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Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
by
Rick Riordan,
Leah Wilson (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth M. Rees , Nigel Rodgers , Ellen Steiber , Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author) , Kathy Appelt , Rosemary Clement-Moore (Goodreads Author)
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The #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series-including The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, and The Battle of the Labyrinth-features a twelve-year-old dyslexic boy who discovers he is the son of a Greek god, the target of mythical Greek monsters and the center of a prophecy that could change the balance of power in the world forever. In De...more
Hardcover, 190 pages
Published
January 1st 2008
by Borders
(first published 2007)
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Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series is a compilation of short essays focusing on different aspects from Rick Riordan's award winning series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. These essasys range from informative to funny. Some authors include anecdotes from their childhood, or different reasons Greek mythology intrigues them.
This book, however, is not for someone interested in a mature, serious look at Rick Riordans writing. The ess...more
This book, however, is not for someone interested in a mature, serious look at Rick Riordans writing. The ess...more
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I was rather disappointed in this book. I realise that the Percy Jackson series is aimed at children but I was hoping for rather more of an in depth analysis of it than this. It isn’t so much a collection of essays which is what I was expecting as a collection of people’s random thoughts on the series.
Some sections are mini stories which do give a little more information about the Percy Jackson world and the rest a fairly lightweight “essays” about various aspects of the stories, such as s...more
I was rather disappointed in this book. I realise that the Percy Jackson series is aimed at children but I was hoping for rather more of an in depth analysis of it than this. It isn’t so much a collection of essays which is what I was expecting as a collection of people’s random thoughts on the series.
Some sections are mini stories which do give a little more information about the Percy Jackson world and the rest a fairly lightweight “essays” about various aspects of the stories, such as s...more
I believe im not the only person that thinks that the Percy Jackson series is totally awesome. And yes, I did enjoy this book. The extra knowledge about the gods and the different authors take in the series was interesting. But.. It seemed to me that the authors over-anylized the series a bit too much. They all claimed that rick riordan is a genious for coming up with these extravegent (spelling?) plots and details, and of course, I do think Mr Riordan is a geneous, but not in the ways that they...more
Ok, to be honest, I didn't even finish reading it. The part that Rick Riordan wrote was great, and I made it through one essay after that, and that was all I could take. I skimmed a few more, and I just couldn't do it. I am really not that interested in dissecting the Percy Jackson series; everyone is going to take something different away from the readings anyway.
The book is worth borrowing just to read the part that Mr. Riordan wrote, though. He tells all about how Percy came about, and it a h...more
The book is worth borrowing just to read the part that Mr. Riordan wrote, though. He tells all about how Percy came about, and it a h...more
Jul 11, 2011
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Recommends it for:
Percy Jackson Fans, Greek Mythology Fans, Literature Geeks and Students
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The Percy Jackson books are some of the best middle grade fiction I’ve ever read, and I think Rick Riordan is a god in his own right. He owns that market, and it is well deserved. When SmartPop offered to send me some of their catalog for review, I jumped at the chance to read other authors’ thoughts on Percy and friends. Rick Riordan’s introduction was very interesting and heartfelt. He created Percy, flaws and all, to val...more
The Percy Jackson books are some of the best middle grade fiction I’ve ever read, and I think Rick Riordan is a god in his own right. He owns that market, and it is well deserved. When SmartPop offered to send me some of their catalog for review, I jumped at the chance to read other authors’ thoughts on Percy and friends. Rick Riordan’s introduction was very interesting and heartfelt. He created Percy, flaws and all, to val...more
It was a nice book, the essays weren't particularly exciting or well written (not all of them but a few). It was great for discussions and some though provoking questions.
The book description is definitely not misleading at all. I also didn't think it was disappointing. The description and cover told you that this was NOT all written by Rick Riordan which told me I might not like the writing style of some of these writers. If you don't come with an open-mind with this book, you will most likely...more
The book description is definitely not misleading at all. I also didn't think it was disappointing. The description and cover told you that this was NOT all written by Rick Riordan which told me I might not like the writing style of some of these writers. If you don't come with an open-mind with this book, you will most likely...more
The product description is purposefully a touch misleading. This is really a collection of essays by other young adult authors discussing various aspects of the setting and writing and deriving lessons and discussion topics for young adults. There is no additional fleshing out of the setting through stories or fiction. Not all of the descriptions of this book make it clear and it was especially hard to get to the truth of the content from the kindle description. Some of the essays were interesti...more
I found the author's introduction endearing, how he created Percy Jackson in order to validate his second grader's ADHD and dyslexia-- that they had divine origins. This section is one I think I will use in further teaching, it explains how and why myths are inherent to our society and the relationships between authors and their own texts as well as the ones they analyze.
Ok, so that was about the best part of any of the essays. I did find the glossary of mythological people and places a useful...more
Ok, so that was about the best part of any of the essays. I did find the glossary of mythological people and places a useful...more
Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
Love for Percy Jackson is sweeping readers everywhere -- and not just teens. Other authors love him as well, and they have something to say about him! DEMIGODS AND MONSTERS is a book of essays penned by other authors covering all things Percy Jackson.
Jenny Han gives godly parental report cards and asks if you could pick one parent out of the god realm, who would you choose? Rosemary Clement-Moore writes a lesson in recognizing monsters, for beginn...more
Love for Percy Jackson is sweeping readers everywhere -- and not just teens. Other authors love him as well, and they have something to say about him! DEMIGODS AND MONSTERS is a book of essays penned by other authors covering all things Percy Jackson.
Jenny Han gives godly parental report cards and asks if you could pick one parent out of the god realm, who would you choose? Rosemary Clement-Moore writes a lesson in recognizing monsters, for beginn...more
I found this book disappointing. I absolutely love the Percy Jackson series, but this seemed to me to be rather poorly written, loosely organized essays written for young readers who wouldn't notice the difference. Every once in a while, I would smile or come across a new idea, but not often enough. The forward by Riordan about how he got the idea for the series was by far the best part. This one is for die hard fans only.
Sep 05, 2009
Melody
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This was far more interesting in concept than in execution. I leafed around, dipping in and reading a bit, flipping through and reading a bit more. I didn't find much to hold me save Riordan's introduction, which was funny and interesting. There might be more meat here for teachers than for the average reader like me. I just couldn't find anything that was compelling enough to read.
A collection of incredibly interesting essays examining the world of Percy Jackson, fashioned by Rick Riordan, that make you think even more about the series than you already do if you're a fan. Do not buy if you're looking for stories or Rick Riordan's writing. If you want that, then you just have to wait like the rest of his fans :P
Good reference book to keep in my classroom, but not a page-turner by any means. A few really interesting essays (re Dionysus as camp director, role of disabilities in the stories), but too many essays that say "HEY maybe that homeless guy is a Greek god!" Solid glossary of Greek mythological gods/creatures at end of book.
A series of essays about the Percy Jackson series from various YA authors. As always with essay collections, some were better than others. I really liked "Why So Many Monsters Go Into Retail" and "Percy, I am Your Father. Some others read like middle school language arts papers. Good but not great. Fun for fans.
Although this is rather lightweight reading, it does hint at some of the background thinking regarding the Greek Gods as seen by the ancient Greeks. My grandson is very much into the Percy Jackson series, and this inspired me to spend some time on the series.
I didn't make it all the way through this book. In fact, I think I only made it about 20 pages in. I liked how riordan explained where he got the idea for the Percy Jackson books but other than that, this wasn't really something I was interested in reading,
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Not quite sure how I should rate companion books, so I guess for each, if I really enjoyed it, a four? Not as much a three? I like most companion books anyway. SO yeah, had a fun time with this one
It's a book of essays on a book series. NOT EVEN GOOD ESSAYS!
One of the essay's says
'now I am to the point of this essay'
OMGS! yes I am a dedicated Rick Riordan fan and I thought it would be kind of cool to read about what other published authors thought about the excelent series.
One of the essay's says
'now I am to the point of this essay'
OMGS! yes I am a dedicated Rick Riordan fan and I thought it would be kind of cool to read about what other published authors thought about the excelent series.
Very informing! It tells you everthing you need to know about the gods, being a demigod, how to recognize a monster and which gods are the best parents. I really liked this book!
Great essays, as I woul expect for a book in the Smart Pop series, but why have a random 40 page glossary of Greek mythology in the back? I suppose it might be useful if I ever write Percy Jackson fanfic, but...
This book was a bit above (intellectually) where I expected it to be. My 9 year old loves the actual stories but I didn't even bother encouraging him to read the essays written about the books. I thought there would be a lot he wouldn't understand and would get bored (and he's an exceptional reader). Maybe a middle schooler or high schooler? The essays were a lot lighter than most I read while studying English so I think they would be an excellent introduction to annalytical writing for older ki...more
I love any Percy Jackson book. But I almost found this one a little to factual.
I definitely enjoyed reading the author's comments at the beginning and the first couple essays, but I got bored by the time I got to the last few essays. The love the concept though - different opinions on the series - and I already have my eye on the book on the Twilight series. That should be interesting.
Was kind of boring but a bit interesting…i geuss
Jul 19, 2011
Grayson Small
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Tales of greek mythology? Yum! My favorite kind!
Best advice book ever with LOTS of humor!
Lots o Greek knowledge and myths.
Really good! It was a fun read.
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Born: June 5, 1964
Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX
Education: Attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. Worked as an editor for the school newspaper and won third place in state for UIL feature writing. Also got in trouble for publishing an underground newspaper that made fun of the school, especially the losing football team. (The football team later egged my car). Began college at North T...more
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Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX
Education: Attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. Worked as an editor for the school newspaper and won third place in state for UIL feature writing. Also got in trouble for publishing an underground newspaper that made fun of the school, especially the losing football team. (The football team later egged my car). Began college at North T...more
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