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Artemis Fowl by the renowned Eoin Colfer
#1
Posted 29 December 2004 - 01:00 PM
Has anyone else read this fine presently-a-trilogy of books? In short, its about a 12 year-old boy genius (the kid I wish I'd been) and his dalliances with a race of hi-tech fairies. There's even a good crack at the way we treat the enviroment as well...
When you lose your calm, you feed your anger.
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
#4
Posted 16 February 2005 - 05:59 PM
Actually, i have a lot to thank artemis fowl for. 3 years ago, when I was eleven, one of my older friends reccomended this to me. I liked it a lot, and from there went on to read the hobbit, and from there the Lord of the Rings.
And we want to be free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man! And we want to get loaded!
#5
Posted 19 April 2005 - 01:11 PM
I've read the first two Artemis Fowl books, and the Supernaturalists, all of which are very good books indeed. Very clever, too, and certainly better than the Harry Potter series.
Has anyone tried decoding the symbols they have at the bottom of the pages? Turns up some interesting results.
Has anyone tried decoding the symbols they have at the bottom of the pages? Turns up some interesting results.
I'm well aware that I'm an irritating new user. Please try not to eat me.
#8
Posted 19 April 2005 - 06:36 PM
Been there, done that, decided it wasn't worth the effort and checked the net...
When you lose your calm, you feed your anger.
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
#11
Posted 21 April 2005 - 06:20 PM
30 or more a day? Me and Jane aren't having a post war anymore...
When you lose your calm, you feed your anger.
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
#14
Posted 22 April 2005 - 05:13 AM
Of course. I learned the ancient art of Spamming My Ass Off at the Altar of the Black Orc, and can outspam anyone in 13 different ways at once.
But lets not get sidetracked here...
But lets not get sidetracked here...
When you lose your calm, you feed your anger.
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
Less Is More v4
Now resigned to a readership of me, my cat and some fish
#15
Posted 28 April 2005 - 07:08 PM
The Artemis Fowl series is an example of a good idea executed badly. Well, perhaps not badly, but not nearly as well as it could have been. The character of Artemis is too inconsistant and isn't developed nearly so much as I'd have liked. And as someone who has studied accounts of fairies, folklore, and Irish mythology fairly extensively, I thought the whole concept of the creatures' society and abilities was rather poorly laid out. Artemis Fowl himself is the only decent character in the (first two) books, and is the only reason I read that far... and as I said, he didn't get explored nearly so thoroughly as he should have been. The plot and ideas themselves were really interesting and unusual, but the details ruined it for me.
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