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Percy Jackson erzählt: Griechische Göttersagen by Rick Riordan

22 reviews

camiandkitread's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 “Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods” by Rick Riordan is a fun romp through Greek mythology, served up with the trademark humor that fans of the Percy Jackson series love. Narrated by Percy himself, the book tackles complex mythological tales into entertaining and accessible stories for younger readers. Riordan’s witty and borderline irreverent style infuses each myth with a fresh sense of fun, making the ancient gods and their antics come alive in a way that’s both educational and hilarious (not to mention more age appropriate). Percy's snarky commentary ensure that readers are not only engaged but also thoroughly entertained as they learn about the rich tapestry of Greek mythology. 

This book is a fantastic introduction for younger audiences to the often intricate and sometimes dark world of Greek myths. It's an excellent way for kids to get excited about mythology while enjoying Percy's characteristic humor. “Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods” serves as a great educational tool that maintains the lighthearted spirit of Riordan’s popular series and will hopefully spark an interest in learning more about ancient history. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

christabelle_v's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A fun read for those who would like to have more background on the 12 main Greek gods told from Percy's point of view and explanation of their myths. It was entertaining, and I actually learned something!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and War

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Phew, you can tell from the content warnings how wild the Greek Gods are. As someone who has read the Bibliotheca, this was definitely a much more entertaining and digestible way to read about the twelve (major) Gods of Greek Myth. And obviously since it is written to be family friendly, that a lot of it was watered down. 

I don't love how biased Percy is towards his father since there were several instances where what he was describing was his dad raping women, but called it 'cuddling' and hardly had anything bad to say. However, he did do that with Zeus as well which is odd since he pretty much hates the guy. (obviously, Percy is fictional and I am talking about Riordan here). 

Overall, I enjoyed this a lot and will be continuing into the Greek Heroes as told by Percy Jackson.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Incest

Minor: Homophobia and Misogyny

catorureads's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

eagleshouse's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Despite Riordan's success with the other books set in this universe, this one falls short.

Making the Greek God's stories family-friendly is a job and a half, and unfortunately, whilst this book is fun and informative, with that classic Percy Jackson flair with him as the narrator, it definitely feels tone-deaf in places with how it explains certain events.

Greek mythology at its core, is based on incest, rape, and misogyny. This book trivialises a lot of that and definitely excuses it in order to make the Gods more bearable in the main series.

Overall, this book was fun to read, despite being slightly uncomfortable in places. It probably shouldn't have been written, especially as a kids book, and could be seen as insensitive in regards to how it conveys the events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, and Alcohol

rody's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Greek Mythology written in a modern, Funny absolutely entertaining way. Loved it :) 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Rape, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and War

waterviolite's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

imamazin's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The book is kind of dark, but funny.  However, this is the basic history of Greek gods and titans, so there is not much that could change. Even though there are topics inappropriate for the target audience, the narrator, Percy Jackson,  makes the stories as appropriate as possible.  Overall, this is a fantastic read, and I recommend it to all.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War