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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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May 17, 2016 ~ Giulia ~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

4.5 stars

I wasn't very enthusiastic about the first part in Camp Half Blood with people annoyingly witholding information for no apparent reason and everything feeling not very original, but fortunately we leave the place pretty quickly and, once Percy and friends start on their quest, things start really picking up. As our heroes meet gods, monsters and all kinds of crazy situations is where the book really shines, being snarky and irreverent yet still true to the characters we know from the my ...more

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May 11, 2017 Jenn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mythology, new-author-to-me, 4-star-reads, fantasy, read-in-2017, young-adult, book-to-movie, childrens

Well, it's about time I started this series, don't you think? This series has not only been out forever with amazing recommendations, but it focuses on Greek mythology which I LOVE. So fail on me. But I am rectifying that mistake now, so yay?

Percy Jackson hasn't had the greatest of childhoods - changing schools pretty much every year, getting into all kinds of trouble - but aside from all of that, he feels he's pretty normal. That is until a fury attacks him on a school field trip. Turns out Per ...more

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Oct 06, 2017 Megan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2017, new-to-me-authors-2017, borrow-or-need-to-buy, october-2017

I had heard of this book and planned to read it many times in the past few years, but just never got around to actually reading it - I'm glad that I finally did. Percy is someone you could root for, Grover is hilarious, and Annabeth is smart. I plan to continue with this series. ...more

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Aug 02, 2015 Amanda rated it really liked it

The fitsy half of the book was so much lime the movie, I was almost disappointed. I'm glad things changed. I love that Annabeth took Percys advice and is going to spend time with her dad. Ready for the Sea of Monsters.
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Dec 23, 2011 Maddie rated it really liked it

I think out of all the times I've read this, this was the time I most enjoyed it. I flew through it, as it was my first time listening to it on audio. I think that's the reason why I loved it. The narrator was just so easy to listen to. The events seemed much more compact, and it was like there was so much action! And all of the action parts stood out to me so much more. I remember it a lot better. There was a crap-ton that happened in this book, I can't believe how much the movie left out (from ...more

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Jan 22, 2020 Meg rated it it was amazing

Shelves: library-wishlist

This was so good! This is a great fantasy novel for all ages and I recommend this for anyone!

Things I liked:
- The plot was fun and entertaining. I was engaged the entire time I read this.
- All of the characters, except for Luke, were great.
- Percy is hilarious. He is real and honest, and exactly how you would expect someone of his age to react.
- Percy's growth throughout the novel.
- Percy's relationship with Poseidon and how it grows throughout the book.
- The ending.
- How Gabe gets exactl ...more

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