Book #30 - Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I firmly believe that certain stories are meant to be told in a certain format. Some books are meant to be read aloud, plays ought to be performed rather than read, and Artemis Fowl unequivocally works better as a graphic novel than in traditional prose. For one thing, the illustration is wonderful, and does a better job bringing the characters to life than Colfer does with his writing. Also, the action is much zippier, and the fight and travel scenes are condensed beautifully.
The story is a faithful adaptation, everything happens in the same sequence. However, the format of the graphic novel allows parallel plotlines to take place much more effectively. In the end, though, I gave it 3 stars as I still rather disliked all of the characters, and found their motivations to be illogical.
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Goodreads is so strange. I signed up for the Book Challenge this year and set myself 100 books. So how ever many books I read should match the percentage right?
According to Goodreads, no. When I had 29 books read, it kept insisting that I was only at 28% completion. How strange. Well, at least it's fixed now. 30 books, 30%.
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It's Friday! I'm gonna get a pedicure, grab Indian food with my girl XX and have a crazy night!