Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20170125025036/@comment-27790000-20170130100316

Many may disagree with me, but honestly I think that Riordan's books are becoming more and more of a political discussion than an engaging story. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as issues are able to be discussed openly in literature and it creates dialogue in society. However, it becomes a problem (as in this case) when the ranting gets in the way of the story. I mean, seriously, for the first 70-100 pages I actually found that it was a chore to read it.

Reading fiction is supposed to take readers out of this world and into one of their imagination, and yet Rick's new books seem to do the opposite. And while it can be argued that forcing readers to face their realities is a good thing, the fact remains that Riordan's books have never been ones to seek for serious social discussion. I may be completely off my rocker, but Riordan's mythology books are supposed to provide us with fantastic tales of encounters with gods and monsters, not the sensitive controversial topics we are confronted with in our real world.