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Similarities Between Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
Book vs. Movie: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief When books are made into movies, the movies are not always correct when it comes to carrying the information from the book to the movie. This usually leaves many irritated fans of the book. There are very few times that the movie is better than the book, but there are plenty of movies in which this is not the case. One example of these terrible movies is Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. Even the author, Rick Riordan, was disappointed in the movie. In Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, the movie, many of the characters are very messed up. This caused a change in attitude in the characters between the book
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