Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20170125025036/@comment-25155763-20170623210509

Princess Cardinal of the SkyWings wrote: I'm just glad that Percy's a side character after getting 10 books where is a MC.

TheViralSorceress wrote: 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.

(And now that I come to think of it, this rant fits Magnus Chase more than HoO.) How does Magnus Chase fit that rant? Unless you're talking about the whole Parents Are Dead Or Disapprove Of Their Child thing but I can't think of very many fiction books that I've read where 1 or more of the parents (family member) are not in some dramatic scene about them dying, about to die, dead, in trouble of some sort, etc. I think it's supposed to add some tension to the plot but it's overused. Or they just want to get the parents out of the way so their little hero can go out and save the world without anyone to hover around and stop them because it's 'too dangerous'

Because Magnus Chase has alot of politics in it, from arranged weddings and Muslim prayers to psychologically abusive dads,elf police who are lowekey racist and a genderfluid character. Now, it doesn't much bother me, but I see where Viral is coming from.