Thursday, April 15, 2010

Lightning Strikes!

I really enjoyed The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.  I'd seen the movie, and my middle kiddo (7 yrs old) had read it in school.   The movie didn't do the book justice (as usual) but was a great, fun flick in and of itself.  I think I enjoyed the movie more because I hadn't read the book, and the book was different enough so that the movie didn't spoil the book! 

This is a great rendition of Greek mythology from a modern point of view.  In these books the main characters are children of mortals and Greek gods, putting the kids in the middle of many ancient rivalries and often in harm's way.   Now, the adulterous gods did bring up a specific conversation I didn't want to have with my son yet- but one that I could handle.  (He had read it in school so it was brought up before I read the book, and thus made me read the book...) 
Fun read!

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