Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Rick Riordan
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Readers largely found The Lightning Thief a lively, humorous introduction to Greek mythology, praising Percy’s sarcastic voice and the book’s brisk, accessible pacing—especially for middle-grade audiences and nostalgic adults. Many lauded its clever modernizing of myths and appreciated the ADHD/dyslexia representation, with several noting it works well as a read?aloud or audiobook. Detractors criticized the episodic, road?trip structure as repetitive and low-stakes, the finale as underwhelming, and drew frequent comparisons to Harry Potter—some calling it derivative, others saying they simply share genre tropes. The movie adaptation was widely panned, while many plan to continue the series expecting deeper stakes in later books.
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- Title Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief
- Author Rick Riordan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Disney Hyperion, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date April 1, 2006
- ISBN 9780786838653 / 0786838655
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.5 x 5.06 x 0.93 in (19.05 x 12.85 x 2.36 cm)
- Age range 10 to 14 years
- Grade levels 5 - 9
- Reading level 680
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Fathers and sons, Friendship
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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