Author: Eoin Colfer
Publisher: Hyperion
Publishing Date: 2001
Length: 277 pages.
Summary: (From book) Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius, and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short, of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous.
Artemis thinks he has them right where he wants them...but then they stop playing by the rules.
My Thoughts: What the heck did I just read?
There's been a lot of hype over the Artemis Fowl series, and I can see why; the covers are gorgeous, his name is fantastic and the plot interesting, so why did I hate this book?
Blame it on my dislike of Hyperion Publishing and my mistrust of adolescent fiction.
My overall impression of this book was that humans are bad, fairies are weapon wielding technology geniuses and this little twelve year old boy is a psychologist's nightmare. In the book summary, I half expected the words, 'genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist to show up. The humor was a bit crude at times and I really wouldn't count this as a children's book. The violence had it been in a movie, would have been disturbing, and there were even occasional swear words.
The author seems very likable, and the series as a whole is very successful, so maybe this is just me and not my particular cup of tea.
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