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 Lightning Strikes Again Nov 20, 2009
What if your best friend was taken away and you weren't allowed to help her? That's the problem Percy Jackson faces in the book The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan. Percy's best friend Annabeth is missing and in a desperate attempt to save her Percy and his friends escape Camp Half-blood, a camp for Demigods. Meanwhile, many other terrible occur such as, the archers, known as the Hunters, have lost their leader. After the escape, Percy and his followers run into many problems on their adventures. Once Percy is out of camp he discovers an even bigger problem. The Titan, Kronos, has created an army to destroy Camp Half-Blood.
Overall this book was good, but at times it dragged on with too many details. This is definitely one of the best fantasy books for children, but I would not recommend this book to adults. Also, I like how there were many action scenes to make the book more interesting. In all the other books Percy goes on adventures around the U.S. I disliked how the author makes the book just like all the other books. I would give this book four stars because it is good but not the greatest. I think the theme of this book was to keep fighting for what you think is right. This book is definitely a fast read and lives up to the other books in the series.
 One of the Best Series Ever!!! Nov 14, 2009
The Percy Jackson series is one of the best book series I have read! It has adventure, comedy, and is completely appropriate for older children. The characters are unique and diverse. It's a lot of fun and will keep you engaged. I didn't know a lot about Greek mythology until I read these books. It made it light and fun instead of weird and creepy. A definite must read for 4th grade and up!
Alisha from Lake Tapps says, "Best book ever!" Nov 04, 2009
The Titans Curse
What if your life was in terrible danger just because you were related to a god? Well that's what Percy and his friends have to live with. This book is called The Titans Curse by Rick Riordarn. It's about 253 pages long and 20 chapters long. When I was done with the first 2 chapters I didn't want to stop reading it, I was hooked.
In the book The Titans curse there is a boy named Percy. Percy and his friends have to go on a dangerous mission to save someone. Percy meets friends, foes, and might even lose some friends along the way. He has to go through many dangerous places like the desert, the ocean, and across cliffs. While he travels he fights skeletons, monsters and people. In this book there is a lot of action, some comedy, and problems Percy and his friends have to go through.
My favorite part of the book is when Percy is meets someone named Rachel. The reason this is my favorite part is because it makes me laugh when Rachel comes up behind Percy and scares him.
I learned that you should never talk to somebody you don't know.
Some other books by Rick Riordan are The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Battle of the Labyrinth and The last Olympian.
This book is great book. If you like books about mythology or monsters I think you will like this book. So next time you go to any library check this book out.
Percy Jackson audio books Nov 04, 2009
This the third one in a series of five. If you like to listen to books on audio, you should get it. The other four are good too.
The person reading the books is really good and will keep your interest.
Percy's excellent adventures continue. Oct 22, 2009
Rick Riordan's five-book series hits its midway point in "The Titan's Curse", the third entry in the series. The second book, "The Sea of Monsters", was extremely enjoyable, though somewhat less so than the opening instalment, "The Lightning Thief". "The Titan's Curse" exceeds both of its predecessors in quality, and (in the inevitable comparison to the "Harry Potter" series) like "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" takes some major steps toward more mature storytelling (and there was always an undercurrent of that in the series). Some spoilers follow.
Breaking with the formula of the first two books, "The Titan's Curse" opens in the middle of winter, as Percy, our hero, is on a mission with allies Annabeth Chase (daughter of Athena) and Thalia Grace (daughter of Zeus). They rendezvous with the satyr Grover on the hunt for two powerful new half-blood children, Bianca and Nico di Angelo. But not only are Kronos' forces also in the game, but a third faction as well. This is the first of the books that really branches out beyond Percy's small group versus Kronos' small group. A major secondary villain appears, and the gods play an ever-larger role in the proceedings.
One can hardly commend Riordan enough for the skill with which he makes use of Greek mythology in these stories. His writing demonstrates a remarkable literacy, and throwaway moments will give adult readers smiles of recognition (such as Apollo commenting on how he is always disappointed when pretty girls turn into trees). "Titan's Curse" goes a long way toward giving many of the minor characters some depth. Dionysus, for example, gets some explanation for his previous disdain for the young students (beyond his boredom). This sequence is part of Riordan exposing Percy to a sustained critique of the past behaviour of many of the heroes of myth (referencing the considerable dissonance between the Greek and modern worlds). And he does this without calling Percy's own character fundamentally into question.
If there's a real knock on the book, it's that the central plot point, the abduction of Annabeth within the first few chapters, means that we're deprived of the presence of Annabeth for most of the story. At the same time, Annabeth's absence definitely makes Percy's heart grow fonder. You could see the seeds of this before, particularly in the second book, but it really gets developed here. The highlight of the story is an absolutely hilarious few pages of interaction between Percy and Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, who turns out to be a big Percy/Annabeth shipper (though she promises plenty of angst and drama).
Overall, strongly recommended, both for children and any adults who enjoy good fantasy.
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