I bought Artemis Fowl on the recommendation that it was on par with the Harry Potter stories. Its clearly not. Much like Potter, the book revolves around the adventures of a young pre-teen boy - but thats where the similiarities end. Fowl is effectively the villian in this book, and despite being the main character, much of the story is not told from his perspective. I found it very odd that in a book that is supposed to introduce Fowl as the main character of a series, so little attention is devoted to developing his character - very odd choice. Honestly, the most intesting thing about Fowl that I took away from the book was his name.

The plot involves Fowl kidnapping a fairy for ransom, and the ensuing rescue attempt by the fairy special forces. Its a good enough story to get started, but there just isn't much depth to it. It seems to be a much smaller story than any of the Potter series - less developed - and not enough to get me to buy the next book.

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