Seth Novitch
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
just right
Sci-Fi
54
1. In the book The Maze Runner by James Dashner I states out with a boy named Thomas who is in a giant sell room. He can't remember anything about his life except for his name and he tries to scream for help from someone. Eventually someone opens a door above him and is pulled up. He finds to be rescued by a group of kids and teens. They do not look very pleased with his arrival and he walks away . wall hes walking he meets a boy named Chuck. Chuck is very happy all the time and they become friends. Then Thomas does a little to much exploring and finds himself in a lot of places hes not so post to be in and sees some weird stuff. Then Thomas actually thinks about escaping through these massive rock doors, but Chuck warned him not to so he didn't.
2. I think the book is pretty good right now and will be later on as well. The best is the fact that the author is really good at explaining things, but that isn't always good. So when he is talking about a new character and there personality its pretty helpful. And when he is talking about when Thomas sees something weird it has a little to much detail for me. Overall I think he is a really good author and I think this book has a unique story type.
3. The theme of the book is friendship so far I think for a couple of reasons. Like how Thomas is in this new place for the first time and no one will really help him until he meets Chuck. Chuck is really nice to him from the begging from getting him some food to telling him some edvice. Thats what friends do for each other and that is why I think so far in the book the theme is friendship.
4. My favorite character in this book so far is Chuck because he is a very good person for a couple of reasons. He is always very happy and sees the bright side of things when everything is very confusing and hard. Also because he is a good friend to Thomas because he teaches him the ropes and is nice to him unlike anyone else.
5. My least favorite character is Thomas because he is the kind of person who is stubborn all the time. He is always not really listening to Chucks advice and is getting into trouble because of that. He actually would have gotten himself killed if it hadn't been for Chuck and how he told enough not to try to escape.
6. I think that Thomas will eventually try to escape with Chuck and they will try to survive in the maze together. They will leave when know one knows and be living off of each other by helping the other one survive and save each other at times when they need it. I also think that they will meet some other people and that they might lose some people at some points in the book.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Hatchet
Hank Reinhart
Hatchet
Gary Paulson
Realistic Fiction
Just Right
63
1. I have just finished chapter 6 in the book Hatchet by Gary Paulson. The book starts out with Brian in a plane. His parents just divorced and it's playing a big role in how he acts and thinks. Anyway he is going to northern Canada to visit his dad for the summer. But as he's flying along the pilot has a heart attack and goes unconcious. Brian tries to wake him up but the pilot dies. Now Brian is flying a plane for hours off course and is trying to find a landing. Later his fuel runs out and he plummets down towards a lake. He suvives the crash but is in the middle of nowhere. As he finds a shelter which is a cave, he looks at the supplies he has. He has some misalanious items and $20. But he finds something useful which is a hatchet his mother gave him. Brian soon finds food and water to survive. But the next thing on his list is to find out how to make a fire.
2. I think the author did a great job writing this book. One thing I havn't seen in writing before is that Brian keeps repeating these words in his head. Some are The Secret. Another is Divorce. So far all these words have to do with Brian's parents divorce so it is pretty interesting. Also I like how the book is based on surviving in the wilderness. I like the plot and I think it's very exciting to see what happens to the character.
3. The theme of this book is man vs wildnerness. It is pretty obvious because Brian is trying to survive in the wild. The wild is effecing how he thinks becuase instead of focusing on the divorce, his attention is on surviving. Also he is becoming more couragous because he needs to take risks in the wild.
4. My favorite charcter is Brian. I like Brian in many ways. One is that he is overcoming his sadness from the divorce. This is making the book better, and keeping him on track for his goal: to survive. Also Brian is optimistic. When he got his head straight after the crash, he was always looking on the bright side of thgings like what do I have, or Holw long it will take the rescue team to find me. So far Brian has been a great character but I think he will get better.
5. Although I haven't been introduced to a lot of characters my least favorite character would be the pilot. I don't like him becaue he was out of shape which gave him a heart attack. Now Brian is stuck in the wilderness becuase of him. Also Brian is afraid of drinking the lake water because the pilots body is in there.
6. I predict help will not come to save Brian. He flew the plane hundreds of miles off course so it would be hard to find him. Also I think Brian will adapt more to the enviroment and feel better. I also think he will find that the hatchet is very useful fo survival.
Hatchet
Gary Paulson
Realistic Fiction
Just Right
63
1. I have just finished chapter 6 in the book Hatchet by Gary Paulson. The book starts out with Brian in a plane. His parents just divorced and it's playing a big role in how he acts and thinks. Anyway he is going to northern Canada to visit his dad for the summer. But as he's flying along the pilot has a heart attack and goes unconcious. Brian tries to wake him up but the pilot dies. Now Brian is flying a plane for hours off course and is trying to find a landing. Later his fuel runs out and he plummets down towards a lake. He suvives the crash but is in the middle of nowhere. As he finds a shelter which is a cave, he looks at the supplies he has. He has some misalanious items and $20. But he finds something useful which is a hatchet his mother gave him. Brian soon finds food and water to survive. But the next thing on his list is to find out how to make a fire.
2. I think the author did a great job writing this book. One thing I havn't seen in writing before is that Brian keeps repeating these words in his head. Some are The Secret. Another is Divorce. So far all these words have to do with Brian's parents divorce so it is pretty interesting. Also I like how the book is based on surviving in the wilderness. I like the plot and I think it's very exciting to see what happens to the character.
3. The theme of this book is man vs wildnerness. It is pretty obvious because Brian is trying to survive in the wild. The wild is effecing how he thinks becuase instead of focusing on the divorce, his attention is on surviving. Also he is becoming more couragous because he needs to take risks in the wild.
4. My favorite charcter is Brian. I like Brian in many ways. One is that he is overcoming his sadness from the divorce. This is making the book better, and keeping him on track for his goal: to survive. Also Brian is optimistic. When he got his head straight after the crash, he was always looking on the bright side of thgings like what do I have, or Holw long it will take the rescue team to find me. So far Brian has been a great character but I think he will get better.
5. Although I haven't been introduced to a lot of characters my least favorite character would be the pilot. I don't like him becaue he was out of shape which gave him a heart attack. Now Brian is stuck in the wilderness becuase of him. Also Brian is afraid of drinking the lake water because the pilots body is in there.
6. I predict help will not come to save Brian. He flew the plane hundreds of miles off course so it would be hard to find him. Also I think Brian will adapt more to the enviroment and feel better. I also think he will find that the hatchet is very useful fo survival.
Louie Parizeau
Louie Parizeau
The Shining
Stephen King
Horror
Just Right
26
The Shining
Stephen King
Horror
Just Right
26
- Right now in The Shining, the Torrance's are struggling with money. Jack Torrance, the father goes to an interview for a job to take care of the Overlook Hotel over the winter. He gets a tour of the hotel so he will know how to take care of it over the long winter. While Jack is at his interview, his son, Danny, is waiting for him to come home in the driveway. During this part of the book, Danny is thinking about how his father was once abusive to him and an alcoholic. Once, Jack broken Danny's arm when he was drunk. Danny has special powers that can warn him about events that might happen, so he keeps having nightmares about a monster named REDRUM coming and hurting him. His mother, Wendy, feels very worried for Danny because he is always alone and doesn't play with his friends. Also, Wendy has been thinking about getting a divorce with Jack because of his alcohol and abuse problems, but she has not come to do it yet.
- So far, I really like The Shining because the plot is very interesting. I always want to keep reading to find out if Danny's dreams of REDRUM are true and actually going to happen. Also, I like all the characters because they are all unique in their own way. Stephen King also makes his writing very erie and mysterious, which I think makes the book better because it is hard to make a book actually scary, like he does.
- One theme in The Shining is alcoholism. Jack was very addicted to alcohol which made him do bad things, like break Danny's arm. I think that alcohol really affect his relationship between him and Wendy, and is one of the main reasons why she wants a divorce. Throughout the book I think that alcohol will make it harder and harder for Jack to control himself, especially at the Overlook.
- My favorite character is Danny because he is a very interesting and nice character. He is always nice because he forgives his Dad for breaking his arm, and he will always do what his parents say. He is never mean to them either and always worries that something bad will happen to one of them. I think that he is also interesting how he keeps having these flashbacks about what might happen in the future, it is like a psychic ability.
- My least favorite character is Jack because he seems very down and sad, and he also has a bad past that somewhat shows in his present character. I think that the reason he is always sad is because he is struggling with money and he is always having to resist alcohol. He never makes and jokes or smiles, he is just always serious. I think that because he once was a bad alcoholic, and once broke Danny's arm, it slightly shows in him now, and I think it will get worse as time goes on.
- I think that once they start living at the Overlook, Jacks alcohol problems will get worse and he will finally give in and start drinking again. I predict that he will be the REDRUM the Danny dreams about, and he might hurt Danny or Wendy at the hotel when he is drunk.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Madison Moore
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Racism
Just Right
1) I just finished chapter 14 and a lot is going on in this book right now. Aunt Alexandra has come to live with Scout and Jem since Atticus is in Washington D.C. Aunt Alexandra doesn't like Cal's relationship with Scout and Jem, she feels it is too casual, so she has a talk with Atticus about "firing" Cal. Atticus doesn't want to fire Cal because Cal is not just a servant, she has become apart of the family. Also Dil has run away from his family in this chapter. Dil feels like his parents don't really love him or even notice the fact that he is there. Scout was thrilled to see him and so was Jem, but because of Jem's new him, he decided to do the more mature thing and tell Atticus. Scout was infuriated with this and she felt he was breaking their friendship code.
2) I kind of like this book. I think it is little slow at some parts and at points hard to follow, but I still like it. I don't think this is a book I normally would read, but it's good for a change. The only thing that makes me not really like this book is the oint of view it is wrtten in. Since I know all of the book is leading up to whem Jem hurt his arm it confuses me at time because I don't see why they would write about sstuff prior to that since it has been two years.
3) There are a ton of themes in this book. One major theme in this book is sacrife. I feel like this a a huge theme because atticus is risking a lot on taking the Tom Robinson case. This is a maor theme because Atticuz is risking his reputation as a respected lawyer, and his social life on a day to day bases, but most of all his kid's social life and their safety.
4) My favorite character is Calpernia. I love her because Cal lives two lives. She knows how to act infront of different people and she is educated better than others. I like how she didn't let the fact that she was black and that people thought less of her set her back. Cal seems like a nive and caring person, she cared for her children and raised them well and now she is caring forJem and Scout and raising them well.
5) My least favorite character is Aunt Alexandra. I really don't like her because she thinks of herslef as better than others and she is raiding her kids and gramdkids to think the same. She talks as if she owns the place no matter where she is. Also I don't like how she treats her own family. She is horrible to Scout and she doesn't have a good reason to be mean to her.
6) I think something is going to happen between Cal and Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra doesn't like Cal, therefore I think she is going to try and get rid of her since Atticus won't.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Racism
Just Right
1) I just finished chapter 14 and a lot is going on in this book right now. Aunt Alexandra has come to live with Scout and Jem since Atticus is in Washington D.C. Aunt Alexandra doesn't like Cal's relationship with Scout and Jem, she feels it is too casual, so she has a talk with Atticus about "firing" Cal. Atticus doesn't want to fire Cal because Cal is not just a servant, she has become apart of the family. Also Dil has run away from his family in this chapter. Dil feels like his parents don't really love him or even notice the fact that he is there. Scout was thrilled to see him and so was Jem, but because of Jem's new him, he decided to do the more mature thing and tell Atticus. Scout was infuriated with this and she felt he was breaking their friendship code.
2) I kind of like this book. I think it is little slow at some parts and at points hard to follow, but I still like it. I don't think this is a book I normally would read, but it's good for a change. The only thing that makes me not really like this book is the oint of view it is wrtten in. Since I know all of the book is leading up to whem Jem hurt his arm it confuses me at time because I don't see why they would write about sstuff prior to that since it has been two years.
3) There are a ton of themes in this book. One major theme in this book is sacrife. I feel like this a a huge theme because atticus is risking a lot on taking the Tom Robinson case. This is a maor theme because Atticuz is risking his reputation as a respected lawyer, and his social life on a day to day bases, but most of all his kid's social life and their safety.
4) My favorite character is Calpernia. I love her because Cal lives two lives. She knows how to act infront of different people and she is educated better than others. I like how she didn't let the fact that she was black and that people thought less of her set her back. Cal seems like a nive and caring person, she cared for her children and raised them well and now she is caring forJem and Scout and raising them well.
5) My least favorite character is Aunt Alexandra. I really don't like her because she thinks of herslef as better than others and she is raiding her kids and gramdkids to think the same. She talks as if she owns the place no matter where she is. Also I don't like how she treats her own family. She is horrible to Scout and she doesn't have a good reason to be mean to her.
6) I think something is going to happen between Cal and Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra doesn't like Cal, therefore I think she is going to try and get rid of her since Atticus won't.
Emma Hanmer
Emma Hanmer
The Tail Of Emily Windsnap
Liz Kessler
Fantasy
Just right
Just Finished
1. For my independent reading, I just finished reading The Tale of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler. Emily Windsnap, the main character, is a mermaid. She has just rescued her father from the king's underwater jail. He was in jail because He and Emily's mom, a human, married. Mermaids and humans were not allowed to marry, so king Neptune threw her dad in jail. After her long journey with her best friend Shona, they freed her father. The ending of the book starts with the Windsnap's trial. The king has agreed to give their family a trial to decide their fate. The Windsnap's use their love for each other and respect for the creatures of the ocean to win him over so they can stay together. The family was relocated from Shipwreck cove, their previous dwelling, to a secret island where other families like them live. They have a boat for her mom to live on, and an underwater house for her and her dad. They finally get to live together in peace.
2. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was action packed and exciting right from the beginning to the end. I really love this author and other books that she has written. I have read the book Phillipa Fisher's fairy godsister, which is another book by Liz Kessler. I notice that she enjoys writing novels about fantastical things like mermaids and fairies. The author made this book interesting by giving her a goal, which was to save her father. It gave the book a sense of love and family which was really great t o read about.
3. A common theme in this book is courage. I see this theme a lot in the characters. Emily will do anything to save her dad. She and Shona go on a long and dangerous journey to rescue him. Emily almost gets attacked by hammerhead sharks on the way. She would risk her own life for him. I think that it is really incredible that a girl so young could endure and go through so much. I also see courage in Shona. Shona has gone through a lot with her family, and she is still willing to help Emily with hers. The way she thinks about everyone else besides herself is such a strong quality in her.
4. My favorite character in this book is Shona. Shona is bubbly and bright. She knows the ocean like it's the back of her hand. I like how she cares about Emily and finding her dad, and how she is with Emily every step of the way. When Emily and Shona first met, she told Emily about the secret sunken boat that helped her find her father. Shona never thought about herself, but only of the well-being of her best friend. That shows what a true friend really is, and I deeply respect her for that. I wish Emily had thanked her more for all of her help!
5. My least favorite character is the King. although he gets better at the end when he lets them live together, he didn't start out that way. He didn't realize what true love was. Event though Emily's parents fell in love, he mindlessly separated them which ruined their relationship and love for each other just because he thinks it's "not right". I don't think that it was his decision to make. If the parents thought it wouldn't work they would have split. He was also very cruel and sent spies around to "check on" Emily and her mother while her father was in jail.
6. I really loved the ending. I think it was amazing that the Windsnap's finally got to be a family. The island that they get to live at is so incredible! There are huge waterfalls and caves that border the beach. I couldn't imagine not seeing my father for my whole life. I could tell that Shona and Emily would find him because the author hinted that the Windsnaps were a special case and that there situation would end up Ok. I didn't expect this ending to happen. It originally thought that Emily and Shona would never find her father and Emily might move in with Shona. I'm very happy that this was the real ending, because everything turned out all right.
Hannah Keavany
The Fault in our stars
John Green
realistic fiction
Just Right
144
Hazel finds out she gets to go on the trip to amsterdam and gets all excited. The adult that brings them is Hazels mother because she knows how to work Hazels oxygen tank. So its the day they leave and they the three of them get in the car. Its about 40 minutes before the plane leaves for Amsterdam and Augustas says he is going to get food. Augustas has been gone for 30 minutes and Hazels starts to wonder where he is. Then she hears the flight atendent say all people who will need time to get on the plane please bored. Hazel is thinking where could he be and then she turns. She sees Augustas limping his way toward the plane as fast as he can and they get on the plane in time.
I really like this book a lot right now. I think that this author is really pulling me into this book. It just keeps getting better and better. I really like how Hazel has a friend she can talk to. It seems that Augustas is a very nice person. When i start reading i just cant stop because i want to know what happens in amsterdam like if Hazel gets to meet her favorite author.
my favorite character would have to be Hazels mother because she lets her dauhghter go on a flight far away. Her mother will even go with her so that she can go because if she didnet have someone with her that knew how to use her oxygen tank nothing good would come from it. I like Hazels mom also because she is always there to support Hazel and she is always there for her and
I think a theme for this book is adventure because Hazel is trying somthing new by going on a plane to amsterdam. She is going to find her favorite author who is very far away from her home. This is an advernture because yu never know what will come of it. This will be a new experience for Hazel and Augustas.
I really do not have a least favorite characters because all of them have proven that they are all so very nice and sweet that no one could not like them.
I predict that Augustas will get sick on the plane and i also think that Hazel will not like the plane either. I dont think that Augustas has ever gone on a plane before. Another prediction i have is that the author they both really like is going to not be where he says he was and Hazel will get very disaponited.
The Fault in our stars
John Green
realistic fiction
Just Right
144
Hazel finds out she gets to go on the trip to amsterdam and gets all excited. The adult that brings them is Hazels mother because she knows how to work Hazels oxygen tank. So its the day they leave and they the three of them get in the car. Its about 40 minutes before the plane leaves for Amsterdam and Augustas says he is going to get food. Augustas has been gone for 30 minutes and Hazels starts to wonder where he is. Then she hears the flight atendent say all people who will need time to get on the plane please bored. Hazel is thinking where could he be and then she turns. She sees Augustas limping his way toward the plane as fast as he can and they get on the plane in time.
I really like this book a lot right now. I think that this author is really pulling me into this book. It just keeps getting better and better. I really like how Hazel has a friend she can talk to. It seems that Augustas is a very nice person. When i start reading i just cant stop because i want to know what happens in amsterdam like if Hazel gets to meet her favorite author.
my favorite character would have to be Hazels mother because she lets her dauhghter go on a flight far away. Her mother will even go with her so that she can go because if she didnet have someone with her that knew how to use her oxygen tank nothing good would come from it. I like Hazels mom also because she is always there to support Hazel and she is always there for her and
Sean Dougherty
Sean Dougherty
The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
Fantasy/Mythology
Just Right
Pg 37
1. Currently, I am reading The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. I started this book earlier this year but dropped it due to longevity, but now I feel that I have time to read it from the beginning. There's a prior book in this series, The Lost Hero, and this is the second of three books in this thrilling series. I'm at the beginning of this book and right now, Percy, like Jason, had a memory wipe. He doesn't know anything about his childhood, parents, or friends. The book stats where Percy is being chased by two gorgons, sisters of Medusa. Percy still remembers his name and the fact that he is half god, half human: a demigod. He is able to kill a gorgon, then run away, but the gorgons regenerate and catch up to him pretty quickly. He gets to steep hill, a dead end. He knows there is a tunnel under the hill, but how will he get there. The gorgons are disguised in the human world as workers at the Bargain Mart, and one was carrying a tray with poisoned cheese samples. Percy is able to kill the gorgons one last time, take the tray and uses it as a sled. He gets down the hill and finds the tunnel. There is an old woman there, apparently a Goddess: Juno. She asks that Percy carries her through the tunnel, he excepts. The two guards at the tunnel are able to hold the gorgons off long enough for them all to reach their destination, Rome. Even though they were in the United States at the time, somehow mythology led them to ancient Rome. I can't wait to keep reading.
2. I really have enjoyed this book so far. Even though I am only at the beginning, I find these kinds of books interesting and exciting. I've read many other Riordan books, and have felt the same way. They are very well written and always provide a good handful of mythology that can come in handy in Latin class. I immensely like how the author can mix the characters in mythology with real people living normal, or sort of normal lives. Things like that can just make a book so much better. As in The Maze Runner, I like how the main character starts with no memory. This gives the reader, as well as the character, new ground to build on. Building it from the ground in other words. I feel Rick Riordan does a great job at this.
3. The theme of this book is probably finding yourself. Of coarse, Percy starts out with almost no memory and his goal is to get that back, but it's more than that. He needs to figure out what he means to everybody and the world. He has to except the fact that he's not like other teenagers, he is demigod. He fights monsters and goes to a hero camp instead of school. That's exactly why I chose this theme. I may be early in the book, but I know Percy, he truly is a hero. Same story with all the other demigods, they need to look inside themselves and find out what they mean to the world of mythology. You may think of them as just soldiers, but they are individuals with different talents and parents. Again, the entire plot is for Jason to get his memory back and continue the life he was living before he woke up.
4. Because I have only read so few pages, my favorite character is Percy. He shows he is a hero through his courage and leadership. When he was being chased by the gorgons knowing that he couldn't kill them, he didn't give up. Even when the odds were on top of him, he kept fighting, and eventually he found a way to escape. Also, he is flat out a good person. He didn't know that the old lady was a Goddess before he carried her, still he did the favor and did what's right. He seems like the best character in this book to me so far.
5. My least favorite character in this book is Reyna, the camp of Rome's leader. She was the first one to formally greed Percy when he got to the camp. This greeting was very weak and pathetic. Percy had just had his life at risk as well as the two guards and Juno. She's stiff and very high strung considering the brief time she was described in the book. Despite the responsibilities of being camp leader, she's a teenager, she deserves to have fun every once and a while. I feel like she won't play a big part in the rest of the plot, but right now, she's pretty important to Percy's position.
6. Considering the fact that I've read other Rick Riordan books and know how and where his climax kicks in. He writes hero stories, and heroes almost always win. However, his heroes are teenagers and think differently. I other words, they can't really seal the deal. I now Percy will hardly win, but the story won't be over. There's always this loophole that leads the story into the rest of the series. The gorgons said that their leader was Gaea, and I think that Gaea will almost awake, but due to the strong courage of Percy and his friends, they will keep her asleep. But she's not done, the prophesy says that seven sons of Olympus will unite to defeat Gaea. I believe that this won't happen until the next book.
The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
Fantasy/Mythology
Just Right
Pg 37
1. Currently, I am reading The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. I started this book earlier this year but dropped it due to longevity, but now I feel that I have time to read it from the beginning. There's a prior book in this series, The Lost Hero, and this is the second of three books in this thrilling series. I'm at the beginning of this book and right now, Percy, like Jason, had a memory wipe. He doesn't know anything about his childhood, parents, or friends. The book stats where Percy is being chased by two gorgons, sisters of Medusa. Percy still remembers his name and the fact that he is half god, half human: a demigod. He is able to kill a gorgon, then run away, but the gorgons regenerate and catch up to him pretty quickly. He gets to steep hill, a dead end. He knows there is a tunnel under the hill, but how will he get there. The gorgons are disguised in the human world as workers at the Bargain Mart, and one was carrying a tray with poisoned cheese samples. Percy is able to kill the gorgons one last time, take the tray and uses it as a sled. He gets down the hill and finds the tunnel. There is an old woman there, apparently a Goddess: Juno. She asks that Percy carries her through the tunnel, he excepts. The two guards at the tunnel are able to hold the gorgons off long enough for them all to reach their destination, Rome. Even though they were in the United States at the time, somehow mythology led them to ancient Rome. I can't wait to keep reading.
2. I really have enjoyed this book so far. Even though I am only at the beginning, I find these kinds of books interesting and exciting. I've read many other Riordan books, and have felt the same way. They are very well written and always provide a good handful of mythology that can come in handy in Latin class. I immensely like how the author can mix the characters in mythology with real people living normal, or sort of normal lives. Things like that can just make a book so much better. As in The Maze Runner, I like how the main character starts with no memory. This gives the reader, as well as the character, new ground to build on. Building it from the ground in other words. I feel Rick Riordan does a great job at this.
3. The theme of this book is probably finding yourself. Of coarse, Percy starts out with almost no memory and his goal is to get that back, but it's more than that. He needs to figure out what he means to everybody and the world. He has to except the fact that he's not like other teenagers, he is demigod. He fights monsters and goes to a hero camp instead of school. That's exactly why I chose this theme. I may be early in the book, but I know Percy, he truly is a hero. Same story with all the other demigods, they need to look inside themselves and find out what they mean to the world of mythology. You may think of them as just soldiers, but they are individuals with different talents and parents. Again, the entire plot is for Jason to get his memory back and continue the life he was living before he woke up.
4. Because I have only read so few pages, my favorite character is Percy. He shows he is a hero through his courage and leadership. When he was being chased by the gorgons knowing that he couldn't kill them, he didn't give up. Even when the odds were on top of him, he kept fighting, and eventually he found a way to escape. Also, he is flat out a good person. He didn't know that the old lady was a Goddess before he carried her, still he did the favor and did what's right. He seems like the best character in this book to me so far.
5. My least favorite character in this book is Reyna, the camp of Rome's leader. She was the first one to formally greed Percy when he got to the camp. This greeting was very weak and pathetic. Percy had just had his life at risk as well as the two guards and Juno. She's stiff and very high strung considering the brief time she was described in the book. Despite the responsibilities of being camp leader, she's a teenager, she deserves to have fun every once and a while. I feel like she won't play a big part in the rest of the plot, but right now, she's pretty important to Percy's position.
6. Considering the fact that I've read other Rick Riordan books and know how and where his climax kicks in. He writes hero stories, and heroes almost always win. However, his heroes are teenagers and think differently. I other words, they can't really seal the deal. I now Percy will hardly win, but the story won't be over. There's always this loophole that leads the story into the rest of the series. The gorgons said that their leader was Gaea, and I think that Gaea will almost awake, but due to the strong courage of Percy and his friends, they will keep her asleep. But she's not done, the prophesy says that seven sons of Olympus will unite to defeat Gaea. I believe that this won't happen until the next book.
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