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Book Review of The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Bk 1)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Bk 1)
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Dear Mortal Reader: I have sworn upon the Rier Styx that the events in this book are purely fictional. There is no such twelve-year-old boy as Perseus "Percy" Jackson. The Greek Gods are nothing more than old myths. They certainly never have children with mortals in the twenty-first century, nor is there any such place as Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for Demi-Gods on eastern Long Island where I train young heros to survive against their monstrous enemies. Percy never met a satyr or a daughter of Athena. They most emphatically did not embark upon a quest together across the United States to reach the gates of the Underwolr and prevent a catastrophic was between the gods. Having said this, I must warn you to think carefully before starting this book. If you feel anything stirring within uou as you read-if you begin to suspect that this story may be describing something about your own life-STOP READING IMMEDIATELY. I cannot be held responsible for the consequences. May the gods of Olympus (who of course do not exist) watch over you.