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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

10 reviews

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

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-

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit and Violence

plumquin's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Excrement

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

anaguana's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Dementia

Moderate: Violence

anastasiamakes's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence