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maybe not my favorite of em all but pretty funny, vaguely poignant, and i just love opal's melodramatics as a constant reoccurring villain
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Why'd did colfer have to make holly kiss Artemis. Like he tried to justify it by saying that the time travel made holly only slightly older than Artemis and making Artemis and adult, kinda gross it since she's still an adult and Artemis is a kid. Had a nice plot.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Artemis Fowl 6 couldn’t have been better. It was brilliant. I am always intrigued by Artemis character. The plot was over the top, no easy to follow sometimes, but it all fit like a jigsaw puzzle. Only two more books in the series, and I will done with the series. Artemis Fowl series is one of those series that everyone ought to read especially kids. I am once pained to see that we don’t have an Indian Artemis Fowl. It would be nice for Indian kids to be inspired by such characters. Though in the beginning he is bad, Eoin Cofler certainly does justice to children’s literature by making his master creation a good human being in the end.
I’m going to say this just as simply as I can. I love Artemis Fowl.
There. Now you know. These books are just the type of book that makes me happy. Even better is getting a phone call from Sir Megabyte at the soon-to-be-closed bookstore telling me he found not one, but two for super-duper bargain prices.
He brought them into my house and I greedily snatched them up, knowing they would be my next two books to read.
That is how much I love Artemis Fowl.
This book had everything I love about Artemis Fowl and then some. In the latest adventure, he must travel through time to go up against his younger, diabolical self in order to save her life. Nothing says crazy than fighting your younger self. Nothing makes you really do some self-reflection than going toe-to-toe with the you of yester-year.
Of course, when you throw in time travel, you add in all sorts of extra insanity. Which I was happy that Colfer played up. I saw several of the twists coming a mile away, but in this case I was excited because it meant that Colfer really put some thought into his time travel escapade he sent Artemis and Holly on, unlike what most writers. (I’ll admit, I loved this aspect of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, too.”
The paradox was there, showing the exact issues with time travel. Exploring paradoxes can be fun. (But not in that awful last “Star Trek” movie sort of way where even the paradox formed does not explain the idiotic major continuity errors such as birthdays. Then it’s just painful and makes me crazy.)
Of course the ending left you groaning as you say to yourself, “Oh dear. That’s SO not good.” And immediately going, “Where’s the next book?”
Thankfully, sitting right beside me. Sometimes it really pays off to be behind in reading.
There. Now you know. These books are just the type of book that makes me happy. Even better is getting a phone call from Sir Megabyte at the soon-to-be-closed bookstore telling me he found not one, but two for super-duper bargain prices.
He brought them into my house and I greedily snatched them up, knowing they would be my next two books to read.
That is how much I love Artemis Fowl.
This book had everything I love about Artemis Fowl and then some. In the latest adventure, he must travel through time to go up against his younger, diabolical self in order to save her life. Nothing says crazy than fighting your younger self. Nothing makes you really do some self-reflection than going toe-to-toe with the you of yester-year.
Of course, when you throw in time travel, you add in all sorts of extra insanity. Which I was happy that Colfer played up. I saw several of the twists coming a mile away, but in this case I was excited because it meant that Colfer really put some thought into his time travel escapade he sent Artemis and Holly on, unlike what most writers. (I’ll admit, I loved this aspect of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, too.”
The paradox was there, showing the exact issues with time travel. Exploring paradoxes can be fun. (But not in that awful last “Star Trek” movie sort of way where even the paradox formed does not explain the idiotic major continuity errors such as birthdays. Then it’s just painful and makes me crazy.)
Of course the ending left you groaning as you say to yourself, “Oh dear. That’s SO not good.” And immediately going, “Where’s the next book?”
Thankfully, sitting right beside me. Sometimes it really pays off to be behind in reading.
This one is ok...I'm hoping that the next one is more like the previous books.
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really feel that this book deserves 3.5 stars. It’s a good book, but I thought this book hearkens back to earlier books too much. It also goes back to well known villains from earlier books, which I thought was a bit dull. With this book, I prefer it when they introduce new and exciting things as opposed to rehashing old successes.
Time travel, for me, has always been a tricky fish. As much as I like a good episode of Doctor Who, chronological inconsistencies bug me. Fortunately, with this book, you knew how it had to go at the end when Artemis's memory was faulty. However, the title of the book was a bit misleading as a result of knowing. Still, I'm very glad that the time line was handled well - though the ending might result in a curve ball in future stories.
Which brings me to my main complaint. I am so tired of Opal Koboi. She's supposed to be a super genius, but all she really seems to be is a horrible person. She's mean to literally everyone, yet somehow has loyal followers, and her hubris is always her downfall.
The plot of the book was also quite specific. I'm wary of giving away too much, but it was obvious that it was a set up when the one animal Artemis had a hand in doing away with happened to be his mother's salvation. It made me do an eye roll.
And my last notable complaint is the weird romance arc between Holly and Artemis that the author tried to push. I mean, come on, he's a fourteen year old and she's obviously an adult. It was sketchy. Height difference isn't an age indicator guys. I really hope this weird romance doesn't continue into later books.
I'd still recommend the series and the book, but only to those who are reading the full series - otherwise this book will make absolutely no sense.
Time travel, for me, has always been a tricky fish. As much as I like a good episode of Doctor Who, chronological inconsistencies bug me. Fortunately, with this book, you knew how it had to go at the end when Artemis's memory was faulty. However, the title of the book was a bit misleading as a result of knowing. Still, I'm very glad that the time line was handled well - though the ending might result in a curve ball in future stories.
Which brings me to my main complaint. I am so tired of Opal Koboi. She's supposed to be a super genius, but all she really seems to be is a horrible person. She's mean to literally everyone, yet somehow has loyal followers, and her hubris is always her downfall.
The plot of the book was also quite specific. I'm wary of giving away too much, but it was obvious that it was a set up when the one animal Artemis had a hand in doing away with happened to be his mother's salvation. It made me do an eye roll.
And my last notable complaint is the weird romance arc between Holly and Artemis that the author tried to push. I mean, come on, he's a fourteen year old and she's obviously an adult. It was sketchy. Height difference isn't an age indicator guys. I really hope this weird romance doesn't continue into later books.
I'd still recommend the series and the book, but only to those who are reading the full series - otherwise this book will make absolutely no sense.
TIME TRAVEL. Ngl this factor is one of the major reasons why this book is my favourite. It allows for so much and the reveal of what the time paradox IS always gets me. And the plot twists don't stop coming! The reveal with opal koboi, and then again that it's young artemis, and then AGAIN with the stuffed toy, and then the KRAKEN (you either know what I'm talking about here or you don't)....plot twists one after another it's so much fun!
Plus an exploration of artemis & holly and where their friendship could go/can't go and it's sweetly handled and it has so many small moments between them it's really so wonderful.
Plus an exploration of artemis & holly and where their friendship could go/can't go and it's sweetly handled and it has so many small moments between them it's really so wonderful.