The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
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Read in July, 2008
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my brotherrecommends it for: fans of Greek mythology, boys age 8-13, or any readers of middle grade fiction
The Sea of Monsters keeps up the high pace of action and adventure that was set in the first book in the series about Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief. This time around, Percy is just finishing seventh grade, and things seem to be looking up. He's living happily with his mom, and he's managed to stay out of trouble all year.
That is, until the giant cannibals show up to play dodgeball on the last day of school.
Luckily, Annabeth shows up as well. Annabeth is Percy's friend...more
That is, until the giant cannibals show up to play dodgeball on the last day of school.
Luckily, Annabeth shows up as well. Annabeth is Percy's friend...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommended to (C) Archer by:
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Dear Mr.Gowen,
I just finised The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I am now reading The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.It is really interesting that Tyson catches the balls of fire. Here is the quote from the book,"Both balls slamed into him... but no... he'd caught them!... He sent them hurdling back, tward their surprised owners..." I like this quote because it shows that you never know what is in someone because you never really "look closely". I like this book, but...more
I just finised The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I am now reading The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.It is really interesting that Tyson catches the balls of fire. Here is the quote from the book,"Both balls slamed into him... but no... he'd caught them!... He sent them hurdling back, tward their surprised owners..." I like this quote because it shows that you never know what is in someone because you never really "look closely". I like this book, but...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
5th-graders to adults
I don't get it. I just don't really like this series. My two kids would argue to the death with me about them, and I don't know why I don't like them, I just...don't.
Maybe I don't like ancient Greeks mixing with 21st-century Americans. Maybe it's Annabeth's recurring refrain of "oh my gods" that drives me insane, or maybe it's the fact that you can't turn 3 pages without Percy being in mortal peril. (Too much adventure is bad for the heart.) Maybe I can't buy into so many perfectl...more
Maybe I don't like ancient Greeks mixing with 21st-century Americans. Maybe it's Annabeth's recurring refrain of "oh my gods" that drives me insane, or maybe it's the fact that you can't turn 3 pages without Percy being in mortal peril. (Too much adventure is bad for the heart.) Maybe I can't buy into so many perfectl...more
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Meghan Pappano and Graham Blehart
recommends it for: young adults
recommends it for: young adults
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Read in September, 2007
I’d like to start out by saying that I really liked this book. That said, it’s got to be really, really hard to write the second book in a highly successful and inventive series. For the first book, there are no expectations, particularly if you’re a first-time author. No one knows your stuff. You can spend half the book setting the scene. But once you’ve done that in the first book, it’s hard to do that again in the second book. Instead, people already know all the places and the key ...more
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Read in June, 2008
After his adventures of the previous summer, Percy's pretty excited that he's made it almost all the way to the end of 7th grade without getting expelled. Nothing particularly weird has happened (unless you count the school's "project," the homeless kid they allow to be a student), and there are a few bullies--but Percy's dealt with bullies before. But then the monsters crash the dodgeball game, destroying the whole gym, and he knows there's something amiss. It's only when he and An...more
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Read in March, 2008
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After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tysona six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any normal friends.But things dont stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders that protect Half-Blood H...more
After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tysona six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any normal friends.But things dont stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders that protect Half-Blood H...more
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The Sea of Monsters was an amazing sequel to The Lightning Thief. In the beginning Percy goes back to Camp Half-blood and is miserable. He’s being teased about having a Cyclops brother and the new camp director is nothing but trouble. Then he and Annabeth determine a way to save the camp and then present it at dinner. The camp director thought it was great, unfortunately he granted permission for someone else to go on the quest and not Percy. But that didn’t stop him from sneaking out with ...more
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Read in May, 2008
Demigod, Percy Jackson once again is back to his uncontrollable misfortunate 'accidents' when the school's gym he is attending goes up in flames. Of course, he is blamed for the catastrophe, but we all know there are lots of other forces at work. Percy escapes and hooks up with Annabeth, his friend from last summer and they travel to Camp Half-Blood to begin their summer vacation of training and teaching with other half bloods. When they get there, the camps borders are mysteriously failing and...more
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The Sea of Monsters is the sequel to The Lightning Thief, both written by Rick Riordan. Rick Riordan also wrote a third book The Titan’s Curse
The Sea of Monsters starts out when Percy Jackson is attacked at his school. But luckily, Percy’s friends, Annabeth and Tyson come and help him. Then Percy finds out that the tree that protects the camp from evil monsters was poisoned and is dying, so then the camp activities leader was blamed and he left camp.
Then this weird man takes over his ...more
The Sea of Monsters starts out when Percy Jackson is attacked at his school. But luckily, Percy’s friends, Annabeth and Tyson come and help him. Then Percy finds out that the tree that protects the camp from evil monsters was poisoned and is dying, so then the camp activities leader was blamed and he left camp.
Then this weird man takes over his ...more
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Read in June, 2007
The defenses of Camp Half-Blood have been breached, Thalia’s tree has been poisoned and ‘goat-boy’ Grover is in danger of becoming a reluctant bride to the Cyclops Polyphemus!!!
All in a day’s work for demi-god, Percy Jackson as he sets off on an unofficial quest to recover the magical and healing "Golden Fleece". Accompanied by Annabeth and a new friend cum half-brother, Tyson the Cyclops…….Percy ventures into the treacherous Sea of Monsters.
Old enemi...more
All in a day’s work for demi-god, Percy Jackson as he sets off on an unofficial quest to recover the magical and healing "Golden Fleece". Accompanied by Annabeth and a new friend cum half-brother, Tyson the Cyclops…….Percy ventures into the treacherous Sea of Monsters.
Old enemi...more
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Read in June, 2008
In this sequel to The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson is back and facing new problems. Something's wrong at Camp Half-Blood. The tree that protects the camp from monsters is ill, poisoned by someone or something. Chiron is suspected and he's been fired from his job at the camp. Monsters are attacking the camp more and more frequently as the tree sickens further. Percy's got to find a way to heal the tree or Camp Half-Blood will cease to exist. Add to that the frightening dreams he's been having a...more
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone with a funny bone and a love of mythology
These really are fantastic reads. Definitely YA, but they have a lot to offer even (and maybe especially) to people who are really knowledgeable about the Greek myths. Thought I was one of them before I started reading these... I think my next read might be Edith Hamilton's Mythology for a little brush-up :)
These books effortlessly bring the beautiful and tragic myths into harmony with modern (and wonderfully silly) reality. Olympus is in New York, the Underworld under Los Angeles. The S...more
These books effortlessly bring the beautiful and tragic myths into harmony with modern (and wonderfully silly) reality. Olympus is in New York, the Underworld under Los Angeles. The S...more
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Read in September, 2007
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This Book is full of excitment, It would be a good book for fantasy lovers or almost anybody. It kept me reading for hours. it's a very enjoyable book. It also follows the First book ,The Lightning Thief, very well.
As Percy ,demigod and the son of Posiedon, sneaks out of camp to go on a periolous journey to save Camp Half Blood, Grover, and Thalia's tree, They run into difficult obsticles in the sea of monsters such as runniong into Circe ,the Sorceress, daughter of Hecate, who traps men and...more
As Percy ,demigod and the son of Posiedon, sneaks out of camp to go on a periolous journey to save Camp Half Blood, Grover, and Thalia's tree, They run into difficult obsticles in the sea of monsters such as runniong into Circe ,the Sorceress, daughter of Hecate, who traps men and...more
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Read in November, 2007
Percy Jackson has to save his best friend from marrying a cyclops.
He also has to deal with the fact that he has a little brother who's a six-foot cyclops with the mental maturity of a seven-year-old, and Chiron, the camp activities director at Camp Half-Blood has been replaced. And not for the better.
Me personally? I was a fan of Hermes. As the messenger god of travelers, he helps Percy pack, but as the god of theives, you never can tell if you can trust him. When he's really interested ...more
He also has to deal with the fact that he has a little brother who's a six-foot cyclops with the mental maturity of a seven-year-old, and Chiron, the camp activities director at Camp Half-Blood has been replaced. And not for the better.
Me personally? I was a fan of Hermes. As the messenger god of travelers, he helps Percy pack, but as the god of theives, you never can tell if you can trust him. When he's really interested ...more
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Read in December, 2007
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Oh my god! I can't believe the Berm-- oops. I don't want to give away that. Anyways, the Sea of Monsters is a terrific book. Percy Jackson, a half-blood, goes on an adventure to the Sea of Monsters to save a friend. Percy can’t stand to have his friends in trouble and is always there for them. He also has a short temper sometimes. On this trip he makes some new friends and loses a few. I would rate this book a 10 because this book made me want to be a half-blood. And I also l...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
adventurers
The continued journeys of Percy and company, still written with wit and deep ties to mythology. In this book, the powers that protect camp Half Blood are in peril and at the same time, Grover who embarked on his own journey, is trapped by a Cyclops and asks Percy to bail him out.
Quite a lot happening in this second book in terms of plot lines (Percy saving Grover, the camp under attack and campers dividing alliances, Luke still up to no good...) and it'll be interesting to see how Ri...more
Quite a lot happening in this second book in terms of plot lines (Percy saving Grover, the camp under attack and campers dividing alliances, Luke still up to no good...) and it'll be interesting to see how Ri...more
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Read in November, 2007
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This sequel to The Lightning Thief gives the next chapter in the life of Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. With his friend Annabeth, (Athena's daughter), Percy sets off on a quest to rescue his satyr pal Grover and reclaim the Golden Fleece. On the way Percy and Annabeth have to confront 21st Century versions of the the dangers Ulysees faced in the Odyssey: Circe, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and finally the Cyclops Polyphemus. The plot of the series is advanced as we learn more of Kronus'...more
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Read in September, 2007
A former friend threatens to destroy everything Percy, his friends at Camp Half-Blood, and the gods of Olympus know and love. Amid this, just as Percy learns his best friend Grover (a satyr) is being held captive by the cyclops Polyphemus, Percy discovers he has a magical half-brother. Ensuing sibling rivalry and self-doubt complicate Percy's quest to rescue Grover and repell an attack on Camp Half-Blood.
Riordan maintains the frenetic pace of the first Percy Jackson and the Olympians in this...more
Riordan maintains the frenetic pace of the first Percy Jackson and the Olympians in this...more
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Read in February, 2008
I wasn't all that impressed with book (apologies to Karin who loves it). I liked the concept: young demi-god (hero) living in normal USA must venture into classical mythology (gateway fantasy) to get Golden Fleece (quest) and defeat the powers of evil (villain). So it's another herioc quest story (aren't all fantasy novels?). Despite its popularity with kids and the way it's revitalizing children's interest in Greek/Roman mythology, I found the characters inaccessible and the whole thing just...more
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