoy this book. Holly Short is a heroine girls will enjoy and there are enough guns and action too keep the boys happy.
There are a few bad words in the series (They are the reason I only gave the book four stars) but if you let your kids watch PG movies, you shouldn’t have any problems with this book.
Most of you reading these reviews already know the basic plot of Artemis Fowl. Artemis Fowl, a twelve year old criminal generous kidnaps a fairy named Holly Short. These fairies are armed with highly advanced guns which brings some science fiction elements into the plot. I found this book to be an interesting and original read. I even read it to my nine and twelve year old brothers. Some people worry about their children reading this book because Artemis is a criminal. It didn’t bother me that Artemis was a villain with a little good in him because he wasn’t portrayed as the hero.(He does become the hero in the latter books.)
I believe girls and boys will enjoy this book. Holly Short is a heroine girls will enjoy and there are enough guns and action too keep the boys happy.
There are a few bad words in the series (They are the reason I only gave the book four stars) but if you let your kids watch PG movies, you shouldn’t have any problems with this book.
tabatha_shipley's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't expect to like this book. Artemis Fowl came to my attention during a time when a lot of other teen or young adult novels were becoming wildly popular, and they all seemed too alike for my taste. However, I like the dark side of young Master Fowl. I like the strange way the character sucks you in to the story, despite the fact that he really is the bad guy of the tale. This story centers around a brilliant 12 year old boy who masterminds a plan to rob fairies of their gold. It's like nothing you've ever read before, even if you consider yourself to be an expert on fairies or teen novels. This one is dark, interesting, and yet amazingly addictive. I, for one, will be searching for the next in the series. Five stars and a wink for the twist I spent the entire book trying to figure out. Do yourself a favor, and check out this fast read.
aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
constantcatreader's review against another edition
4.0
I haven't read any of the Artemis Fowl books before, so this was my first book with author Eoin Colfer. It was quite an interesting premise about an apparent boy genius who is a thief, but he is trying to thieve his way into fortune to start living the rest of his life without having to be a thief. Quite a confusing idea, and I felt torn. I wasn't sure if I was supporting Artemis or not since he was kidnapping, tricking, and stealing? I guess I'll need to read the actual book to get some more information because I feel like I was lacking a full understanding of the character without having read the actual novels.
guerrillabooks's review against another edition
5.0
MY REVIEW ON MY BLOG
Fan-TAS-tic.
Pictures are fantastic - the details not only tell the story along with the words but they ADD to the story, giving sense of place and sense of character superbly
It's been years since I read the original novel that I don't remember enough to compare the two, but I do get a sense that the Graphic Novel only includes barebones of the plot- which I guess is par for the course in the world of Graphic Novels - there's not an efficient way to include all of a 300+ page book with full pages of illustration/pictures. I would say that in some instances this is a drawback but this particular GN is so well done - I like being able to get a sense of place via illustration that it really evens out... But, it is somewhat like movie versions of books... there IS just a difference.
Being a lover of fonts AND visual organizational tools - I love that they used different fonts to organize the dialogue vs. narration vs. other sources of commentary and the two "main" characters: Artemis Fowl and Holly Short each talk in different fonts. It's all the small details like that which I highly value.
Did I mention that I loved it?
Fan-TAS-tic.
Pictures are fantastic - the details not only tell the story along with the words but they ADD to the story, giving sense of place and sense of character superbly
It's been years since I read the original novel that I don't remember enough to compare the two, but I do get a sense that the Graphic Novel only includes barebones of the plot- which I guess is par for the course in the world of Graphic Novels - there's not an efficient way to include all of a 300+ page book with full pages of illustration/pictures. I would say that in some instances this is a drawback but this particular GN is so well done - I like being able to get a sense of place via illustration that it really evens out... But, it is somewhat like movie versions of books... there IS just a difference.
Being a lover of fonts AND visual organizational tools - I love that they used different fonts to organize the dialogue vs. narration vs. other sources of commentary and the two "main" characters: Artemis Fowl and Holly Short each talk in different fonts. It's all the small details like that which I highly value.
Did I mention that I loved it?
friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
chelsealeeh17's review against another edition
3.0
I don’t mind some aspects of the art style, but the magic of the fairies is missing when they all just look like humans. I miss the artwork and adaptation from the original set of graphic novels and am sad knowing we won’t be getting more of those. Here’s hoping they improve from here, but I don’t have high expectations.