James Patterson: Maximum Ride (2006, Thorndike Press)
Hardcover, 480 pages
English language
Published Feb. 2, 2006 by Thorndike Press.
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.
An OK book, I thought it was a bit slow in parts and think the pacing could be better.
Why the hell did I read this? Iām a 25 year old bitter adult with a grudge against hack writers like Patterson. This book isnāt for me. Iām not the audience. Teenagers are.
If thereās one thing Iāve always hated about Pattersonās work, itās his trademark two page chapters. It makes the pacing of an already bloated and overwrought book unbearable to slog through. And on top of all that, the reader has to endure the most precocious and obnoxious narrators.
āMaximum Riderā reads like a 40 year old trying to take on the voice of a teen. Said narrator is surrounded by a gaggle of misfits including the black-clad edgily names āFangā.
Reluctant readers in the pre teen age range would probably enjoy this ākid powerā story. Not me though, definitely not me.
