The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

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Alternate Cover Edition can be found here Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse Percy could have sworn his pre algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him When Percy s mom finds out, she knows it s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he ll be safe She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods on Long Island , where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld located in a recording studio in Hollywood and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods. Best Read The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) author Rick Riordan For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I m slightly ashamed to say that I watched the movie before I read the book But I m evenashamed that I watched the movie only to experience the hotness that is Logan Lerman.But, come on Someone tell me thatthis , is not hot Really What did I tell you I do imagine that you probably won t read the rest of the review anf just stare at this gif instead, but that s no reason not to like my review D But, I really have to thank Logan I really do Because without his unfreakingbelieveabl I m slightly ashamed to say that I watched the movie before I read the book But I m evenashamed that I watched the movie only to experience the hotness that is Logan Lerman.But, come on Someone tell me thatthis , is not hot Really What did I tell you I do imagine that you probably won t read the rest of the review anf just stare at this gif instead, but that s no reason not to like my review D But, I really have to thank Logan I really do Because without his unfreakingbelieveable hotness, I wouldn t have watched the movie, and I would ve never read the awesomeness of The Lightning Thief Yes, I loved the book I ve always taken an interest in Greek Mythology and I thought Rick Riordan s take on it was very unique, and unlike anything I ve read before I absolutely loved Camp Halfblood Well, it sure seemed better than the budget summer camps I ve been to RR seriously out did himself with writing the camp I could i...A WritingA PlotA CharactersA MONSTERSI thoroughly enjoyed this book I wish I hadn t watched the movie before reading it, because I felt like that ruined a bit of enjoyment of this book for me, but for the most part I had such a fun time read...I need This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here When I was about halfway through this book, I started making a list of its similarities to Harry Potter Here is a sampling from that list 1 There are three young heroes a brainy girl Annabeth Hermione , a funny screw up type Grover Ron , and a somewhat troubled but very brave lead Harry Percy.2 People freak when the Harry Percy character says the name of a powerful character 3 The main bad guy Kronos Voldemor... Chiron looked surprised I thought that would be obvious enough The entrance to the Underworld is in Los AngelesAs someone who has worked in Los Angeles, I can tell you that this is completely accurate.While Harry Potter was spending his summers at the Dursleys, Percy Jackson attended Camp Half Blood This book has done the impossible it has redeemed the name of Percy.Yes, that s right, that snot faced, lily livered waste of air of the very same name from the Harry Potter universe That n Chiron looked surprised I thought that would be obvious enough The entrance to the Underworld is in Los AngelesAs someone who has worked in Los Angeles, I can tell you that this is completely accurate.While Harry Potter was spending his summers at the Dursleys, Percy Jackson attended Camp Half Blood This book has done the impossible it has redeemed the name of Percy.Yes, that s right, that snot faced, lily livered waste of air of the very same name from the Harry Potter universe That name is now relegated to the ranks of acceptable, because of my love for this book.Perseus Percy Jackson is the kind of kid with whom you can t help sympathizing He is the type that s born under a dark star, because inevitably, wherever he goes, whatever he does, however good his int...i feel like this is one of those books you would stock in garages for decades until your children come across them and are suddenly forced to humanize you for the conceivably interesting creature that you were, and thus ameliorating your relationship with...Were you a bit weird in school Or are you still in school and think you re kinda weird I mean, everyone is weird, but you know that I mean Maybe you didn t fit in, maybe people thought you were a bit of a loser Maybe you had learning difficulties, were a target for bullies, got into trouble a lot, maybe it seemed like your teachers just didn t like you Maybe you sucked at reading and were even diagnosed with dyslexia Or ADHD.Well, don t worry Truth is, you re actually most likely a child Were you a bit weird in school Or are you still in school and think you re kinda weird I mean, everyone is weird, but you know that I mean Maybe you didn t fit in, maybe people thought you were a bit of...A 82% Very Good NotesIt s sugar and caffeine a dulcet pop sonnet moved by rhyming couplets of worldbuilding and perilous confrontation.EDIT 09 06 2013 That s it I have had my fill of too many stupid, brain cell destroying comments posted on this review in the past few months asking me to write a best selling book before attempting to take apart Rick Riordan s writing As if the exclusive privilege of negatively criticizing a book is accorded only to published writers and not ordinary reviewers readers I do have the right to record my feelings about a book in my review And it s such a shame that I am actually being forc EDIT 09 06 2...Really is there something I could say that hasn t been said Doubtful, but in utterly stupid human style I will write a review anyway attempting to tell people how cool this book is.This is plainly an awesome idea I had always wondered what happened to the kids of half gods goddess and humans Here s the story to quench your curiosity Percy Jackson has been dumped around from border school to border school He has never been quite like anybody else, but as the end of sixth grade approaches h Really is there something I could say that hasn t been said Doubtful, but in utterly stupid human style I will write a review anyway attempting to tell people how cool this book is.This is plainly an awesome idea I had always wondered what happened to the kids of half gods goddess and humans Here s the story to quench your curiosity Percy Jackson has been dumped around from border school to border school He has never been quite like anybody else, but as the end of sixth grade approaches he ll find out how unique he actually isI picked this up thinking that I would enjoy it, but not to the extent of really being hooked so fast Literally from the first pages I knew I was gonna finish this book It s geared towards middle grade readers and mostly male I think, but really all that goes away when you re reading thi...

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
  • English
  • 07 January 2017
  • Paperback
  • 375 pages
  • 0786838655
  • Rick Riordan
  • The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)