Author: Rick Riordan
ISBN: 0786838655
Pages: 375
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Miramax
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Source: Personal Copy
Rating: 3 out of 5 Bookworms
From Goodreads.com:
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
The Lightening Thief is a story about a young, seemingly troubled boy who keeps getting kicked out of school and has a hard time making friends. He's not sure why he's so different, he just knows that he is. Soon, though, Percy begins to unravel the mystery behind his troubles and comes to realize that maybe he's not "different" but "special."
The story of The Lightening Thief is a good concept and fairly written. The plot is somewhat predictable, but the story is full of adventure, mystery and monsters. It was difficult not to compare this book to the Harry Potter books and, by doing so, I may not have given The Lightening Thief a fair chance. There is no question that the Harry Potter books are far superior in writing and plot, but that is not to say that The Lightening Thief is not good. It is. But it is different and a bit less complex. Although, I think kids may really relate to Percy Jackson and his troubles. Granted, this is only the first book and there are four more ahead of it. However, I think that the first book should leave you anxious to continue the series and The Lightening Thief did not do that for me.
Thus, I give The Lightening Thief 3 Bookworms. It was an enjoyable, fast read, but it did not leave me wanting more.
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