The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two: Sea of Monsters, The

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7 hours and 55 minutes
Author

Rick Riordan
Narrator

Jesse Bernstein
Audible release date

June 9, 2006
Language

English
Publisher

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B000GB8WGM
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	7 hours and 55 minutes
Author	Rick Riordan
Narrator	Jesse Bernstein
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	June 09, 2006
Publisher	Listening Library
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B000GB8WGM
Best Sellers Rank	#508 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #2 in Children's Social Skills #2 in Greek & Roman Fairy Tales for Children #3 in Children's Greek & Roman Books

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dncall

Even better than the first

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021

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MY RATING SYSTEM
5 stars--WOW
4 stars--would read again
3 stars--was good, won't read again
2 stars--read it, but didn't enjoy it
1 star--didn't finish, it was so awful

Do I need to read books before this one: yes
Cliffhanger: no

SUMMARY
Percy has had an uneventful 7th grade. He's befriended Tyson, a large homeless boy at school. He's also had a few weird dreams about Grover. The last day of school, Mom tells him Chiron advises staying away from camp this year. At school, the bully teams up with new friends and they play dodgeball. The new friends turn out to be monsters who try to kill Percy. Annabeth rescues them, takes Percy and Tyson to camp. The Fates drive the taxi, know what Percy seeks and give him a set of numbers. He's not seeking anything. Thalia's tree has been poisoned, so the magical barriers protecting the camp are weak. The 3 help defeat some monsters attacking a border patrol led by Clarisse. Annabeth has to grant permission for Tyson to enter so he can help because he's a young cyclopes. Chiron's been fired, Tantalus takes his place. To heal the tree with the Golden Fleece, Tantalus assigns a quest to Clarisse, even though it's Percy who knows where it is.

EVALUATION
Again, how Riordan updates stories is fabulous. Hermes gives Percy a jar of chewable multivitamins that are minotaur and harpy shaped, and he dresses as a mailman when he needs Percy to sign for a delivery. Centaurs fight with boxing glove arrows and paintball guns. The Sea of Monsters moved west, too. This Odyssey was wonderfully fun.

RECOMMENDATION
Everyone who's read book 1.

FAVORITE QUOTES
I pressed PLAY and started up Chiron’s favorite—the All-Time Greatest Hits of Dean Martin. Suddenly the air was filled with violins and a bunch of guys moaning in Italian. The demon pigeons went nuts. They started flying in circles, running into each other like they wanted to bash their own brains out.

Tantalus came forward with a toasted marshmallow on a stick and tried to pluck it off, real casual-like. But before he could touch it, the marshmallow flew off the stick. Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.

My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. It doesn’t matter if they hate you, or embarrass you.

I remembered the myth about Andromeda and how she had been chained to a rock by her own parents as a sacrifice to a sea monster. Maybe she’d gotten too many F’s on her report card or something.

Annabeth volunteered to go alone since she had the cap of invisibility, but I convinced her it was too dangerous. Either we all went together, or nobody went. “Nobody!” Tyson voted. “Please?”

Charybdis was an orthodontist’s nightmare. She was nothing but a huge black maw with bad teeth alignment and a serious overbite, and she’d done nothing for centuries but eat without brushing after meals.

Don’t you ever feel like, what if the world really is messed up? What if we *could* do it all over again from scratch? No more war. Nobody homeless. No more summer reading homework.

POSSIBLE TRIGGERS (SPOILERS)
Sex: a kiss on the cheek
Language: 0 F words, 12 Lord's name in vain, 0 S words
Violence: fights with mythical monsters

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(JV)

I first thought it was going to be dull, but as I read it it was more ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2016

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I had received the second book of Percy Jackson and it is starting from
the first book lighting thief. I first thought it was going to be dull, but as I read it
it was more interesting and In finished it, wishing for more. The second one I just got
is explaining who is who from the first book and some knew are mentioned.
It holds you attention and for young or old to enjoy, if you like stories of mythology.
It's well written and there's other ones following this one. There are five books in all with
this. If you are looking for adventure in a book this may be what you're wanting. I can't wait
for the other ones. (JV).

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Lora S.

Fun little fantasy series

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022

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The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This is a fun little fantasy series whose premise is that the Greek gods are still running around the modern world siring children who grow up to get into trouble if they are not properly trained. And sometimes even if they are.

The place they go to be trained is a summer camp known as Camp Half-Blood. It’s a strange place, but the kids are at least safe from revealing what they are to the outside world while they are there. As long as they actually stay there at the camp.

Camp Half-Blood is in danger, and it’s up to Percy and Annabeth to save it. Thalia’s tree has been poisoned, and as a result, the boundary around the camp that is supposed to keep enemies out has been weakened. Chiron, the centaur who both Percy and Annabeth look up to as a mentor, is being blamed for the poisoning and has been fired.

On top of all this, Percy has found a new immortal while he was at school. He has to bring the kid to Camp Half-Blood for his own protection, even though he really doesn’t want to. When he gets Tyson to camp, he finds out that the boy is a Cyclops. And that he too is a son of Poseidon. I like how Percy tries to look out for Tyson even though he finds him something of an embarrassment.

So, Percy and Annabeth do the only thing they can think of: they go on a quest to find the one item that can cure the camp’s ills.

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D. Griffin

My FAVORITE😜💙💙💙

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016

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When I was a second grader, a little girl with ponytails who had just barely overcome her dyslexia and started reading books, the Percy Jackson series was my favorite thing on earth and this was my favorite of them all. Perfect for grade school kids, and probably middle schoolers. I remember that, as a kid, I "shipped" Percy Jackson (the main character) and Annabeth Chase (one of his best friends) which means means that I really wanted them to be together as a couple, so all the scenes that they had together we're probably my favorites. I loved this book because it was hilarious, very fun and easy for me to read, and the storyline was also very intriguing and creative. I also loved the characters, especially Percy.

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Travis

Better than the first.

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019

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Where the first seemed wildly inconsistent, this one was solid throughout.

Characters
Percy and his friends are about the same as before. Little character growth, which is normal for a middle grade novel. The introduction of Tyson was simply a twist on Grover, giving Percy his non half blood companion. Tyson was inconsistent, sometimes barely capable of saying two words, other times weaving complex sentences. Otherwise he was what you would expect.

Setting
This book is less in the real world and more in 5he magical world. Camp Halfblood was inconsistent. The author introduced a change to the camp, but then in an effort to keep things the same ignored that change when convenient. It was the second worst part of the novel.

Plot
I never got over the fact that Camp Halfblood was too dangerous to send Percy to, but then all of a sudden it was too dangerous for Percy anywhere outside the camp. Without a doubt the most jarring, awkward part of the book. There was a missed opportunity after the Guinea pig incident that might get forgotten or maybe the author is waiting to capitalize on it later.

All in all, it was alright. I'm feeling generous, so it gets 4 stars.

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Blaze

Great one!! Must have for harry potter fans!!

Reviewed in India on March 11, 2017

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If u have read harry potter and obsessed of it and u are trying to find some story like it u must go for the percy Jackson series.... Its having a great storyline and u will love all the characters just like harry potter's...
Pros:
Great story and u will always want to read the next one
It has thin books so u will not get bored of reading so fat ones
*It has no cons
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My favourite book in the entire series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2021

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This book was even better than the first! I love the way you get to know the people in the story, and the slight character development shows just how layered this book really is. The twists and turns really stand out, and 'SPOILER' the huge twist that makes everything turn upside down was extremely well done, as it makes the villain seem even more crooked and clever. I love the fact that Greek Mythology has been around for millions of years, a fully planned out story, yet Rick Riordan was the first one to write a huge series based on it for kids. Basically, it is a wonderful book, and i can't recommend it enough.

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Love these books!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2019

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I am 12 years old and am quite an advanced reader, so thought these books would be more for younger kids and not for me. I fell in love with them! The concept of the book is amazing. It is about Greek demigods in the modern day, who have to deal with normal problems as teenagers as well as fighting Greek monsters and saving Olympus! The books didn't get worse during the series and the characters were relatable and funny and it feels like they are your friends. As well as this, since reading these books, I have found I now know tones of stuff about Greek mythology and aced my classics test! I have now read the Percy Jackson series, heroes of Olympus series and trials of Apollo series and could not recommend this series enough!

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Nguyen Ba Dam

A Sensational Mix of Greek Mythology and Modern Day

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2019

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This book has an excellent storyline and plausible plot. The story is based on Percy Jacksons adventure to find the Golden Fleece and use it to heal the Thalia the daughter of Zeus who turned into a tree. Percy Jackson sets on a quest to find the fleece but encounters the horrible Cyclops Polyphemus and other monsters on the journey to the finding of the fleece.
During this time Percy has to grasp the fact that his brother is a cyclops as well and is called Tyson, Tyson has a huge impact on throughout the story and protects Percy. Setting off with Annebeth he encounters the witch Circe who turns into a guinea pig. Luckily if his friend had not come to rescue him he would have been stuck in that state for eternity.

Excellent book I would definitely recommend this book for all readers it is a brilliant book and I think Riordan is a genius when it comes to writing in Greek mythology.

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Alyssia Cooke

Excellent for the age range its aimed at

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2019

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Another entertaining and well written instalment in the Percy Jackson series, although I wasn't quite as impressed as I was with the first novel. Some aspects of this were absolutely fantastic, and I absolutely fell in love with the character of Tyson who is definitely an interesting take on a step-sibling. The action moves along at quite a clip and the characters are well defined and developed. Somehow it didn't quite have the sparkle that I got from the first book, but it's still a strong sequel and I am looking forward to seeing where this goes in the future.

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