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63. The lightning thief.
52 Books. |
August 2010
Riordan, Rick
NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2005
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Read this one over the weekend at the lake; it’s a favorite of my nephews. Essentially Harry Potter, rewritten with Greek mythological figures rather than wizards. It had a bit of forced cool to it, but it was action packed and engaging, and I can see why it’s popular with the kids. When I say ‘essentially Harry Potter,’ I mean Riordan laid tracing paper over the Sorcerer’s Stone and colored in the edges.
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The forced cool part, was the part i had trouble with. Whereas Harry Potter was marketed towards kids, it felt very adult, (except for those excruciatingly whiny moments). But the lightning thief felt very Jr. High. I only made it about half-way through the first time, I hope to attempt it again. But maybe I’ll just see the movie…
matthew. September 2nd. 2010. 8:32 pm.