This is the first of a series by Rick Riordan, and I loved it. It's action-packed, sarcastic enough to not take itself too seriously, and full of characters that are at least two-dimensional. Even the table of contents is amusing (my personal fav is Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death).
Riordan has taken the world of Greek mythology and seamlessly woven it into modern day life. That world has always held a fascination for me, with the immortals wreaking havoc and throwing tantrums, and the heroes saving the day again, so bringing it into the 21st century made for a very good read. The plot is compelling, beginning with the main character, Percy Jackson. Percy gets kicked out of school---A LOT---and appears to have a learning disability, dyslexia. As it turns out (and rather quickly), he is so much more than a kid with a reading problem. He is intimately related to Poseidon (god of the Sea), and has made several other gods angry quite by accident. Along the way he finds out exactly what he is capable of and who he can trust.
You might as well check out the second in this series (Sea of Monsters) at the same time as this one---you will read it really fast and want to keep going!
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First book of the Percy Jackson series.
Read this book it is filled with lot of action and adventures.
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