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

Rick Riordan

Start date: August 2, 2017

Finish date: August 31, 2017

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Jun 27, 2016 Avigail rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: physical-book, 2016

Thanks to this book I got out of my reading slump, that started since January 2016. Thanks to the plot, the characters I could finish a book without putting down and forgetting about it.
Maybe it is my Greek heritage and that this book returned me to my elementary years that were long time ago. I love the Greek mythology and the way Rick Riordan wrote it, it is very captivating from the first sentence. I was hooked even though this book is written for a younger audience. I can certainly see adult ...more

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Feb 22, 2017 Cindy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, audio

Once again, seriously, read this series. A fast read, even at over three hundred pages. It’s one of those un-put-down-able books. You just want to know what happens next. Even though I’ve read it four times, I always read it like I don’t know what happens next. Riordan just makes his stories that exciting. Riordan is a great author and his characters are likeable kids (the good guys are anyway). I love the way he uses his books to teach kids about mythology, whether that was ever his intention o ...more

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Jul 26, 2014 Melanie rated it liked it

Definitely not the strongest in the series but I still think it is worth reading. Rick wrote these books in order to keep his dyslexic, ADD son interested in reading. After he had exhausted telling his son the Ancient Greek myths his son asked him to make his own myth. The books in both Percy Jackson series follow the pattern of myth seen in those ancient stories. Which will make you either love the books or hate them. Keep reading they the second series is amazing!

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Jan 17, 2014 Cindy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Aug 24, 2010 Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-stars, childrens, children-s-books-from-my-adulthood

I watched the movie first, so my thought process on this one is sort of backwards. I found the movie mediocre but amusing. And by that the books is so much more detailed, intricate and plotted than the movie. The book by it self I consider "okay" while in comparison to it's movie it's "amazingly better."

I'll keep reading these and we'll see where it goes. ...more

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Oct 03, 2017 Cindy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, 2020

I liked it. Riordan tells an amazing story and he keeps the pace up from start to finish. You never really want to put the book down until you're done. ...more

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