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greenleafbooks's review against another edition
2.0
They cut so much out of the original books plot that it was actually distracting to the reading experience. Also the artist for this graphic novel really doesn’t suit the overall vibe of Percy Jackson in my opinion.
her_mariaelena's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
susan_dandar's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
maida's review
3.0
Though I’m glad to have another visual representation of Percy Jackson that isn’t the god awful movie, this was far from what I wanted.
I understand that a lot of things get lost in adaptation, but it was sad to see a lot of the key elements that make the story its own thing, like the comedy and sarcasm, get taken away by the simplified format. Also wasn’t a fan of the art style, which probably trumped my enjoyment as well.
It wasn’t bad, but if you’ve never read Percy Jackson, I wouldn’t recommend this to be your first introduction to this story.
I understand that a lot of things get lost in adaptation, but it was sad to see a lot of the key elements that make the story its own thing, like the comedy and sarcasm, get taken away by the simplified format. Also wasn’t a fan of the art style, which probably trumped my enjoyment as well.
It wasn’t bad, but if you’ve never read Percy Jackson, I wouldn’t recommend this to be your first introduction to this story.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
3.0
Het is nog niet zo lang geleden dat ik het boek gelezen heb en een poging heb gedaan de film te kijken. Dat laatste was niet echt een succes. De wereld die de film geschapen had, leek helemaal niet op wat ik in mijn hoofd had en na 10 minuten heb ik de DVD uitgezet en me voorgenomen om vooral de rest van de serie eerst te gaan lezen voor ik de film een nieuwe kans gaf.
Ik was dan ook ergens wel zenuwachtig om de graphic novel te gaan lezen, maar dat was nergens voor nodig. De tekeningen en sfeer geschapen in het boek pasten veel beter bij wat ik in mijn hoofd had en wat dat betreft vond ik het meer dan geslaagd!
Wel denk ik dat er echt heel veel verloren gaat in de graphic novel. Niet alleen wordt veel uitleg echt maar heel kort en summier gegeven, waardoor je nauwelijks kan bevatten wat er eigenlijk precies aan de hand is. Ook worden er toch wel hele toffe scenes overgeslagen of ernstig ingekort. Ik moet dan ook eerlijk zeggen dat ik de graphic novel erg leuk vind om erbij te hebben en om even snel in een half uurtje uit te lezen, maar ik raad iedereen toch aan om gewoon de boeken te lezen. Want de gewone boeken zijn veel leuker en geef je de kans de personages beter te leren kennen en meer om ze te geven!
Ik was dan ook ergens wel zenuwachtig om de graphic novel te gaan lezen, maar dat was nergens voor nodig. De tekeningen en sfeer geschapen in het boek pasten veel beter bij wat ik in mijn hoofd had en wat dat betreft vond ik het meer dan geslaagd!
Wel denk ik dat er echt heel veel verloren gaat in de graphic novel. Niet alleen wordt veel uitleg echt maar heel kort en summier gegeven, waardoor je nauwelijks kan bevatten wat er eigenlijk precies aan de hand is. Ook worden er toch wel hele toffe scenes overgeslagen of ernstig ingekort. Ik moet dan ook eerlijk zeggen dat ik de graphic novel erg leuk vind om erbij te hebben en om even snel in een half uurtje uit te lezen, maar ik raad iedereen toch aan om gewoon de boeken te lezen. Want de gewone boeken zijn veel leuker en geef je de kans de personages beter te leren kennen en meer om ze te geven!
lourday's review
2.0
Sad to say this is a lackluster adaptation, I know things had to be cut out but this was incredibly rushed.
book_concierge's review
1.0
This is the graphic novel version of the first book in Riordan’s popular Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Percy (a/k/a Perseus) is a 12-year-old dyslexic kid who fears he’s about to fail out of yet another school, disappointing his mother and antagonizing his stepfather. But in fact, he is about to discover that he is the son of Poseidon, a half-blood, and destined to retrieve Zeus’s missing lightning bolt from Hades.
I might have enjoyed this fantasy novel in the traditional book format. But the graphic novel is not to my liking at all. The print is tiny and all the color on the page makes it hard on my older eyes (especially when they reverse print – white font on green background, for example). I found myself disinterested in the dark images and just skipping ahead to read the dialogue. As a result, I feel that I missed a lot of the story. I can see where some children would be really attracted to this format, however I also think the images are very violent.
I might have enjoyed this fantasy novel in the traditional book format. But the graphic novel is not to my liking at all. The print is tiny and all the color on the page makes it hard on my older eyes (especially when they reverse print – white font on green background, for example). I found myself disinterested in the dark images and just skipping ahead to read the dialogue. As a result, I feel that I missed a lot of the story. I can see where some children would be really attracted to this format, however I also think the images are very violent.
jenreadalot's review
4.0
When I first got this book, I expected it to really follow the original book. But, it left somethings out similar to the movie but it all it was piece together in a nice format so that you didn't really notice it because the pictures were very beautiful and everything really connected the story to the pictures and the characters. Well that was a big run on sentence. There were some things that I kind of noticed like, in my head Percy's eyes were sea green but in the graphic novel they were like not black but not sea green. there were a couple pages that Percy had with Seagreen eyes and it gave me the feels but on some pages his eyes were like the regular color and I understand that artists have hard times like following the original the script but come on eye color is easy!
easy
easy
selreading's review
2.0
1.5 stars being generous
It lacks all charm and personality of the actual book and would make no sense to anyone else. And Percy felt very unpercy like. The art is fine I guess but it’s the book is honestly a 1 star for me
It lacks all charm and personality of the actual book and would make no sense to anyone else. And Percy felt very unpercy like. The art is fine I guess but it’s the book is honestly a 1 star for me
allylippy93's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- 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
4.0