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Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters: a Book Review  The Sea of Monsters , a science fiction book written by Rick Riordan and published in May, 2006, is the second book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series,  which follows up the events of The Lightning Thief (2005).   The story is set in the Camp Half-Blood and other fictional places supposed to be in Manhattan, US in the XXI century. It starts with Percy living a quiet life with his mother, but not for long. Monsters break into Percy’s school and try to kill him; nevertheless, with the help of his friends, they manage to get away from them. Given the circumstances, the youngsters decide to go to the Half-Blood Camp only to find that it has been poisoned. Therefore, they have to find a magical object that will save the camp, and to rescue their friend Grover who has been trapped by a Cyclops.  As it can be seen in the previous book, the novel includes Greek mythology, which I consider a good ...

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Book report The book tells the story of Percy Jackson, a boy who used to be a totally ordinary child but that, somehow, ended up being involved in a dispute between Greek gods, and who, eventually, turned into a hero. Throughout the story, he discovered that most of the people around him were not normal human beings but people that both tried to kill him and save him. Having said this, what I liked the most about the book is that one can learn about Greek mythology in an easy and entertaining way, and even be able to remember what each character can do according to the god they represent because of how memorable they are. Probably, the only two things I did not like was the fact that I would have wanted to learn even more about Greek mythology; and also the fact that at times it was a bit confusing to understand the different family trees and relationships among the gods. Despite what I just mentioned, I still lik...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Book Review: This novel tells the story of a scientist named Victor Frankenstein, who created a specimen with organs from dead human to show the world he was born with advanced skills and a high intelligence quotient. However, the result of his action turned dark when the creature wanted to feel as a human, having the sensitiveness of life. This caused a long battle between them which affected Victor’s mental health and his beloved ones. Regarding positive comments, the story has an atmosphere that makes the reader to analyze the 19 th century life, a historical moment when the economic development was something crucial to succeed. Nonetheless, the monster of Frankenstein did not look for that, he seemed life as a fragile gift to discover bit a bit. Through the book, something I liked, is how the scientist and creature’s characters are written. Two distinct personalities are manifested, and it is understandable why the behavior of one of them d...