Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Medium Thief
In 2005, a new novel was released by author Rick Riordan. Entitled Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, it quickly became a New York Times Bestseller, was named a Best Book of 2005 by School Library Journal, and the YASLA Best Book for Young Adults for 2005, to name just a few of its numerous awards and recognitions. Over 1.2 million copies are known to have been sold thus far in the United States, and the book has been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews (Shmoop Editorial Team). Riordan continued writing, publishing four additional books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the last of which was released in 2009. In 2010, a movie based on the book was released, …show more content…
After all, even if you have great characters in a great world, no one will care if the characters just sit around eating cheese and crackers. The plot of The Lightning Thief was pretty complex in the novel, with mysteries, quests, adventures, and betrayal. There was even a bit of a cliff hanger at the end, allowing for the seamless transition to the next book in the series. The true antagonist wasn’t discovered until the end, the temporary antagonist was defeated in a huge battle, and for much of the book, the reader is unsure of who the bad guy is. The movie simplifies the plot, eliminating most of the subplots until only two things drive Percy: his desire to rescue his mother and his desire to give the gods their lightning bolt back so they will leave him alone. Even so, while most of the plot is pretty well spelled out, unless one has some background knowledge of Greek mythology or has read the book, there are points when exactly what is going on may be a bit unclear. The most influential change is the elimination of Kronos and Ares as antagonists, and the subsequent simplification of Luke. This made the movie much more simplistic than the book but also caused it to lose some of its meaning and will make it much more difficult to connect to the rest of the
In 2005, a new novel was released by author Rick Riordan. Entitled Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, it quickly became a New York Times Bestseller, was named a Best Book of 2005 by School Library Journal, and the YASLA Best Book for Young Adults for 2005, to name just a few of its numerous awards and recognitions. Over 1.2 million copies are known to have been sold thus far in the United States, and the book has been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews (Shmoop Editorial Team). Riordan continued writing, publishing four additional books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the last of which was released in 2009. In 2010, a movie based on the book was released, …show more content…
After all, even if you have great characters in a great world, no one will care if the characters just sit around eating cheese and crackers. The plot of The Lightning Thief was pretty complex in the novel, with mysteries, quests, adventures, and betrayal. There was even a bit of a cliff hanger at the end, allowing for the seamless transition to the next book in the series. The true antagonist wasn’t discovered until the end, the temporary antagonist was defeated in a huge battle, and for much of the book, the reader is unsure of who the bad guy is. The movie simplifies the plot, eliminating most of the subplots until only two things drive Percy: his desire to rescue his mother and his desire to give the gods their lightning bolt back so they will leave him alone. Even so, while most of the plot is pretty well spelled out, unless one has some background knowledge of Greek mythology or has read the book, there are points when exactly what is going on may be a bit unclear. The most influential change is the elimination of Kronos and Ares as antagonists, and the subsequent simplification of Luke. This made the movie much more simplistic than the book but also caused it to lose some of its meaning and will make it much more difficult to connect to the rest of the