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stindex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
luvnuit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Classism
menastarr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Alcohol, and War
rikuson1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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My Grading Score = 80% (B+)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a franchise I surprisingly actually never heard of until I started to read books more recently and heard that it's basically up there in popularity right behind Harry Potter. I guess it never reached the popularity closer to Harry Potter because of the movies that bombed back in the 2010s. Either way, I heard heavy praise for this middle grade series and, over time, gained more and more interest.
The Lightning Thief I'll say did live up to the praise that I heard people throw around. I haven't read Harry Potter, but I did watch it, and I'll at least say that I prefer this to that. Nonetheless, The Lighting Thief, from jump, is very fast paced and throws you into the mix and intrigue of it's main character Percy Jackson and its plot at breakneck speed but it never felt like it was being rushed surprisingly and impressively enough. The other characters were all introduced fairly clearly and quickly as well, and the trio meshed pretty well as they went out on their quest, I liked them all.
The middle portion did almost lose me with them stopping to a location, a person tries to pull lure them in, they get tricked and barely get out of the situation. It was falling into a formulaic loop that was getting a bit stale for me, but as soon as I started to feel that way the climax of the book was here and the best chapters of the book which were the last 5 or so brought it back up very well. Also, the final chapter ended with a very good cliffhanger that entices me to read book 2 sooner rather than later.
Verdict
The Lighting Thief is a very good short and sweet book with a strong start, the bulk in the middle was alright but as soon as you may get an inkling of the feeling that it's overstaying it's welcome the climax of the book pulls you back in more engaged that the start of the book. Even with me not being its targeted audience, I would still say this book holds up for an older age reader like myself, and I'd recommend it.
I Really Liked It
Minor: Gore, Abandonment, and Classism
jstar1's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
rchatterjee188's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
tkivinen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
These books deserve the same kind of popularity as Potters and hopefully a couple of new eyes will find them through the TV adaptation
Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse and Abandonment
crieraylas's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
gaymoonreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol