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No Human Being is Illegal

Illegal by Eoin Colfer

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“You, who are so-called illegal aliens, must know that no human being is illegal.  That is a contradiction in terms.  Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong, but illegal?  How can a human being be illegal?”  Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor So starts this graphic novel geared toward tween/teen readers (I would suggest ages 10 and over).  As a lawyer formerly working in immigration defense, and in light of the current crisis and unspeakable human rights violations currently happening at the borders of the United […]

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7/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:6 |

Honey don’t

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer

The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer

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Seveneves was a lot in many ways, and I came out of it just wanting something easy and entertaining; the Artemis Fowl trailer dropped over the holidays, so it was a natural pick. I remembered enjoying the story when I read the first book a very long time ago, and I figured I’d give it another go round to see how it had held up. Sometimes after a lot of broccoli, you just want a handful of popcorn. The series by Eoin Colfer follows the exploits and escapades of Artemis Fowl, a child genius (12 at the time of the […]

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3/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:5 |

Lost in Translation to Graphic

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer, Giovanni Rigano, Paolo Lamanna

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I have read the original novel. In fact, I’ve also read all but the final novel in the original series. I was curious about the graphic novel adaptation. Given that the original Artemis Fowl is a YA novel, I figured a comic book style version would be reasonably similar. It both was and was not. The basic plot remains the same: devious genius Artemis and his loyal body guard/butler Butler devise a plan to kidnap a fairy for reasons which will not be revealed until Artemis explain his whole scheme ala evil villain monologue to Captain Holly Short of the […]

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2/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

Right in the Feels

Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer

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So anything I said about Mr. Colfer not hitting the right emotional cues in his last book have totally been remedied in the third Fowl installment.  Here I was, rolling along through this fun-loving YA series about a boy criminal mastermind and his faerie acquaintances and BOOM. First chapter Mr. Colfer shoots you right in the feels on page 10. At the risk of giving anything away, I won’t be writing heavy on this book’s plot details because you should just read it, but let’s suffice it to say that we’re getting to that part in a series where you know […]

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6/6/2017 's CBR9 Review No:11 |

Not another thing, please

And another thing... by Eoin Colfer

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I forget where I read it, only that it is not my own observation, but someone put my most frequent problem with fantasy and sci-fi best: the more made up words it contains, the less likely I am to enjoy the book. This is a fairly short book that is long on nonsense. My eyes just glazed over half the text for a lack of intelligible prose to grab on to. A continuation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams, it took me twice as long to read its 275 pages than an average book […]

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5/29/2017 's CBR9 Review No:20 |

Teenage Human Lab Rats is the New Name of My Band

The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer

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 I needed some mind bleach before I dove into my next true crime book and nothing is a better palate cleanser that young adult science fiction.  Colfer can usually be counted on to deliver on that front, but this book was rather humdrum.  But Colfer does at least include a bad ass girl and that’s a step above most young adult fiction these days. The book takes place in the not to distant future.  Tactical lawyers help uphold the corporatocracy.  Our hero, Cosmo Hill, lives in an orphanage.  The orphans are contracted out as human guinea pigs to various companies […]

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4/9/2015 's CBR7 Review No:22 |

He quotes Tenacious D in the epigraph. That should tell you everything you need to know.

And Another Thing . . . by Eoin Colfer

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Don’t get me wrong. I like Tenacious D. Their self-titled first album was practically the soundtrack to my first year of college (much to the regret of my roommate). If you called “Tribute” the greatest song in the world without irony in your voice, I wouldn’t punch you in the face. I once ate at Zanzibar in Las Vegas solely for the purpose of eating there while thinking of this song (link NSFW . . . trust me, don’t do it). My point is: hating Tenacious D: not the point. Too many colons. The point? Tenacious D doesn’t belong anywhere […]

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1/8/2014 's CBR6 Review No:3 |


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