#19 in Graphic novels
The lightning thief
- 128
- Pages
- about 2.5 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, he and his friends have 10 days to find and return Zeus's stolen property.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 123 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Graphic novels average of 8.4. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 9 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 114 | 93% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Art work is terrible and inconsistent. Some pages the middle school aged characters look 40. Plus not sure why they condensed it so much. Misses a lot of character and plot development. Might offer as a low text alternative to older students who are very…”
“I love the Percy Jackson books, but I was in no way impressed with this graphic novel adaptation. It looks like they did an adaptation of the (terrible) movie which was an adaptation of the books.”
Frequently asked
How long is The lightning thief?
It has 128 pages — shorter than 100% of the ranked books in Graphic novels.
In this book
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