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haleingoutside's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I had a feeling the audiobook of The Red Pyramid would absolutely slap, and it did! This book felt like a genuine Rick Riordan special: a lovable cast of characters, well-paced action scenes, impeccable humor (there were a few points I had to pause it to laugh!), and a plot that balanced this book's adventures with the larger arc of the series. I'm excited to listen to the next two books in the series! (Once I get off the Libby waitlist, of course)
bookwitchgwen's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
micaaod's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the first half of this book bery much, but the last part was just a little bit hard to finish.
Not the worst book that I have read but it had potencial to be much more interesting.
Not the worst book that I have read but it had potencial to be much more interesting.
graciegrace1178's review against another edition
5.0
4.6 stars.
Note: some of these were written while reading and others were written after the fact. There’s some weird jumps in tenses as a result. I have no intention of fixing them. As always, enjoy my unedited ramblings.
WIL
1) firmly rooted in time and space. (Anchors to Aristotle!) one of the many reasons I love RR’s content is because he very solidly establishes location and dates. PJO is usually in the summer with SPECIFIC mention of dates. This book is set around Dec 27 ish. With all the myths and the unrealism of it all, RR anchors readers into the modern world with familiar dates and spatial landmarks. (In here, the British museum, Cleopatra’s needle, the Washington monument etc.) What I’m saying is: the connection to Pre-established and normalized ideas makes this whole universe all the more real and lovable. (Filed under: notes for my own novels.)
2) Nico di Angelo and Anubis as the same frickin archetype. Man oh man is Nico similar to Anubis. I googled it and a few people are talking about the similarities (and differences). Obviously, the biggest differences are that Anubis is a god and Nico is a demigod AND the differences in sexuality. BUT hear me out. In...oh.. one of the PJO books, RR establishes that mortals see what they want to see. Demigods have clearer sight but it’s still imperfect. I’m thinking that maybe- MAYBE- Nico and Anubis are two sides of the same coin. To Sadie and Carter who are thoroughly entrenched in Egyptian myth, the Egyptian version of Nico appears. To the Greeks who are set in their Greek ways, they get Nico. And as far as the sexuality thing...I’m still working on a theory for that.
3) Sarcastic Sadie and Conventional Carter. Solid characters. Real characters with reasonable reactions and motivated by plausible factors. And ofc they serve as foils to each other and as twins (or gemini, if you will do indulge the Greek semantics). Sadie's sarcasm bugged me a bit when I first read this (way back in the year 2010 ish when time was still real), but now I adore it. And Carter, sweet Carter, who just wants to follow the rules? Bean. Love him sm.
4) time as a physical dimension. Anyone who knows me knows how my heart YEARNS for a deep time immersive simulation in which one can walk through the many eons/periods/ages/etc and SEE the change to environment. Preferably this experience would take place in a Bradbury Veldt-like room (sans murderous lions). And because I am so obsessed with this, any time I see time represented as a physical dimension I go absolutely bonkers. Heck yea Rick. HECK yea. THIS is the future I want. Chapter 14 walking through the Egyptian history and FEELING the vibe of the times? AMAZING. Granted, Rick achieves the effect through actual magic, but I still have hope that this can be done with a whole lot of persistence and imagination. (Side note here: I'm mentally drawing out the plans for this deep time museum idea at this very moment. Just call me Annabeth Chase.)
5) "you will fail to save what matters most in the end" from TLF but make it Egyptian lore. That's right, Riordan. I've caught you. You have a very distinct interpretation of the hero's journey and i am HERE for it. "We'd come so far to rescue our father, only to lose him." Is this not the Sally Jackson trope? Boy will the Kanes have a lot of fun discussing their personal life story parallels with those of Percy Jackson.
6) The audio-to-text transcription format. I'm not actually super crazy about this, but it's original and creative. The format grew on me more as I read on, so I'm sure as I continue the series I'll only like it more. It does certainly add a whole dimension of narrative.
WIDL
1) heartsick PJO/THOO. It’s hard to fully invest myself in this when I’m still pining for my lost friends in PJO and THOO. Tbh I’m really mostly reading this so I can get enough context for the mini stories that feature the Kanes with my PJO/THOO pals. A means to an end. That’s not a great motivation for reading, and I know this, but I’m trucking along through this anyway. UPDATE: I liked this more than I thought I would. My motivation changed about halfway through when I realized that this WAS in fact a Darn Good Book.
NEUTRAL GROUND
1) shoutout to RR for being so bloody entrancing that I literally fell down the stairs bc I was so lost in thought about this. Really screwed up my ankle. Takes some high quality literary magic to make me lose myself so much that I tumble down the stairs. Also was nice to see Carter hurt his ankle right after I took the plummet. Solidarity.
Note: some of these were written while reading and others were written after the fact. There’s some weird jumps in tenses as a result. I have no intention of fixing them. As always, enjoy my unedited ramblings.
WIL
1) firmly rooted in time and space. (Anchors to Aristotle!) one of the many reasons I love RR’s content is because he very solidly establishes location and dates. PJO is usually in the summer with SPECIFIC mention of dates. This book is set around Dec 27 ish. With all the myths and the unrealism of it all, RR anchors readers into the modern world with familiar dates and spatial landmarks. (In here, the British museum, Cleopatra’s needle, the Washington monument etc.) What I’m saying is: the connection to Pre-established and normalized ideas makes this whole universe all the more real and lovable. (Filed under: notes for my own novels.)
2) Nico di Angelo and Anubis as the same frickin archetype. Man oh man is Nico similar to Anubis. I googled it and a few people are talking about the similarities (and differences). Obviously, the biggest differences are that Anubis is a god and Nico is a demigod AND the differences in sexuality. BUT hear me out. In...oh.. one of the PJO books, RR establishes that mortals see what they want to see. Demigods have clearer sight but it’s still imperfect. I’m thinking that maybe- MAYBE- Nico and Anubis are two sides of the same coin. To Sadie and Carter who are thoroughly entrenched in Egyptian myth, the Egyptian version of Nico appears. To the Greeks who are set in their Greek ways, they get Nico. And as far as the sexuality thing...I’m still working on a theory for that.
3) Sarcastic Sadie and Conventional Carter. Solid characters. Real characters with reasonable reactions and motivated by plausible factors. And ofc they serve as foils to each other and as twins (or gemini, if you will do indulge the Greek semantics). Sadie's sarcasm bugged me a bit when I first read this (way back in the year 2010 ish when time was still real), but now I adore it. And Carter, sweet Carter, who just wants to follow the rules? Bean. Love him sm.
4) time as a physical dimension. Anyone who knows me knows how my heart YEARNS for a deep time immersive simulation in which one can walk through the many eons/periods/ages/etc and SEE the change to environment. Preferably this experience would take place in a Bradbury Veldt-like room (sans murderous lions). And because I am so obsessed with this, any time I see time represented as a physical dimension I go absolutely bonkers. Heck yea Rick. HECK yea. THIS is the future I want. Chapter 14 walking through the Egyptian history and FEELING the vibe of the times? AMAZING. Granted, Rick achieves the effect through actual magic, but I still have hope that this can be done with a whole lot of persistence and imagination. (Side note here: I'm mentally drawing out the plans for this deep time museum idea at this very moment. Just call me Annabeth Chase.)
5) "you will fail to save what matters most in the end" from TLF but make it Egyptian lore. That's right, Riordan. I've caught you. You have a very distinct interpretation of the hero's journey and i am HERE for it. "We'd come so far to rescue our father, only to lose him." Is this not the Sally Jackson trope? Boy will the Kanes have a lot of fun discussing their personal life story parallels with those of Percy Jackson.
6) The audio-to-text transcription format. I'm not actually super crazy about this, but it's original and creative. The format grew on me more as I read on, so I'm sure as I continue the series I'll only like it more. It does certainly add a whole dimension of narrative.
WIDL
1) heartsick PJO/THOO. It’s hard to fully invest myself in this when I’m still pining for my lost friends in PJO and THOO. Tbh I’m really mostly reading this so I can get enough context for the mini stories that feature the Kanes with my PJO/THOO pals. A means to an end. That’s not a great motivation for reading, and I know this, but I’m trucking along through this anyway. UPDATE: I liked this more than I thought I would. My motivation changed about halfway through when I realized that this WAS in fact a Darn Good Book.
NEUTRAL GROUND
1) shoutout to RR for being so bloody entrancing that I literally fell down the stairs bc I was so lost in thought about this. Really screwed up my ankle. Takes some high quality literary magic to make me lose myself so much that I tumble down the stairs. Also was nice to see Carter hurt his ankle right after I took the plummet. Solidarity.
martinaruffov's review against another edition
4.0
2016 review: The truth is that I am a big fan of all the books of Rick Riordan. Your way to explain each of the mythologies that is is just great.
Being honest never liked the Egyptian mythology but I read this book (almost obligatory) because it was of this author, and let me tell you why I dont really love these books.
2020 review: Actualmente me encuentro en una fiebre de Rick Riordan y me ha dado por releer o seguir leyendo sus libros. Esta vez decidí retomar Las Cronicas de Kane y para hacerlo, debía releer el primer (obvio, dah).
De todas formas, esto no fue una relectura, fue más bien un leer por primera vez. No me acordaba de absolutamente nada por lo que pude disfrutarlo desde 0. Acá van mis pensamiento:
La Pirámide Roja es, claramente, un libro totalmente introductorio. Vemos el mundo, a estos nuevos personajes y toda esta nueva mitología por primera vez. Se da de manera muy entretenida y fácil de entender. Si bien tiene algunos puntos bastante flojos, me gustó muchísimo. Me lo comí en un par de días y la historia se me hizo super fresca y divertida.
Being honest never liked the Egyptian mythology but I read this book (almost obligatory) because it was of this author, and let me tell you why I dont really love these books.
2020 review: Actualmente me encuentro en una fiebre de Rick Riordan y me ha dado por releer o seguir leyendo sus libros. Esta vez decidí retomar Las Cronicas de Kane y para hacerlo, debía releer el primer (obvio, dah).
De todas formas, esto no fue una relectura, fue más bien un leer por primera vez. No me acordaba de absolutamente nada por lo que pude disfrutarlo desde 0. Acá van mis pensamiento:
La Pirámide Roja es, claramente, un libro totalmente introductorio. Vemos el mundo, a estos nuevos personajes y toda esta nueva mitología por primera vez. Se da de manera muy entretenida y fácil de entender. Si bien tiene algunos puntos bastante flojos, me gustó muchísimo. Me lo comí en un par de días y la historia se me hizo super fresca y divertida.
madmaddyyj's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
yars_reading_corner's review against another edition
4.0
AMAZING! My favourite part of the book were the little hieroglyphs thst were included when the magicians/gods would enchant them! Honestly there’s so much to like, one thing I did notice was that unlike the whole Greek gang there were no demigods in the book maybe Ancient Egypt didn’t have those? We’ll see! But generally quite a thrilling experience that keeps you sharp throughout the story
fraggerbot's review against another edition
3.0
A 3-3.5 star read. Not boring, but not too exciting either, but a decent read.
The story goes in the same fashion as that of Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus. So in that sense, this book felt a little predictable and lacked the excitement. But I didnt get bored at all, and the book makes sure you want to know what happens next. Overall, a decent read.
The story goes in the same fashion as that of Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus. So in that sense, this book felt a little predictable and lacked the excitement. But I didnt get bored at all, and the book makes sure you want to know what happens next. Overall, a decent read.
lyraggs's review against another edition
4.0
Una historia divertida llena de aventuras, donde Sadie & Carter dos hermanos que no tienen mucho en común se embarcan para salvar el mundo; un tanto distinta a las otras dos Sagas que R. Riordan a sacado pero igual de divertida, los momentos de acciones, el cómo los personajes te van poco a poco fascinando.
Aun asi no te llega a enganchar un 100% pero te mantiene pendiente, en especial con las ocurrencias que le sale Sadie, mi personaje favorito junto con el chimpancé y Tarta.
Aun asi no te llega a enganchar un 100% pero te mantiene pendiente, en especial con las ocurrencias que le sale Sadie, mi personaje favorito junto con el chimpancé y Tarta.
rants_n_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
3.0