SuitabookArtemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check whether the criminal lead and kidnapping premise suit your reader; continue independently if the shifting moral questions appeal to them.
- Themes
- Crime, greed and moral judgement: Artemis seeks a ton of gold and kidnaps a fairy for ransom; his motives are described as more complicated than simple greed. The story raises questions about whether a clever, sympathetic character can also be responsible for serious wrongdoing.
- Technology and power: Artemis uses technology to decode fairy language and see through their shields; the fairies are also described as highly technical. This could prompt discussion about how knowledge and technology affect the balance of power between opponents.
- Family and belonging: Artemis’s father is absent and his mother cannot act as his caretaker; he seeks family in other relationships, especially with Butler. The family thread may offer a way to talk about what support and loyalty mean when a family is disrupted.
- Worth knowing
- Kidnapping and ransom are central to the premise, and the fairies are described as armed and dangerous; the extent of any violence is unclear.