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The Time Paradox
by Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer is a great writer. I devoured his books, and I read multiple times. Artemis Fowl is a series that I will always remember. I read them when I was about 12. Then I found out one of my classmates was reading them too, I approached him with something along the lines of "oh, are you reading this book too?" but then he dismissed me saying that this book was not for girls, and i just replied that i must have confused it with something else. But something changed in that moment, and well, I never picked up the sequel to Opal Deception. I bought the sequels for my brother years after, but I never read them.
Now I am 20, but I decided to pick it up again. Because it was utter nonsense, it's not just "for boys", it's something I loved and I am not ashamed of it, and I don't care about what people think.
Obliviously, I am used to more heavy books, and this is still a children book, it was an easy quick read. But you know what? It was good. Absolutely good.
I can totally see why these books attracted me so much. This kid outsmarted everyone, Holly Short (Spinella in Italian, which is the version I read) was a badass female character, the plot was not about romance, the whole Fairy People element was something that has always interested me, and it just was so good. Plus, the writing is good, which makes the book enjoyable even though I'm not a child anymore.
It might not be perfect, but this. This was my Harry Potter. This was ten times better than Harry Potter.
Now I am 20, but I decided to pick it up again. Because it was utter nonsense, it's not just "for boys", it's something I loved and I am not ashamed of it, and I don't care about what people think.
Obliviously, I am used to more heavy books, and this is still a children book, it was an easy quick read. But you know what? It was good. Absolutely good.
I can totally see why these books attracted me so much. This kid outsmarted everyone, Holly Short (Spinella in Italian, which is the version I read) was a badass female character, the plot was not about romance, the whole Fairy People element was something that has always interested me, and it just was so good. Plus, the writing is good, which makes the book enjoyable even though I'm not a child anymore.
It might not be perfect, but this. This was my Harry Potter. This was ten times better than Harry Potter.