Type of bind: Hardcover
Format: Large Print
Label: Thorndike Press
Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 483
Printing Date: January 06, 2006
Publishing house: Thorndike Press
Sale Popularity Level: 70090
Studio: Thorndike Press
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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he cant seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worsePercy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. Percys mom decides its time that he knew the truth about where he came from. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friendsone a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of AthenaPercy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
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I had read the Harry Potter books and like most I was dying to find my subsequent read. I picked up Percy Jackson and was shocked. I ended up enjoying the series MORE then Harry Potter and can't wait till book 5 is release.
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Fans of Harry Potter will love this! It may be for children, but I enjoyed this book ALOT!! Good story plot & it will test your knowledge of Greek legends & mythology.
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Don't believe the reviews that call this book a masterpiece or a classic. Where in the world did this over the top hype come from? I bought the very first three books based on the overwhelming claims it was so good but the books are absolutely horrible.
Of my four kids, not one finished the books. That speaks volumes for how awful this is. I was the only one to keep going as I was certain there had to be something. There wasn't.
Riordin's writing is sophmoric. At times it seems English is his second language. His reuses the same or similar phrases. He uses many unnecessary modifiers. He adds extraneous words for filler. The dialogue rings false almost in its entirety. To make matters worse, the story is derivative and cliche. Anyone who's read about Hercules and Greek myths knows where the story was taken from, and the concept has been done to death already.
I know it's a matter of taste, but nearly anything would be better than this.
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It was a good book. I am waiting to read the 4th book. I am on the wait-list at the library!
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My 6th grade son, who isn't much of a book reader, recieved the very first 3 books in this series. He read this book in 4 days and the 2nd book in 3.
It was awesome when he would finish a few chapters and then rush to tell me all about it. I loved to see the enthusiasm in him with book reading! He has even shared the books with his teachers and plans to donate the finished books to his school library.
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