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| 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
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| 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 |
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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 Based On Books The Wish List
Ratings: 3.77 From 15746 Users | 753 ReviewsWrite-Up Based On Books The Wish List
Humorous look at earning one's way into the Pearly Gates.Along w/how the Master of Hades works w/his Minions.Good Tale by Eoin Colfer.He knows how to spin a good yarn, using his Characters from "Artemis Fowler".I was thinking of C.S. Lewis and the "Screwtape letters" and "Hercules" by Disney.Great book! A fast read, with an intriguing and original premise, unique characters a somewhat depressing story, but told with a touch of humor and hope. I really liked it.
Where do I start?1. The story telling was great. Eoin Colfer is very good at keeping the reader engaged.2. The entire premise of the book, along with evry nuance of the after life, or ghosts, or what salvation is based on is completely the opposite of what the Bible says. It took many many religions (except Christianity) and mysticism and blended them together and came out with this. It is stories like this that mislead people into thinking they can earn their way to heaven, or that the good
Death. Just one word can change someone's life. Can somebody really be too good for hell and too bad for heaven? Meg Finn can and she is. After dealing with her mother's death, Meg's abusive father shuns her and kicks her out of her own home. As a drifter, she does what she can to survive, but sometimes people make mistakes. After being forced to help Belch Brennan rob an old man, the situation ends in a disaster. Were it not for Belch shooting the gas tank, him, Meg, and his dog, Raptor, would
So not doctrinally sound when it comes to life after death and choice and accountability, but a very interesting read. Great to read with younger (or older) teeenagers and get their perspectives on agency, eternity, and charity. Liked it better than his one Artemis Fowl that I've read.
Not as fun or funny as his Artemis Fowl books.Also, although the theology here is really just a plot device, I have to object to the misrepresentation of the Catholic economy of salvation as a ledger in which one is saved by earning good behavior points to outweigh the sin points. Possibly Colfer was told that as a child by nun teachers who wanted to make him behave, but equating moral failings and juvenile misdemeanors is pretty shallow. I think even young kids can handle more sophisticated
The Wish List is no Artemis Fowl but, damn it, if I didn't love it!For a long time now I've had a dislike to heaven/hell - angel/demon books. I can't quite explain why but from all paranormal books I dislike books about that certain topic the least. However, Eoin Colfer shows with The Wish List how you write a truly great book in this topic. It was fun, very humoristic. I laughed a lot. But it was also very heart warming.Eoin Colfer always creates amazing characters that I love. Meg Finn was one
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