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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) (Paperback)
Autor (Libros): Rick Riordan
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* ISBN13: 9781423101482
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When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it s up to Percy and his friends to find out whathappened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must findArtemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the OlympianCouncil could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Notonly that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a raremonster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared-a monster rumoredto be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever. Distributor: Spring Arbor/Ingram Author: Rick Riordan Format: 336 pages, paperback Ages: 9-12 ISBN: 9781423101482
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Another great does of Percy Jackson goodness, 2010-07-21
Por Chris(Okie)
If you've read my previous reviews, you'll know that I've been enjoying the Percy Jackson series. I keep worrying that it may start ebbing downward in terms of entertainment/enjoyability/etc but in this third book in the series, Riordan keeps the momentum and excitement going strong. I'll try to keep spoilers to a minimum here but I will assume some familiarity with the Percy Jackson series in general. If you haven't read them yet, you should start with Lightning Thief and work your way through the series. The author does a good job of bringing you up to speed and each book stands on its own, but personally I think it's worthwhile to start at the beginning and follow the adventure through.
Titan's Curse opens with a pretty good teaser adventure to start things off. Percy and his friends are off to recruit some new half-bloods to the camp. Naturally a bit of danger comes along with it. I actually liked this element a little more than the "attack at Percy's school" from the previous book, mainly because it shows Percy's growth as a character in that he's now being entrusted with the task of helping bring in more half-bloods. This initial adventure ends with a mix of success and disaster and becomes part of the impetus for the main quest in the book.
I have mixed feelings on the character and plot dynamics in this adventure. The general plot reminded me a little of the first book in that it was a sort of "journey" quest to take our heroes cross-country in search of a particular person. They encountered different challenges along the way, but the main form felt a little reused. I was also bummed to have very little Annabeth in this book. I really liked the way she and Percy interacted and wanted to see more. Still, it was cool to get to know Thalia a bit better and find out more about her (although by the end of the book, I'm left wondering what her future involvement will be).
Overall, the adventures and the mythology were a lot of fun. Very well written and researched. I really liked the villains in this particular book. They were a lot of fun and provided some cool new tension. The story also opened up new information for the overarching plot of the series (in terms of details on the main prophecy as well as some new curve balls into how it will play out).
I'm still really enjoying this series and look forward to the final couple of books to see what's going to happen. So far, the series is still staying at the "young adult" / "middle readers" reading level rather than increasing in depth and intensity. They are becoming more complex, but not with leaps and bounds by grade/age level. Personally I kind of prefer it that way. For kids who are reading these books as they come out, it would make sense to have the reading level step up with each book because the kids will naturally get older. I felt like the Harry Potter series made a few leaps in complexity/depth that felt a little out of place. With Percy Jackson, I think it's still possible for a kid to read the whole series (I'm making assumptions about the last books) without having to mature a few years while waiting publication of the next book. At the same time, there is enough depth and adventure to keep older kids (and even adults) engaged enough.
Once again, another great book in a fun series. Give it a try. :)
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4 out of 5 stars
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There we go... that's better., 2010-07-18
Por Travis Stein
After being fairly satisfied with Books 1 and 2, I felt like The Titan's Curse (Book 3) put together the missing pieces quite nicely for a much more rounded book in the series.
Our favorite demigod is back again and so are his friends Annabeth & Grover in addition to their latest turn turned demigod with Thalia (Zeus' daughter). Percy is enjoying being 14 years old and a relatively decent grace period of not being attacked by monsters after the latest events of Thalia becoming a demigod again. That is until Grover calls Percy to a prep school in Maine where he's found two more powerful demigods. As with any demigod, they've gone fairly under the radar but that's about to change the moment Percy and company arrive on the scene.
The principal of the school turns out to be a demon (much to everyone's surprise by now) and they end up barely escaping with their lives after the confrontation. Luke, Kronos (The Titan Lord), and a mysterious "General" are still out there while Kronos is growing stronger in his quest to re-piece himself back together in a attempt to take down the Gods of Olympus once and for all.
This is probably the most enjoyable of the three I've read so far. As I mentioned in my previous reviews, I didn't like the Harry Potter similarities (as unintended as they might have been) in Book 1 and then Book 2 did a better job but not a great job of putting a little distance on the comparisons. This book however was fantastic. As with any good book, there are certain important qualities that you want in it. Riordan does an excellent job of really making the humor blend in nicely with tense situations and action scenes in Titan's Curse. Normally life and death battles aren't supposed to be very humorous, but in a book like this it just seems to fit :).
If there's a very good thing that the Olympian series takes from Harry Potter it's its page turning qualities. I zoomed through those book and I have done the same with these. If there's a superlative that this series takes from Harry Potter is that it is a page turner alright. Furthermore, Titan's Curse continues to take on a life on its own and the demigods are never in camp for very long before they have to venture out on another perilous quest to preserve the very balance of all living things. I like it when a books like these go more action action oriented instead of sitting around at camp for half the book. That being said, the characters don't feel rushed when they're added or subtracted so Riordan has the right combination of action and downtime in this story.
Thanks Rick for giving me a good series to read so far! Keep up the good work. I'll be diving into Book 4 shortly :)
-Travis S.
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read it, 2010-07-16
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a friad tolled me it was 9 tams up .
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Dreadfully boring, 2010-06-28
Por Matthew A. Brannock
The incessant "girl power" messages of this book wear one down. and the contrived and anti-climatic ending do not help relieve the feeling one wasted their time reading this book
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Good... but my least favorite in the series so far, 2010-06-24
Por imadoobee(Nicki)
The book is good and the characters are still developing and not becoming stagnant. I guess my biggest complaint is that the story kind of feels like it's already been told. Percy joins another quest to go to Califonia. More monsters try to stop him. (Even some cool new ones that were well described!) Percy manages to get there, ect. Don't get me wrong, it's very good. Although they weren't in the book a lot, Artimes and Atlas had great roles in the story. The last 5 chapters or so really made the book worth while for me. Until that point I was kind of bored. The Hunters did absolutely nothing for me. Still a good read and I'll for sure read book 4.
