Diana’s Comments (group member since Jun 01, 2009)

Diana’s comments from the Greatest Series of All TYM!!!!! group.

Go AF!! I wish Holly and Artemis could be together, but it will never be. Artemmis is the best! My favorite books are the first and last one. Opal is so scary! She makes a good villain.

Yay Alex Rider! Alex is so awesome! I love the fact that the books are British, though it's hard for me to imagine a British accent for the diologue. I like Stormbreaker because of the whole idea, and that MI6 was forcing Alex to help him, and the Portuguese man-of-war!! I also liked Scorpia because it was like Alex turning to the dark side; it was really interesting to read and think about. Point Blank was really good too. I liked the part where he almost got dissected because it was really scary and suspenseful and kind of had that desperate feeling.

NEVILLE

I agree with you. Inkheart was boring, and Eragon was too but I am getting into it again.

Yay!

Ok! I love PJO!! It's my favorite series ever. My favorite characters are Percy and Annabeth--go Percabeth! I think I like Annabeth better. Go daughers of Athena! My favorite book is probably the first one because it leads into all the others. I also especially enjoyed The Sea of Monsters because it has a lot of references to people/places in The Odyssey, which we studied in class before I read The Sea of Monsters.

Go Percy!!!

AAAAAAHHHHH PERCY JACKSON is the BEST!!!!! It does have a lot of fantasy, but the way it's written is sooo much better than traditional fantasy. Probably because it's based off of Greek mythology, with a twist. PERCY JACKSON IS AWESOME!

That's true. I don't like all the fantasy stuff.

Yeah. I guess I like how Artemis has a plan BEFORE everything goes wrong. And I love the character development throughout the series. He learns a lot as he grows. Alex Rider is REALLY resourceful though. I admire that. If I was him, I'd be dead in 2 seconds. I just wish there was more of the whole spy element in the books. Like, breaking into places and putting on disguises and setting up security measures and lying and outsmarting the opponent.

That's cool. I like the gadgets too, and the books do have a lot of action. But there are some parts that bore me. I suppose, though, if there weren't lulls in the action then the suspense wouldn't build up and the action wouldn't seem as good. I like Artemis Fowl better because there are more characters and the books seem well thought through. I think, for me, it's more a matter of personal preference than actual writing skill. I like all the technology and science in Artemis Fowl. They do talk a lot about that kind of thing in AR, but I think there's more in Artemis Fowl. I think I would like Alex Rider better if it was more focused on spy work. I love learning about spies, but Alex pretty much just fights people and totally blows his cover. I love Alex as a character, though, because he's resourceful and he's just a normal teenage boy that gets dragged into everything.

But Artemis Fowl is pretty close, right? I hope so. Why do you like Alex Rider, specifically? I'm in the middle of Snakehead at the moment.

(The series with asterisks I haven't read all the way, which might skew the results)

1. Alex Rider*
2. Shadow Children (Among the Hidden)
3. 39 Clues*
4. Fablehaven
5. Chronicles of Narnia*
6. Artemis Fowl
7. Kingdom Keepers
8. Warrior Heir Series
9. Hatchet Series
10. Charlie Bone
11. Twilight*
12. Pendragon*
13. Septimus Heap
14. Inkheart*
15. Uglies
16. Leven Thumps*
17. Books of Bayern (The Goose Girl)
18. Harry Potter
19. Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites
20. Inheritance Cycle (Eragon)*
21. Maximum Ride
22. The Alchemyst
23. Airborn
24. Percy Jackson

1. Alex Rider v. Shadow Children=Alex Rider
2. 39 Clues v. Fablehaven=Fablehaven
3. Narnia v. Artemis Fowl=Artemis Fowl
4. Kingdom Keepers v. Warrior Heir=Warrior Heir
5. Hatchet v. Charlie Bone=Charlie Bone
6. Twilight v. Pendragon=Pendragon
7. Septimus Heap v. Inkheart=Septimus Heap
8. Uglies v. Leven Thumps=Leven Thumps
9. Books of Bayern v. Harry Potter=Harry Potter
10.Tennis Shoes v. Eragon=Eragon
11. Maximum Ride v. Alchemyst= Maximum Ride
12. Airborn v. Percy Jackson=Percy Jackson

1. Alex Rider v. Fablehaven=Alex Rider
2. Artemis Fowl v. Warrior Heir=Artemis Fowl
3. Charlie Bone v. Pendragon=Charlie Bone
4. Septimus Heap v. Leven Thumps=Septimus Heap
5. Harry Potter v. Eragon=Harry Potter
6. Maximum Ride v. Percy Jackson=Percy Jackson

1. Alex Rider v. Artemis Fowl=Artemis Fowl
2. Charlie Bone v. Septimus Heap= Septimus Heap
3. Harry Potter v. Percy Jackson=Percy Jackson

1. Artemis Fowl v. Septimus Heap=Artemis Fowl
2. Percy Jackson

1. Artemis Fowl v. Percy Jackson=PERCY JACKSON

Aratrika wrote: "Yeahhh I was thinking the same thing... About the pic I mean... Maybe I could make a collage of Alex Rider, Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson and Twilight? Howzzat??? =]"

That would be the most awesomest collage in the history of the world.

What age group is Junie B. Jones targeted to?

OK, I joined this group just so I could post on this topic. I choose Artemis Fowl! I have read the Time Paradox and it was AMAZING! I'm reading the last Alex Rider book right now. They're REALLY REALLY good. It was hard to choose, but there are some boring parts in AR that I sort of skimmed. The action parts are awesome, though. I like Artemis Fowl better because it's more dynamic. There are better character relationships, and I think it's just written better overall. I'm just glad there are people out there that have read them, though!