Percy Jackson and the Olympians series SPOILERS for books 1-3 only

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "marion11111" 
<marion11111 at ...> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> Hi Alla.  This is on my list to read next.  I'm glad it's a good #4 
and I think the lack of 
> subtlety is part of the appeal to kids.  Any kid can feel smart 
because they  "figured it out."  
> It's a little like the obviousness of the Narnia books.  I remember 
reading those and feeling 
> so clever.  "OMG - it's supposed to be Jesus!"  My friends and I 
were in such a flurry of 
> excitement when we realized the connection.  Now it seems so 
obvious, it's painful.
> 
> marion
>


Alla:

Well, no. Luckily for me it is not as over the head as Narnia books. 
IMO anyways.

Remember we were talking that it is so closely based on Heracles 
journey?

I think now that it is done deliberately and with the intention to 
have as much fun with it as possible, but still I bet you anything 
that Percy's ending will be just as Heracles' was only with the twist 
based on the fact that author stresses that they are different even 
when they have to do same thing ( he stressed it in earlier books, so 
I do not give you any spoilers here).

I thought book 4 was really really good, really fast paced and OMG so 
many funny lines when Percy, you know, does his heroics.

I can't wait to talk to you about it when you are done reading.

Another prediction well, connected with the ending. I will very 
happily eat another crow, the one I ate on main was very yummy, but I 
bet you that Percy survives. Just do not see any indications that 
author will switch in another POV and it is written from first person 
and if he were to die, the end of the story will be really bizarre.


Oh and here is what I actually meant about guessing the ending, not 
even the fact that one has to look to Heracles' journey to make 
predictions.

Eh, I think Percy will spare Luke and that ( I of course cannot know 
how it will actually play out) what will save them all.

I absolutely thought so after book 3 and I still do think so.

Alla