Monday, November 21, 2011

Reflections on "The Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan




Recently, I read this really good book called "The Red Pyramid" and I have a few reflections to make. I think that this book has really good and interesting characters, especially Carter and Sadie because they are really funny. I think that one thing that keeps me reading this book is the suspense of the book. When a book has a lot of suspense, you just want to know what happens next so you read on and on. Most of these kind of books are really hard to put down, because like I said before they are full of suspense. Once I pick up this book, it is certainly reading for pleasure. This book especially works for reading for pleasure because the characters are funny and it is Ancient Egyptian based. There are barely any boring bits, because the author knows how to structure a book in a way in which you almost never get bored. I think that I would certainly recommend this book to someone because in my opinion it is a really good book. I have read many other books by Rick Riordan, the author, and I think that all of the books that I have read so far by the author are really good. I personally pick up these kinds of books because I'm looking for a good book by an author whose books I've read because I know the books are really good. I mostly pick up books because they've been written by a good author and because they are full of adventure and suspense. Books with adventure and suspense are usually books that I'd pick up. Overall, this book is really good and if anyone is looking for a funny/adventurous/suspenseful book, this book is the PERFECT book.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Reflections on "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

I have recently read this book called, "The Lightning Thief", and I have a few reflections to make about the book. I really like the characters of this book. Some of them are funny, and some of them are cruel, and there is just a huge variety of characters. I think that what keeps me reading this book is that I have read all the other books in this series, except for this book. Once I pick up this book, it is almost impossible to put down. This book is certainly working for me as reading for pleasure. There are very few boring bits, because this is one of the most interesting books I've read. I think that someone else may like the book, because it talks about Greek mythology and is full of suspense. Like I said before, I have read every other book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series except for this one, which is why I mainly chose to read it. I pick up most books when I am looking for a book similar to the books I normally read, which are full of suspense. I think that this is a really interesting book and that you, as the reader of this post should read it if you haven't already.