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HOUSE OF HADES!!!!...
HOUSE OF HADES!!!!
By the time this is posted, it will likely already be October 8, which means... THE HOUSE OF HADES HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!!!! It's late, but I'm going into MAJOR fangirling fits of impatience waiting for this. I'm going insane! I'm dying! I've BEEN dying! But this HAS to be the most painful part of the dying process!
Now, before we all go screaming about how we got it, what it looks like, etc. we should all agree NOT to spoil ANYTHING for at least one month. I read this with my family, so it'll take longer for us to finish it. It will be INSANELY hard, I know, but for the sake of others...
Agreed?
submitted by Blonde Heroines Rule, age classified, Dying for HoH
(October 7, 2013 - 8:56 pm)
(October 7, 2013 - 8:56 pm)
@Lena A. - What do you mean by Nora? I haven't read the book yet... Haha, I was just skimming through the comments and I saw my name...
(November 8, 2013 - 9:09 am)
Oh, sorry about that! I have another friend named Nora. Although, she is not 13, and does not live in New Jersey. Sorry to confuse you!
(December 3, 2013 - 5:38 pm)
@ Blonde Heroines Rule:
I can't believe you just said you wouldn't recommend RR anymore. I mean, you're Percy Jackson fangirl extrordinaire!
Can't wait to find out what's up with Nico. I never liked him much...
Regarding romances, I'm ambivalent. If they're written well, I digest them. If it's hackneyed or unbelieveable, I chuck the book.
Sadly, I do write in many romances in my own stories. I somehow can't help it.
(October 24, 2013 - 10:18 pm)
I completely agree with you about romance. I'm okay with it if it's believable and well done, but if it's over the top and not well written, then I can't stand it.
(October 24, 2013 - 11:45 pm)
Re: My last comment.
That said, I like how Annabeth and Percy's romance continued on a generally straight track from the first series. And I adore how she still calls him Seaweed Brain.
(October 24, 2013 - 10:20 pm)
@BHR: WHAT??? Your approval of Dr. Riordan just slips away because of Nico?? I think not reading the next Heroes of Olympus book just because of Nico is completely nuts! Of course not reading it because you don't like the book is another story.
I'm fine with romance, just so long as it's realistic and not glorified and trashy.
(October 25, 2013 - 4:59 pm)
To an extent, yes. I will recommend the PJO series, but not Heroes of
Olympus. If I don't read the next book, it's because I try to make a
stand against such things, no matter how small it may seem. I try
setting an example. If enough people do, then maybe it will show Rick
that we're not willing to go along with whatever he decides to write,
just because we liked previous works.
@ JtSF: Excellent description of Nico! He is, indeed, completely nuts.
@ Everinne: Okay, yes, I must admit. Once a fangirl ALWAYS a fangirl! I will always love the PJO series! Always and forever! And I agree, I never really liked Nico. He is, and was, in my opinion, severely self-absorbed.
(October 25, 2013 - 8:15 pm)
I just finished The House of Hades. Oh my gosh, it was the awesomest.
In reply to all the Nico drama, I kind of liked it that he put it in there. Sure, I was shocked, but always in Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riorden has shown a kind of open-mindedness that I've never seen in other books. He's not afraid to put something in his books that will shock the world. He's open to changes and things that are slightly disturbing. Putting Nico in there was showing that everything has a place in a book. A book shouldn't be shunned just because it has something in it that's 'shocking'. Rick has shown in his risk of putting something like that in his super-popular books that you shouldn't shun all mentions of things like that. People like Nico are part of our society these days, and I don't foresee that changing anytime fast. So, please all of you, see it how I see it and don't shun the book just because it was 'shocking' or 'disturbing'. It was an awesomely, amazingly, epic adventure and it opens up young people's minds to this kind of stuff. Just because we're young doesn't mean we're 'sensitive' and have to be protected. Sometimes I think kids understand stuff adults find disturbing even better then they do. We accept things like that and we find ways to live with them as we grow up. Personally, I love Rick Riorden for putting Nico in his books. It made them more 3D, more like something that could really happen.
Anyway, sorry for that rant. I just needed to say that.
@ BHR, please do read it. They mention Nico once. That's it. The rest of it is just. . . pure awesomeness. I really enjoyed discussing the other books with you and I hope we can do it with this one and the next. Alright?
Aside from all that, it was so awesome! The whole thing was amazing. I won't spoil it, though, so I must click submit before I start rattling off spoilers on ya'll. *winks*
(October 28, 2013 - 3:28 pm)
I just got to the Nico part and I don't think there is anything wrong with RR putting that in. I totally agree with Corina about him being more open-minded in his books, and I like that. I'm definitely not going to stop being a fan just because of one little thing!
(October 28, 2013 - 9:28 pm)
I really don't understand how people could say that they suddenly hate Rick Riordan just because they have a different opinion from him. (Not meaning to offend anyone or turn this into a political debate). I mean, if a friend had a different opinion than you on a controversial topic, you wouldn't come up to them and say to their face that you despise them now because they had a different viewpoint. I'm not saying that either side is right, how could I know? But throughout whatever drama ensues after Nico's revelation, you still must concede the point that Rick Riordan is and always will be a great author whose writing style is engaging and intelligent. The fact that he thinks differently than other people will not change this quality of writing.
It's fine if someone says that they do not like Nico as a character any longer. That's different than saying that the author is a horrible person because he changed Nico's character.
Really sorry if I ranted too much or offended anyone.
(October 28, 2013 - 10:08 pm)
In all honesty, this series had already been morally challenging me. There were multiple things throughout the series that had bothered me, and the whole Nico thing was the straw that broke the camel's back. So no, I still don't think that should have been put in there. It still just made me physically ill, and I just don't care for the series any longer.
(October 29, 2013 - 2:40 pm)
What else was bothering you?
(October 29, 2013 - 7:14 pm)
Well, for one, the romance in general. It's not just that I don't care for romance, it's also that I don't believe in a) the way it was gone about, b) how much it was in there, being so carefully detailed by each persons viewpoint, and c) in there for such a young age. While there was romance in the PJO series, it was much easier to just ignore it, and focus on the adventure. I haven't agreed with any of the romance in this series, especially certain scenes, like the one with Annabeth and Percy in the ship hold. It was quite unecessary. While kids will have to learn about this eventually, I don't think it's meant for elementary to middle schoolers to know about, and it's not for Rick to decide to teach them. It's for the child and the parent to decide. The same thing with Nico. However small that bit may be, it's not for Rick to decide to influence readers, which, whether that was his intention or not, does influence kids to some extent. It may be one little piece, one little blurb, but you notice. A thorn is small, bit you notice that, and it leaves a mark.
I also didn't appreciate their constant, "oh gods," or "oh my gods". It's the same as saying "oh my God." No matter what, you aren't to use God's name in vain. And I don't appreciate it being all throughout the books. Again, it might have been in PJO, but if it was, I hardly remember it. Probably because it was in there so little.
PJO was overall better because you didn't get the weird POVs from all the characters, their feelings, etc. If a girl or guy has a crush, we don't really need to know about it. If Nico has issues, we don't need to know about it. I don't think it's for Rick to decide to "educate" the public, whether that is his intention or not. If it's there in the story, he's spreadin' the word.
(October 30, 2013 - 3:11 pm)
Well, actually, I think that HoO is supposed to be more young adult/teen fiction, whereas PJ was more children's.
(October 30, 2013 - 5:13 pm)
I actually loved Percy and Annabeth in the ship's hold, it made me laugh so hard. . . but I like romance, so . . .
I found it qutie fascinating that they had all the people's veiwpoints. In my mind, though it's always 'I this" or 'I that'.
I argee with Lizzy on the fact that Heroes of Olmypus is for teens and Percy Jackson is more for children. Percy is older in HoO, so the age group is older too. In House of Hades, they have Errros, and I kind of think of the comparision of the two series like him and Aphrodite. Erros represents the intense, hurtful love and Aphrodite is the 'love is a game' and 'oh, let's flirt!' kind of love. HoO is more intense, with the fighting and romance and everthing. Percy Jackson is more playful. Percy is playful, so his story is too.
Also, they weren't talking about 'oh my gods' as in God. They were talking about their parents as in gods. So it's not really the same thing.
I don't know. I savored every last bit of Heroes of Olympus maybe even more than Percy Jackson. It just seemed more real, like something that could really happen in our world. And yes, even Nico's part. I savored that too.
(October 30, 2013 - 9:54 pm)