Comments on Biblio File: Race in Percy Jackson

The actors all look their age, it would be okay if...

2009-06-27T22:09:39.552-04:00

The actors all look their age, it would be okay if they could pass for 14 but they can't.
Sorry about the audio book, at least with a bad book I don't hear voices in my head.

Also, I was excited because the Michael Yew was re...

2009-06-27T12:44:35.058-04:00

Also, I was excited because the Michael Yew was read with a southern accent instead of a Korean one, but then I looked it up, and discovered his last name was Yew, not Yoo. :(

Also, Demeter sounds like Stan's older sister from South Park. When she argues with Hades, I keep expecting her to shout "shut up turd!"

Amanda-- I just might, but I don't know what good ...

2009-06-27T12:27:08.799-04:00

Amanda-- I just might, but I don't know what good it would do at this point.

Sean-- While Riordan disapproved, these characters appear in later books, when the audio has been pushed out quickly. I wonder if he heard them before publication?

Doret-- SO OLD! WAY TOO OLD! The guy playing Percy is 17 and Annabeth is 23! Grover is 25 WTF?! Honestly, I've been so irked about the ages (how can Grover go through satyr puberty if he's already 25?!), that I hadn't even thought about race. But, you do have a good point.

At least it's not as bad as Harry Potter, where they originally cast Lavender Brown as black in Prisoner of Azkaban but as soon as she gets lines and has to make out with Ron, they recast her as white! (I can understand recasting a roll that goes from small to huge, but dude, at least try to make them sort of look alike!)

Have you seen the cast for the movie. The actors ...

2009-06-27T01:12:28.508-04:00

Have you seen the cast for the movie. The actors playing Percy, Annabeth, and Grover look a little old. Still don't know how I feel about Grover being Black. I am still asking myself why. I guess part of my problem is they would never make Annabeth or Luke Black, because it's not true to the story. But sure, they'll go ahead and add a little color with the half goat half human.

Plese forgive this mini rant, hopefully if won't make you regret the link. Thanks for that BTW.

Of course, there is every chance that the accent w...

2009-06-24T09:11:27.669-04:00

Of course, there is every chance that the accent was added to the audio version with Rick Riordan's full approval, despite the fact that the text wasn't written that way. Given the high profile of the series, I can't imagine that the producers would have let it go if Riordan disapproved.

You should email the publicist for the company...t...

2009-06-23T23:23:31.306-04:00

You should email the publicist for the company...that would irritate me too!