tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post1053272132457021502..comments2024-01-18T00:32:55.427-06:00Comments on my cozy book nook: Show Me 5 Saturday - The Lightning ThiefMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-66328756265669796662010-03-03T08:40:36.601-06:002010-03-03T08:40:36.601-06:00I really enjoyed this book and my son who is 10 ha...I really enjoyed this book and my son who is 10 has read the entire series several times. I felt the movie was OK, but lacking in many ways.<br /><br />I agree the comparison to Harry Potter is unfair. It is a different type of book all together. However, I do think it compares to Harry in the interest it has sparked in reading among kids and that is never a bad thing :-)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208589749750108178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-19289718490054375262010-02-27T21:14:46.322-06:002010-02-27T21:14:46.322-06:00Great review ... I love seeing the teacher in your...Great review ... I love seeing the teacher in your make an appearance in your assessment of the book.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-42131948634441308422010-02-27T16:38:36.059-06:002010-02-27T16:38:36.059-06:00Hey Molly, glad you joined us in the Show me 5! Is...Hey Molly, glad you joined us in the Show me 5! Isn't this a lot of fun? I've never heard of this author or book either but I like the fact that you don't need to be well versed in Greek mythology to enjoy the story.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-33640347125992224782010-02-27T14:59:44.507-06:002010-02-27T14:59:44.507-06:00Great to have another participant for Show me 5 an...Great to have another participant for Show me 5 and I hope more will join in. <br />I don't know your book but I'll have to check and see if my grandchildren have read it.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-56621491943389734912010-02-27T09:23:57.367-06:002010-02-27T09:23:57.367-06:00I must be really out of it. I haven't read or ...I must be really out of it. I haven't read or even heard of this book. I'll have to quiz my granddaughter (11 and a book-a-holic) about this one. I like how you did the Show Me 5.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-82875302137457338522010-02-27T08:09:41.393-06:002010-02-27T08:09:41.393-06:00My son who's a senior in college, listened to ...My son who's a senior in college, listened to the audio version of this book on his way home for Christmas and he just loved it. It sounds like this is a book that will appeal to all ages.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-72057655105503043052010-02-27T07:53:28.020-06:002010-02-27T07:53:28.020-06:00I really enjoyed your Show Me 5 and this book is w...I really enjoyed your Show Me 5 and this book is wildly popular at my library and the kids just love it! I wouldn't be a good librarian unless I read it!! So this book is on my pile for Spring Break!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-25347674946843246492010-02-27T07:32:40.277-06:002010-02-27T07:32:40.277-06:00I really like the Percy Jackson series. And, I th...I really like the Percy Jackson series. And, I think you are right in questioning the wisdom of comparisons to Harry Potter. This is a different sort of series. It's not as complicated and, yet, it tells a good story and creates a wonderful world of fantasy all it's own. I loved all the Greek mythology references and I applaud the fact that it is causing kids to think that reading those myths is fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-78894970836861645922010-02-27T06:17:01.555-06:002010-02-27T06:17:01.555-06:00This book is wildly popular in the kids library at...This book is wildly popular in the kids library at school, which is nice to see. I've not read it, and my daughter quit reading it about a third of the way through (!? book critic in the making). We did go see the movie, which was OK. Not great, but entertaining. I did not realize that Hades was in a LA recording studio! That did not come across on film. That is hilarious!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.com