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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief - Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Author: Rick Riordan, Rick Riordan
ISBN-13: 9780141381473
ISBN-10: 0141381477
Publication Date: 9/1/2005
Pages: 384
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3.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Puffin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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daedelys avatar reviewed Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) on + 1218 more book reviews
This book has an overall interesting story concept, but it's fairly obvious that the author was trying to break into a genre made popular be series like Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl. So if you like those types of books, like I do, you will most likely enjoy this.

Initially, Percy doesn't know who his father is, but the mystery isn't really that hard to figure out for anyone who has a basic understanding of Greek mythology.

There are several plot-holes in the story, one coming to immediate mind is the repetition of Percy being warned not to speak the names of Gods or creatures aloud so as to not draw their attention. This rule seems to be inconsistent, since other characters manage to do it, plus you have to wonder how they keep the average public from mentioning these names. There's several other things you'll notice that don't make sense when you analyze it, but overall, it doesn't make the story something you can't enjoy, so it's easily overlooked.

I'd suggest reading this series, just for wanting to find out what happens, plus it'll be good reference for when the movie comes out.


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