Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

I really liked how it was told from the perspective of a teenage character, percy jackson, in a way that was more appropriate for younger people. It was also told in a funny, enjoyable way.

This is an absolutely wonderful and riveting book. Written in the voice of Percy Jackson, many well known and more obscure Greek myths are related using the sarcastic humor of Percy. He adds his own obvious and often ridiculous contributions to the myths, such as having the Greek Gods using modern technology or eating junk food in addition to other activities related in the myths. These additions can easily be distinguished from the original mythology and add humor to often harsh stories. When the gods do horrible things like eat people, marrying their sisters, etc., Percy is grossed out and make comments about how nasty that is. This makes it a little easier for kids to handle that type of thing. Whenever Percy enhances the myths by giving his opinion about how something might have happened he clearly states that what he is saying is not actually stated in the mythology, and this often makes the retelling of stories that might not make sense in modern times easier for a juvenile reader to understand. I recommend this book as an excellent reference to Greek Mythology for both juveniles and adults who appreciate tales being told in a lively rather than dry style. Am really looking forward to reading Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, coming in Fall 2015.

Rick Riordan, the author of the book Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, already was super successful with the other series, Lightning Thief as well as The Trials of Apollo and many more. Rick Riordan must have felt like there was a need to tell more about the Greek Gods since all of his stories have something to do with myths. I enjoyed this book a lot because it gave me more background information about the gods that I already knew. My favorite part of the book is when the author retells the story of Kronos and how he ruled the World. While he rules, he swallows all his kids. Because Kronos’ children also are god, we know they need to reappear. Eventually, Kronos vomits his children up,after too much to drink. The children of Kronos seem unharmed by the incident. While I was reading this book I have learned that I really like books that are about myths from ancient cultures especially the Greek and Roman myths. Sometimes, when I start reading the RIGHT book I immediately fall into it and cannot stop reading it. This is one of these books!.

So much better than just a list. I do have two complaints, though, neither of which really has anything to do with this book. The first is that I DESPERATELY want Carter Kane's Egyptian Gods and Magnus Chase's (did I remember his name right? I haven't reread that one yet) Norse Gods. PLEASE. The other is that I don't understand why these come up where they do in the goodreads reading order. It seems like they could be kinda anywhere and I am SO DESPERATE to get to Apollo and most of all Nico cause I somehow missed his series when it came out and I'm so ashamed.

Rating system: 1 star = did not like 2 star = it was okay 3 star = liked it 4 star = really liked it 5 star = it was amazing First, and most obvious thing, I got this in hardcover, and it's huge. I'm talking almost full ruler tall, 9 inches wide, and over 300 pages. It's pretty unwieldy to hold, depending how you like to hold your books. I like to hold mine higher, so it's better for my neck, and I almost smacked myself in the face a few times while turning the pages. I'm sure this book could have been a 600 or so page regular sized hardcover just fine, but my guess is they didn't want to scale down the pictures. They aren't frequent, but there are full page pictures scattered throughout. Something I didn't understand the need for was, there were random funny quotes from the text positioned and blown up. Like, Percy would say something funny, and then a couple lines down, the same way you would insert a small image, that sentence would be placed there as if to repeat the joke. Like, "haha did you catch that funny part? Well, here it is again just in case."I can see it being effective for someone skimming the book in store to try to grab their attention, but to someone reading the book at home, it seemed unnecessary. Anyway, Percy Jackson is the narrator for the legends of the origins of the world, and the 12 primary Greek Gods. I think this is likely far more interesting than a school text book version, but maybe not as detailed. Percy puts his own spin on the tales, and makes them as family friendly as possible. He also inserts his own two cents every so often. I didn't get to learn any Greek mythology in school, but I've always been interested, so I thought this book was a neat way to learn more than just what the series has been tossing out. I look forward to reading the book about Greek heroes in the near future.

I am not seeing any warnings in the reviews. So, parents, please read this before giving this book to your kids to read! I am a parent of an eight year-old boy who loves everything Percy Jackson, the books and the movies. I am a huge fan of the series as well. I do read the series to my son every night. But, I absolutely will not be reading this to my son at all anytime soon. Below is why. Yes, I have been reading this novel and I do love it. Yes, it is funny, sarcastic, and witty as others have noted. That is why I gave it 5-star rating. HOWEVER....The gods are made out to be rapist--big time rapists. Yes, Percy gives nice warnings and all of that. Percy does not excuse the gods behavior. But, it is in this book and there is a lot, in particular with Zeus. So, please, be very aware of this and decide if it is right for your child to read. I have an avid Greek mythology lover. From what I understand (I am aware I may be wrong but I read this is several different places) that the *original* myths were not that violent and Zeus (and none of the other gods) were painted as rapists. All the sex they did with goddesses and mortals were all consensual. The myths became more violent over time, particularly when the Romans took over, and that was how the gods became big-time rapists. Why Rick Riordan chose to paint the gods this why is beyond me. He has to know that kids will be reading this. I personally will not let my son be reading this until he is at least 13 years old and I can explain it to him in great detail.

This book explains the Olympian Council along with Greek culture and mythology amazingly! It even talks about three gods that are not a part of the Olympian Council, which are Hestia, Hades, and Persephone. It explains the beginning of time, and how the titans took down Ouranos, and how the gods took down Kronos. It explains all of Zeus’ affairs and how each Greek god was born. It also includes certain mortals like Arachne and what happened them. I also like how it had Percy Jackson as the author, because that gave it a hint of humor and how he described his perspective of the Olympians. Thank you for writing this book Rick Riordan!!! 😁😁😁

This is super fantabulous for kids! I love his witty, humorous and sometimes snarky writing style. My 11 year old loves it! We've been taking turns reading while playing the new Minecraft Greek Mythology add-on, so yeah she's really into it and it's been fun for me too! I ordered yesterday and it arrived today via USPS, which is a surprise because we've had issues with USPS. :) Ok so back to the review, this book is great, you should buy it if your kid is interested in Greek Mythology. (period). As I said we just received it today, and are already into the third chapter. This is my first time reading Rick Riordan and I can say I'm a fan. Anyone that can write for kids like that is truly gifted. He is fabulous. I love it!

Ordine arrivato puntualmente. Sarà un regalo per il mio nipotino

No tengo palabras para decir lo mucho que me gustó este libro, lo tenía en mi wish list todo el año pero no creí que llegaría la oportunidad de comprarlo, mucho menos sin proponermelo, pero cuando vi que esta joya estaba con casi la mitad de su precio en oferta no dude en encargarlo, después de leerlos los libros de Percy Jackson no me cabe duda que si veo un libro con el encabezado de este personaje o del autor no dudare en comprarlo porque se que será genial, y si, acabo de recivirlo (1 día antes de lo esperado, por cierto) leí el primer capítulo y es PERFECTO, tanto la calidad del libro, con ilustraciones muy hermosas y papel con calidad de hojas de revista, la narrativa de Percy que te hace querer saber más sobre las familias disfuncionales de estos dioses, y el tamaño del libro, si eres fan de Percy o los libros de Rick Riordan en general tienes que agregar este libro a la colección + el de los héroes que son los siguientes en mi lista. Otro plus: el libro no puede venir en una mejor condición además del tiempo y forma que se entregaron, esta vez se lucieron Amazon.

眠くならずに最後まで楽しめました。 何回か読み返して神話の概要が定着したら、次は大人向けのに挑戦。

Ich fand das Buch sehr gelungen. Schon seit Langem interessiere ich mich für dei griechische Götter-Mythologie. Dazu habe ich die kompletten Percy-Jackson- und Helden-des-Olymp-Reihen verschlungen- aber bisher nur auf deutsch. Hierbei sind mir manchmal einige seltsame Formulierungen aufgefallen, besonders bei den Helden des Olymp, die sicher der Übersetzung zu schulden sind. Rick im Original zu lesen war noch mal ein anderes Erlebnis. Ich mag die Figur von Percy, die lässige, flapsige Art, wie er die Geschichten der griechischen Mythologie erzählt. Auch stets mit einem Augenzwinkern aufgrund der teils absurden Geschichten. Allein die Beschreibung "If you like horror shows, bloodbaths, lying, stealing, backstabbing and cannibalism, then read on..." sag doch alles :D Er erzählt die frühen Geschichten der Mytholgie: Wie sind die 12 großen Götter entstanden und einige ihrer "großen" Taten. In diesem Buch kommen noch keinen Heldengeschichten oder ähnliches. Es ist sehr schön die Geshcichten auf so eine lockere und gutverständliche Art zu lesen. Ich bin zwar schon etwas älter als die angepeilte Zielgruppe, aber ich würde es jeden empfehlen, der Interesse an den alten Griechen hat... und Englisch kann.

I think I'm the first reviewer. I forced my dad to pre-order this along with the Blood of Olympus and I think it was money well spent. This is in Percy's narration which is something a lot of us missed from the Percy Jackson and The Olympians. In this book we have Percy giving us a rundown on the Twelve Olympians and a few others. It's insightful and Percy modernised conversation and parts of the story's making it easier to understand along with Percy General wit it makes a great read. One thing is that it mentions Piper which automatically sparks questions wether or not this is set before or after the Giants war. I really enjoyed it and highlighted so many parts I lost count. Buy it. Everybody. A good thing to pit you at ease from waiting for BoO. (Unless you read the sneak peak at the end with Jason that is cuz of you do more questions to come!)