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Percy Jackson erzählt: Griechische Göttersagen by Rick Riordan

5 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

_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

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

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

i mean its good, but so much is left out, erased. like those gods were very much lgbtq, but in this?? nope. and all the rape is just called"haha forced hankyhanky" and that ruined alot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation