The Lightning Thief

Paperback, 400 pages

English language

Published Sept. 29, 2010 by Disney Hyperion, Hyperion Book CH.

ISBN:
978-1-4231-3494-7
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4 stars (3 reviews)

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction—Zeus’ master bolt. Along the way, he must face a host of mythological enemies determined to stop him. Most of all, he must come to terms with a father he has never known, and an Oracle that has warned him of betrayal by a friend.

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reviewed The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

Some of the words are definitely dated at this point.

4 stars

It's always weird reading books from almost 20 years ago and realizing how much things have changed. I know that this is a kids book from the early 2000s, but oh man, some of the words used to describe the characters. Anyone that Percy didn't really care for got a heafty heaping of harsh critiques on physical appearances.

Overall, though, found this to be enjoyable. The story moved along at a good pace and nothing really slogged. It became a little predictable, but it was written for children and not adults, so I didn't hold that against it.

Overall, I think my kiddos would enjoy this as they are both very much into Greek gods at this time, and I wanted a fun series that they could dive into that's not Harry Potter because I can't let them think it's ok to support the atrocity that is JK Rowling. This …

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Subjects

  • Children's Books -- Literature -- Action & Adventure
  • Children's Books -- Literature -- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths -- Greek & Roman
  • Children's Books -- Literature -- Popular Culture
  • Children's Books -- Literature -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror -- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
  • Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- Mythology