| Rating: | ★★ |
| Category: | Books |
| Genre: | Literature & Fiction |
| Author: | Rick Riordan |
This is not the kind of book you want to read if you want an action-packed fiction. This is more highschool-ish, ka-level ng Twilight. Because it is based on Greek mythology, which for me is very interesting, it has no originality. It has a modern, hip, urban style heroic effects. Imagine Poseidon wearing beach shorts and floral printed shirts, or Ares in a rugged pants, leather jacket and a red bandanna on his head. Or, the wine god Dionysus telling you "Whatever". And this Percy kid who's a demigod, he's dyslexic and is having an ADHD. He doesn't impress me much. I'm already on the third book and I can see the same trend, one of Percy's friends is hold captive and he'd come to the rescue, he fights handful of monsters incorporated using Riptide and he'll triumph. Very predictable. But I'm reading it mostly because I want to know how this team of demigod teenagers fight Kronos in the end, and I'm waiting for some possible twists of the story along the way. Nothing beats The Lord of the Rings for an action-packed, heart racing, and mind boggling read.
5 comments:
LOTR is a certified classic doc :) but i still have to read a single book :( my hobbit experience (prequel) was busted at the outset. and i still have to re-watch the movies!
i like the percy movie trailer doc ;) because i saw it on the big screen and the effects were amazing!
i was gonna find the book interesting coz i am a fan of greek mythology...but then you lost me at "poseidon wearing beach shorts". LOL
the movie was good if you haven't read the book yet. as usual.
hey, i finished the Percy series already, nalingaw ko sa humor. hehe. :D
It's like a spoof of the Greek mythology, as if the Greek gods are living in todays era. It's a light and easy-read. Bet you'll finish the entire series (until book 5) in a week. :)
lol...i actually saw the movie. it was fairly good naman.
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