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This book once again shows why we love this series and will continue to read it.
I must say that this was definitely a page turner and all of the 350+ pages delivered on the suspense and love that we love for the series. One could start off reading this book with its easy to understand past story via the prologue at the beginning of the book as well as its easy explanation of any cogent characters at any point.I personally loved this one because we get to see Artemis who gets to reflect on his past self and how he has changed thanks in part to learning to understand others, embrace them, and see his own family change. It appears that the events from The Lost Colony have really changed him as well. We also get to see a return of one of our favorite characters from the Opal Deception :)Anyway, definitely pick this one up and read it and be ready for the next book in 2010.
I think Enn Reitel did a very good job on the audiobook. I honestly don't see why all the people think nn did such a bad job reading it. Keep up the good work Enn.
The only downside to having double the Artemis was having less Butler, which this book seems to greatly lack. Eoin Colfer has the innate ability to transfer words into entire worlds, characters, atmospheres, and even feelings. Also I would have liked to see some more of Minerva, as she has been relatively the only love-interest for Artemis throughout the series, even though we do get a glimpse at a possible budding romance.As always the slew of new characters that are introduced are interesting as the main characters themselves, you automatically know who you're rooting for and who you want to throw into a well. Which is something that very few authors manage to accomplish. We learn so much more about how sympathetic Artemis is now, when he sees the one-track desperate thoughts and actions of his younger self, and how much he disagrees with those actions and thoughts.Also, somehow without being repetitive or ridiculous Colfer managed to separate the older/younger Artemis' without confusing me. The Time Paradox is exactly what the other Artemis Fowl books are, and doesn't disappoint in the continuation of them either. Big Artemis.
It's a fast-paced, fun, time-crunched adventure fit for young and old.As the synopsis states, we pick up here after Artemis, Holly and No.1 manage to save the demon island of Hybras from dissolving in the Space/Time continuum. but how many of them can make up an entire world and enable you to view it through words as if you've been there. We meet up with Artemis in the Fowl Manor as he is playing with his new brothers Beckett and Myles (who I am already in love with, by the way), where Artemis has the shocking discovery that his mother has contracted an old very serious, very rare fairy sickness. I am so looking forward to the seventh book.
Artemis Fowl is by far in the top ten favourites of series for me, and even more then that, books in general. When we meet Artemis in the first book, most readers probably would have agreed that he was an arrogant little boy who should have had a lot more time in a corner. We also know that from that book to the most recent, Artemis has grown up a lot, which is why it's so interesting to see him going face to face with his younger self. You spend most of the entire book with them both, but I was always aware of who was talking, and who was doing what. To go back in time and rescue an extinct lemur species, which is only extinct because of Artemis himself. Actually, scratch that, replace with: Artemis Fowl legacy. Sure, they can make you care about a character, they can make you imagine a state you've never been in. We also meet up with a few past characters - Captain Holly Short, Mulch Diggums, Foaly, as well as one which I can't tell you about.
And the only way to save her. Which brings me to my favourite part of this book (minus the whole fast-paced, fun, adventure bit): Little Artemis vs. (Enter menacing laugh here).Again, this was a good, strong, continuation of the Artemis Fowl books. And the eighth, ninth, tenth, and whatever Colfer can manage to throw out.
If there was a rating from one to twenty stars, I would rate it a thirty. Best book ever. It has so many twists and turns. I can hardly put it down. I can't wait to read the read of the series. If you are reading this review, get the artemis fowl series and give a try. You will love it.
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