Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

21 reviews

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

aprilblues348's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Child death, Addiction, Ableism, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

kingoftheworms's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

back at it again 😎

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

sillysmudge's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this series as a kid and I'm finally rereading it as an adult for the first time. It's definitely got a couple things that haven't aged well (some fatphobia, some ableism), but all things considered it's not too bad. In my opinion this book holds up and I would still recommend it to anyone interested in the series, with the caveat that it's aimed at middle school kids. We'll see if I still feel that way by the end of the fifth book but my hopes are high!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Ableism

suspiciouspinecone's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

This was pretty fun. I do have some minor bones to pick with Riordan's mythology, but whatever. I am also...disturbed by the use of disability. Now, it makes perfectly logical sense for a centaur and sartyr to hide their more animalistic features by feigning disability, but it wasn't disappointing to me. Also making both of Percy's learning disabilities directly related to his half-godhood was unpleasant to me--like Riordan is only viewing disability in terms of how it can progress the story, and not as something that some people just have.

The characters were very fun to watch though, and I'm sure I will fall in love with them over the course of rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

cinnamonami's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Child abuse

ehmannky's review against another edition

5.0

I can see why this series has such a hold on the Gen-Z crowd. If I had had access to these books when they were being released (I became aware of them when they got big and was a t00-cool-for-school-teen by then), I would have had my brain rewired by them too. This is a fast-paced read, I loved the fact the main character is considered a Bad Kid at school, the dialogue is witty and lovely to read, and I really had a fun time reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia

jjnich's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Ableism, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Grief