That's kind of harsh considering you only read the first two pages, Liberty. It's not like Harry Potter at all. The only thing it has in common with it is that Percy has black hair and green eyes and there's a know-it-all girl sidekick. And the fact that he was a demigod and didn't know it, but that's about it. The plot isn't that complicated, there's just a whole lot of action. The real plot kicks in around the third book. The first two is mostly character development with little hints of the bigger picture spread throughout.

And I don't see how you got much out of the beginning only two pages in. I love Percy's quirky/sarcastic sense of humor. It really makes the books so much fun.

P.S."Brooklyn!"

Reading the first two pages just made me wanna read the whole book.

Loving that first-person personal narrative style, Percy sounds fun.

Complicated plot? LH, I don't see how you could possibly even know what the plot is from the first two pages.

I finished both Unseen Academicals and Leviathan over the last few days. There's a definite sense of wrapping up story lines in UA. The one problem I had with it is that football is presented as being this citywide obsession in Ankh-Morpork, but it has never been mentioned before. Also Vetinari was a bit too joke-y. Seemed sort of OOC.

Leviathan was an interesting change of pace from Scott Westerfield's usual books. I loved the steampunkness of it and thought the world-building was incredible. I hope the next book comes out soon.

How would you rate the content in Leviathan, Booky? I've seen it at the library, but I haven't gotten it out yet. I did like the Uglies trilogy by Scott Westerfield, so I'm wondering if I'll like Leviathan.

Bookwyrm, I'm glad you enjoyed Leviathan!

Sweeetlilgurlie, I'd rate the content of the book to be perhaps a very mild PG-13. There's some intense violence and some mild themes. The descriptions of the 'fleshy machines' can be icky but otherwise it's rather clean.

Currently I'm reading Forever Odd by Dean Koontz

and LOST's Buried Treasures - 3rd Edition by Lynnette Porter and David Lavery.

This book is basically a very in-depth and interesting academic look at LOST Seasons 1-5. Topics are numerous but cover everything from the books and TV series/movies mentioned in the series (and those that influenced it character-wise and plot-wise), to the impact it has on popular culture, to significant themes and allusions covered in the series and much, much more. At times it's a tough book to wrap your head around (academic language is often written in a back-to-front manner). But the content is very good. I'm almost 2/3rd's of the way through.

Libby: that is harsh. In some ways it is similar to Harry Potter, but it's pretty original, and not really complicated if you pay attention and know some Greek history/mythology. It's very interesting, I don't know how you could put it down, even if you had only read a sentence . I myself love it, I just bought the second and fourth book yesterday .

Oooh, be sure to read the 3rd book before you read the 4th, Glenstorm. The 3rd book is my second favorite, tied with the 4th. That's when things really start to pick up plot-wise.

Kate, he is fun. Read them! Read them!

My siblings and I took almost three years of Ancient History, so I knew and recognized almost all the Greek myths portrayed and talked about in the books.

P.S."Brooklyn!"

^^I will . The library is sending me the third and fifth ones right now so I bought the fourth and second . I just finished Sea of Monsters this morning and I loved it! Can't wait until I get to the library and pick up the third book . I took alot of ancient history too, it's one of my "hobbies" I suppose . One of my favorite books ever is D'aulaire's book of Greek Myths which has practically the whole history of Greek mythology in it. I also have an Usborne book that has the Iliad and Odessey combined in easy to read format . Learned alot in those

You should buy the 1st, 3rd, and 5th ones when you get the chance. And then the Demigod Guide. It has three short stories in them that take place between Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian. Not necessary for the plot as a whole, but still fun reads.

P.S."Brooklyn!"

I'm planning on it . Is that the Demigod Files? Aren't there two books, the Demigod Files and The Ultimate Guide?

One of my favorite books ever is D'aulaire's book of Greek Myths which has practically the whole history of Greek mythology in it.

Oh I love that book! That was where I first read about Greek mythology. Our homeschool reading program included that book in like third or fourth grade reading. It was SO simple and easy to understand. I think I read that book like two hundred times.

^^I know me too! I check it out the library all the time . It has so much information and stories in it, I just love it .

Ugh, my bad! I meant Demigod Files, Glenstorm. I avoid the Ultimate Guide because the pictures totally ruined my mental image of the characters.

Ooh I read that book for school while I was homeschooling too! ^^ In fact, after I started reading Percy Jackson to my family, my youngest sister brought it down and started reading it again.

P.S."Brooklyn!"

^^I know, I saw those pics online and I was horrified! I didn't know those were like "official" illustrations until I saw the guide at Barnes and Noble *shudders* . I imagine the characters SO much better

i just re-read the whole Island trilogy by Gordon Korman yesterday and today! I LOVE that trilogy!!!!