Book Review
Grover has located two new demigods, Bianca and Nico Di Angelo. Percy, Annabeth and Thalia meet up with him, attempting to bring them to camp half-blood. Along the way, a manticaore ambushes them and tries to kidnap Bianca and Nico. The hunters of Artemis come to the rescue and that is where the team meets Artemis and her lieutenant Zoe Nightshade. However, Annabeth disappears and is nowhere to be found. At that point, Bianca decides to join the hunt after some considerstion. Soon Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, goes on a mission alone without the hunters. When they recieved word that Artemis is in danger, Percy and his friends must set out on a quest for Artemis before the winter solstice meeting of the Olympian council, for the goddess's influence could change an important vote on the war against the Titans. Thalia, Zoe Nightshade, Bianca Di Angelo, and Grover go on this dangerous quest. Percy is unable to go on the quest due to the fact that he is a boy while the other members of the quest are females, Grover does not count as he is a satyr. They are searching for a rare monster that Artemis was trying to hunt down when she went missing; it is so strong that it can obliterate Olympus. Percy is called by a hippocampus to rescue a marine cow-like creature called the Ophiotaurus, whom Percy names Bessie, not knowing it is male. Therefore, Percy stealthily sneaks away from camp with Blackjack, his thrusty pegasus but he is caught by Dionysus, God of wine. Dionysus sets Percy free as once he thinks that if he ventures on this quest, it will cause his own demise. After being attacked by skeleton warriors and a Nemean Lion and obtaing its fur as a symbol of victory. Only then does Zoe trust Percy and he is allowed to join the team on the quest. With help from Apollo, they reach Cloudcroft, a small town in New Mexico. Percy realises that Zoe Nightshade once had a relationship with Hecules and that Riptide belonged to Zoe in the past. Grover senses the presence of Pan, the Greek god of nature, and a wild gift from him, the giant Erymanthian Boar, comes to carry them further on to San Francisco. It takes them to the junkyard of the gods, and Percy meets Ares and talks to Aphrodite, at which point it is hinted that Annabeth and Percy will most likely have a romantic future. Eventually, the group enters the junkyard, where Bianca tries to steal an action figure for her younger brother. She accidentally awakens a prototype of Talos, a giant man of bronze, and dies after successfully destroying it. While being attacked by skeletal warriors at the Hoover Dam, Percy meets Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a girl who can see through the Mist. She saves Percy by confusing the skeletons, allowing Percy and his friends to escape. In San Francisco, they learn that Bessie the Ophiotaurus is the monster they seek, because sacrificing it and burning its entrails will give them power to destroy Olympus. They go to seek the help of Annabeth's father; he gives them a car. They travel to the Garden of Hesperides, where Zoe meets her sisters and is poisoned by the dragon Ladon. They continue to the Mountain of Despair on California's Mount Tamalpais, where Mt. Othrys, the Titan capital, now resides. From the top of the mountain where Atlas held up the sky, they see Artemis taking on his burden. Annabeth is held captive by Luke. Realizing that the prophecy made by the Oracle involves him, Percy takes the burden—the Titan's curse—from Artemis. In the ensuing fight, Atlas, the General of the Titans kills his daughter Zoe by throwing her against rocks. Artemis tricks Atlas into taking his burden from Percy. During a battle between Thalia and Luke, Luke falls off a cliff and Percy assumes that Luke is dead. When they return to Olympus for the winter solstice, the gods decided the fate of Percy granting him permission to live for he may be the one that will save Olympus from the Titans. Due to the passing away of Zoe, Artemis needs a new lieutenant and she chooses Thalia. To be chosen to be the new lieutenant of the hunt was an honour and Thalia gladly accepts. Later, Percy is told by Annabeth, and confirmed by Poseidon, that Luke has survived. Nico Di Angelo now bears a grudge against Percy for not protecting his sister when he promised to do so. Nico is angered and wants to seek revenge, he unleashes his power for the very first time and is revealed to Percy as the son of Hades, God of death when he summons Skeleton warriors. He runs away from camp half-blood and now Percy has found himself a new enemy.
Favourite Character
My Favourite character would have to be Zoe Nightshade. She is very courageous and brave. Even though the oracle said that one will perish by a parent's hand and that she knew she would die at her father, Atlas's hands. Yet, she still ventured on the quest for she was loyal to Artemis, Goddess of the hunt. She even sacrificed herself when Ladon was about to attack the group. In the process, she was poisoned when the claw of Ladon injured her. With the injury, she still went and faced Atlas, general of the Titans. She died a heroic death and was now seen in the night sky as one of the constellation. She is the original owner of Riptide and maybe without her, Percy would have fallen at one of his nemisis's hands a long time ago if Zoe had not created Riptide for Hercules to slay Ladon.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
This is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is a book that is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Book Review of Gulliver’s Travels
Book Review
In Gulliver’s Travels, the book is split into four parts with each representing one of Gulliver’s voyages. Through these voyages, Gulliver experiences life from different perspective.
Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput
May 4th – May 13th, 1702
The book begins giving a brief outline of Gulliver’s life and history prior to his past voyages. He enjoys traveling, although it is that love of travel that leads to his own downfall. On one of his voyages, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and awakes to find himself a prisoner of a race of people one-twelfth the size of normal human beings, less than 6 inches high, who are inhabitants of the neighbouring and rival countries of Lilliput and Blefuscu. After giving assurances of his good behaviour, he is given a residence in Lilliput and becomes a favourite of the court. From there, the book follows Gulliver's observations on the Court of Lilliput, which is intended to satirise the court of George I, the King of England during that period of time. Gulliver assists the Lilliputians to subdue their neighbours the Blefuscudians by stealing their fleet. However, he refuses to reduce the country to a province of Lilliput, displeasing the King and the court. Gulliver is charged with treason and sentenced to be blinded. With the assistance of a kind friend, Gulliver escapes to Blefuscu, where he spots and retrieves an abandoned boat and sails out to be rescued by a passing ship which safely takes him back home. The Building of residence that Gulliver is given in Lilliput is of note, as in this section he describes it as a temple in which there had some years ago been a murder and the building had been abandoned. Swift in this section is revealing himself as a member of the Freemasons; this being an allusion to the murder of the grand master of the Freemasons, Hiram Abiff.
Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
June 20, 1702 — June 3, 1706
During one of Gulliver’s voyages, the sailing ship Adventure which he is on is steered off course by storms and forced to go in to land in search of fresh water, Gulliver is abandoned by his companions and found by a farmer who is 72 feet tall. Unlike in Lilliput where the people are a twelfth of Gulliver’s height, the people in Brobdingnag are twelve times the size of Gulliver himself. He brings Gulliver home and his daughter care for Gulliver. The farmer treats him as a curiosity and exhibits him for money. The word gets out and the Queen of Brobdingnag wants to see the show. She loves Gulliver and he is then bought by her and kept as a favourite at court. Since Gulliver is too small to use their huge chairs, beds, knives and forks, the queen commissions a small house to be built for him so that he can be carried around in it. This box is referred to as his travelling box. In between small adventures such as fighting giant wasps and being carried to the roof by a monkey, he discusses the state of Europe with the King. The King is not impressed with Gulliver's accounts of Europe, especially when he learns of the usage of guns and cannons. On a trip to the seaside, his "travelling box" is seized by a giant eagle which then drops Gulliver and his box right into the sea where he is picked up by some sailors, who in turn returns him to England.
Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg and Japan
August 5, 1706 — April 16, 1710
After Gulliver's ship is attacked by pirates, he is marooned near a desolate rocky island, round the corner of India. Fortunately he is rescued by the flying island of Laputa, a kingdom devoted to the arts of music and mathematics but is utterly unable to use these for practical ends. Laputa's method of throwing rocks at rebellious surface cities also seems the first time that aerial bombardment was conceived as a method of warfare. While there, he tours the country as the guest of a low-ranking courtier and sees the ruin brought about by blind pursuit of science without practical results in a satire on the Royal Society and its experiments. While waiting for passage Gulliver takes a short side-trip to the island of Glubbdubdrib, where he visits a magician's dwelling and discusses history with the ghosts of historical figures. He also encounters the struldbrugs, unfortunately they are immortal, but are unable to remain forever young, instead forever old, complete with the infirmities of aging. Gulliver is then taken to Balnibarbi to await a Dutch trader who can take him on to Japan. While there, Gulliver asks the Emperor "to excuse my performing the ceremony imposed upon my countrymen of trampling upon the crucifix", which the Emperor grants. Gulliver returns home, determined to stay there for the rest of his life.
Part IIII: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhmhms
September 7, 1710 – July 2, 1715
Despite his earlier intention of remaining at home, Gulliver returns to sea as the captain of a 35 ton merchant man as he is bored of his employment as a surgeon. On this voyage he is forced to find new additions to his crew who he believes to have turned the rest of the crew against him. His pirates then mutiny and after keeping him contained for some time resolve to leave him on the first piece of land they come across and continue on as pirates. He is abandoned in a landing boat and comes first upon a race of hideous deformed creatures to which he conceives a violent antipathy. Shortly thereafter he meets a horse and comes to understand that the horses are actually the rulers and the deformed creatures are human beings in their base form. Gulliver becomes a member of the horse's household, and comes to both admire and emulate the Houyhnhnms and their lifestyle, rejecting humans as merely Yahoos endowed with some semblance of reason which they only use to exacerbate and add to the vices Nature gave them. However, an Assembly of the Houyhnhnms rules that Gulliver, a Yahoo with some semblance of reason, is a danger to their civilization and he is expelled. He is then rescued, against his will, by a Portuguese ship, and is surprised to see that Captain Pedro de Mendez, a Yahoo, is a wise, courteous and generous person. He returns to his home in England. However, he is unable to reconcile himself to living among Yahoos; he becomes a recluse, remaining in his house, largely avoiding his family and his wife, and spending several hours a day speaking with the horses in his stables.
Favourite Character
My favourite character would have to be Gulliver. From his voyages around the world, he sees different perspectives of lives. He is a giant among the miniature and puny inhabitants of Lilliput; a tiny creature as compared to the giant inhabitants of Brobdingnag; in Houyhnhnms where horses’ rule and have all the power while humans has the status as animals. One way or another, he is always finding himself in a sticky situation where he is in a tight spot and faces many difficulties. It may seem like a miracle but everytime he is somehow able to get back to his home country safely. After going through all those experiences, he feels that life in England seems ordinary.
Unique Selling point of the Book
This is another classic book that is worth your time as well as money. It really benefits you as you can get four awesome stories for the price of one book. In the different stories, Jonathan Swift has described how Gulliver experiences life from various points of views. He illustrates how Gulliver arrives at the different islands each with a welcome from the inhabitants and what he has to overcome when he is left to stay there for a time period. There is a very unique and something special about the way Jonathan depicts how Gulliver gets back to England safe and sound. I wish that I would be able to go through what Gulliver has for it would be an adventure like nothing that I have ever been through.
In Gulliver’s Travels, the book is split into four parts with each representing one of Gulliver’s voyages. Through these voyages, Gulliver experiences life from different perspective.
Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput
May 4th – May 13th, 1702
The book begins giving a brief outline of Gulliver’s life and history prior to his past voyages. He enjoys traveling, although it is that love of travel that leads to his own downfall. On one of his voyages, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and awakes to find himself a prisoner of a race of people one-twelfth the size of normal human beings, less than 6 inches high, who are inhabitants of the neighbouring and rival countries of Lilliput and Blefuscu. After giving assurances of his good behaviour, he is given a residence in Lilliput and becomes a favourite of the court. From there, the book follows Gulliver's observations on the Court of Lilliput, which is intended to satirise the court of George I, the King of England during that period of time. Gulliver assists the Lilliputians to subdue their neighbours the Blefuscudians by stealing their fleet. However, he refuses to reduce the country to a province of Lilliput, displeasing the King and the court. Gulliver is charged with treason and sentenced to be blinded. With the assistance of a kind friend, Gulliver escapes to Blefuscu, where he spots and retrieves an abandoned boat and sails out to be rescued by a passing ship which safely takes him back home. The Building of residence that Gulliver is given in Lilliput is of note, as in this section he describes it as a temple in which there had some years ago been a murder and the building had been abandoned. Swift in this section is revealing himself as a member of the Freemasons; this being an allusion to the murder of the grand master of the Freemasons, Hiram Abiff.
Part II: A Voyage to Brobdingnag
June 20, 1702 — June 3, 1706
During one of Gulliver’s voyages, the sailing ship Adventure which he is on is steered off course by storms and forced to go in to land in search of fresh water, Gulliver is abandoned by his companions and found by a farmer who is 72 feet tall. Unlike in Lilliput where the people are a twelfth of Gulliver’s height, the people in Brobdingnag are twelve times the size of Gulliver himself. He brings Gulliver home and his daughter care for Gulliver. The farmer treats him as a curiosity and exhibits him for money. The word gets out and the Queen of Brobdingnag wants to see the show. She loves Gulliver and he is then bought by her and kept as a favourite at court. Since Gulliver is too small to use their huge chairs, beds, knives and forks, the queen commissions a small house to be built for him so that he can be carried around in it. This box is referred to as his travelling box. In between small adventures such as fighting giant wasps and being carried to the roof by a monkey, he discusses the state of Europe with the King. The King is not impressed with Gulliver's accounts of Europe, especially when he learns of the usage of guns and cannons. On a trip to the seaside, his "travelling box" is seized by a giant eagle which then drops Gulliver and his box right into the sea where he is picked up by some sailors, who in turn returns him to England.
Part III: A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdrib, Luggnagg and Japan
August 5, 1706 — April 16, 1710
After Gulliver's ship is attacked by pirates, he is marooned near a desolate rocky island, round the corner of India. Fortunately he is rescued by the flying island of Laputa, a kingdom devoted to the arts of music and mathematics but is utterly unable to use these for practical ends. Laputa's method of throwing rocks at rebellious surface cities also seems the first time that aerial bombardment was conceived as a method of warfare. While there, he tours the country as the guest of a low-ranking courtier and sees the ruin brought about by blind pursuit of science without practical results in a satire on the Royal Society and its experiments. While waiting for passage Gulliver takes a short side-trip to the island of Glubbdubdrib, where he visits a magician's dwelling and discusses history with the ghosts of historical figures. He also encounters the struldbrugs, unfortunately they are immortal, but are unable to remain forever young, instead forever old, complete with the infirmities of aging. Gulliver is then taken to Balnibarbi to await a Dutch trader who can take him on to Japan. While there, Gulliver asks the Emperor "to excuse my performing the ceremony imposed upon my countrymen of trampling upon the crucifix", which the Emperor grants. Gulliver returns home, determined to stay there for the rest of his life.
Part IIII: A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhmhms
September 7, 1710 – July 2, 1715
Despite his earlier intention of remaining at home, Gulliver returns to sea as the captain of a 35 ton merchant man as he is bored of his employment as a surgeon. On this voyage he is forced to find new additions to his crew who he believes to have turned the rest of the crew against him. His pirates then mutiny and after keeping him contained for some time resolve to leave him on the first piece of land they come across and continue on as pirates. He is abandoned in a landing boat and comes first upon a race of hideous deformed creatures to which he conceives a violent antipathy. Shortly thereafter he meets a horse and comes to understand that the horses are actually the rulers and the deformed creatures are human beings in their base form. Gulliver becomes a member of the horse's household, and comes to both admire and emulate the Houyhnhnms and their lifestyle, rejecting humans as merely Yahoos endowed with some semblance of reason which they only use to exacerbate and add to the vices Nature gave them. However, an Assembly of the Houyhnhnms rules that Gulliver, a Yahoo with some semblance of reason, is a danger to their civilization and he is expelled. He is then rescued, against his will, by a Portuguese ship, and is surprised to see that Captain Pedro de Mendez, a Yahoo, is a wise, courteous and generous person. He returns to his home in England. However, he is unable to reconcile himself to living among Yahoos; he becomes a recluse, remaining in his house, largely avoiding his family and his wife, and spending several hours a day speaking with the horses in his stables.
Favourite Character
My favourite character would have to be Gulliver. From his voyages around the world, he sees different perspectives of lives. He is a giant among the miniature and puny inhabitants of Lilliput; a tiny creature as compared to the giant inhabitants of Brobdingnag; in Houyhnhnms where horses’ rule and have all the power while humans has the status as animals. One way or another, he is always finding himself in a sticky situation where he is in a tight spot and faces many difficulties. It may seem like a miracle but everytime he is somehow able to get back to his home country safely. After going through all those experiences, he feels that life in England seems ordinary.
Unique Selling point of the Book
This is another classic book that is worth your time as well as money. It really benefits you as you can get four awesome stories for the price of one book. In the different stories, Jonathan Swift has described how Gulliver experiences life from various points of views. He illustrates how Gulliver arrives at the different islands each with a welcome from the inhabitants and what he has to overcome when he is left to stay there for a time period. There is a very unique and something special about the way Jonathan depicts how Gulliver gets back to England safe and sound. I wish that I would be able to go through what Gulliver has for it would be an adventure like nothing that I have ever been through.
Book review of Around the world in 80 days
Book review
The story centers around an eccentric English gentleman and his French servant, Passepartout. The English gentleman, Mr. Phileas Fogg, enters into a wager betting half his fortune of 20000 pounds whereby he will circumnavigate the globe and return to his starting point exactly 80 days from the starting date. The wager was between Mr. Fogg and friends in the “Reform Club”, an organization of wealthy men. During this period of time, a robbery has taken place and he has stolen 55000 pounds. The description of the robber matches Mr. Fogg and a detective named Fix is trying to arrest him as soon as he gets the warrant. This voyage would not have been possible earlier than the 1870s as the innovations such as railroad travel and steam engines would have made this time frame impossible. Mr. Phileas Fogg was nothing if not methodical. He diligently planned the entire journey including rail time tables, financial budgeting as well as if time had been gained or lost.The travelers had many adventures along the way. The team had to deal with bank robberies and travel on the backs of elephants. In India, they combated savages that were about to sacrifice a woman named, Auoda. The travelers saved Auoda and escaped with their lives Mr. Fogg promises to take her to Hong Kong so that she could stay with her relative as it was no longer save for her to remain India. When they arrive in Hong Kong, Mr. Fogg finds out that Auoda’s cousin has moved to Europe, Holland. Meanwhile, still without a warrant, Fix sees Hong Kong as his last chance to arrest Fogg on British soil. He therefore confides in Passepartout, who does not believe a word and remains convinced that his master is not a bank robber. To prevent Passepartout from informing his master about the premature departure of their next vessel, Fix gets Passepartout drunk and drugs him in an opium den. In his dizziness, Passepartout still manages to catch the steamer to Yokohama, but neglects to inform Mr. Fogg that the steamer departures early. Mr. Fogg, on the next day, discovers that he has missed his connection. He goes in search of a vessel that will take him to Yokohama. He finds a pilot boat that takes him and Aouda to Shanghai, where they catch a steamer to Yokohama. In Yokohama, they go on a search for Passepartout, believing that he may have arrived there on the original boat. They find him in a circus, trying to earn the fare for his homeward journey. Reunited, the four board a steamer taking them across the Pacific to San Francisco. Fix promises Passepartout that now, having left British soil, he will no longer try to delay Mr. Fogg's journey, but rather support him in getting back to Britain as fast as possible but his actual motive was to have Mr. Fogg arrested there.In the United States, the adventures battled Native American Indians that attacked their train. Passepartout was captured by the Indians during the fight and Mr. Fogg was forced to delay his travels and give chase to the Indians with a troop of US cavalry at his side. The chase was successful in saving Passepartout, but resulted in Mr. Fogg losing valuable time in his journey. He was now likely to lose his wager. Even though Mr. Fogg and company were now significantly behind schedule, he was not going to give up. However, once on British soil again, Fix produces a warrant and arrests Mr. Fogg. A short time later, the misunderstanding is cleared up—the actual bank robber had been caught three days earlier in Edinburgh. In response to this, Mr. Fogg, in a rare moment of impulse, punches Fix, who immediately falls to the ground. However, Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, assured that he has lost the wager. The next day, in his London house, Mr. Fogg apologizes to Auoda for bring her with him and now not being able to financially support her. Right at that moment, Auoda confesses to Mr, Fogg that she loves him and asks to marry her, which he gladly accepts. He calls for Passepartout to notify the reverend. At the reverend's, Passepartout learns that he is mistaken in the date, which he takes to be Sunday but which actually is Saturday due to the fact that the party travelled east, thereby gaining a full day on their journey around the globe. Passepartout hurries back to Fogg, who immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives a mere three seconds before the deadline to win the wager. In the end, Mr. Fogg marries Aouda and the journey around the world is complete.
Favourite Character
My favourite character of this book would have to be Phileas Fogg. On his journey around the world he faces many obstacles along the way, however his determination has led him to accomplish this in time. Whenever a problem arises, Phileas Fogg always thinks of an alternative to turn the situation around. He is a very brave and loyal friend, when Passepartout was captured by Native American Indians when they attacked their train, Phileas Fogg decided to give chase with a troop of US calvary by his side. This meant that Passepartout was more important to him even to the extend of delaying the journey. Even though the journey was delayed, he was able to maintain his composure and be positive towards things. In the end, it is his sheer determination as well as his positive attitude that led to him being able to travel around the world in 80 days.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
When I read the book, I fell asleep several times. But as I read even more, I was captured by all the events that have happened and how Phileas Fogg does everything within his means to overcome every difficulty that he faces. Jules Verne has illustrated this point very well, thus this book is able to captivate the readers attention. Although this is a classic and I understand that some of you will find it very boring to read, but in actual fact it is not a bit boring at all. This is one book that I will recommend you to read even if it is for leisure or even as an assignment that your teacher has given to you.
The story centers around an eccentric English gentleman and his French servant, Passepartout. The English gentleman, Mr. Phileas Fogg, enters into a wager betting half his fortune of 20000 pounds whereby he will circumnavigate the globe and return to his starting point exactly 80 days from the starting date. The wager was between Mr. Fogg and friends in the “Reform Club”, an organization of wealthy men. During this period of time, a robbery has taken place and he has stolen 55000 pounds. The description of the robber matches Mr. Fogg and a detective named Fix is trying to arrest him as soon as he gets the warrant. This voyage would not have been possible earlier than the 1870s as the innovations such as railroad travel and steam engines would have made this time frame impossible. Mr. Phileas Fogg was nothing if not methodical. He diligently planned the entire journey including rail time tables, financial budgeting as well as if time had been gained or lost.The travelers had many adventures along the way. The team had to deal with bank robberies and travel on the backs of elephants. In India, they combated savages that were about to sacrifice a woman named, Auoda. The travelers saved Auoda and escaped with their lives Mr. Fogg promises to take her to Hong Kong so that she could stay with her relative as it was no longer save for her to remain India. When they arrive in Hong Kong, Mr. Fogg finds out that Auoda’s cousin has moved to Europe, Holland. Meanwhile, still without a warrant, Fix sees Hong Kong as his last chance to arrest Fogg on British soil. He therefore confides in Passepartout, who does not believe a word and remains convinced that his master is not a bank robber. To prevent Passepartout from informing his master about the premature departure of their next vessel, Fix gets Passepartout drunk and drugs him in an opium den. In his dizziness, Passepartout still manages to catch the steamer to Yokohama, but neglects to inform Mr. Fogg that the steamer departures early. Mr. Fogg, on the next day, discovers that he has missed his connection. He goes in search of a vessel that will take him to Yokohama. He finds a pilot boat that takes him and Aouda to Shanghai, where they catch a steamer to Yokohama. In Yokohama, they go on a search for Passepartout, believing that he may have arrived there on the original boat. They find him in a circus, trying to earn the fare for his homeward journey. Reunited, the four board a steamer taking them across the Pacific to San Francisco. Fix promises Passepartout that now, having left British soil, he will no longer try to delay Mr. Fogg's journey, but rather support him in getting back to Britain as fast as possible but his actual motive was to have Mr. Fogg arrested there.In the United States, the adventures battled Native American Indians that attacked their train. Passepartout was captured by the Indians during the fight and Mr. Fogg was forced to delay his travels and give chase to the Indians with a troop of US cavalry at his side. The chase was successful in saving Passepartout, but resulted in Mr. Fogg losing valuable time in his journey. He was now likely to lose his wager. Even though Mr. Fogg and company were now significantly behind schedule, he was not going to give up. However, once on British soil again, Fix produces a warrant and arrests Mr. Fogg. A short time later, the misunderstanding is cleared up—the actual bank robber had been caught three days earlier in Edinburgh. In response to this, Mr. Fogg, in a rare moment of impulse, punches Fix, who immediately falls to the ground. However, Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, assured that he has lost the wager. The next day, in his London house, Mr. Fogg apologizes to Auoda for bring her with him and now not being able to financially support her. Right at that moment, Auoda confesses to Mr, Fogg that she loves him and asks to marry her, which he gladly accepts. He calls for Passepartout to notify the reverend. At the reverend's, Passepartout learns that he is mistaken in the date, which he takes to be Sunday but which actually is Saturday due to the fact that the party travelled east, thereby gaining a full day on their journey around the globe. Passepartout hurries back to Fogg, who immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives a mere three seconds before the deadline to win the wager. In the end, Mr. Fogg marries Aouda and the journey around the world is complete.
Favourite Character
My favourite character of this book would have to be Phileas Fogg. On his journey around the world he faces many obstacles along the way, however his determination has led him to accomplish this in time. Whenever a problem arises, Phileas Fogg always thinks of an alternative to turn the situation around. He is a very brave and loyal friend, when Passepartout was captured by Native American Indians when they attacked their train, Phileas Fogg decided to give chase with a troop of US calvary by his side. This meant that Passepartout was more important to him even to the extend of delaying the journey. Even though the journey was delayed, he was able to maintain his composure and be positive towards things. In the end, it is his sheer determination as well as his positive attitude that led to him being able to travel around the world in 80 days.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
When I read the book, I fell asleep several times. But as I read even more, I was captured by all the events that have happened and how Phileas Fogg does everything within his means to overcome every difficulty that he faces. Jules Verne has illustrated this point very well, thus this book is able to captivate the readers attention. Although this is a classic and I understand that some of you will find it very boring to read, but in actual fact it is not a bit boring at all. This is one book that I will recommend you to read even if it is for leisure or even as an assignment that your teacher has given to you.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Book Review Of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
Book Review
Percy has this nightmare where he sees Grover running away from something and he is extremely terrified of whatever that is chasing him. He meets a new friend named Tyson who was a homeless kid. During school, Percy is stuck playing dodgeball against large seventh graders who turn out to be Laistrygonians. They summon explosive fireballs and attempt to kill Percy, but he is protected by Tyson who surprisingly is unharmed by the monsters' fireballs. Annabeth arrives in the nick of time, saves Percy by stabbing the last Laistrygonian from behind and takes Percy and Tyson back to Camp Half-Blood. They find the camp under attack by bronze bulls because Thalia's tree, which protects the camp, has been poisoned by an unknown intruder. Only then does Percy realize that Tyson is not exactly human, but in actual fact a Cyclops. Chiron, the assistant director, has been fired because he is suspected of poisoning the tree, and is replaced by Tantalus, a spirit from the Fields of Punishment. During dinner time, Poseidon claims Tyson as his son and now Percy has a half-brother as well as a new cabin mate. Another night, Grover enters into Percy’s dreams and tells him to go to the Sea of Monsters to save him from an evil Cyclops named Polyphemus that has held him captive and to be his bride within the next few days . As Tantalus assumed that Percy, Annabeth and Tyson were troublemakers and had disrupted the chariot race, he punished them. During punishment, Percy and Annabeth discuss about ways to save Thalia’s tree and Camp Half Blood. They come up with a solution and that was to go retrieve the Golden Fleece that has been believed to have disappeared for centuries. They request for permission to go on the quest to find the Golden Fleece in order to save Thalia’s tree, which Tantalus does, sending Clarisse, daughter of the God of War, Ares as well as the winner of the chariot race. Hermes, the God of thieves pays Percy a visit and gives him gifts that will prove useful when they sneak off on the quest. Hermes hopes that Percy would not only save Grover but Luke as well when they embark on the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece. Percy receives help from Poseidon, who gives them three Hippocampi, and together with Annabeth and Tyson, ends up on a passing cruise ship, the Princess Andromeda, which is revealed to be owned by Luke. They are captured and learn that Luke is trying to reform Kronos, a Titan who is the father of Zeus. They manage to escape and are later saved by Clarisse, who has a boat of her own that was given to her by her father Ares. It is destroyed upon entering the Sea of Monsters, known to mortals as the Bermuda Triangle. When the boat was destroyed, Tyson was nowhere to be found and Percy feels like he has failed in protecting Tyson. They reach the island of Polyphemus and save Grover with the help of Tyson and Clarisse, recovering the Fleece in the process. Apparently, Tyson was saved by the Hippocampi which he named Rainbow. They make their way to Florida, and Percy sends Clarisse, with the fleece, back to camp to save Thalia’s tree remembering that it was her quest, not his. Soon after Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Tyson are captured by Luke and his accomplices, the bear-twins, Argrius and Oreius. Percy manages to contact camp with an Iris-message, tricking Luke into admitting that he was the one who poisoned Thalia's tree. In a duel with Luke, Percy is nearly killed. He is saved by Chiron and his relatives, the Party Ponies. Chiron is rehired after being proven not guilty, reveals to Percy that he is unsure if Percy is the one that the Prophecy spoke of. When Percy is sixteen, he may be the hero the Prophecy spoke of that will decide the fate of Olympus. Later, Percy learns that Tyson has been praying to Poseidon for a friend as he does not want to be alone. Now, Poseidon wants Tyson to go to his underwater palace for the rest of the summer where he will learn to work at the Cyclopes’ forges. During the second chariot race, Tyson gives Percy a watch which turns out to be shield that he has made and together Percy, Annabeth and Tyson emerge victorious the second time around. That night, Annabeth was on guard duty and she could not believe the effects of the Fleece. The Golden Fleece proved to be even more magical and amazing as it is. Not only did it cure Thalia's tree of its poison, Thalia herself is even spewed out of the tree.
Favourite Character of the Book
My Favourite Character of this book would have to be Tyson, the cyclops. In the beginning, Tyson is depicted as a timid and yet fears almost everything. He is a very clumsy in whatever he does. During a dodgeball session, the seventh graders that Percy and his teamates are against turn out to be Laistrygonian that unleash explosive fireballs. At that moment in time, Tyson becomes courageous and protects Percy from the exploding fireball that approaches in his direction. Due to the fact that Tyson is a cyclops, he is immune to fire. When they arrive back at Camp Half-Blood, Tyson shows the other side of him, the side that is strong and brave by deafeating the bronze bull that was attacking camp. Along the way, he is claimed by Poseidon as his son and he is now Percy's half-brother. On the quest to rescue Grover from Polyphemus, the evil cyclops that has taken Grover captive as his bride and retrieve the Golden Fleece in order to save Thalia's tree, he has proven himself time and time again with the many events that have happened . Together with Percy, Annabeth and Clarrise, Tyson proves himself worthy of being a hero when they save Grover from the hands of Polyphemus.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
Again, this is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is another book that I personally recommend and it is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.
Percy has this nightmare where he sees Grover running away from something and he is extremely terrified of whatever that is chasing him. He meets a new friend named Tyson who was a homeless kid. During school, Percy is stuck playing dodgeball against large seventh graders who turn out to be Laistrygonians. They summon explosive fireballs and attempt to kill Percy, but he is protected by Tyson who surprisingly is unharmed by the monsters' fireballs. Annabeth arrives in the nick of time, saves Percy by stabbing the last Laistrygonian from behind and takes Percy and Tyson back to Camp Half-Blood. They find the camp under attack by bronze bulls because Thalia's tree, which protects the camp, has been poisoned by an unknown intruder. Only then does Percy realize that Tyson is not exactly human, but in actual fact a Cyclops. Chiron, the assistant director, has been fired because he is suspected of poisoning the tree, and is replaced by Tantalus, a spirit from the Fields of Punishment. During dinner time, Poseidon claims Tyson as his son and now Percy has a half-brother as well as a new cabin mate. Another night, Grover enters into Percy’s dreams and tells him to go to the Sea of Monsters to save him from an evil Cyclops named Polyphemus that has held him captive and to be his bride within the next few days . As Tantalus assumed that Percy, Annabeth and Tyson were troublemakers and had disrupted the chariot race, he punished them. During punishment, Percy and Annabeth discuss about ways to save Thalia’s tree and Camp Half Blood. They come up with a solution and that was to go retrieve the Golden Fleece that has been believed to have disappeared for centuries. They request for permission to go on the quest to find the Golden Fleece in order to save Thalia’s tree, which Tantalus does, sending Clarisse, daughter of the God of War, Ares as well as the winner of the chariot race. Hermes, the God of thieves pays Percy a visit and gives him gifts that will prove useful when they sneak off on the quest. Hermes hopes that Percy would not only save Grover but Luke as well when they embark on the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece. Percy receives help from Poseidon, who gives them three Hippocampi, and together with Annabeth and Tyson, ends up on a passing cruise ship, the Princess Andromeda, which is revealed to be owned by Luke. They are captured and learn that Luke is trying to reform Kronos, a Titan who is the father of Zeus. They manage to escape and are later saved by Clarisse, who has a boat of her own that was given to her by her father Ares. It is destroyed upon entering the Sea of Monsters, known to mortals as the Bermuda Triangle. When the boat was destroyed, Tyson was nowhere to be found and Percy feels like he has failed in protecting Tyson. They reach the island of Polyphemus and save Grover with the help of Tyson and Clarisse, recovering the Fleece in the process. Apparently, Tyson was saved by the Hippocampi which he named Rainbow. They make their way to Florida, and Percy sends Clarisse, with the fleece, back to camp to save Thalia’s tree remembering that it was her quest, not his. Soon after Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Tyson are captured by Luke and his accomplices, the bear-twins, Argrius and Oreius. Percy manages to contact camp with an Iris-message, tricking Luke into admitting that he was the one who poisoned Thalia's tree. In a duel with Luke, Percy is nearly killed. He is saved by Chiron and his relatives, the Party Ponies. Chiron is rehired after being proven not guilty, reveals to Percy that he is unsure if Percy is the one that the Prophecy spoke of. When Percy is sixteen, he may be the hero the Prophecy spoke of that will decide the fate of Olympus. Later, Percy learns that Tyson has been praying to Poseidon for a friend as he does not want to be alone. Now, Poseidon wants Tyson to go to his underwater palace for the rest of the summer where he will learn to work at the Cyclopes’ forges. During the second chariot race, Tyson gives Percy a watch which turns out to be shield that he has made and together Percy, Annabeth and Tyson emerge victorious the second time around. That night, Annabeth was on guard duty and she could not believe the effects of the Fleece. The Golden Fleece proved to be even more magical and amazing as it is. Not only did it cure Thalia's tree of its poison, Thalia herself is even spewed out of the tree.
Favourite Character of the Book
My Favourite Character of this book would have to be Tyson, the cyclops. In the beginning, Tyson is depicted as a timid and yet fears almost everything. He is a very clumsy in whatever he does. During a dodgeball session, the seventh graders that Percy and his teamates are against turn out to be Laistrygonian that unleash explosive fireballs. At that moment in time, Tyson becomes courageous and protects Percy from the exploding fireball that approaches in his direction. Due to the fact that Tyson is a cyclops, he is immune to fire. When they arrive back at Camp Half-Blood, Tyson shows the other side of him, the side that is strong and brave by deafeating the bronze bull that was attacking camp. Along the way, he is claimed by Poseidon as his son and he is now Percy's half-brother. On the quest to rescue Grover from Polyphemus, the evil cyclops that has taken Grover captive as his bride and retrieve the Golden Fleece in order to save Thalia's tree, he has proven himself time and time again with the many events that have happened . Together with Percy, Annabeth and Clarrise, Tyson proves himself worthy of being a hero when they save Grover from the hands of Polyphemus.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
Again, this is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is another book that I personally recommend and it is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.
Book Review of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Book Review
The hero, 12-year-old Percy Jackson, is far from your ordinary, everyday sixth-grader. He is unaware of the fact that he is a half blood, otherwise known as a demigod. He is a twelve year old boy diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, who has been expelled from several schools. After a trip to the Metropolitian Museum of Art where a Fury that disguises as their math teacher tried to attack Percy. Mr Brunner tosses a ballpoint pen to Percy that transformed into a bronze sword. Using the sword, Percy manages to defeat the fury. Now that it was summer, Percy goes on a trip with his mother, Sally to the beach in Montauk. In the middle of the night his friend Grover, who is revealed to be a satyr and Percy’s protector, comes. Grover urges Sally to take Percy to a certain camp for his own protection. As they drive towards camp, they are attacked by a menacing looking Minotaur which grabs Percy's mother by her throat. She dissolves into a golden shower of light, while Grover and Percy narrowly escape. Percy wakes up and discovers that he has arrived in Camp Half-Blood, a secretive training ground for demigods like himself. Thereafter, Percy is moved into the Hermes cabin under the care of Luke, the Cabin counselor until he is claimed by his father or mother in Olympus. During a Capture the Flag game, Percy is attacked by the children of Ares. He heals when he steps into the adjoining river and is revealed as the son of Poseidon when Poseidon's trident appears above his head. Poseidon had broken an oath taken with Hades and Zeus after World War II of not having any more children since their children were too powerful. Percy is then granted a quest to find Zeus's master bolt in order to prevent a war between the gods. Chiron believes Hades has stolen the master bolt in an attempt to create chaos in Mount Olympus. However, Zeus, who discovers that Poseidon had broken his oath, believes Poseidon had Percy steal the masterbolt. Percy, who has ten days before summer solstice to find the master bolt, is given magic shoes by Luke before leaving. Percy, accompanied by Annabeth and Grover, decide to travel west to reach the entrance to the Underworld in Los Angeles. They encounter several Greek monsters, even Medusa where she tried turning our heroes into statues. Percy uses Riptide and slashes off Medusa’s head. He then sends a package containing Medusa’s head to his father, Poseidon. Along the way, they meet the God of War, Ares, who tells Percy that his mother is alive. As they approach the pit of Tartarus, Luke’s shoes try to pull Grover into it, but he manages to slip free his hooves. Percy confronts Hades who also believes Percy stole the Master Bolt as well as his Helm of Darkness, which is an object that allows him to become a shadow. This lets him sneak up on his opponents. Percy realizes that Ares has tricked him when he discovers the bolt in his backpack. He flees from the Underworld, forced to leave his mother. Percy then challenges the god of war, Ares to a duel. Percy eventually emerges victorious defeating Ares by hurting his heel. Ares gives Percy the Helm of Darkness which Percy returns to Hades. Percy reaches New York City to give the master bolt to Zeus at the top of the Empire State Building where Olympus is now located. Zeus accepts the master bolt and is on his way to personally purify the thunderbolt. Thereafter Poseidon explains to Percy what had happened to Kronos and that he is very much alive still conscious in his eternal pain and still hungering for power. Percy has this feeling that Kronos is healing and that someday he will be back. Poseidon informs Percy that his mother has returned. Just as Percy was about to Olympus, Poseidon calls him and he could see that there was a fiery kind of pride in his eyes. He praises Percy that he has done well on his quest and that no matter what always remember that he was the true son of the Sea God. When Percy, Annabeth and Grover return alive to Half-Blood Hill after their quest, they were being treated like heroes. On the last Day of camp, he meets Luke who offers Percy some last-minute sword practice down in the woods. While in the woods, Luke reveals that he was the one that stole the master bolt for Kronos as well as Hades Helm of Darkness during the winter-solstice when they went to Olympus. He now serves Kronos as he has shown Luke that his talents are being wasted. He calls out a poisonous scorpion which stings and nearly kills Percy. Chiron cures him and Percy leaves Camp-Half-Blood as he believes that he will be able to survive till next summer. He then requests Argus to take him to cabin three so that he can pack his bags for home.
Favourite Character of the Book
My Favourite character of the book would have to be Luke Castellan, son of Hermes the god of thieves. This particular character catches my attention because in the beginning of the book, he is the camp counselor of the Hermes Cabin in Camp Half-Blood and he is the one that takes care of Percy while he is staying there. When Percy has been claimed by Poseidon and sent on a quest to retrieve the masterbolt, Luke gives Percy flying shoes as he believes that they will prove useful in his quest. Percy gives the shoes to Grover. However, when they were in the underworld, the flying shoes seemed to be pulling Grover into the pits of Tartarus. Grover has hooves instead of feet, therefore he was able to break free. They did not suspect a thing except that the shoes were defective. When the quest is over and it being the last day of camp,Luke who offers Percy some last-minute sword practice down in the woods. He now has a new sword called backbiter which is made of half celestial bronze and half steel which has the ability to kill mortals and demigods. Now this is where the twist of the story happens, while in the woods, Luke reveals that he was the one that stole the masterbolt for Kronos, the evil titan king, as well as Hades Helm of Darkness during the winter-solstice when they went to Olympus. He now serves Kronos as he has shown Luke that his talents are being wasted. He calls out a poisonous scorpion which stings and nearly kills Percy. Luke is a person where no one believed would have stolen the masterbolt and now serves Kronos. In the beginning, he acts as if he is Percy's ally but it turns out that he is a traitor.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
This is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is a book that is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.
The hero, 12-year-old Percy Jackson, is far from your ordinary, everyday sixth-grader. He is unaware of the fact that he is a half blood, otherwise known as a demigod. He is a twelve year old boy diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, who has been expelled from several schools. After a trip to the Metropolitian Museum of Art where a Fury that disguises as their math teacher tried to attack Percy. Mr Brunner tosses a ballpoint pen to Percy that transformed into a bronze sword. Using the sword, Percy manages to defeat the fury. Now that it was summer, Percy goes on a trip with his mother, Sally to the beach in Montauk. In the middle of the night his friend Grover, who is revealed to be a satyr and Percy’s protector, comes. Grover urges Sally to take Percy to a certain camp for his own protection. As they drive towards camp, they are attacked by a menacing looking Minotaur which grabs Percy's mother by her throat. She dissolves into a golden shower of light, while Grover and Percy narrowly escape. Percy wakes up and discovers that he has arrived in Camp Half-Blood, a secretive training ground for demigods like himself. Thereafter, Percy is moved into the Hermes cabin under the care of Luke, the Cabin counselor until he is claimed by his father or mother in Olympus. During a Capture the Flag game, Percy is attacked by the children of Ares. He heals when he steps into the adjoining river and is revealed as the son of Poseidon when Poseidon's trident appears above his head. Poseidon had broken an oath taken with Hades and Zeus after World War II of not having any more children since their children were too powerful. Percy is then granted a quest to find Zeus's master bolt in order to prevent a war between the gods. Chiron believes Hades has stolen the master bolt in an attempt to create chaos in Mount Olympus. However, Zeus, who discovers that Poseidon had broken his oath, believes Poseidon had Percy steal the masterbolt. Percy, who has ten days before summer solstice to find the master bolt, is given magic shoes by Luke before leaving. Percy, accompanied by Annabeth and Grover, decide to travel west to reach the entrance to the Underworld in Los Angeles. They encounter several Greek monsters, even Medusa where she tried turning our heroes into statues. Percy uses Riptide and slashes off Medusa’s head. He then sends a package containing Medusa’s head to his father, Poseidon. Along the way, they meet the God of War, Ares, who tells Percy that his mother is alive. As they approach the pit of Tartarus, Luke’s shoes try to pull Grover into it, but he manages to slip free his hooves. Percy confronts Hades who also believes Percy stole the Master Bolt as well as his Helm of Darkness, which is an object that allows him to become a shadow. This lets him sneak up on his opponents. Percy realizes that Ares has tricked him when he discovers the bolt in his backpack. He flees from the Underworld, forced to leave his mother. Percy then challenges the god of war, Ares to a duel. Percy eventually emerges victorious defeating Ares by hurting his heel. Ares gives Percy the Helm of Darkness which Percy returns to Hades. Percy reaches New York City to give the master bolt to Zeus at the top of the Empire State Building where Olympus is now located. Zeus accepts the master bolt and is on his way to personally purify the thunderbolt. Thereafter Poseidon explains to Percy what had happened to Kronos and that he is very much alive still conscious in his eternal pain and still hungering for power. Percy has this feeling that Kronos is healing and that someday he will be back. Poseidon informs Percy that his mother has returned. Just as Percy was about to Olympus, Poseidon calls him and he could see that there was a fiery kind of pride in his eyes. He praises Percy that he has done well on his quest and that no matter what always remember that he was the true son of the Sea God. When Percy, Annabeth and Grover return alive to Half-Blood Hill after their quest, they were being treated like heroes. On the last Day of camp, he meets Luke who offers Percy some last-minute sword practice down in the woods. While in the woods, Luke reveals that he was the one that stole the master bolt for Kronos as well as Hades Helm of Darkness during the winter-solstice when they went to Olympus. He now serves Kronos as he has shown Luke that his talents are being wasted. He calls out a poisonous scorpion which stings and nearly kills Percy. Chiron cures him and Percy leaves Camp-Half-Blood as he believes that he will be able to survive till next summer. He then requests Argus to take him to cabin three so that he can pack his bags for home.
Favourite Character of the Book
My Favourite character of the book would have to be Luke Castellan, son of Hermes the god of thieves. This particular character catches my attention because in the beginning of the book, he is the camp counselor of the Hermes Cabin in Camp Half-Blood and he is the one that takes care of Percy while he is staying there. When Percy has been claimed by Poseidon and sent on a quest to retrieve the masterbolt, Luke gives Percy flying shoes as he believes that they will prove useful in his quest. Percy gives the shoes to Grover. However, when they were in the underworld, the flying shoes seemed to be pulling Grover into the pits of Tartarus. Grover has hooves instead of feet, therefore he was able to break free. They did not suspect a thing except that the shoes were defective. When the quest is over and it being the last day of camp,Luke who offers Percy some last-minute sword practice down in the woods. He now has a new sword called backbiter which is made of half celestial bronze and half steel which has the ability to kill mortals and demigods. Now this is where the twist of the story happens, while in the woods, Luke reveals that he was the one that stole the masterbolt for Kronos, the evil titan king, as well as Hades Helm of Darkness during the winter-solstice when they went to Olympus. He now serves Kronos as he has shown Luke that his talents are being wasted. He calls out a poisonous scorpion which stings and nearly kills Percy. Luke is a person where no one believed would have stolen the masterbolt and now serves Kronos. In the beginning, he acts as if he is Percy's ally but it turns out that he is a traitor.
Unique Selling Point of the Book
This is a book about Greek mythology which I thought was all about gods and mystical creatures and it would be boring to the extend that I fall asleep reading it. Turns out, I was mistaken. The very moment I started reading the book, I could not help myself but continue reading till the end. Rick Riordan has depicted the concept of Greek mythology so well that it is enticing and his books have the power to grip people to finish reading the book. This is a book that has the potential to go beyond what is expected of it. Therefore, I believe that this is a book suitable for all ages to read, so you'd better go to the library and borrow it or go to popular to purchase it. This is a book that is definitely worthy of your time, money and effort reading so go and check it out now.
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