The Wish List

I LOVED this book!

I love all of Mr. Colfer's books, but this may have been my favorite! I really liked the plot--it was simple and easy, yet fun and exciting, and I like the way the story turned out, and the realism behind it. It was very funny, and the characters were believable, and I would definitely read it again!

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Great Book

Eion Colfer, The Wish List is a bittersweet book about doing the right thing for people that like fantasy.

The wish list takes place in a town called Dublin. The main character is Meg Finn in Eion Colfer's, The Wish List. Meg Finn is a ghost after a gas tank explosion. She wasn't good enough to go to heaven but wasn't bad enough to go to hell. Meg goes back to the real world as a ghost and tries to make herself a better person. Meg helps an old guy named Lowrie McCall that she tried to rob when she was alive. Will Meg make it to heaven or will she go to hell or maybe she will do absolutely nothing and stay in the middle?
Eion Colfer's readers from all around will love the wish list because of its amazing parts about respect, love, and life.

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AWESOME

This is the best book I have ever read. I know if you read it , it will be your favorite book to. This book is showing with God ALL things are possible.

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I read this book in about four hours!!!

This book is sooo good! I'd been waiting for it for a long time, and found it in the used bookstore I haunt. You really get attatched to the characters and can't wait to see the outcome of the story.. I'd reccomend this book to anyone!

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This book will rule like Artemis Fowl !!!¢¾

This book is gonna be awesome£! I cannot wait!

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Yeah

Yes, another book form Eion Colfer, I love his books. I still hope that there is a fourth in the Artemis Fowl series. I can't wait to read The Wish List.

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the wish list???

Am I the only one who thought this was a sequel to Eternity Code? Is there a sequel coming?

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A good book by a good author!!!

hello im ben irwin this author is good i have read the whole artemis fowl series and i haven't read the wish list but i think it'll be good like artemis fowl i can;t wait to read it!!!

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It is one of the best books!

The Wist List is funny and exciting! I recomend it to everyone!

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To the response under this....

Then what is your first favorite book if this is you second favorite?

Amazing read

This book is easily my second favorite book. Colfer pulls readers in with a unique plot. The first scene is a litttle intense. I would recommend this book to people who like a bitter sweet ending.

Sample

This book`s sample really makes me want to buy it but my mom is stalling.

good read

loved this book very deep ans thought provoking

You need to read this!!

you really need to read this book; its is one of the best books i have ever read!

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A reviewer

Out of all my favorite books, The Wish List is my favorite. This book has lots of action, humor, and very inspirational. Eoin Colfer is the writter of this book, and also has written a very famous series called the Artemis Fowl series. It also has lots of interesting characters within the book. It starts out having Megan ( the main character) breaking into a house. At first glance, she looks like a evil person, but she tries to save the old man her partner's dog bit. So she is also good. She dies and is sent back to Earth because she is too good for hell and too bad for heaven. She is a humorous character always messing with the old man, but has a kind heart. She really makes you want to turn the page because of her amazing character. The bad kid and his dog gets morphed together, and are pure evil. They are also very stupid, they have many chances to stop Megan, but they fail all the time. They also take advantage of their new powers to hurt people and suck their life out of them. They are really evil and stupid, and makes you want to see how they screw up next time. Lowrie is the person Megan must help. He is depressed that he has only a few weeks to live, and is depressed in that he made so many mistakes in his life and wants to do it right with the help of Megan. You really feel sorry for him and want to have him cheer up. He is also a great kind person with funny remarks. In the end, The Wish List has many great characters and a great storyline, and is a great page turner. This book is one of the best Eoin books and I really recommend this book, but be aware that it talks about heaven and hell just in case you don't believe in such places. Alex Arroyo

It was actually pretty good.... I was surprised

It was very very good i liked the ending but at times it got confusing but besides that its suspensful and ingenious so read it its pretty good oh oh oh oh and i like their preception of heaven and hell

Maybe a little less cliche'

Ok i do agree i like Eion's way of writing but this book sounded like i read it before, seen a movie about it and somewhere very similar to a tv show.. but i am a great fan and i do agree i enjoy the book but not one of my favorites..

READ THIS BOOK!

This book is totally great! It is hilarious. It is about Meg, who ran away from her abusive stepfather. To get money, she joined a teen robber, Belch. In an attempt to rob Lowrie McCall, Meg chickens out and Belch kills them both. Belch goes to hell quickly, but Meg's life was a dead balance between good and evil. To tip the scale, they send her back to earth to help Lowrie with his wish list. Satan, not wanting to lose her soul, sends Belch back to mess her up.

The Wish List review

The Wish List At the start of this book, a teen-aged girl named Meg had done many bad things in her life, not just little things, but big things. When she and a kid named Belch brake into the old man Lowrie¿s house, they both get killed in an explosion Belch accidentally made. As a soul Meg goes to neither heaven nor hell, but takes the road in-between to fix her last and final mistake. Lowrie's life was also a disaster, but not because he was bad, but because he made some bad choices. On a list he writes these things down and circles 3 that can be done still. These are: Kissing a girl named Sissy who eventually became a star. Kicking a ball over soccer net, because he didn¿t take the chance that he could. Punching a man named Brendan Ball, who humiliated him terribly. Lastly, spitting over the cliffs of Moher, since his dad used to sing a lullaby, and it was one of his dreams to do it. After all of the twists and turns, and even a wish being replaced, this was a good book. I think this book was a good book it was exciting to read because there was action and a tiny bit of mystery. There were exciting flashbacks that told stories I was waiting to hear. Also, Meg seemed like she had the personality of a person her age, though the things she did seem a little unreal. Lowrie was pretty cranky like most seniors are, but not too much. I do think the main conflict was strange to me though the tasks on the wish list weren¿t too much of disasters. The ending was a pure page-turner, I couldn¿t wait to finish. I kept wondering what the outcome of the last task, spitting over the cliffs of Moher, would be. I ended up enjoying this book, though some of it was weird. The author, Eoin Colfer, has an interesting voice most of the character talk a little like sarcastic teen-agers. Older people are also called ¿Old fossils.¿ I¿m not used to books like this, but it was still a thriller. Also, he used many forms of characterization, and this book isn¿t just paragraph after paragraph of description either. Though this book doesn¿t have a big vocabulary, it still had words I didn¿t know. I would rate this book an 8/10! Though there are strange parts, I enjoyed the humor, and the plotline. Not every book can get that 10/10, but this comes pretty close. Finally, this book is high on my charts. I think you should read this book, and other Eoin Colfer books because the books have a kid flare to them and the plotlines fit together well. Anything can happen in The Wish List¿s magical spirit world.

Second Chance

¿The rusted metal collapsed under the minuscule onslaught, allowing the white-hot sphere access to highly flammable gas ¿ BOOM! Meg Finn¿s soul was knocked clean out of her skin.¿ If you knew the horrible things Meg Finn had done in her lifetime, you might think that she deserves this atrocious fate. In Eoin Colfer¿s The Wish List, an acrimonious yet witty tale of an errant teenager, Meg Finn is on her way to hell ¿ literally. At the onset of the story, Meg Finn is helping a neighborhood delinquent, Belch Brennan, break into a grumpy, old man¿s apartment. We see, however, that there might be another side to the wayward Meg Finn. At the last minute, she has second thoughts and attempts to help the old man and escape. Belch, however, would die rather than let Meg get away ¿ and he does. The next thing Meg remembers is speeding along a vast tunnel that splits in two directions ¿ one heading up to an exceptionally pearly gateway, and the other down to fiery damnation. Can Meg save her soul from the demonic creatures of hell? Colfer has combined an interesting plot, black humor, and fast-paced action to mold this gritty yet thirst-quenching read. He offers a cynically funny view of the afterlife without being offensively profane, and his wisecracks get you chuckling out loud. Despite the fact that it is a quick read, the story has a deep message of morality engraved into its pages. The Wish List is a tale of the divine and devilish that is perfect for anyone who takes pleasure in a few wisecracks and enjoys reading for fun rather than for a challenge. This book is mostly recommended for teenagers although, some good-humored adults might also appreciate it. Colfer emphasizes the dilemmas that are involved in being a teenager and explores the regrets and feelings of loneliness and despair that are related to growing old. Special bonds form between and connect these feelings, despite the fact that they belong to different ages, and it is these qualities that make The Wish List one story that you won¿t regret reading.