Artemis Fowl, The Opal Deception

by Eoin Colfer | Teens |
ISBN: 0141320591 Global Overview for this book
Registered by DEESSE of Erstein, Alsace France on 5/29/2006
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2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by DEESSE from Erstein, Alsace France on Monday, May 29, 2006
The cover of my copy is different (plenty of funny little holes in it!)

I still have to read the third book, but I couldn't resist buying this one, too.

If you need a criminal genius to save you, you really are in trouble...
The fairy people have wiped all knowledge of their world from the brain of the only human they're scared of: Criminal genius Artemis Fowl. But now they need him - and fast.
Evil pixie Opal Koboi is planning world destruction. Stopping her will involve clearing Captain Holly Short's name of murder, springing a kleptomaniac dwarf from jail and convincing a super-intelligent centaur that he doesn't know it all.

If only Artemis could remember why all these strange creatures are depending on him...

Journal Entry 2 by DEESSE from Erstein, Alsace France on Saturday, February 7, 2009
How nice to meet Artemis, Butler, Captain Holly Short, Mulch Diggums and Foaly again!

They work together to stop the evil Opal Koboi from starting a war between the fairies and the human beings - which is not easy, as Holly is on the run, charged with having murdered her commander, and Artemis has no memory of the fairy world and his earlier adventures as he had been mind-wiped after his last adventure.
Luckily he is a genius and there's always Mulch with his golden "coin"...

This book is now reserved for Schrat who enjoyed the three first books in this series too.

Here are some quotations which I liked:

"Artemis sat in the rear, feeling ridiculous, dressed not in his usual dark two-piece suit, but in normal teenager clothing. 'This outfit is preposterous,' he said, zipping his tracksuit top. 'What is the point of a hood that is not waterproof? And all these logos? I feel like a walking advertisement. And these jeans do not fit properly. They are sagging down to my knees.'" (p.31f.)

"Holly looked upwards. (...) Swinging from the rope was what appeared to be a naked and extremely hairy rear end. 'I don't believe it!' Holly exclaimed, jumping to her feet. 'You took your sweet time getting here!' She seemed to be conversing with a posterior. And then, even more amazingly, the posterior appeared to answer. 'I love you too, Holly. Now close anything that's open, because I'm about to overload these trolls' senses.'" (p. 224f.)

"Friendship is not a science, Mud Boy. Forget about your massive brain for one minute. Just do what you feel is right." (p.227)

"'O dear' hardly covers it. Maybe now would be a good time to call the networks, or faint in awe.' Argon took the second option, collapsing to the floor in a limp heap." (p.277)

(after Holly's reckless flying...):
"Mulch poked his head through from the passenger area. His face was slightly green. 'I had a little accident,' he said. No one enquired further." (p.319)

"The police swaggered on board, barking orders, then they saw Butler and their cockiness evaporated like rainwater off a hot highway. They had been told that the human was big. But this was more than big. This was monstrous. Mountainous.
Butler smiled apologetically. 'Don't worry, little fairies. I have this effect on most humans too.'" (p.325)


Journal Entry 3 by DEESSE at Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Saturday, February 14, 2009

Released 15 yrs ago (2/14/2009 UTC) at Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg Germany

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Gave it to my mum, bookcrosser Schrat, who enjoyed the first three Artemis-Fowl-Books too.
Enjoy!

Journal Entry 4 by Schrat from Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Saturday, February 14, 2009
I've got this book today from my bookcrossing daughter DEESSE, who is at present visiting us. I've read all the previous ones with great please and hope it will be as nice as the others. Thanks!

Journal Entry 5 by Schrat from Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Sunday, October 25, 2009
So sorry! Bookcrosser DEESSE (who is my daughter at the same time) told me that I did not yet make a journal entry. I promise to improve, daughter!
Well, it was nice to meet Artemis, Butler, Captain Holly Short, Foaly and (above all) my special friend the "farting dwarf" (sorry!) Mulch Diggums again. As I did already with the three first books of this series I enjoyed also this one a lot. In particular, as my special friend the kleptomaniac dwarf played a leading rôle in the story in which the experienced team (see the beginning of this journal entry) was/were successful to stop the activities of evil pixie Opal Koboi.
I'll give this book back to DEESSE when she is on a visit here soon. She has better opportunity to find bookcrossers for this species of writing than I have.

Journal Entry 6 by Schrat at Oberkochen, Germany -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, November 8, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (11/8/2009 UTC) at Oberkochen, Germany -- Controlled Releases

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Given back to DEESSE who stays with us at present, since she is preparing a fantasy book box.

Journal Entry 7 by DEESSE from Erstein, Alsace France on Sunday, November 8, 2009
The book is back with me! (Probably for my fantasy bookbox.)

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