bumblebusra's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in a couple of hours with much joy. Though I was tired and about to fall asleep, this book kept me up long enough to finish it.
sarakomo's review against another edition
4.0
2020: A fun reread and I love Captain Holly Short, but this series was not so enticing now for me to continue with it. Needed 1000% more Juliet.
srreid's review against another edition
5.0
Again only vague memories of having read this before, couldn't remember any of the story.
Thoroughly enjoyed this one, continuing in the same vein as the first book. Artemis is plotting the rescue of his father from Russia, but first the fairies need his help as they have a bit of a goblin problem.
Good fun with the side story of what Mulch Diggums has been getting up to since his dastardly faked death and escape with some of the ransom money in first book, until he too is enlisted to help break into an impenetrable fortress. Nothing can stop a master thief like Mulch!
Thoroughly enjoyed this one, continuing in the same vein as the first book. Artemis is plotting the rescue of his father from Russia, but first the fairies need his help as they have a bit of a goblin problem.
Good fun with the side story of what Mulch Diggums has been getting up to since his dastardly faked death and escape with some of the ransom money in first book, until he too is enlisted to help break into an impenetrable fortress. Nothing can stop a master thief like Mulch!
proffrancais's review
Another good book in the series (granted only 2 so far) I really am glad I took a student's suggestion and started reading them. I am afraid it will go too quickly as a series
alba_marie's review
4.0
Fun as usual and a nice blast from the past. Another YA book in the bag.
Even though my copy contains book 1-4, I think I'll give ol' Artemis a rest. Artemis Fowl was certainly a favourite book growing up - I loved the character, he was so smart, so who gives a damn, so quick-thinking. I liked watching him grow. And Holly was so badass, so who gives a damn, so cool. And I liked watching her grow too.
As an adult, I think I still like the watching them grow part, and still love the mixing of the two cultures - Mud Men (humans) and The People (fairies), but I don't feel the same connection with Artemis as I did as a kid. Because I'm older? Because I'm less awkward now? I've found a place and don't seem so at odds with the world when I was a kid and reading these books? I'm not sure. But certainly this time around, Holly is more relatable to me than Artemis.
As a quick plot summary (if you need one) - the father of Artemis is found, alive and kidnapped, and Artemis launches a rescue attempt. Before that can really get underway, he and Butler are whisked to the Lower Elements by Holly Short because some guns were found modified to fit human made batteries and so someone is trading with the Mud Men. And course they assume it's Artemis.
It isn't. So Holly, Root, and Foaly, aided by presumed-but-not-actually-dead Mulch Diggums join forces with Artemis and Butler to find the real bad human, and then find the real bad fairy (or two), stop a goblin rebellion, and free Foaly from his newly-gained role of scapegoat. Plus rescue an Irish businessman from the Artic, which is sort of just shoved on at the end because oh wait we forgot about that bit.
I think Colfer is still coming into his writing and his characters, and seeing where he ended up having recently read his adult novel, Plugged, I can see that he has learned, grown and expanded as an author over the past couple of decades. Can't wait to see what else this Irish fella throws out at the world! (Go Team Ireland!)
Even though my copy contains book 1-4, I think I'll give ol' Artemis a rest. Artemis Fowl was certainly a favourite book growing up - I loved the character, he was so smart, so who gives a damn, so quick-thinking. I liked watching him grow. And Holly was so badass, so who gives a damn, so cool. And I liked watching her grow too.
As an adult, I think I still like the watching them grow part, and still love the mixing of the two cultures - Mud Men (humans) and The People (fairies), but I don't feel the same connection with Artemis as I did as a kid. Because I'm older? Because I'm less awkward now? I've found a place and don't seem so at odds with the world when I was a kid and reading these books? I'm not sure. But certainly this time around, Holly is more relatable to me than Artemis.
As a quick plot summary (if you need one) - the father of Artemis is found, alive and kidnapped, and Artemis launches a rescue attempt. Before that can really get underway, he and Butler are whisked to the Lower Elements by Holly Short because some guns were found modified to fit human made batteries and so someone is trading with the Mud Men. And course they assume it's Artemis.
It isn't. So Holly, Root, and Foaly, aided by presumed-but-not-actually-dead Mulch Diggums join forces with Artemis and Butler to find the real bad human, and then find the real bad fairy (or two), stop a goblin rebellion, and free Foaly from his newly-gained role of scapegoat. Plus rescue an Irish businessman from the Artic, which is sort of just shoved on at the end because oh wait we forgot about that bit.
I think Colfer is still coming into his writing and his characters, and seeing where he ended up having recently read his adult novel, Plugged, I can see that he has learned, grown and expanded as an author over the past couple of decades. Can't wait to see what else this Irish fella throws out at the world! (Go Team Ireland!)
booknerdperson's review
4.0
This is definitely my favorite book in the series so far. I totally ship Holly and Artemis! I thing my favorite quote from the book would be "We're being led by an idiot with a crayon" said by the very infamous commander Root. Also the idiot in this quote would be Mulch Diggums a small dwarf who likes to pick pocket. I can wait to see what happens in the third book
bellatora's review
3.0
You know, for a boy who has his name on the cover, Artemis Fowl is barely in this book. I love Artemis Fowl. He outsmarts, outwits, and outdoes everybody else.
Unfortunately, this book was really about a rebellion in fairy society. You know what? I don't care.
The Artemis Fowl Saves His Father storyline is shunted into nearly the last chapter and is over much too fast (even though Artemis continues to prove his ruthlessness and cunning in even that short space).
More Artemis! Less fairy politics!
Unfortunately, this book was really about a rebellion in fairy society. You know what? I don't care.
The Artemis Fowl Saves His Father storyline is shunted into nearly the last chapter and is over much too fast (even though Artemis continues to prove his ruthlessness and cunning in even that short space).
More Artemis! Less fairy politics!
amerdale's review against another edition
3.0
meine Rezension: https://amerdale.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/gelesen-eoin-colfer-die-verschwoerung-artemis-fowl-2/
deanie's review
4.0
Ever since his father's disappearance while smuggling cola into Russia, Artemis Fowl has been determined to find out what happened, refusing to believe that his father is dead. Now Artemis has gotten a ransom demand from the Russian mafia, but before he can go, he's captured by the LEP (Lower Elements Police) thinking he's helping goblins smuggle in batteries for their weapons. He's not, but he bargains his help with the elf-goblin-battery problem to get them to help him rescue his father. Until everything goes horribly wrong.
In the first book, Artemis was completely in control all of the time (or almost all of the time). In the sequel, he's out of his element, so it's even more challenging. The athletic feats he's called on to perform are one thing, but he actually risks his life to save his friends (and admits that Holly, Root, and Butler are his friends). The plot is fun and zingy and rolls along at a frenetic speed that suits the story line. Plus, there's character development as Artemis grows as a person, and as Artemis, Holly, Root, and Butler get to know each other, and see each other as more than just adversaries.
In the first book, Artemis was completely in control all of the time (or almost all of the time). In the sequel, he's out of his element, so it's even more challenging. The athletic feats he's called on to perform are one thing, but he actually risks his life to save his friends (and admits that Holly, Root, and Butler are his friends). The plot is fun and zingy and rolls along at a frenetic speed that suits the story line. Plus, there's character development as Artemis grows as a person, and as Artemis, Holly, Root, and Butler get to know each other, and see each other as more than just adversaries.