The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and The Olympians Book 1), Rick Riordan
Monday, January 11, 2010 5:59 PM /
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Now this is a twist of Edith Hamilton's boring compilation! I'm sure you'll find this interesting enough to bring in your Lit class, just don't let your prof catch you reading!
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is a clash among Greek gods, myths and modern heroes parallel to the worlds woven by JK Rowling, JRR Tolkien and B. Jacques, where magic and mist works behind the veil of human vision so everything isn’t always as it seems.
This means that Mount Olympus is located on the 600th floor of the Empire State Building while the door to the Underworld can be found at a recording studio, somewhere in LA. Haha.
Our hero, Perseus Jackson, is dyslexic - because he’s supposed to read ancient Greek - suffers from ADHD – because his mind is trained for fighting - and is always getting into trouble. He's been expelled several times, and the only thing that holds his interest is Greek mythology. With his new friends from Camp Half-Blood, a disguised satyr, and the daughter of Athena, Percy sets out on a quest (find Zeus’ Masterbolt, catch the lightning thief, and most importantly, save his Mom from the Underworld) to rectify a feud between Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Along the way they must cope with the Furies, Aunt Em aka Medusa, Crusty aka Procrustes, the motorcycle thug Ares, and various other immortals.
Move over Harry Potter.Labels: book, fantasy, feature, ken chua, literature, reading, review, rick riordan
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