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The Lightning Thief

(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

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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 ab
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Paperback, First edition, 377 pages
Published March 1st 2006 by Disney Hyperion Books (first published June 28th 2005)
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Juli Brom Yeah, pretty much everyone here is 100000000% correct, and by now you should have already read the book, but add to everyone here DUDE THE MOVIES…moreYeah, pretty much everyone here is 100000000% correct, and by now you should have already read the book, but add to everyone here DUDE THE MOVIES BRING SHAME TO EVERYONE'S RICE FEILDS AND COWS THAT MADE NO SENSE BUT STILL THE BOOK IS LIKE *AHHH FLOATS DOWN FROM OLYMPUS*(less)
Makenzie First off, the movies do not do the books justice :)

But yes, definitely read the books! I'm a teenager and I read the books a few years ago, but to…more
First off, the movies do not do the books justice :)

But yes, definitely read the books! I'm a teenager and I read the books a few years ago, but to this day it's one of my all-time favorite series. Riordan is an amazing writer, and once you start his books, you can't put them down! He does a great job with combining mythology with the modern day, so the stories seem all the more realistic.

While the first book is projected towards a younger audience, it's still action-packed and captivating. As the series progresses, Percy, the main character, grows and gets older so by the final book in the series he's 16, so as he matures, the books get older as well.

I also recommend these books because Rick has a follow-up series, called the Heroes of Olympus Series, which is for an older audience. Some of the characters from the Percy Jackson series carry over, so I recommend reading the first series to better understand the second (and I definitely recommend reading the follow-up series because it's just as good, if not better than the first).

Hope this helped!(less)
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Mariann
Rick Riordani fantaasiaromaan "Välguvaras" sai omajagu oodata, et blogipostitus valmiks. Ühelt poolt segas seda lõputöö kirjutamine, teisalt tahtsin veel ka head fotot. Algul plaanisin minna mere äärde, kuid siis jäi mul üle parajalt kuiva jääd, et hoopis seda pildistamisel kasutada. Raamat ise on ka mul päris kaua riiulis oodanud. Ma ei kippunud seda üldse kätte võtma, kuna olen filmi näinud.

Percy Jackson on 12-aastane poiss, kellel on diagnoositud nii düsleksia kui ka aktiivsus-tähelepanuhäir
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Diana
Nov 28, 2014 rated it liked it
Alustuseks tuleb ära mainida, et ma ei ole filmi (või filme?) näinud. Ja ma mäletasin kuskilt vaid uduselt, kelle poja Percy on, ja et mulle on alati päris hästi Kreeka mütoloogia peale läinud ning selle tänapäevane twist on ajuti päris geniaalne.

Kusjuures, ametlikult ma annaks sellele raamatule 3.5 punkti.
Peategelaste kolmik on äge. Grover on mu isiklik lemmik, kuigi kõige lemmikum on hoopis Chiron. Ja - Luke :D Ja Percy emme, eriti selle eest, mis ta raamatu lõpus tegi ja aplaus autorile, et
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Monika
Dec 29, 2015 rated it really liked it
Percy Jackson näib olevat tavaline poiss, kelle eriliseks andeks on igasugu pahandustesse sattuda. Täiesti plaanimatult tuhastab ta oma matemaatikaõpetaja ning karistuse asemel saab teada, et kõik Kreeka mütoloogiast tuttavad tegelased on ka päriselt olemas ning üks jumalatest on tema isa.
Kahjuks toob see uudis kõike muud kui rõõmu, sest Zeus süüdistab Percyt oma välgunoole varastamises ning nüüd tuleb sõja vältimiseks see nii kiiresti kui võimalik üles leida ja tagastada.
Vahelduseks oli hea m
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Janet
Aug 13, 2019 rated it really liked it
Suhteliselt lihtne, aga samas põnev lugemine. On arusaadavalt palju auhindu võitnud, sest on tõesti hea. Hea on ta just selles mõttes, et maailma ülesehitus on põnev, tegelased mitmekülgsed ja lugu jookseb. Kahjuks ei saa öelda, et oleks midagi väga erilist olnud, võib-olla on asi ka selles, et lugesin seda tunduvalt hiljem, kui põhiline sihtgrupp on. Siiski annan võimaluse ka teisele osale.
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