Book Review: Artemis fowl by Eoin Colfer
Target audience: All ages
Rating: 4 stars
Apparently reading about characters half your age isn't that awkward
3 things you need to know:
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Artemis fowl is twelve years old.
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He’s also a criminal mastermind.
·
He kidnapped a leprechaun so that he could
basically the proverbial pot of gold.
Yeah, I laughed too
when I read the blurb to this book. But I read it out of sheer curiosity,
because I've heard of it for years and years but I've never really understood
what all the fanfare was about. So two and a half hours after starting it and I
closed it with a smile (I'm a really fast
reader). Few books ever make me smile. Smiling is a sign that I've been
impressed. All in all, I wish that I'd read it sooner. And for those other curious minds out there let me assure you:
1.
The book is not as juvenile as it sounds. His
age is nothing more than a passing fact actually.
2.
If you like books that make you think. Books
that have you trying to predict the characters next move. In short, if you are
a thriller fan, you’ll enjoy this.
Fun facts:
- The book has a hidden message written in a substitution cipher at the bottom of each page. It can however be decoded using a certain
paragraph in the book! All the more fun for those of us with geeky tendencies!
- The author's first name is pronounced 'Owen'...blame it on the Irish.
Happy reading!
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