A review by philautia
Percy Jackson e os Ladrões do Olimpo by Rick Riordan
5.0
August 2023 reread:
Every time I dive back into the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, I'm amazed. I truly believe this is one of the best book series you can get your child to read, and I'm incredibly thankful I got to read it when I was twelve.
How does The Lightning Thief manage to have everything in the right measure? Here we have this book for children that manages to adapt the Greek myths, often violent and complicated, in a way that is completely appropriate for a middle grade audience. There's silly little jokes, but it also tackles serious subjects with the gravitas they deserve: parental neglect, childhood trauma, domestic violence, death.
Seriously, the scene where Percy forces himself to take a step back and let his mother handle the situation with her abusive husband herself means more to me now than it ever did as a young child. I found the way Rick Riordan makes sure that Sally Jackson is the one to have agency over her situation to be incredibly mature and a great example of why this book has aged incredibly well.
As I grow older and change, I find a lot of comfort in the fact that my love for this book series has remained constant. It got me through a lot back when I read it, and it still brings me so much joy and manages to amaze me for different reasons every time. Percy Jackson is a series that proves that good middle grade books are for everyone.
June 2020 reread:
Buddy read with lena!
First of all, let me say that I WAS THRIVING. This is my fourth (fifth?) time reading this book, and it makes me feel at home!! This book series has meant so so much to me for almost six years now, so I'm definitely a) very biased in my opinions, and b) very EXCITED about this whole thing.
I hadn't forgotten about many things, except for the amount of foreshadowing. Like, a scorpion was mentioned at some point before the incident and I LITERALLY GASPED...
I missed Annabeth Chase SO MUCH. Fun story, I admired Annabeth so much as a 12 year old, that I developed a fear of spiders! Yay! The end! (Jk, I was kind of afraid of spiders, it just got worse)
I missed Percy and his narration. He is hilarious in a way that only 12 year olds are. Like, when you speak to a 12/13 year old, they say some really funny shit sometimes when you least expect it. That's how I felt reading from Percy again. HE IS HILARIOUS, AND SAD, AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! I just want to make him a cup of tea and tell him it'll be okay!!
I MISSED THE TRIO AND I MISSED THEIR MISSION AND I MISSED THEIR CHILDISH BANTER AND I CANNOT WAIT TO REREAD THE SEA OF MONSTERS!!!
Every time I dive back into the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, I'm amazed. I truly believe this is one of the best book series you can get your child to read, and I'm incredibly thankful I got to read it when I was twelve.
How does The Lightning Thief manage to have everything in the right measure? Here we have this book for children that manages to adapt the Greek myths, often violent and complicated, in a way that is completely appropriate for a middle grade audience. There's silly little jokes, but it also tackles serious subjects with the gravitas they deserve: parental neglect, childhood trauma, domestic violence, death.
Seriously, the scene where Percy forces himself to take a step back and let his mother handle the situation with her abusive husband herself means more to me now than it ever did as a young child. I found the way Rick Riordan makes sure that Sally Jackson is the one to have agency over her situation to be incredibly mature and a great example of why this book has aged incredibly well.
As I grow older and change, I find a lot of comfort in the fact that my love for this book series has remained constant. It got me through a lot back when I read it, and it still brings me so much joy and manages to amaze me for different reasons every time. Percy Jackson is a series that proves that good middle grade books are for everyone.
June 2020 reread:
Buddy read with lena!
First of all, let me say that I WAS THRIVING. This is my fourth (fifth?) time reading this book, and it makes me feel at home!! This book series has meant so so much to me for almost six years now, so I'm definitely a) very biased in my opinions, and b) very EXCITED about this whole thing.
I hadn't forgotten about many things, except for the amount of foreshadowing. Like, a scorpion was mentioned at some point before the incident and I LITERALLY GASPED...
I missed Annabeth Chase SO MUCH. Fun story, I admired Annabeth so much as a 12 year old, that I developed a fear of spiders! Yay! The end! (Jk, I was kind of afraid of spiders, it just got worse)
I missed Percy and his narration. He is hilarious in a way that only 12 year olds are. Like, when you speak to a 12/13 year old, they say some really funny shit sometimes when you least expect it. That's how I felt reading from Percy again. HE IS HILARIOUS, AND SAD, AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! I just want to make him a cup of tea and tell him it'll be okay!!
I MISSED THE TRIO AND I MISSED THEIR MISSION AND I MISSED THEIR CHILDISH BANTER AND I CANNOT WAIT TO REREAD THE SEA OF MONSTERS!!!