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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I think the movie was better than the book. I think it was a good concept to get kids interested in Greek mythology, but it was just poorly executed.
Mostly I could not get past the writing. Just better writing would have made a big difference to me. Sometime it was just too immature, like the Macy's Parade pooper-scooper reference, or sometimes just plain bad (the Arch looks like a shopping bag handle???).
I liked Camp Half-Blood too. It's a location for kid movies and books that I think is appealing and timeless. Camp was cool and fun as a kid. Camp was going away from the parents and being more "adult." Camp Bunks/Houses create a convenient rivalry and also camaraderie. In this case competing houses had to work together too.
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I agree. I found the movie to be more enjoyable then the book. The writing was middle grade at best. It read like this was written for a 10-year old. The story was pretty good but the writing was not all that good.
Does the writing get better in any of the other books or is it too middle grade at best?