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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

14 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I remember really enjoying this book when I read as a 12 year old myself.

There was a lot that I didn't enjoy this time, though. I found myself just getting into the story, when boom, misogyny. Then I'd find myself just getting back into the story, when boom, racism. Then I'd find myself just getting into the story, when boom, something utterly non-sensical (like one character saying he prefers to hunt whales with a harpoon, then a page later the same character saying the humans are barbaric for killing the majestic creatures).

I also didn't like all the "I can't say what I want to say because this is a kids book". Just... Write for an older audience if you want to swear?

I did however, appreciate Foaly's humour for the most part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Cursing, Dementia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Colonisation, Animal death, Classism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Torture, War, Violence, and Vomit

twincessz's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit and Cursing

kmxler's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Excrement

Minor: Bullying, Kidnapping, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Grief, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Abandonment, Dementia, Sexism, Cursing, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Any of the mentions of triggering content are very brief and not too descriptive. The excrement mention

is just that dwarves eat dirt and expel it from there behind and that trapped air is released as gas

and even though I have a phobia I didn't find it triggering at all.

amylynn44's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny

emlo's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book and the fresh take on fairies etc. There is quite a lot of violence in this book, although mostly not fatal, it might upset younger kids as some of the characters sustain bad injuries. The main character, Artemis is like a junior Bond villain who seems to be motivated purely by greed, but there are parts where he ends up reining in his meglomaniac tendencies but it's not clear if this comes from conscience or self-interest. There are very many fart jokes. There is also a lot of banter between the LEPrecon Commnader and Foaly the tech genius which keeps it fun. The science and the plot don't really hold up to scrutiny but it's enjoyable all the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Animal cruelty

dustghosts's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Abandonment, Animal death, Confinement, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia

nick13's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was so much fun to read! It's so fast paced and has so much character to it. I really love Artemis and his dubiousness yet not completely evil self and how through subtle actions it shows each characters' personalities. 

The only things I have to complain a bit about is how I just wanted more time with the characters (which I surely will with the several next sequels) and also how many of the characters make uncharacteristic jokes which I found funny but at the same time it felt odd. That's just my opinion however and really didn't hurt the enjoyment of this book for me, clearly. 

9 out of 10, definitely worth a read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Excrement, Drug use, Gun violence, and Misogyny

destinyweb's review

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Artemis is one of the best children, villains and protagonists ever written. Also I'd kill for Holly Short.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, and Misogyny

mermaidstears's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit