Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Lightning Thief (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Rick Riordan

73 reviews

gayghostprince's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

sarah_ann_roth's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

fairweather_fox's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Gaslighting

allison_lennon's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, and Abandonment

chloevienna's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

such a fun reread from childhood!! still holds up :)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and War

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

I can't be unbiased when it comes to Percy Jackson, sorry. I decided to re-read TLT to have it fresh before the show release, but then I packed all my books in boxes in November due to Real Life Things and forgot to keep it out, so I couldn't get it out until January 🥲
There were so many things I didn't remember, it was kinda like reading it for the first time. I love Percy, Annabeth and Grover sm, my silly little kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

As good as I remembered, though it was a bit jarring to read an interpretation of the myths so loyal that the misogyny in the "original" myths (cause there is no such thing as the original version of a myth, but you get my point) isn't questioned. After reading a bit more I got over it, and could see that Riordan did a great job adapting the myths for kids (adults too!) without changing any of the core themes while still keeping it entertaining and easy to read, which is a success in my opinion. It's an expertly written modern classic that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone wanting to get into Greek mythology. But I think you'll hear that from most people!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

leeresbuchregal's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-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

5.0

these books are basically perfect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

bookowllover's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, and Grief

dottiewankenobi's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is an amazing book for anyone of any age. I've read it at least five times.

The pace is perfect, the characters are three dimensional, they're funny, they're sad. You can relate to them well. You really feel for them, or at least, I did.

The Greek mythology isn't Too Much for someone who doesn't know it, nor Too Little for someone who doesn't. It's explained pretty well in the story.

Humor is prevalent in this book, as it is in all of Riordan's works, and Percy as a narrator is awesome. He infuses his voice into the words, and he makes it fun even though he's having a rough time.

Over all, great book by itself and as the first book in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Gaslighting