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

Rick Riordan

Start date: October 1, 2024

Finish date: October 31, 2024

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Nov 11, 2016 ⋆☆☽ Jen ☾☆⋆ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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《My name is Percy Jackson.
I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.
Am I a troubled kid?
Yeah. You could say that.》

Ok, tell me WHY I waited so long to read this series.
I mean, this is SO my style. Witty comments, an action-packed story, Olympus gods and whatever ♥
In my defence I should say that I got deceived by other people's comments like "this is a mess/it's a retarded version of Harry Potte ...more

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Dec 10, 2015 Butterfly2507 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Oh man ich liebe ja Griechische Mythologie! (Mein Favorit ist ja Hades...fand den schon immer gut) Hab mich sehr gefreut mal ein Buch zu lesen das um Götter ging und nicht langweilig war! Freue mich schon auf die nächsten Bände :)

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Apr 18, 2014 Victoria Scott rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I think I must have been slightly stupid as a child. I've read this before, decided it wasn't that great, and never carried on with the series. I've been wasting my life!
The beginning was one of my favourites of any book. I love it when characters talk to the readers, and Percy did that. And he gave that sort of mysteriousness, where you're not quite sure if it really is fiction. Or at least, you don't want to say it is.
Percy was just perfect the whole book. I notice lots of authors who use 12-y ...more

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Oct 01, 2014 Jackie rated it really liked it

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
This book is exactly what comes to mind when I think of middle grade bordering on yung adult books. Not only was it extremely well written, but the character and plot development, pacing, and humur really made this book what it is. The incorporation of Greek mythology into today's society also makes this book really unique because it uses the myths and our society to create a new version of our world. Without changing much of our wor ...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Linda C rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

Percy Jackson, finds out he is a half-blood, half mortal and half God; defined as a hero in mythology. As he learns of his special powers and his Godly connections, he also finds he is the only one who can go on a particular quest to save the world from war. This sets up a good tale for more chapters. Well written series for middle-school readers.

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