The+Sea+Of+Monsters

 Ingmar Chen 11/23/08      Block E    During this two weeks. I read a book called “ __The Sea of Monster__s”. __The Sea of Monsters __ is a fantasy novel by Rick Riordan. It is the second in the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and is the sequel to __ The Lightning Thief __. It is followed by __The Titan's Curse__ and __ The Battle of the Labyrinth __. I have read the first novel “T__he Lightning Thief__” in summer so I have a great interest in this following book. In my opinion, it’s same interesting as __Harry porter__!  Both books are set in a real world. With gods and monsters. In the first book the lightning thief Percy Jackson found out that he’s a “half blood” the son of Poseidon. He also soon figured out that he has some cool powers in his body. But being a half blood is not fun. There will be always monsters chasing trying to eat those half blood kids. The only place on this world is the “half blood camp” in the first book; he saved the world by him and his friends in the half blood camp. In the second book The Sea of Monster. He got a lot of troubles too. He came back to the camp-half-blood with Annabeth and Tyson. Who is Percy’s best friends. As soon as he gets there, though, he knows trouble has broken out all over. Thalia’s tree, the one that protects Camp Half-Blood, has been poisoned and is dying. If the tree died. The camp-half-blood will no longer be safe anymore. So Percy was trying to figure out how to safe the tree. The tree is important, not only because it protects the camp, but because Zeus turned his daughter Thalia into it as she lay dying. So a lot of bad things are about to start happening. This whole plot point shows how good Riordan’s storytelling and world-building is. I knew about the tree and the history from the first book, and now all of that is menaced. You can’t help but be drawn in. finally Percy figure out that the only thing to safe the tree is the Golden Fleece. Hide in the sea of monsters. Capture by Cyclops. His adventure to the through the sea of monster is dangerous, full of monsters and zombie pirates. He also has to face-to-face with Luke, Percy’s archenemy from the first book. What will happen on his dangerous journey? Let’s find out in the book! Overall, I like how Riordan is incorporating his own world-building into the myths of the Greek gods. He borrows a lot from the original mythology, but he changes it and put them to fit the modern world as well. I got classical education while i reading this book with Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. “The three big gods-Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades-had made a pact after world war2 not to have any more children with mortals. We were too powerful than regular half bloods. We were too unpredictable.” (50). The stories are set in today’s world, with side trips into pure fantasy, but they’re told in a simple, down-to-earth way to teach us how to be successful and brave, how to solve difficult problems, and the not to give up. Therefore the second thing I like this book is because it is filled filled with incredible adventures, lots of dialogue and jokes, magic and monsters. Finally, I recommend reading “T__he Lightning Thief__” first in order to understand "__The Sea of Monsters__" (by Rick Riordan) better. It’s a great book!  J
 * __ Book Review : “The Sea of Monsters”  __**