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4.5 "Great Family Listen" Stars for the story and 5 stars for the narration!
Source: Library-loan. ...more
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At A Glance
Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy; Demigods
Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsessive?: No
Cliff Hanger: No.
Rating: Kinda N/A.**
Score Sheet
All out of ten
Cover: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 8
World Building: 7
Flow: 7
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 7
Ending: 7
Total: 7
In Dept
Best Part: Followed the movie kinda well.
Worst Part: I didn't follow very well :/
Thoughts Had: Oh like the movie!; Medusa!; Eh.
Conclusion
Continuing the Series: yes
Recommending: yes
Short Review: Okay by now everyone should know i try to follo ...more
Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy; Demigods
Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsessive?: No
Cliff Hanger: No.
Rating: Kinda N/A.**
Score Sheet
All out of ten
Cover: 8
Plot: 8
Characters: 8
World Building: 7
Flow: 7
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 7
Ending: 7
Total: 7
In Dept
Best Part: Followed the movie kinda well.
Worst Part: I didn't follow very well :/
Thoughts Had: Oh like the movie!; Medusa!; Eh.
Conclusion
Continuing the Series: yes
Recommending: yes
Short Review: Okay by now everyone should know i try to follo ...more
Read/Listened for Fun/World Book Night (Audible/Kindle)
Overall Rating: 5.00
Story Rating: 5.00
Character Rating: 5.00
Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)
First thought when finished: What a great story and adventure :)
Story Thoughts: I love stories of grand adventures and quests! There is something fun about following someone as they save the world, get a crush, and work out who they are in the process. Percy Jackson was no exception to that rule. This was just his first adventure of ...more
Overall Rating: 5.00
Story Rating: 5.00
Character Rating: 5.00
Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)
First thought when finished: What a great story and adventure :)
Story Thoughts: I love stories of grand adventures and quests! There is something fun about following someone as they save the world, get a crush, and work out who they are in the process. Percy Jackson was no exception to that rule. This was just his first adventure of ...more
A couple of months ago, The Lightning Thief was the featured movie on my flight home. I enjoyed it very much and was glad that I had the book in hand. Interestingly, as I read the book, I kept seeing the faces of the actors who portrayed the characters in the movie. While the adaptation from book to movie was better done than most, I'd still have to say that the book was even better. I'm reading my way through the series, and I'm sure that when/if they are made into movies, I'll go see them as w
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I have a problem with some of the mythology in this book as several parts are quite wrong. The book itself is entertaining and just plain fun either way. I can also empathize with Percy having dyslexia and ADHD as I have both as well (although my mom and I call ours ADOS - Attention Deficet Ooh Shiny!). Now, if I can find out which of the Greek gods can crash computers being in a room with them, by touching them, or simply standing near them, I'll know which cabin I belong in. :-) The narrator o
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Jan 19, 2017
Lynette Floyd
added it
Full review to come! Loved it!
May 18, 2011
Stacey
marked it as to-read
