#the lightning thief
Annabeth Chase
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Grover to Percy: everyone hates their parents
Don’t be ashamed,
You’ll grow up
You’ll come through
You’ll have kids
And they’ll hate you too
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Chapter 18: Annabeth does obedience school 18/04/21
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- Look I’m 99% sure the chapter title is talking about Cerberus but I love that it sounds like Percy is trying to train Annabeth. Good luck to him honestly. Can’t imagine she’d take that too well
- I feel like DOA Recording Studios must be a reference to something but once again I am too dumb/European to understand all of Rick Riordan’s references
- Ahhh apparently it stands for Dead on Arrival. Thanks google
- “He had a strange accent- British maybe” ummm RUDE
- WOT ARE YOU CHATTIN ABOUT M8 I’VE GOT A CRACKIN ACCENT. ALSO PERCY YOU’RE FROM NYC YOU CANNOT COME IN HERE WITH YOUR ‘KWOFFI’ AND HAVE THE AUDACITY TO SAY I HAVE A WEIRD ACCENT
- Although I will admit I pronounce water as 'war'er’ so I don’t have much of a leg to stand on
- Oh no. I just made fun of Percy’s judgement of British accents by calling him mate and now Charon has said mate twice in as many sentences. Maybe I am just a stereotype
- “How did you die, then?” “We drowned… in the bathtub” “All three of you?” “Big bathtub” how is that not a more iconic exchange lmaooo
- I like that Charon is calling the gang 'godlings’. We should bring that back
- Ummm excuse me? Thomas Jefferson gets to judge on whether people get into heaven? Big yikes.
- It’s very interesting that the mist apparently also applies to their afterlife… what if someone was an Atheist? Would they just see nothing because that’s what they’re expecting?
- Lmao Annabeth really went to town in the Waterland gift shop! Why did she bring a ball with her? Preparing for a quick game of catch with all this free time they DON’T HAVE
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Discussion Question: Chapter 17
Do you have any book recommendations for other books that are based on or inspired by mythology?
Percy: Wow this hotel is awesome! Nothing has gone wrong or tried to attack us for at least 30 minutes!
Percy:
Percy: Wait a minute
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Chapter 16: We Take a Zebra to Vegas 16/04/21
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- Awww no, Ares gave them fresh clothes that means they’re changing out of the head to toe water park merch
- RIP to that look
- This book is really making me want to go on a road trip where I stop off at all the locations in the quest. Would that be incredibly lame? Signs point to yes
- Eurghh I’m so soft for percabeth
- Excuse me?? One of the beads on Annabeth’s necklace has a centaur in a prom dress on it? You can’t just brush over a detail like that I need to know what happened!
- “Because you’re my friend Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid question?” I loveeee them
- Okay so if Percy can talk to horses because of Poseidon, does that mean Annabeth can talk to owls? Can Luke talk to tortoises? I need answers
- Gotta say, the Lotus Casino actually sounds kinda amazing and I would happily live there. Fuck reality. Lets all go chill there for 50 years and come back when society is less shit. Catch you on the other side
- And actually, the lotus casino would be the ideal place to spend quarantine
- Okay but,,,, what exactly is the point of the lotus casino? Like who’s running this joint? What do they get out of it?
- People don’t seem to be spending any money there so is their aim literally just to get people to chill out and have a good time? IN THIS ECONOMY???
- When was the last time these kids ate a vegetable? They’ve been living off crisps and oreos for a full week
- Hahaha Annabeth a girl of my own heart, half of the stuff on my disney+ watch list is national geographic lol
- They’ve got one day left?? ONE DAY??? You’re telling me they gotta get to LA, find the bolt and haul ass back to NYC whilst probably getting into some other shenanigans along the way in one day?
- Nah sorry kids that ain’t happening but good luck to ya
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Chapter 15: A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers 15/04/21
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- I have to say, I love the aesthetic of Iris messages
- I cannot believe Ares rides a motorbike with flames painted on the side lmao how 00s can you get?
- “The seat was leather- but leather that looked like… well, Caucasian human skin” I’M SORRY WHAT????
- ARES IS RIDING A MOTORBIKE WITH FLAMES ON THE SIDE AND A SEAT MADE OUT OF HUMAN SKIN WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WHY WOULD YOU INCLUDE THAT DETAIL AND JUST BRUSH OVER IT LIKE IT’S NOT ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING
- Look, again idk how I feel about this representation of Ares
- I mean he was never my fave Greek god BUT this interpretation of him does feel a lil one dimensional
- However I guess it’s not super far off the Greek interpretation of Ares. I mean apart from in Sparta, Athena was always more popular since she embodied the strategic aspects of war whereas Ares was mostly just about destruction
- Actually what I think is super interesting is that Ares doesn’t really show up much in Greek myth, but he’s SUPER important in roman mythology
- Do you think the importance of the gods would have changed for the modern world? I wonder who would be important now the gods are based in America?
- Probably just Zeus becoming even more powerful tbh. From the youngest sibling to the King of the Gods, that’s the American dream right? Oh and I bet Nike’s had a bit of a comeback. Americans love to win
- And because I’m a nerd who thinks this is super interesting: I reckon when the gods were chilling out in the UK Poseidon would have been super popular, and also probably Athena (not in modern day UK unfortunately but I reckon the Victorians would have loved her)
- This feels like when you’re playing a video game and really just want to fast forward this point in the narrative- ‘Look Ares, we really do not have time for this side quest please fuck off’
- “Maybe you’ll only fight when there’s a river to dive into, so your daddy can protect you” dude what are you talking about? You are literally sending him on a mission to a waterpark. This does not prove your point at all
- Hahaha I love that they’re all fully decked out in Waterland merch! How long do they keep these clothes for? (praying it’s the rest of the book)
- Annabeth getting embarrassed about going on the tunnel of love is exactly how I’d have acted at 12 haha
- Ummmm Percy just wondered why Ares and Aphrodite would choose to meet up here and then noticed all the mirrors excUSE ME THIS IS A BOOK FOR KIDS
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Discussion Question: Chapter 14
Why do you think people find Greek mythology so interesting?
Echidna: This is my son. he’s part lion, part snake, part goat, rabid, fire-breathing, and poisonous
Echidna: I love him so much
Percy:
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