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A review by cari1268
Airman by Eoin Colfer
4.0
While I was reading Airman, I was reminded a lot of the book series, Artemis Fowl. Only at the end of reading this book did I realize that, duh, this is the same author who wrote Artemis Fowl! I think it's safe to say that fans of Artemis Fowl will enjoy this book as well.
I found myself thoroughly enjoying this read. There was lots of action and adventure and the author did a great job setting the scene. It felt like The Count of Monte Cristo lite. The writing was excellent although I did have a few quibbles about some of the jumps in narration and the main character's incredible luck. I loved that the main character was a boy and I could really see boys enjoying this book.
Since I am not the target audience for this book, I feel bad listing any faults--Particularly since the parts that bothered me about the book most likely stem from me as an adult reading a juvenile book. Buuut... I didn't like how the villain was outrageously evil and the general lack of subtlety. The author gave way too much away and I always knew what was going to happen.
3.5 Stars.
I found myself thoroughly enjoying this read. There was lots of action and adventure and the author did a great job setting the scene. It felt like The Count of Monte Cristo lite. The writing was excellent although I did have a few quibbles about some of the jumps in narration and the main character's incredible luck. I loved that the main character was a boy and I could really see boys enjoying this book.
Since I am not the target audience for this book, I feel bad listing any faults--Particularly since the parts that bothered me about the book most likely stem from me as an adult reading a juvenile book. Buuut... I didn't like how the villain was outrageously evil and the general lack of subtlety. The author gave way too much away and I always knew what was going to happen.
Spoiler
And this may just be a girl thing, but I NEEDED more pages devoted to Connor's reunion with his family. I waited practically the whole book for that and it was just glossed over. Grrr...3.5 Stars.