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Arthur et les Minimoys #2

Артур и Запретный город

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Приключения Артура, принцессы Селении и принца Барахлюша продолжаются. Чтобы избавить минипутов от их злейшего врага, Ужасного Урдалака, и освободить дедушку Артура, друзьям предстоит пройти через множество испытаний: приручить гигантского паука, обмануть коварного Мракоса и спастись от потопа, грозящего смести все на своем пути. Помощи им ждать неоткуда, рассчитывать можно только на собственную сообразительность, ловкость и хитрость....

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

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Luc Besson

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Luc Besson is a French film director, writer and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer, including the Transporter series.

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Profile Image for Stacey.
396 reviews55 followers
March 2, 2022
"Arthur looked at him like a chicken would look at a remote control."

In this second installment, Arthur heads into the Forbidden City with the princess (Selania) and her royal brother (Beta) to defeat ("M the Terrible"👺). Arthur is also looking for a hidden treasure that will save his grandmother from being evicted from her home. In the end, Arthur finds something very unexpected.

This novel is so sweet and funny.
Hands down favorite character is Minnow the mole. I fell in love with that adorable guy! 🤎

Jim Dale's narration = magic

Five stars for me 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
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Author 12 books14 followers
May 29, 2021
Leggere #LucBesson è come una ventata d'aria fresca.
Ha uno stile lineare e scorrevole e le sue storie sono sempre dolcissime. È un libro per ragazzi ma riesce sempre a mettere qualche frase che fa riflettere anche gli adulti. Anche in questo secondo capitolo della saga di #arthureilpopolodeiminimei riesce splendidamente a raccontare tantissimo in un quantitativo di pagine esiguo. Come ogni libro si possono avere più livelli di lettura e i libri di #Besson ne hanno veramente molti. Parlano di accettazione, di paura, di abbandono. I suoi cattivi lo sono a ragion veduta, non sempre giusta, ovviamente, ma con coerenza. Una lacrimuccia la devo spendere per Darkos, credo sia stato il mio preferito in questo volume.
Davvero davvero carino.
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328 reviews8 followers
May 20, 2017
I first saw the movie and basically anything with young Freddie Highmore is brilliant so I love the movie. I didn't realize they were books until years later and didn't know even until later than that that Jim Dale read the audio books! I love a good audio book, so I listened to Jim Dale's excellent performance and loved every second.

The movie is about both "Arthur and the Minimoys" and "Arthur and the Forbidden City", and it follows it very well, if my memory is correct. Again, I love both so very much and would recommend it to anyone who likes fairy-type beings (small beings living in the forest/garden) to give these story (movie and book versions, both) a chance. It's a cute story and worth the time.
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6,745 reviews277 followers
January 27, 2022
Pretextând că se îndreaptă încet-încet spre ori­zont, soarele ne scapă de căldură. Ştie el prea bine că nimeni nu i-ar putea îndura văpaia o zi întreagă.
Alfi deschide un ochi. Vânticelul îi dă de înţeles că atmosfera e, în sfârşit, suportabilă. Se ridică încetişor, îşi întinde lăbuţele şi pleacă din colţul lui umbrit, în căutarea unui locşor unde iarba să mai fie încă proaspătă şi unde să-şi poată marca teritoriul. Se ambiţionează să-şi aleagă un colţ al casei, dar acesta e de multă vreme îngălbenit de propriile marcaje.
Aşezat pe coşul înalt, un uliu tânăr scrutează împrejurimile. Nu pare să se teamă de căldură, nici de oameni şi nici chiar de câinele pe care îl vede traversând grădina, cu lăbuţele încă grele de somn. Îl urmăreşte câteva secunde cu o privire ageră; tocmai bine cât să-şi dea seama că prada e prea mare pentru el. Îşi întoarce neglijent capul, căutând altă victimă.
Şi casa a avut de îndurat, de-a lungul întregii zile, asalturile verii, iar uşile din lemn, ca şi olanele, învinse de arşiţă, trosnesc din toate încheieturile; mici pocnituri scurte, regulate, asemenea notelor muzicale.
Soarele i-a cam plictisit pe toţi azi, şi ar fi vremea să meargă la culcare. De altfel, uliul pare să-i dea tocmai acest sfat, scoţând un strigăt scurt, răguşit şi puternic, un strigăt neplăcut, şi trezind-o pe Mami, care adormise pe canapeaua din mijlocul salonului.
Trebuie spus că, între răcoarea odăii şi tic-tacul hipnotizator al marii pendule, e practic cu neputinţă să te opui chemării siestei. Mai puneţi lângă toate astea şi cei doi greieri care-şi răspund unul altuia, şi-o să dormiţi până la căderea serii.
Dar uliul a trezit-o pe Mami, aproape făcând-o să tresară. Se încurcă un pic în cretoanele de pe marginea canapelei, pe care probabil că şi le-a tras peste ea în somn, folosindu-le drept cuvertură. Îşi vine puţin câte puţin în fire şi pune cretoanele la loc, ca şi cum n-ar vrea să lase nici o urmă a siestei neprevăzute. De parcă a aţipi în acele împrejurări ar fi un semn de inconştienţă. De altfel, „acele împrejurări” îi revin în minte.
Profile Image for Coleton James.
330 reviews
August 1, 2021
4.4 forbidden stars.

A continuation of the previous book, Arthur and the Minimoys, the adventure comes to a satisfying close. This was a fun adventure and it reads as one book when you read them consecutively.

Most of this book takes place in the garden where Arthur becomes a Minimoy and must defeat the dark one, Maltazard, with his team of fighters. Arthur is captured and finds his grandpa locked away in the same cell as himself. Thankfully, with the combined minds of the prison mates, the team escapes but must work together to save the Minimoys from danger and destruction and return to Arthur’s home to save them from eviction, just in the nick of time.

Once again, I don’t like the princess. Arthur deserves so much better than a moody girl who thinks she’s perfect. The princess forces Arthur into situations where he has to prove his worth all because she knows he’s falling for her. She is manipulative and cruel and toxic. If I was reading this to my children I would definitely make sure they know not to treat another person that way. I find a lot of children’s books focus so much on the adventure that they forget what type of psychological and moral lesson the story teaches young kids.

Despite my dislike for some of the characters, I really loved the continued adventure. There was more action and I was easily pulled into the story and there was a great amount of tension building up to the climax of the story. Especially since the previous book didn’t quite get to that point.

Another recommendation for reading to children (but under the caveat that they understand not to treat loved ones the way the princess treated Arthur).

5 stars for entertainment
4 stars for writing
4 stars for impact
5 stars for pace
4 stars recommendation
= 4.4 stars.
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77 reviews1 follower
January 16, 2021
Ce livre est la suite directe du tome 1 qui commence la ou le précédent se termine.
L'aventure des trois minimoys les mènera à Nécropolis, royaume du terrible M le maudit dont on va enfin connaître l'histoire. Et ce n'est pas le seul, car les parents d'Arthur font également leur apparition et on découvre deux personnages plutôt intéressés et un peu barrés sur les bords. Et enfin, avec tout ça, en plus de tout les rebondissements, nous continuons de voir Arthur et Sélénia jouer au jeu du chat et de la souris au rythme des blagues de Betameche.
Je retrouve dans ce livre le même esprit que le premier tome, mêlant féerie et suspense. Comme je l'ai déjà dit c'est un livre plutôt orienté jeunesse mais l'histoire est tellement attachante qu'on est obligé de craquer.
Petit coup de cœur pour la couverture que je trouve magnifique.
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256 reviews2 followers
November 2, 2022
Артур продолжает своё путешествие в мире минипутов и познает истину жестого и взрослого мира. А также с ним путешествуют Селения и Барахлюш.

Книга оставила нейтральные чувства и что-то сказать от себя я не могу. Для меня она стала проходным и обыденным произведением. Сюжет проработан и динамичен. Есть лишние описания. Герои проработаны, но не достоверные. Характеры сохраняются, они развиваются и меняются, но не координарно. Герои не вызвали лишним счетом - ничего. Стиль и язык автора простой и легкий, но скудный и неинтересный. Эту историю, если переписать то она станет намного лучше и интересней. Идея оригинальная, особенно на время написания.

Книге я поставила 4/5. Если вы хотите посмотреть первый фильм, то именно после этой книги вы сможете спокойно это сделать. А вы сначала посмотрели или прочитали минипутов? Вы бы влюбились в Артура?

Удачного чтения!
Profile Image for Isabella Loves Books.
83 reviews
February 24, 2025
3.5

This part was so much more action packed than the first book and I really enjoyed it.

These books cover every characters perspective so you can see what they are thinking in specific moments that you can’t get from the film and I love that about books. It gives you more insight into the characters.

It even had that sprinkle of romance which I enjoyed so much. It was cute.

The main villain is tragic and menacing which was fun to read for a younger audience book.

These books cover writing was also whimsical, I love how people used to write in the early 2000’s.

Really had fun reading this and didn’t want it to end.
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10 reviews
March 1, 2022
"Darkos disappointed, bruised, and abandoned, lowered his head. He noticed that the water had already reached his waist and that his face was reflected in the water. He looked at the tired face rapidly rising toward him, like a brother looking to find him. This thought made him smile. Immediately, his reflection put on the same smile. Darkos was very moved by this. It was the first time that anyone had ever approached him with a smile." Ngl, when I read this its kinda make me sad lol. Btw you can find this on page 165.
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372 reviews1 follower
March 27, 2025
Ainda não entendo porque isso é um livro próprio. É a conclusão do livro anterior, e bastante direta. Se fosse uma coisa só talvez a experiência fosse melhor. Gosto do Maltazard e de seu passado. Vê-lo se transformar em um monstro por ter ficado obcecado em fazer o bem é bom. Assim como ele ameaçar os Minimoys com água, que era a motivo da sua busca. O romance entre Arthur e Selenia é ok. Bastante rápido e nada convincente, mas tem seus momentos. Os pais do Arthur e suas reações aos africanos é rir pra não chorar, os tratam como se fossem alienígenas.
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251 reviews2 followers
July 28, 2025
Secondo libro, un grande segue. Anche qui, letto nella mia infanzia e deciso di (nonostante essermi trasferito in Inghilterra 7 anni fa e leggere tutto in inglese da allora) rileggerlo nei miei 30. Stupendo libro, stupendo segue alla storia, che ancora non è finita! Mi ha fatto piacere rileggerlo, anche se devo dire che a quest'età è tutta un'altra prospettiva e a volte le descrizioni sembrano banali e semplici. Non vedo l'ora di leggere l'ultimo della trilogia iniziare e seguire con il quarto.
798 reviews
September 15, 2024
This was a great book. I have truly enjoyed this series. It was well-paced, and the characters were vivid and real. I only wish the other two books in the series had been translated into English as well. I will be sad to see Arthur and Selenia and all of the other characters go. I highly recommend this book and its prequel.
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98 reviews
February 23, 2026
Ce second volume est meilleur que le premier ! Il décrit les aventures palpitantes d’Arthur, Sélénia et Bétamèche pour vaincre Malthazar. Même s’il subsiste beaucoup d’erreurs, la lecture demeure agréable. L’histoire est captivante, je n’ai pas interrompu une seule fois ce livre de deux-cents pages ! Les aventures ne s’arrêtent pas, et ce mariage est absolument inhabituel !
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57 reviews7 followers
May 12, 2017
A nice book to get out of the reading slump.Interesting story,really poor written and I felt like the characters could've been more developed.Overall, get your hands on this if you want your reading slump to go away.
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469 reviews5 followers
April 11, 2023
Arthur a Minimojové!Prvně jsem viděla film,a byl super.Takže jsem si pořídila knížku.Nebyla špatná,jen to možná nebyl úplně můj styl.Knížku bych doporučila dětem kolem 6-10 let.Je plná dobrodružství.Oblíbila jsem si Arthura,Selénii i jejího bratříčka ;D

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152 reviews2 followers
September 6, 2023
I love reading books “read for you by Jim Dale.” Peter and the Starcatchers, the Books of Beginning, the Stoneheart trilogy, Night Circus, Around the World in 80 days, of course Harry Potter and now these books. So much joy!
144 reviews
September 14, 2024
Toujours aussi intéressant de suivre les aventures d'Arthur. C'est un personnage très attachant. Un petit héros dans tous les sens du terme.
J'aime beaucoup le style de l'auteur et ces nombreuses comparaisons loufoques et très imagées.
1,642 reviews1 follower
October 15, 2018
Better than the first book (or really, first half of the story). Fun and unpredictable, even with foreshadowing. A good choice for kids moving past simple first chapter books.
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2,975 reviews
January 27, 2019
I was worried that this wasn't going to finish in this book, but everything wrapped up pretty neatly in the end. Like the first book, fast-paced and fun with some sweet characters.
335 reviews
January 16, 2020
Arthur ce l'ha fatta, ha sconfitto Maltazard ed è tornato indietro per salvare la casa della nonna. Tornerà dai Minimei?
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57 reviews
February 7, 2026
"𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘦 𝘭'𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘢̀ 𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘢̀."
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134 reviews1 follower
September 10, 2021
un libro che si legge in pochissimo tempo. Il finale è interessante e non banale.
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77 reviews
December 25, 2024
Le tome 2 et la suite du tome 1. On retrouve Arthur un peu plus grand, non pas en taille mais en force, on découvre aussi d'autres aspects de Selegnia. Ce que je regrette, c’est que certaines scènes du film ne sont pas comme dans le livre.
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380 reviews1 follower
September 19, 2017
Mantengo mi opinión sobre el primer libro. Las descripciones y ambientación del libro son hermosos, te transporta totalmente y tienen una gran belleza, pero no soporto a los personajes, sobre todo a Selenia, ¡que niñata tan egocéntrica e insoportable! los demás no se quedan muy atrás, son bastante planos y típicos. Pero al final, vale la pena por conocer el hermoso mundo de los minimoys.
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