The Lightning Thief

I picked up this book after reading the fairly high acclaim it received on this site. Unfortunately, I abandoned it about 5 chapters in. There is too much derivative work in this book: an orphan/child-with-one-parent discovers his magical destiny via intense instruction. Honestly, I found myself replacing Greek gods and mythology with British wizards and re-reading a dumbed down version of Harry Potter.Don't get me wrong - derivative work, in and of itself, is not a bad thing (I look to [b:Wicked 37442 Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1) Gregory Maguire http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255675230s/37442.jpg 1479280] as a good example of an obviously derivative work that forged a drastically new path). However, I don't see enough unique content in this book to be excited about.