Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
What is Artemis Fowl about?
Artemis Fowl JR.'s dad left on a ship called The Fowl Star and was never seen again. People found the ship but nobody was on it. They presumed his father dead but Artemis Fowl JR. does not agree. Artemis Fowl Jr. is a thirteen year old criminal genius and in the first book he meets some fairys and they don't exactly get along that well.
What did you like about it?
I liked learning about the characters and different kinds of creatures. I liked the way the author (Eoin Colfer) explained the characters and the way he. My favorite character in the book is Artemis's body guard Butler. he is HUGE and has a a black belt. I would not like to fight him.
What didn't you like about it?
At some points in the book it was slow moving but it wasn't all the time. I didn't like the personality's of some of the characters, but i suppose that they weren't supposed to have the best personality's in the first place. I also didn't like The illistrations in it that much.
About the author:
He is most famous as the creator of the Artemis Fowl series, but he has also achieved success with other books. His novels have been compared to those of J. K. Rowling, and like Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl is used as a reference to describe the work of other writers (e.g. Jack Heath and Mark Walden). In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, entitled And Another Thing....
Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, in Ireland. He attained worldwide notice in 2002, when his first Artemis Fowl book was published. He then became a New York Times best-selling author of books for children and teens, known for writing the Artemis Fowl series (which consists so far of 7 books), Half Moon Investigations, The Wish List, and The Supernaturalist, along with the Eoin Colfer’ The Legend of... books. In January 2008, Colfer published a book titled Airman, which was a New York Times bestseller. To date the majority of his works have reached the New York Times Bestseller list at least once. Colfer currently resides in Wexford, Ireland with his wife, Jackie, and two children, Séan and Finn.
