Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The author also specifically wrote the books with his son in mind. His son has ADHD and Dyslexia which is why Percy has those conditions as well.

If the books connect with kids, great, honestly.

Oh boy. Where are the books about NT kids not going through social injustice? Always someone suffering

lol yeah let’s stick to all the great literature with no suffering

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Anonymous wrote:OP the prose isn't literary. The feature of the series is how impressively he integrates such a wide body of Greek and Roman mythology into the story.

This. At least kids become aware of Ancient Greece and Rome. And it’s finally not about some injustice happening to a non white kid (which a lot of other school assigned books seem to be about).

Are you denying history?

Anonymous wrote:It’s far better written than Harry Potter.

Someone is jelly. Did you mist women's authors are the ones they usually attack as not being 'well written'

Look, Jk Rowling is wildly successful and veru popular despite the recent trans stuff.

Same with Taylor Swift. People hate them because they are popular and wildly successful.

Let's see what you can do. Have you written a young adult fiction thay has changed the world?

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Anonymous wrote:I picked up a Hardy Boys book recently. Percy Jackson is better.

What's wrong with casual language? It's how humans speak.

I agree with this. Pick up Happy Hollisters (ick) or the Victorian era Elsie books (warning - if you think the racism in Laura is bad you haven't seen anything yet) and you'll see that poorly written children's literature has been with us since there have been novels for kids. It's just that we usually blessedly let the bad writing go out of print.

Is Rick Riordan writing like E. B. White? No. Is there room for a kid to read both? Yes.

Lol, I devoured the Happy Hollisters as a kid and still ended up with a Masters in English and books on the bestsellers list.

OP, I get not loving Percy Jackson but think you’ll be challenged keeping “yeah” out of your kid’s vocabulary. Focus on teaching when it’s appropriate to use that versus “yes.” And they can serve as a springboard for reading nonfiction books about Greek mythology.

Anonymous wrote:The author also specifically wrote the books with his son in mind. His son has ADHD and Dyslexia which is why Percy has those conditions as well.

If the books connect with kids, great, honestly.

Oh boy. Where are the books about NT kids not going through social injustice? Always someone suffering

Anonymous wrote:OP the prose isn't literary. The feature of the series is how impressively he integrates such a wide body of Greek and Roman mythology into the story.

This. At least kids become aware of Ancient Greece and Rome. And it’s finally not about some injustice happening to a non white kid (which a lot of other school assigned books seem to be about).

Anonymous wrote:The author also specifically wrote the books with his son in mind. His son has ADHD and Dyslexia which is why Percy has those conditions as well.

If the books connect with kids, great, honestly.

This. My ADHD kid loves his books, and it kept him reading because he related to the characters. And there are other series from the author, plus books written by authors that he has promoted. So many good options to get kids reading.

My kid also reads "classics", mostly assigned at school. He hasn't liked many of them, because the characters aren't relatable or they're whiny. I'm an avid reader and felt the same way when I was his age.

Anonymous wrote:I picked up a Hardy Boys book recently. Percy Jackson is better.

What's wrong with casual language? It's how humans speak.

My kid learned some old fashioned mafia slang from the original Hardy Boys book, ha ha. He also loved the Rick Riordan books. But he also enjoyed Sherlock Holmes & Jules Verne around the same age.

I love Percy Jackson! The prose is not its strength. But it is accessible and adequately services entertaining plots and good characters.