Twelve and Irish
TWELVE AND IRISH
Ronald Lutwama
“Artemis Fowl”
By Eoin Colfer
Gripping doesn’t even begin to describe Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl. The book fires up the intrigue within you from the first page well into the latter chapters of the story.
Following the story of fictional 12-year old character Artemis Fowl II, the author oscillates between past and present efficiently to create the characters on the go while sowing the seeds for the plot to develop. Fowl II is an only child who’s inherited the riches of his gone missing father and is in essence running an international underworld empire. His right hand and bodyguard, Butler, is with Artemis as often as possible, as one would expect of a bodyguard, so much that they have established a father-son like relationship over the years. Not entirely however as “the large Eurasian man [would] refer to the boy as sir”(Colfer 4).
“The Book” is the boy’s purpose and he goes to show great amounts of determination and aggression (with Butler’s helping hand) to get his hands on it. “The Book”, as it’s referred to by those who seek it and those who possess it, is a handbook for the fairies with the keys to their power and way of life. He is very keen on gaining the knowledge the book holds for reasons best known to himself.
The book (not to be confused with “The Book”) has a generally serious tone about it for the most part, but it is infused with well-timed light-hearted fun very characteristic of Fowl. If you already can’t tell, yes, I strongly recommend picking up Artemis Fowl if you’re in the market for an interesting fantasy read. It’s an optimum blend of varied characters, sustained plot and fluid storytelling. The lad is a perfect cross between hero and villain, essential for this type of book.
Ronald Lutwama
“Artemis Fowl”
By Eoin Colfer
Gripping doesn’t even begin to describe Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl. The book fires up the intrigue within you from the first page well into the latter chapters of the story.
Following the story of fictional 12-year old character Artemis Fowl II, the author oscillates between past and present efficiently to create the characters on the go while sowing the seeds for the plot to develop. Fowl II is an only child who’s inherited the riches of his gone missing father and is in essence running an international underworld empire. His right hand and bodyguard, Butler, is with Artemis as often as possible, as one would expect of a bodyguard, so much that they have established a father-son like relationship over the years. Not entirely however as “the large Eurasian man [would] refer to the boy as sir”(Colfer 4).
“The Book” is the boy’s purpose and he goes to show great amounts of determination and aggression (with Butler’s helping hand) to get his hands on it. “The Book”, as it’s referred to by those who seek it and those who possess it, is a handbook for the fairies with the keys to their power and way of life. He is very keen on gaining the knowledge the book holds for reasons best known to himself.
The book (not to be confused with “The Book”) has a generally serious tone about it for the most part, but it is infused with well-timed light-hearted fun very characteristic of Fowl. If you already can’t tell, yes, I strongly recommend picking up Artemis Fowl if you’re in the market for an interesting fantasy read. It’s an optimum blend of varied characters, sustained plot and fluid storytelling. The lad is a perfect cross between hero and villain, essential for this type of book.
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