Customer Reviews
A bit too good at what he does.... 
2008-07-30
James Patterson writes very accurately in the voice of a snotty thirteen year old girl. Unfortunately, this means the reader is stuck with a narrative by a snotty thirteen year old girl.
Awesome book - 11 yr old daughter read it all in 7 days 
2008-07-09
My daughter loved this book. Once she decided to try to read it she couldn't put it down. She finished the last half of the book in an all day reading marathon. She wants to continue reading the rest of the series. Her friend and her grandmother both want to borrow the book now based on her rating of it.
A terrific book! 2008-07-06
This a great book for middle school age kids. Even my mom likes them! Great book!
A "MUST READ" for lovers of fantasy books! 2008-07-04
This book was the turning point for my 6th grade son who was reluctant to read anything beyond what was required in school. He ate this book up like never before, and he immediately wanted to read the rest of the series. After he read this book, he started reading for pleasure on a regular basis. Thank you, James Patterson!
I have also lent out this book series to 3 other kids that age, and they all had the same reaction... they loved it and wanted to read the rest immediately. Never mind the negative reviews you might read here. This is a book series that is likely to become an all-time favorite for 12-13 years-olds despite their love for stories like Eragon, Harry Potter, and Artemis Fowl. This is a "MUST READ".
Maximum Ride, book 1 
2008-07-02
First book in the Maximum Ride series.
Based on a character (Max)who appeared in two of Patterson's previous novels, When the Wind Blows and The Lake House. Not a sequel, rather more a reworking.
A group of scientists conducting secret and illegal genetic experiments create several genetically enhanced kids who are 98% human and 2% bird. They can fly and they also have other random talents that seem to crop up when they are in a tight spot. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel escaped from the lab and are in hiding from the half-human, half-wolf Erasers who want to recapture them.
The book starts with Angel being captured by a group of Erasers. They take her back to the lab, where she is back at the scientists' mercy. The rest of the flock sets out to rescue Angel.
Short chapters with lots of action and very little character development
Good book 2008-06-27
Get ready for the maximum thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.
Awesome book! 2008-06-14
This is a really good book. There is a lot of action and suspense, and the chapters are short, so if you hate endlessly long chapters (Like me) then that's another reasong to read this. There were really only two things that annoyed me in this book:
1. Things always seem to work out perfectly for Max and her friends. When they are out of money, POOF, there's a bank card right next to them. When Angel almost drowns, POOF, she can breathe under water. Fang gets beaten senseless, POOF, he's okay. It get's tiresome after a certain point.
2. At the end (I'm not giving any major spoilers though), when Max and Ari are fighting, Ari says something about not trying to kill Max or something like that, I don't remember. Sorry Ari, seeing as you have been TRYING TO KILL MAX THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BOOK, I can't believe you.
Well, those were the only things that annoyed me. Other than that, this is an awesome book.
A Way to Get Angel Back 2008-06-12
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment was a spectacular page-turning fiction book. When you read this book you will not to be able to put it down until you finish it. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment is about a fourteen-year-old girl named Maximum Ride. This book is about how Max and her gang were injected with DNA from a type of animal that never existed. One day Angel gets captured by these erasers. (Erasers are these half-wolf, half-human mutants) Max has lots of missions she has to do during this book, like saving Angel. She always doubts herself that she can't save Angel before they do bad experiments on her.
James Patterson is a very popular author. His Maximum Ride series was inspired by his best selling adult novels When the Wind Blows and The lake House. What I liked about the book was it has a lot of action and you can think about what Max is going through. The theme of this book is believe in oneself. You can always help each other out. I recommend that people should read this book. You will like this book so much.
Uh-huh sure 2008-06-08
This book is truely the best book i have ever read. I find myself wishing my life was exactly like this sometimes. There are absolutely no downsides to this book. Whoever wrote the down sides in the previous review was completely blind as to the spectalur rush of excitment you often get while reading it. And there for shouldnt have read this book if he could not appreciate it. The man who wrote this was a genius.
Six children running for there lives sounds dumb but if you read it i can guarantee you would love it. If you love books as much as i do (especially thrilling, heart pounding, romantic comedies) then i know you will love this.
-Mekare A. Bowen
p.s. Hey, dude below me, You're not a book genius so stop acting like it
Great Adventure! 2008-06-08
If you are looking for a quick paced book that is a great story of good vs evil, you have come to the right place. It is so easy to read and it has it all; humor, leadership, action, all with a touch of science fiction. This series is highly recommended for all ages. This series is just flat out fun...the only way to describe it.
