Review on Percy Jackson and the lightning thief

If I were given a choice to choose between the book version and the movie version of Percy Jackson, I would choose the book. The favourite part of the book that I like is the part where the identity of Percy was revealed to him(the part which he got to know about who his father was.) The reason that I liked that part best is because the beginning of the story was written such that suspense will be with the reader about who Percy's father was. I, too, was very interested in finding out who his father was.
The reason why I preferred the book to the movie was that, the movie was too straightforward. All that sense of suspense that was supposed to be instilled within the reader was gone. The reason why I was motivated to continue reading the book was that I wanted to find out about who Percy's father was. In the movie, it was revealed to us almost from the start, that Percy was the son of Poseidon and that alone made me lose half the interest during the movie. Also, I was looking forward towards Percy's fight with the God of War, Ares, as I could not picture the scenes very well together when I was reading the book.
Overall, I was put off by the fact that there was no sense of suspense in the movie and had the best part of the story(book) taken away.


Next, these are some of the many differences between the two versions of 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief' that I have noticed:
1.First of all, Clarisse, the daughter of Ares(God of War) was not part of the movie
2.Next,in the book, Percy did not know who his father was until the hellhound was summoned from the camp, while in the movie, it was revealed straight to Percy that he was son of the sea god, Poseidon, upon his arrival at the Half-blood camp
3.After the competition among the blue and red team(consisting of demigods from all the cabins), a hellhound was summoned instead of Hades appearing amidst the fire.
4.Dionysus was not in the movie, while he appeared in the book.
5.In the book, Percy got the 3 pearls(or something like that)from a kind a water spirit(if I'm not wrong) whereas Percy had to go on a quest to three locations in order to get them.
6. In the book, there wasn't a scene with a battle with the Hydra in the museum whereas there was one in the movie
7.There wasn't any mention of the Helmet of Darkness(Hades' weapon of authourity)
8.In the book, Zeus' bolt was hidden inside Percy's bag while it was hidden in the shield which Luke gave to Percy in the movie.
9. Ares, the god of war, was not featured in the movie.
10.There was not an encounter or conversation between Percy and Kronos, the titan lord.

Review of Percy Jackson and the lightning thief(book):

Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old kid, was leading his life well(except for the fact that he had to change his school frequently due to his dyslexia and ADHD). However, as the summer solstice began to approach, Percy was about to embark on a journey unlike other: a quest to save the world. Being a demi-god is fine, but being a child of the big three is certainly a crime...
With powers greater than any other half-blood, Percy was chosen for this quest to stop the imminent war between the the gods, and part of the reason was also that Percy was suspected the lightning thief, the thief who stole Zeus' weapon of authourity----the lightning bolt.
After all the obstructions by furies,monsters and even god, Percy finally completed the quest and cleared his name. But that was not all. The last statement of the prophecy from the oracle has not came true even after his quest was over. What awaits Percy after his glorious return from the solvation of the misunderstanding? To find out read Percy Jackson and the lightning thief now!