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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Abandonment, Animal death, Confinement, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, and Misogyny
lillythebluepaladin's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-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
5.0
The Artemis Fowl series will always have a speciel place in my heart. I have re-read and re-listened to these stories COUNTLESS of times, and I can always recommend Eion Colfer to readers who love sarcastic humour, loveable and hilarous characters and creative plots.
These books are perfect if you love sci-fi and fantasy!
ALSO STAY AWAY FROM THE MOVIE BEFORE READING THE BOOKS, I SWEAR TO GODS YOU WILL NOT WANT TO READ THEM, AND ITS SO SAD, AND WE FANS WHO WAITED LIKE OVER TEN YEARS FOR AN ADAPTATION GOT KICKED IN THE FACE BY DISNEY SO YAY-
These books are perfect if you love sci-fi and fantasy!
ALSO STAY AWAY FROM THE MOVIE BEFORE READING THE BOOKS, I SWEAR TO GODS YOU WILL NOT WANT TO READ THEM, AND ITS SO SAD, AND WE FANS WHO WAITED LIKE OVER TEN YEARS FOR AN ADAPTATION GOT KICKED IN THE FACE BY DISNEY SO YAY-
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Sexism
Minor: Vomit and Violence
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Artemis Fowl was the original Kaz Brekker. I couldn't help but compare the two while reading this book. Of course, Fowl isn't nearly as charismatic as Dirtyhands, but the two are just so similar in minds and schemes. You can bet if fairies existed in the Grishaverse, Kaz would have tried this exact thing.
I was pleasantly surprised at how entertaining this book was, and I think it's partly because of what I just mentioned. As a character in himself, I'm not a huge fan of Artemis. But thinking about Kaz (whom I obviously love) and what Fowl could become made me appreciate him more. The plot was good and it had some genuinely funny parts -- even the potty humour was better used than in some other MG books.
Being a product of its time, it's slightly sexist and there's a bit in the beginning that could be considered racist (Eoin Colfer had it right when he wrote the Vietnamese character's name as [last name] [first name] but since Nguyen is the last name and Xuan is the first name, calling that character "Mister Xuan" when Artemis doesn't know him personally would be the same as calling Root "Mister Root" -- which would not suit Artemis' personality at all), but I've seen worse.
I don't know yet if I'll read more of the series because it seems to be all of the same. One or two heist/kidnapping stories is interesting, but 8 books on the same theme might end up boring. We'll see.
I was pleasantly surprised at how entertaining this book was, and I think it's partly because of what I just mentioned. As a character in himself, I'm not a huge fan of Artemis. But thinking about Kaz (whom I obviously love) and what Fowl could become made me appreciate him more. The plot was good and it had some genuinely funny parts -- even the potty humour was better used than in some other MG books.
Being a product of its time, it's slightly sexist and there's a bit in the beginning that could be considered racist (Eoin Colfer had it right when he wrote the Vietnamese character's name as [last name] [first name] but since Nguyen is the last name and Xuan is the first name, calling that character "Mister Xuan" when Artemis doesn't know him personally would be the same as calling Root "Mister Root" -- which would not suit Artemis' personality at all), but I've seen worse.
I don't know yet if I'll read more of the series because it seems to be all of the same. One or two heist/kidnapping stories is interesting, but 8 books on the same theme might end up boring. We'll see.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Dementia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexism, Torture, and War
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