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Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan

6 reviews

natashalg's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

A really fun and adventurous way of learning about Greek Heroes narrated by Percy Jackson. It was an entertaining and humorous spin on classic stories. However, I wish the stories in the book were ordered in chronological order so reappearing characters' lives would flow better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child death and War

Minor: Blood

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book taught me about quite a few Greek Heroes I had no idea about and gave me more information on one I thought I knew well. (Turns out I didn't know anything about Hercules. Or that Kratos from the God of War games was clearly partially inspired by his story.)

The biggest takeaway was: don't be a Greek Hero.

This was more tragic than the Greek Gods by about 1000x.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cannibalism

onefineelephant's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.5

7/10. This book was a good way to learn about Greek heroes or refresh your memory on the ones you already know. I also enjoyed Percy's commentary and insights into the stories. However, I was surprised and disappointed that the journey of Odysseus, the most famous Greek hero and story, was left out of this book. One could argue that his journey would be too long to include but I would argue that it could easily be abridged in the same way Jason and the Argonaut's story was in this same book. Regardless, I look forward to reading this story to my future children to introduce them to Greek mythology and heroic tales. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, and War

kathrynleereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Honestly, I didn't anticipate enjoying Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes as much as I did. Having Percy's added humor as he told each hero's story was fantastic. 

Reading this after reading both Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus, I found it really interesting as I recognized random different names and stories. 

A great companion book to both of Rick Riordan's Greek mythology series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

christabelle_v's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore and Violence

Minor: Incest