Pages: 336
Format: Hardback
Source: Purchased
Buy It: Amazon • The Book Depository • Goodreads
My Rating: 5/5 Stars
A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week.
So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and sarcastic asides--to the classics. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. Percy does not hold back. "If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that." Dramatic full-color illustrations throughout by Caldecott Honoree John Rocco make this volume--a must for home, library, and classroom shelves--as stunning as it is entertaining.
- Synopsis from Goodreads
THOUGHTS:
Percy is just so amazing and I could read in his perspective forever man!!! He's so sassy and funny and I just wish he was real so that we could be BFFs. It was a really interesting book and I actually learnt a lot of stuff about Greek mythology that I didn't know before. I love Greek mythology because of the Percy Jackson series and I started reading this series in grade 6 so it's very special to me :) I'm defenitely going to miss Percy and I'm very sad that its over :( It's been a ride Percy, I will miss you ( : ''''' ((((( <-- lyke if u cri everytim)
IN SUMMARY:
PLOT: Really fun take on greek mythology. Loved all the stories on each God.
WRITING: Percy's perspective is so fun to read and Rick Riordan's writing is so great. It is middle grade so some people might find the writing a bit juvenile, but I really like it!
CHARACTERS: All the Gods were so fun to read about and Percy described each of them in a really fun, interesting way. Some of the gods are pretty sketchy haha
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QUOTES:
“So Aphrodite married Hephaestus and the celebrity ship Aphrophaestus completely dominated Olympian tabloid news for like a thousand years. Did they live happily ever after? HAHAHAHAHA. No.”
“I wake up every morning and think: You know what would be good today? Not dying.”
“I mean, five gods in one stomach—dang. That's enough for doubles tennis, including a ref. They'd been down there so long, they were probably hoping Kronos would swallow down a deck of cards or a Monopoly game.”
“If I ever become a king, I’m totally going to ask him for an army of giant golden acid-spitting llamas. Okay, sorry. I got distracted again.”
“G.I. Joe boxers!’ Apollo screamed. ‘OH—oh, I can’t even... HAHAHAHAHA!’ ‘Aphrodite,’ Athena giggled. ‘You look simply lovely.’ The gods couldn't stop laughing. Soon they were rolling on the floor, wiping tears from their eyes, taking photos with their phones to post on Tumblr.”
“Hey girl," he said, wiggling his eyebrows. "You must be the riptide, 'cause you sweep me off my feet."
He'd be practicing that pickup line for years. He was glad he finally got yo use it.”
“Me, I’m late to meet my girlfriend. Annabeth is going to kill me.
Hope you enjoyed the stories. Stay safe out there, demigods.
Peace from Manhattan,
Percy Jackson”
(pretty much the whole book lol)
“I wake up every morning and think: You know what would be good today? Not dying.”
“I mean, five gods in one stomach—dang. That's enough for doubles tennis, including a ref. They'd been down there so long, they were probably hoping Kronos would swallow down a deck of cards or a Monopoly game.”
“If I ever become a king, I’m totally going to ask him for an army of giant golden acid-spitting llamas. Okay, sorry. I got distracted again.”
“G.I. Joe boxers!’ Apollo screamed. ‘OH—oh, I can’t even... HAHAHAHAHA!’ ‘Aphrodite,’ Athena giggled. ‘You look simply lovely.’ The gods couldn't stop laughing. Soon they were rolling on the floor, wiping tears from their eyes, taking photos with their phones to post on Tumblr.”
“Hey girl," he said, wiggling his eyebrows. "You must be the riptide, 'cause you sweep me off my feet."
He'd be practicing that pickup line for years. He was glad he finally got yo use it.”
“Me, I’m late to meet my girlfriend. Annabeth is going to kill me.
Hope you enjoyed the stories. Stay safe out there, demigods.
Peace from Manhattan,
Percy Jackson”
(pretty much the whole book lol)
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THIS BOOK IN ONE GIF:
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-Ana :)
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