Ian WhiteBook of the Week
August 22nd 2009 14:51
Okay so I'm going to write up brief reviews of books that I've read and found to be particularly awesome that I think should be checked out. I read a lot, which partially comes from working at a bookstore for a year. This first one, actually isn't going to be one book. Its actually 5. (No its not War and Peace) Its a series of books by Rick Riordin called Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Now the first book of the saga titled the Lighting Thief was recently added to schools required reading and it almost makes me want to travel back to 8th grade and put up with those jackasses just to be forced to read this. Trust me, for any age, these books are amazing. Except for maybe like a toddler. Unless they were genius or something.
These stories are an excellent introduction into Greek Mythology and to my immense joy, have not taken the Disney approach and Sunday morning cartooned the Gods and the myths. The books follow our main protagonist named Percy Jackson. He's a troubled kid that is constantly being thrown out of schools and suffers from ADHD as well as Dislexia. Trouble seems to always find him, which turns out to be a result of his father being a God. The God's are making babies all over the place so we have half god's running around, oblivious up to a certain age when weird stuff, like monsters trying to kill them happen. Percy must make it to a summer camp for half gods like himself in one piece, so that the adventures can start rolling in. The portrayal of the God's and Goddesses are excellent and highly entertaining. Seriously, I could not stop reading these books. I went through all 5 in like a week and hope they do a 6th one.
So go to your local bookstores, or go out of your way. Doesn't matter. Buy these. All but the last one are in paperback and pretty cheap, so don't feed me any of this recession talk. You will love them, your kids will love them, your parents will love them, that girl you're cheating on your girlfriend with will love them. They are excellent books. Go check them out.
These stories are an excellent introduction into Greek Mythology and to my immense joy, have not taken the Disney approach and Sunday morning cartooned the Gods and the myths. The books follow our main protagonist named Percy Jackson. He's a troubled kid that is constantly being thrown out of schools and suffers from ADHD as well as Dislexia. Trouble seems to always find him, which turns out to be a result of his father being a God. The God's are making babies all over the place so we have half god's running around, oblivious up to a certain age when weird stuff, like monsters trying to kill them happen. Percy must make it to a summer camp for half gods like himself in one piece, so that the adventures can start rolling in. The portrayal of the God's and Goddesses are excellent and highly entertaining. Seriously, I could not stop reading these books. I went through all 5 in like a week and hope they do a 6th one.
So go to your local bookstores, or go out of your way. Doesn't matter. Buy these. All but the last one are in paperback and pretty cheap, so don't feed me any of this recession talk. You will love them, your kids will love them, your parents will love them, that girl you're cheating on your girlfriend with will love them. They are excellent books. Go check them out.
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