Teen Review: The Lightning Thief

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What if you were the child of a legendary Greek god? Would you use your amazing powers for good, fighting monsters and going on dangerous quests?

Or would you stay safe and hidden at Camp Half-Blood, a place where demigods (half-gods, half-humans) can be safe?

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan explores this possibility. Percy Jackson, the demigod son of Poseidon is a 12 year old with dyslexia who has been expelled from school several times as a result of bizarre “accidents”. After one such accident reveals his math teacher to be a Fury, Percy is expelled from school one last time.

That summer, his mom drives him to Camp Half-Blood, but when they arrive a Minotaur turns her into light and teleports her to the Underworld. Upon his arrival at the camp, he meets Annabeth, a 12 year old daughter of Athena. It is then revealed that his friend Grover is actually a Satyr and his Latin teacher is Chiron, the legendary teacher of heroes. Percy is then sent on a quest along with Annabeth and Grover to rescue Zeus's missing lightning bolt and his mom. Will he successfully save both, or will he fail, destroying the world and losing his mom?

The Lightning Thief is an amazing book that takes place an amazingly crafted world with monsters. But it also has some normal parts. Riordan's utilization of demigods brings a huge twist to the normal world of Greek mythology, with unique characters with powerful abilities such as Percy and Annabeth. The author perfectly showcases the character's powers through a game of Capture The Flag, where these special abilities are displayed. When Percy is in water, he becomes powerful, and the author shows that well.

The monsters, gods and heroes are portrayed, not as perfect heroes, but as real people. The gods aren't perfect beings, they're just people, and that's a very good way to show them. This book shows Greek gods in a whole new way, never seen before, where demigods are the heroes and gods are just the leaders. Mortals can't see the demigods' heroic feats, and the gods don't really care, so they're really just being heroes to protect the worlds, not for recognition. I would recommend The Lightning Thief to fans of action packed stories and also fans of Greek mythology. It may not show Greek mythology in the traditional way, but it's much more realistic and creative. Rick Riordan made a perfect world that still doesn't get old, even years after its release.

Teen Blog Writer
Noah

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