While my dad was here, we'd often go around the city and eat. Yeah, that's something that we as a family love to do -- eat. We were at Bonifacio High Street and we decided to have dinner at Itallanni's.
When Kiara has a book in hand, she becomes useless. She's zombiefied, she doesn't know what's going on in the real world. She's in a different world, the world in the covers; in this case, the world of Artemis Fowl.
The story's great, no wonder teens are engrossed with the book. It's actually a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl.
"Artemis, (the main character) is a ruthless and extremely intelligent young criminal whose main goal is the acquisition of money through a variety of often illegal schemes."
When my brother read about the summary at the back of the book, a discussion immediately came in the middle of a supposed quiet dinner.
Jerard: So this Artemis is a bad bad guy, why still read it?
Kiara: No he's not. He's just a kid who's really really intelligent.
Jerard: Yeah, intelligent enough to become a criminal mastermind!
Kiara: You can say that, but he's really a good guy who's just a little mischievous.
Jerard: I didn't see mischievous in the back cover, it clearly said -- CRIMINAL. That alone makes him a bad guy and should be thrown in jail.
Kiara: Well, it's just a summary, it doesn't say everything there. It's just supposed to make you want to read the book.
(I was smiling while Kiara makes a scapegoat and dad was extremely curious about the little discussion.)
Dad: What book is that?
Kiara: Artemis Fowl. It's a new fantasy series that everyone's been reading.
Dad: So he's a criminal mastermind huh?
Kiara: *smiles* Yeah. He kidnaps a fairy and makes a lot of money.
Dad: Haha, I like the part when he's young and making a lot of money.
Kiara: *laughing* Yeah, I like that too.
We were so full. I instantly felt sleepy while dad was refusing to eat more -- something you'd rarely hear coming from dad. But then my brother called my attention.
Jerard: This author, Eoin Colfer is another genius author. I mean, there's young wizards and vampires, now a young criminal mastermind?? Who would have thought?!
Janiz: It pays to really have a good imagination and come up with another world where possibilities are endless. Everyone loves that.
Jerard: Yeah, but I'm guessing that in the end, this Artemis Fowl will encounter something and make him change.
Janiz: Brilliant! Good guess. He will, toward the 5th book, his values will change.
Jerard: See! By the looks of it, I can see how the story goes.
Janiz: Convinced that the book is not all that bad after all?
Jerard: I know it's not bad, I was just teasing Kiara and see how she gets her way out of the conversation.
Janiz: Hahaha *burp!* Oops, sorry.
Itallanni's
Bonifacio High Street, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
