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sjcharlesbooks'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
4.5
Minor: Ableism
Uses words like crippledkatievallin'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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Gore
orion_schuldt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, and Ableism
Moderate: Abandonment
tays_books'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Violence
Moderate: War, Death of parent, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Fatphobia, Ableism, Alcohol, and Infidelity
noahsingh's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
cluckieduck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Violence, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit, Sexism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Blood, War, and Medical content
aprilblues348's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Child death, Addiction, Ableism, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
gillian_aftanas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Car accident, Child death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, and Animal cruelty
cowardlyteaman'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
5.0
I honestly thought that I might not like it that much now I did then, and that I'd find it childish, but... I really don't. Well, it's childish, of course, (it's for children), but not so much that I don't enjoy it? It's silly and funny, but not too silly. I think Riordan writes an excellent balance between humour and serious themes here.
There are times where the humour overshadows and ruins seriousness in books (and films especially, [cough-cough] MCU's Thor), but that is really not the case here! Riordan's humour does not make me think it appropriate to include themes such as grief and domestic abuse, and finding that balance can actually be quite difficult, but so important.
There's also me having forgotten how likeable Percy is as a character. What a charming little man.
I was very positively surprised by this book! My expectations weren't that high, given that I last read it in fifth grade and my standards then were «funny haha» and «mythos», but it still holds!
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Ableism, Grief, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
Minor: Blood and Cursing
sammymilfort's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, and Body horror
Moderate: Torture, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent