Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Stepitup said Funny and funky!. This was an excellent book! It was filled with all of the familiar elements of the Greek mythology, but with the hilarious Percy Jackson narrating, it's stuffed to the rim with modern and funny comments and side notes to keep up the interesting factor up a through the whole book. I actually was a little sceptical about downloading it because I know all the myths by Heart. But this book tells them in a completely different view. So even if you know all of the myths, this book will tell them in a completely new way. I recommend this book wholeheartedly for any fantasy fan.P. S. I say don't listen to the hat. "Learning Fun." according to Ms. Koch. A terrific book that gives the story of each of the 12 pantheon gods. Riordan did his research so that the reader is learning about the ancient texts but it is told in Percy Jackson's snarky "voice" so it is very funny. I am a middle school Reading Resource teacher and I recommend this book as a read aloud in the classroom and an option in the classroom library. I've been able to get students to pick it up as a self-selected book because each story is short enough that it doesn't intimidate like Riordan's novels, there are pictures, and the text is fun to read.. "This book is hilarious." according to Amazon Customer. If you're a fan of the Percy Jackson books and Percy Jackson's sardonic, witty narration, you won't be disappointed. The book starts with the Greek origin myth and goes on to give a pretty good summary of most of the major Greek gods. Though many of the more well-known myths (Jason and the Argonauts, Hercules, etc) are only mentioned in passing, you're given a run down of the Pantheon with stories that most people haven't heard of. Interspersed are actually some clever insights from Rick Riordan, which offer an interpretation as to the thought process behind these myths and the characters who inhabit them

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.". "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. He explains how the world was created, then gives listeners his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. 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