Title: The Lost HeroAuthor: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Year of Publication: 2010
Reader’s Rating: 5
The Lost Hero is the first book in Rick Riordan’s second series about Greek mythology, Heroes of Olympus. The Lost Hero takes off about five or so years after the last book of Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Riordan’s first series). It takes place during modern times; even the Greek gods are a bit more modern. Please take note, this review is almost exactly like my review of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
In a Nutshell: The Lost Hero tells of the adventures of Jason, Leo, and Piper—three newly found demigods—as they take on a quest to save Hera, the wife of Zeus, who was kidnapped. They journey all over the continent, seeking information about the kidnapper and his or her whereabouts. The story ends when Hera is freed and the young demigods find out about an enemy even more powerful than the gods—and even the Titans—themselves.
(I make the story sound so plain! It’s really more complicated than that.)
The Good Stuff: The book is really nice, especially if you’re a fan of Greek mythology and/or the Percy Jackson books. Plus, the characters are hilarious. Funny books written for kids by people over the age of thirty are rare, so if you’re looking for laughter this is a good book to read.
The Not-So-Good Stuff: This book does not say anything about God. In fact, the book is about gods (boo, it makes me feel guilty!). The author also has a worldly view, not very Christian-like. The book is pure awesome for non-Christians, but for Christians…hmm, think about it first. For those of you who are Christians, I read the book and enjoyed it but I always remember that Jesus is the true God, and there is no one else. I also have to be careful not to let the book (or Greek mythology as a whole) take over my thinking.
Reader ‘s Say: Although this book doesn’t say anything about God, it made me realize how awesome He is. The Greek gods can be kidnapped. Who can kidnap God?! The Greek gods don’t know everything. God knows and sees everything; He is omniscient. The Greek gods aren’t the most powerful beings. God is the most powerful Being ever. He wasn’t even created. He was always there. He’s the beginning and the end. There are a lot more things I realized, but they would be too much to put in here. God is truly awesome! :D
I really respect how much you stand up for God. I believe in Him wholeheartedly as well. I believe that it is not wrong to read these books and that they don't have much in them (like you said.) I think if people keep their focus on God, then they're fine with reading these books. It's history. The Greek gods. (Even though they were never ever real.) It's a part of history and it's very interesting. But i agree with you that people should really keep their focus on the one true God through everything. Especially books that are written from a non-Christian view.
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