The Lightning Thief reviewed by Gabrielle

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

375 pages

Hyperion

2006

Reviewed by Gabrielle

“Being a half blood is dangerous. It’s scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty, ways.”

The narrator in Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief adds action, humor, and description of the story. Other series that Rick Riordan wrote is 39 clues and the Red Pyramid.

The Lightning Thief is adventures and a mystical series. The hero, Percy Jackson, keeps on getting kicked out of schools and it ends up because he was a half blood. He goes on a vacation with his mother but it gets ruined from a terrible storm that actually was a fight between Poseidon and Zeus.

Rick Riordan’s use of imagery is descriptive and stunning showing the characters emotion and their senses. He delivers messages and themes across the story showing important issues, ideas, and concepts. For example, some issues, ideas, and concepts are betrayal, identity, hope, and power. It’s important that he does this because he is showing description of the story.

Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief will pull readers in making them feel anxious, hopeful, and powerful. For example, readers will relate with the characters (Percy, Annabeth, and Grover) by felling the emotions. Rick Riordan’s creative writing is funny, intelligent, and stunning. Percy Jackson lives a long life after all. (Ages 7 and up.)