canIusethishandle
Since: Mar, 2011
04/25/2014 00:00:00
Sigh, I have to agree with you on the series' finale. A flat "WHAT." from me after I read that.
doctrainAUM
Since: Aug, 2010
04/25/2014 00:00:00
Didn't Artemis have amnesia a couple books back? Sounds like a retread, even if the first case of amnesia was done in the middle of the next book. I thought it was done fairly well. By the way, I've never read past book five or so.
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Knowlessman
Since: Jun, 2013
05/15/2015 00:00:00
Spoiler. Also, what? XD Good gods, he already did that, like four books before that. Oh, Colfer, what dost thou smoke? I'm glad I stopped after five.
I have to say, though, I think what you said about people "just coming off of Harry Potter" explains everything about why I loved this series so much as a kid.
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Fun, funny, and worth the read
I loved reading this series. It was creative, unique, and I loved all the books up until book eight. Colfer knows how to create a plot with just enough twists and turns so you don't know what's coming, but not so many it seems contrived. The characters will keep you entertained, and the series isn't afraid to take a slightly darker turn when it has to.
It's a blast for younger readers just coming off Harry Potter, and I highly recommend it.
At least, up until book eight.
Colfer pulls an amnesia card on us at the very end of book eight. Artemis Fowl and all the memories and character developement he'd accumulated over the course of the series, gone in an instant. It negates the entire series and its efforts to make Artemis a better person, and makes you wonder what the point was of the first seven books.
All in all, the series is lightweight and enjoyable, but give the eighth a pass unless you want to make up your own ending.