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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

309 reviews

sammiesreadathon's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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raisinbrann's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The way Mr. Riordan describes both his characters and the scenes is somehow both evocative and elusive. While I can see exactly what he describes when a character does or feels something, I appreciate that he leaves the actual physical description of his characters (and the gods) to his readers. I spent my childhood reading books where every single person is presumed white unless explicitly stated, it’s been fun to put my own ideas of what Grover and Annabeth look like (they’re both Black, argue with your mother)! This is a fun start to a very formative experience for mythology kids everywhere!

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kefowler's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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danicakvcs's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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crunchycrystals's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

godddddddd this book is so good i can’t express it enough these characters will always have a place in my heart this is such a great introduction to the world and the characters and connecting it to actual greek myths in relevant plot ways like

perseus and percy with the medusa head and gabe

and

luke and the hercules quest

plus the rest of the series also does such a good job at building on this great foundation sorry i love this series so much if you know someone like around 8-13 please let them read this especially if they’re neurodivergent if i talk about the neurodivergent representation in this i’ll cry (not perfect but it’s made me feel so seen and was the catalyst for me getting diagnosed in the first place sorry this really does hold such a special place in my heart it’s my favorite series of all time and my autistic special interest i can’t stop talking about it)

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joey_paige's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense 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: Yes

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is the first time I'm reading this series.
That being said, I thought this book was really good but the first 50% was super slow for me. I think part of that is I saw the movie & the first half is pretty similar to the movie so I'm blaming that for it. The second half of this book was so good. It was funny, it was well written & I absolutely loved the characters (Grover is my fave I won't even lie). I look forward to reading the second book!

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eyescanbecruel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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icedlemonade's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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justcallmeemily's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

I can't believe I only just recently got into this series, this is 100x better than the movies. (Though I think the movies are good on their own, disconnected to PJO). I found myself more in love with these characters than most other books about a 12 year old boy who is "the chosen one", I'm sure you know who I'm talking about.

I can't wait to continue reading about this world and I'm very certain I'm not going to be able to put down the books until I'm completely caught up!

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