the last olympian percy jackson and the olympians

There are some dark themes, but with a bit of guidance, I would let my middle schooler read it.

Percy Jackson is meant for a middle school audience.

Yes, this is consistent with ancient Greek literature, but is it appropriate in children’s literature? It would seem that sports heroes, movie stars and ex-presidents provide enough poor role models in this area that we needn’t create imaginary ones. I mean, they all have so many illegitimate children scattered all over the world that Camp Half-blood had to build another half dozen cabins to house them all. That’s not at all what happens in this chapter, but I chuckled anyway.Īnd once again, I cringed at the unapologetic immorality and infidelity of the Greek gods. And as always, I was tickled by the funny chapter titles, but none more so than Chapter Eighteen, “My Parents Go Commando.” Because, you see, in my warped family, my brothers would sometimes “Go Commando,” meaning they were a little freer under their shorts than they should be when Mom got behind on the laundry. who still can’t get Percy’s name right, and you have a real kid-pleaser on your hands. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping along behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.”Īdd to this humor root beer-guzzling centaurs, shadow travel, a monster prison break under Mount St.

“I couldn’t imagine how much Draino we’d need to unstick a hellhound wedged halfway down a tunnel to the Underworld.” “I’m sure the carpeted halls had once been very plush, but over the last three years of monster occupation the wallpaper, carpet and stateroom doors had been clawed up and slimed so it looked like the inside of a dragon’s throat (and yes, unfortunately, I speak from experience).” “My arm and leg wounds had healed…but I still felt like I’d been trampled by a Laistrygonian soccer team in cleats.” He always says the last thing I’d expect, and it makes me smile every time.

I LOVE Riordan’s style, his wit and sarcasm and understatement. I have the same likes and dislikes to mention if you’ve read my other reviews, you’ve seen them before. Finally, we learn the Great Prophecy in its entirety, and after lots of loops and twists, the series ends as we know it must, but not at all as we expect. In The Last Olympian, the epic battle that’s been building between Kronos, Lord of the Titans, and the Olympian gods comes about at last, and Percy, of course, features prominently. Riordan has certainly written a rousing tale.

The last olympian percy jackson and the olympians