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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
This book was my least favorite when I first read it and that still holds true.
fast-paced
i read this series a few years ago, i enjoyed it ,even though i don't remember much about it
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this was very good! its not usually the type of book im into but i really enjoyed how thought out the plot is, i just had a bit of a hard time getting through it.
Doesn't hold up well over the years... the writing, while humorous, is really linear and the characters don't really go anywhere besides following half-baked prophecies and arbitrary episodics. I do think the first half is well-paced, but the mundanity and non-development in the second half really drags this one down. The Lightning Thief felt much more tied to Percy's character than the Sea of Monsters, which had even less Grover than I remembered from my youth. This one I can see myself skipping if I were to reread the series again (this is the first time I've reread any of them apart from Thief).
P.S. What I mean by linear is a paraphrased passage of the book: "I walked up to the mast. I slammed my sword down on the monster coming down. I knew I had to get up. I swung around to the left and got up and surprised it." Percy's principal narration is not nearly as humorous as his side quips, and it makes for really dull, plodding descriptions of action. His actions are thus not nearly as exciting as they should be, given that the set pieces are borrowed straight from Odysseus.
P.S. What I mean by linear is a paraphrased passage of the book: "I walked up to the mast. I slammed my sword down on the monster coming down. I knew I had to get up. I swung around to the left and got up and surprised it." Percy's principal narration is not nearly as humorous as his side quips, and it makes for really dull, plodding descriptions of action. His actions are thus not nearly as exciting as they should be, given that the set pieces are borrowed straight from Odysseus.