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

Rick Riordan

Start date: June 1, 2014

Finish date: June 30, 2014

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Oct 02, 2015 Iulia rated it liked it

Shelves: liked-but-not-loved

Finally, I'm done with this book. Whoever said that the PJ books have a lot in common with the HP series was very wrong. The idea overall was nice but the way the story is told is not so great. The pacing was too fast for my taste, and the narrative voice was too childish. I get it, this is meant to be digested by a younger audience, but for crying out loud, this is no longer literature to me. I can't say I liked the characters either. I guess I am indeed too old for this series, or perhaps it w ...more

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Apr 28, 2022 Yaneth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: tbr-right-now

this was so funny, like why did i never read this as a child?!!! im definitely continuing the series. started reading this every night a few pages at a time to relax & prepare for sleep & wow gotta say that even as an adult its the perfect bedtime story lol

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Aug 25, 2013 Lisa rated it liked it

3-1/2 stars

For anyone who has read the book and seen the movie, you will realize that there are many, many differences between the two. Let's start with the most glaring. In the movie, Percy is a teenager, high school age-ish. In the book, he is 12. Now, for some, this difference would be disturbing. For me, I don't know, the way some of the events play out seems to work better with him being younger. The writing plays to the younger demographic well, and with the middle grade set being the targ ...more

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Jul 08, 2020 Tanya (Novel Paperbacks) rated it really liked it

This is my first time reading this series. I didn’t plan on it. I kind of bought this first book on a whim one day. But I started reading it and was hooked very quickly. This is nothing like the movie.
The world feels rich, well thought out with an undertone of darkness and danger. The characters feel realistic in their emotions and reactions and I found it impossible not to care about what happened to them. The plot was fast moving and fun. And I really enjoyed the interactions with the Gods an ...more

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