The Lightning Thief
Ratings1,801
Average rating4.1
Thomas Jefferson gets to judge the souls of the dead and decide if they go to good hell or bad hell or Kansas hell. It's so over 💀
I'm not very good at this so I'll keep it brief. Like some kind of idiot, I watched the movie long before I read the book. As a matter of fact, I still haven't finished the books because of a particular event that happens in the fifth one...I digress.
ahem
Anyhow, this is a book that I'd happily read again, hence the 5 stars. My initial reaction to the book was ‘I'VE BEEN LIED TO!' because I thought the first movie was good and was content with the information I had received from the movie and the fandom. But then I read the book. It is far better. I particularly like the titles of the chapters and Percy's little quirks. And Luke. Luke is my baby.
TL;DR: I watched the movie first, the book is better, shame on me.
I read this in like 5th grade ( actually my teacher read it to the clas) and it was really good. You should read them
Great book! I've always been a big mythology nerd ever since I was little, and this series brought my childhood passion to life like nothing else I've ever seen. Sadly, this is a case of “don't-judge-a-book-by-its-movie” because it SUCKED. So mad about that because its just so awesome that it deserved to be representedbetter than that.
I enjoyed everything about this book: the humor, character development/relationships, and well, y'know the Greek mythology part
I can't wait for more Percabeth!! They get so much closer (cuter). I love how every adaptation of PJO gets Annabeth wrong
Also, the fact that everyone glosses over Smelly Gabe and his abusive behavior - so besides the hints of verbal abuse that we see throughout the book, what about the fact that he has been HITTING SALLY
My Top 3 of Phrases:1. Even strength has to bow to wisdom sometimes.
2. What belongs to the sea will always return to the sea.
3. The sea does not like to be restrained.
é nostalgia e tudo isso... mas não sei. Falta algo nesse livro. Tirando isso é tudo muito mágico e bem escrito. As batalhas são divertidas e no geral o livro é bom.
I never said "This is the best book" this year. THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I READ THIS YEAR. Look, I tried to read the first book of Percy Jackson in 2021 thanks to a friend of mine (Dakota if you're reading this for coincidences of life, I own you my entire addiction) who recommended the book, she lent me but in that time I didn't use to read that much like now. I'm obsessed, from a long time ago I wanted to read the PJO series and I finally bought them and now (I'm in the last book) I feel like I found my world. Maybe for everybody sounds strange, but I'm not joking, I feel like I finally found a home, finally.
Only took me waaaaay too long!
Coming from someone who watched the movie first years ago, I can see why people did not like it. But I did not expect Percy to only be in 6th grade.
Despite that the movie roughly follows the story of the book. Enjoyable listen and Jesse Bernstein did a great job!
Una gran aventura, con mucha acción y entretenimiento. Con un plot un poco predecible, pero aún así valió mucho la pena. ⚡️🌊
I would have really got into this if I read it at 13. Love Percy. I didn't know he was such an angry kid.
the preteen tomfoolery is on point and the world is just so magical. honestly a must-read series
It was interesting to re-read it 10 years later. I used to think the writing was way better, but i will blame it on reading it in a different language. A very good series for unwinding before bed
this was awesome, it's incredible how much reading this when i was 9 altered my brain chemistry forever