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Le dernier dragon sur Terre by Eoin Colfer

15 reviews

mychemicalseal's review against another edition

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3.0

i nearly DNF'ed this book 3 times before I even got a third of the way through but stuck with it as other revies said it was quite funny. I never found it funny but quite graphic in it's violence. I don't think this was the book I wanted it to be and maybe should have DNF'ed it, but will admit it stayed true to what it was. I just didn't like what it was.
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meanderingmodron's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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bookaholic_jasmine's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

I didn't enjoy it like I thought I would. It has too much profanity and a lot of "balls" jokes. It would have been a great YA book with out the adult content.
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hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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christinereads1823's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Gripping and fun, two descriptors not usually seen together but I seem to keep describing Colfer's books with them! Colfer does this great thing where his characters are grumpy little shits and yet extremely loveable; Vern and Squib are no exception. 
Loved the lexicon use and location descriptions, they really made the swamp feel almost tangible and immersive. 
Only con is what I felt were excessive gory descriptions of injuries and deaths; they fit the plot but were on occasion shudder-inducing.
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gigalemesh's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely loved this book. It has all of Eoin Colfer's usual charm and humour brought to bear on an adult fantasy story.
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drkappitan's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

A fun romp with a truly loathable villain (hence the warnings about sexual harassment and violence).
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ell_n's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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glowhoya's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

soooooooo enjoyable. i think it's rare to capture the fun and wonder you feel when reading as a kid but eoin colfer has never missed!! definitely more mature, but we all secretly though artemis deserved to say "fuck" at least once. the stakes were high enough without being insurmountable, the pacing was quick but still left a lot of room for character moments. and the cast!! sooo lovely, even smaller characters felt real and lovable (or dislikable!) really a bright spot in my reading these days, such a pleasant read.
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menomica's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
“Tell the truth, I’m about done with hating the world. It’s hard to maintain.”

Ok I’ll definitely on me for reading a book  with a 15 yr protag and not realizing until a third of the way through this book is for the male 11-15 demographic. That makes sense, cause that’s what Colfer’s known for. So I really cannot be mad at this book for just being what it is and me not being the target audience.

That being said, this book was not bad. It was just, again, incredibly juvenile. There’s a lot of blood and gore and penis jokes,
WHY do I have to read about dragon dick so many times.
and Hooke was a very… simple villian. Again, not that that’s a thing against the book; Hooke’s job in the story is just to be the one-dimensional bad guy and I honestly thought it was fun to have a villain that was there purely to be hated with no nuance, but there were certain lines where I was like, ok, we get it, you’re pure evil, chill. Idk I think it was just a fine line that Colfer mostly managed to handle pretty well.

Also there were lines where it was painfully obvious that Colfer is from Ireland and not the states (he calles a flashlight a torch). It’s even more apparent when he tries to use Southern colloquialisms. Like oh hen you do not go here.

I did like Squib and Vern’s friendship. That was sweet. 
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