Point Books In Pursuance Of The Wish List
| Original Title: | The Wish List |
| ISBN: | 0439443369 (ISBN13: 9780439443364) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Lucifer, St. Peter, Beelzebub, Meg Finn, Lowrie McCall, Belch |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006) |
Eoin Colfer
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 3.77 | 15746 Users | 753 Reviews
Details Epithetical Books The Wish List
| Title | : | The Wish List |
| Author | : | Eoin Colfer |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2004 by Scholastic Inc. (first published September 1st 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Paranormal. Supernatural. Childrens. Urban Fantasy |
Narrative Toward Books The Wish List
Eoin Colfer has made millions of fans around the world with his much-loved character, Artemis Fowl, the star of his hugely best-selling series. Now, in a beautifully written novel that is already breaking records in his native Ireland, Colfer introduces readers to a lovable but troubled heroine, who has been given the opportunity for a special kind of redemption.Meg Finn is in trouble-unearthly trouble. Cast out of her home by her stepfather after her mother's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But after her latest stunt, finding a place to sleep is the least of her worries. Belch, her partner in crime, has gotten her involved in the attempted robbery of an elderly man, Lowrie McCall. And things go horribly wrong. After an accidental explosion, Meg's spirit is flung into limbo, and a race begins between the demonic and the divine to win her soul. Irreverent, hilarious, and touchingly hopeful, The Wish List takes readers on a journey of second chances, where joy is found in the most unexpected places.
Rating Epithetical Books The Wish List
Ratings: 3.77 From 15746 Users | 753 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books The Wish List
It was okay. It wasn't the best but not the worst.Okay, I'm not the type of person that believes in heaven and/or hell. (Though I do sometimes tell someone to go to hell.) I just think the all that stuff is a little over rated (if you haven't guessed all ready, I don't go to church). The whole go-to-heaven-if-good-and-live-forever-in-bliss, or go-the-hell-if-bad-and-live-forever-in-flames, is a little bit cheesy and over done. But the things that Eoin Colfer does in this book is very orignal.The whole time I was reading this I couldn't help thinking through my teacher brain about the kids for whom this is intended. I was wondering how many of them would get all the content based on Christian, specifically Catholic, ideas of the afterlife. Colfer plays around with Saint Peter, and demons, and purgatory, and how a soul gets to heaven but most of the kids I know don't have any background knowledge in that stuff. And I suppose if they did, they'd probably be kind of religious and maybe
Eoin Colfer has a witty, sarcastic writing style that he uses even when writing about serious subjects that I love.
While I found this overall interesting and well written, I didn't find it as compelling as other books from Colfer that I've read. This story follows a girl who enters death with an equal tally on both her bad and good deeds. This gives her a chance to revisit the land of the living to try and shift her tally one way or the other. There were some laugh worthy moments through her journey and some sad moments as well. James Wilby narrated the audiobook that I listened to for this. There were
Eoin Colfer had only worked with male protagonists in his previous books up until this one. I thought the idea was unique and I enjoyed the adventures that Meg and Lowrie got up to while trying to fulfill his wish list.
This is the Second book written by Eoin Colfer that I've read and it's just as good as the last one (The Supernaturalist, in case you were wondering). Meg gets blown up by a gas tank after a botched burglary with a nasty bloke called Belch. Belch gets sent straight to hell but it turns out that Meg's soul is 50/50. She gets sent back to Earth as a spirit to help get her into the Pearlies by helping the old man she burgled. She has to help him complete his wish list, but the devil also wants her
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