Artemis Fowl Analysis

Ireland; Haven; the Fowl Estate The setting in this book is quite literally all over the map—or under it, as the case may be, since because Haven exists underneath all the surface continents. On...

We know this sounds a little strange at first, but there are actually two different points of view used by the same narrator in this book. Mind blown? Stick with us; it gets better.  The...

Fairy Tale; Fantasy; Science Fiction; Young Adult Fiction  Okay, so that this book is in the fairy tale genre is pretty obvious. It's got magical creatures, it's oriented toward a younger c...

Sort of feel like you can't tell what the narrator thinks about Artemis or… well… anyone in the book for that matter? We noticed that too. But since this whole book is supposed to be a case f...

If we could call a writing style detective-y, we would. Colfer's book isn't really mysterious, but it definitely takes a page from the classic hard-boiled detective novels. Take a look at the len...

You might think there isn't much to say about the title, since it's pretty clear where it comes from (we're looking at you, Artemis Fowl II). Though later books in the series are named after the ma...

The book wraps up with a touching moment of Artemis reuniting with his mother and thinking about how he'll have to be more secretive with his illegal schemes now (so sentimental, that one) and you...

While this novel is easy to devour—short, snappy dialogue and a magical mash-up of flashy side characters—it sometimes takes a second to pick up on Artemis's vocabulary and weird speech patte...

Don't Try This At the Library Artemis finds a fairy and blackmails her for a copy of her Book, which he then translates and uses to plan his whole money-making scheme. This is the whole reason...

The Internet invented an unverifiable legend for the fairy swear word "D'Arvit." (Source.)Eoin is pronounced Owen. Good to know, isn't it? (Source.)Much of the magic in this book is steeped in Iris...

Artemis is twelve and a genius, so his interest in s-e-x is pretty much limited to being confused about girls, and then confused about why he's confused. He notes that Holly is pretty "in a point...

Literary and Philosophical ReferencesSherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty (6.141-142) Artemis (throughout)Ring of Tara (1.97)Hieroglyphics (2.57)Cupid (3.2)Leprechauns (3.6)Dé Dannans (Tuatha D...