The Lightning Thief discussion

Who else hates Percy Jackson? This discussion is for only those who think Rick Riordan is crazy for writing Percy Jackson. I've never liked this series and never will. Sorry for the few Percy Jackson fans out there.

I HATE PERCY JACKSON TO.so many of my friends love him and i never got why, to me anything that's a ripoff from Greek myths is
not allowed.

Haters gotta hate. Please give reasons?

i hate it because it kinda mimics harry potter, and it's off form real
mythology. i love real mythology and i hate any thing that's a rip off or based on it and is wrong.i mean, check the family tree, are
any of posidan's kids named Percy?...no!

Percy Jackson is not a rip off of actual mythology it just has its own twist like all GOOD books needs.

1. i said "any thing that's a rip off OR based on" i never said the words:Percy Jackson is a rip off.
2.juts because it has a twist does not mean that it's instantly better
ever herd of the book Just So Stores?
3.what do you mean by"GOOD" and what do you mean by"twist"?
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Percy Jackson has everything a book needs and I don't understand why people don't like it

All that a book needs are characters, a plot, conflict, a setting, and a theme. That's to be expected from any book, even a bad one.

it's good to you, we all have different opinions and likes.like Leah
said:haters gotta hate, i have reasons why i don't like it, and you have reasons for why you do.
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ARRGG PERCY JACKSON SUCKS!!!
People who claim it taught them abobout mythology when riordon gets all his myths wrong just tick me off.

that's one of the reasons i hate it, the myths are off.=^=

thank you

The series alwasy seemed lame to me i only read it bc my older sister forced me to read cause she said It's a Good series
yeah right it isn't a good series

I love this series, and I respectfully disagree with this discussion. But I argue that several people have commented that this is a "rip-off' of Harry Potter. Sure, Harry Potter is more popular and the two series have a lot in common but they both are good books. If you think about it even lots of books have magical characters that have to go on a quest and fix things, so are those ALL "rip-offs"? Sorry, I know that with every fandom and hype of a book theres going to be a few haters as Leah stated, but theres no need to be calling the book a "rip-off" when it isn't and sometimes Rick Riordan's mythology books aren't the readers thing. I Hope you respect my opinion, and maybe agree (its ok if you don't).

maybe it's because i read harry potter first that i think Percy Jackson is a kind of spin-off. i have read the whole series and... i'm sorry, they just don't appeal to me, i'm the kind of person that's not going to read something if it does not interest me. im not here to argue or persuade anyone that im right. im just stating my opinion.
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also, if you go to the top of this conversation, you can see that i said
"a rip-off of Greek myths" i never called Percy Jackson a rip-off of harry potter.i just said that"it kinda mimics harry potter".

i am a rick riordan lover so really just respect the fact that we dont all love anime or picture boos at your level

yeah come on rick riordan is a genuis so all those haters f**k you

I have a review of percy jackson 1, although it is the only book I've read.

It's okay. decent pre-teen adventure story. I like it enough to be curious about the sequels. My sister's much more passionate about it. It's practically what got her into reading

You're aware that you said "boos" right? What's that?You are assuming that if we don't like Percy Jackson we're idiots? Please just clarify what you're trying to say? I would love to give you a proper response, but i can't if i don't know what you're saying...
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why do y'all hate the books their great!!

Erm do yall spend ur time searching online discussions about pjo hate cause i see 1 particular guy going on about the same thing for 5 months

Also, guys, this topic is for people who want to talk about the book, and why they didn't like it, if you loved it, I'm truly happy for you, but this discussion is for the things we didn't like.

Everyone has to find a book that is just for them. Even though you guys don't like it doesn't mean that others don't and instead of looking the the negative focus on the positive. I am an 60/40 on the Percy Jackson books! I love them and also dislike some parts. However books are my worlds, they are my comfort on lonely days and inspiration for the next. We can go all day about why we hate this book or we can find a book that is for us.The Lightning Thief

I love the books, it’s the show that I hate, it’s too fast paced, too much expo dumping and only a handful of the characters match their descriptions.

yh, they acually f**ked the show up, like WTF is up with that. i am actually worried for when we see nico, they are going to ruin him

I do not like the books much (3 stars) and I HATE THE MOVIE. The plot is boring and percy is incredibly stupid, the villans are also incredibly stupid. Why didn't they just shoot percy with a shotgun, he cant dodge bullets like that and a normal gun would kill him just fine as he is a demigod, people can't block bullets with swords people especially if they are fired from behind.

Hey Laec maybe it's not Riordon who got the myths wrong maybe it's you.

I like the story line, but he made the characters stupid, and really annoying.

I do like most books by Rick riordan though

its woke af and it fell off after Heroes of Olympus but the OG is good

Nonni wrote: "why do y'all hate the books their great!!"

For real! I'm GENUINELY confused right now.

Ferret wrote: "that's one of the reasons i hate it, the myths are off.=^="

It's not supposed to be exact.

Lizzy wrote: "Hey Laec maybe it's not Riordon who got the myths wrong maybe it's you."

Yess queen!

Lil wrote: "I do not like the books much (3 stars) and I HATE THE MOVIE. The plot is boring and percy is incredibly stupid, the villans are also incredibly stupid. Why didn't they just shoot percy with a shotg..."

The movies do suck but the books aren't supposed to be perfect.

Jake wrote: "I love the books, it’s the show that I hate, it’s too fast paced, too much expo dumping and only a handful of the characters match their descriptions."

YES THANK YOU

I read the whole series and enjoyed parts of it, but I agree some of the characters feel silly at times. Still, I think Riordan knows his audience – younger readers don’t care if a villain could just “use a shotgun,” they care about adventure, friendship and humor, kind of like when you visit something like just for fun – you’re there for the experience, not strict realism.