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Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan

4 reviews

onefineelephant's review

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

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

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

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Sexism, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child death, Incest, and War

anka_not_anchor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Was fun to return to Rick Riordan after so many years. I’d reccomend reading these rettellings coupled with Heroes by Stephen Fry - it’s cool to see what different authors emphasise when retelling the same tales!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Body horror