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Jayson
is 15% done
Notes:
(1) This series is all about callbacks: Chekhov's Gun situations, variations on repeated scenes, etc.
- This opens the same way as "The Arctic Incident," with Artemis talking with a psychiatrist and toying with him intellectually. The variation being that it's a fairy psychiatrist this time.
- I totally forgot there are two Opal Kobois running around! We finally see the payoff for a seed planted two books ago.
— May 04, 2024 04:15AM
(1) This series is all about callbacks: Chekhov's Gun situations, variations on repeated scenes, etc.
- This opens the same way as "The Arctic Incident," with Artemis talking with a psychiatrist and toying with him intellectually. The variation being that it's a fairy psychiatrist this time.
- I totally forgot there are two Opal Kobois running around! We finally see the payoff for a seed planted two books ago.
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Jayson
is finished
Notes:
(1) I've always said this series is all about Chekhov's Gun. The last two chapters were like nonstop callbacks.
- The final showdown alone had at least three at the same time!
(2) Also being about mirroring and bookending, the final lines here reference the very first lines of the series.
- The same as the "Sailor Moon" anime... or so I hear.
(3) Having refreshed my memory, I can finally read "The Fowl Twins."
— Jun 08, 2024 12:50PM
(1) I've always said this series is all about Chekhov's Gun. The last two chapters were like nonstop callbacks.
- The final showdown alone had at least three at the same time!
(2) Also being about mirroring and bookending, the final lines here reference the very first lines of the series.
- The same as the "Sailor Moon" anime... or so I hear.
(3) Having refreshed my memory, I can finally read "The Fowl Twins."
Jayson
is 83% done
Notes:
(1) We get a scene straight out of "Back to the Future Part III."
- Well, except a plane instead of a time machine, a troll instead of a train, and instead of colored fuel logs... a massive fart/poop.
- It wouldn't be an Artemis Fowl book without some bowel-assisted action.
(2) There's a bulimia joke, which you can add to the pile of things about this series that just wouldn't fly in a middle-grade book today.
— Jun 08, 2024 12:15AM
(1) We get a scene straight out of "Back to the Future Part III."
- Well, except a plane instead of a time machine, a troll instead of a train, and instead of colored fuel logs... a massive fart/poop.
- It wouldn't be an Artemis Fowl book without some bowel-assisted action.
(2) There's a bulimia joke, which you can add to the pile of things about this series that just wouldn't fly in a middle-grade book today.
Jayson
is 65% done
Notes:
(1) Foaly: "Immediate deployment to downtown Haven. Scenario three. All sections. Citywide disaster. Fly, my pretties, fly."
Mayne: "'Fly, my pretties, fly.' Cool. Did you make that up yourself?"
Foaly: "Absolutely. Every word a Foaly original."
- Likely not so much ignorance of human culture than a generation gap between Foaly and his nephew.
- I mean, who below a certain age has even seen "The Wizard of Oz"?
— Jun 04, 2024 11:30PM
(1) Foaly: "Immediate deployment to downtown Haven. Scenario three. All sections. Citywide disaster. Fly, my pretties, fly."
Mayne: "'Fly, my pretties, fly.' Cool. Did you make that up yourself?"
Foaly: "Absolutely. Every word a Foaly original."
- Likely not so much ignorance of human culture than a generation gap between Foaly and his nephew.
- I mean, who below a certain age has even seen "The Wizard of Oz"?
Jayson
is 52% done
Notes:
(1) There's this warrior named Bellico, who's seemingly the only female among the Berserkers. Probably based on Boudica and/or Bellona (Roman goddess of war), but the name immediately makes me think of Bellatrix Lestrange.
- I mean, they're both the only prominent female in their respective magical cohorts.
- You'd think Colfer would choose a different name if he wanted to avoid the "Harry Potter" comparisons.
— May 23, 2024 02:00AM
(1) There's this warrior named Bellico, who's seemingly the only female among the Berserkers. Probably based on Boudica and/or Bellona (Roman goddess of war), but the name immediately makes me think of Bellatrix Lestrange.
- I mean, they're both the only prominent female in their respective magical cohorts.
- You'd think Colfer would choose a different name if he wanted to avoid the "Harry Potter" comparisons.
Jayson
is 42% done
Notes:
(1) Apparently, Holly had "three disastrous dates with Commander Kelp."
- Three? I thought they only had one?
- Could be they went for another try later on?
(2) Trouble Kelp hooks up with Lily Frond, the other female on the force.
- I always like how jealous Holly is of Lily, it humanizes her.
(3) The name of the evil warlock Shayden Fruid is pronounced like "schadenfreude."
- A bit on the nose, if you ask me.
— May 20, 2024 09:45PM
(1) Apparently, Holly had "three disastrous dates with Commander Kelp."
- Three? I thought they only had one?
- Could be they went for another try later on?
(2) Trouble Kelp hooks up with Lily Frond, the other female on the force.
- I always like how jealous Holly is of Lily, it humanizes her.
(3) The name of the evil warlock Shayden Fruid is pronounced like "schadenfreude."
- A bit on the nose, if you ask me.
Jayson
is 25% done
Notes:
(1) Foaly: "Here we go. Captain Short goes rogue once more. Hands up who's surprised. Anyone?"
- Hmm, is it still "go[ing] rogue" if people expect it?
(2) Opal goes nuclear, literally.
- Reminds me of Dr. Manhattan from Alan Moore's "Watchmen."
(3) We get the series bookended with a second battle at Fowl Manor.
- Which, of course, keeps with the series theme of having variations on prior scenes and situations.
— May 09, 2024 09:25PM
(1) Foaly: "Here we go. Captain Short goes rogue once more. Hands up who's surprised. Anyone?"
- Hmm, is it still "go[ing] rogue" if people expect it?
(2) Opal goes nuclear, literally.
- Reminds me of Dr. Manhattan from Alan Moore's "Watchmen."
(3) We get the series bookended with a second battle at Fowl Manor.
- Which, of course, keeps with the series theme of having variations on prior scenes and situations.
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) Well, I've come to the final book in the series! Now I've got to start deciding what audiobook(s) to listen to next.
(2) The first time I read this, the song "Royals" by Lorde was omnipresent on the radio, and so the tune always comes to mind whenever I think of this book.
- I think it's the last scene that inextricably links them in my brain. It felt like the perfect song to play over the closing credits.
— Apr 30, 2024 04:50AM
(1) Well, I've come to the final book in the series! Now I've got to start deciding what audiobook(s) to listen to next.
(2) The first time I read this, the song "Royals" by Lorde was omnipresent on the radio, and so the tune always comes to mind whenever I think of this book.
- I think it's the last scene that inextricably links them in my brain. It felt like the perfect song to play over the closing credits.
