Review: Maximum Ride by James Patterson
Published June 04, 2006
I was drawn in by the blurbs on the jacket of Maximum Ride, and ended up really enjoying this mutant-teen-adventure on steroids. James Patterson's book is well-written, well-crafted, and downright fun - especially when waiting endless hours in an airport for whenever your next flight might be.
Flight plays a big part in the unfurling of this story. The title character, Maximum Ride, is a 14-year-old girl leading a flock of others who all have been DNA-enhanced with avian abilities and features. They have wings, and they can fly - things that come in handy when being chased by wolf-like creatures called Erasers, also DNA-mutated into something superhuman, and when trying to find your identity after spending so much time being poked and prodded by the White Coats in the disinfected labs of The School. Max and her friends have escaped the confines of scientific research and really just want to find their place in this world. Don't we all?
There's adventure as Max and the others fight the Erasers, break into several lab facilities, and blow things up. Some find new abilities as they take flight, and others discover things about themselves in the midst of the stress and trauma of fighting for one's life. Like most good mutant/superhero stories, the reader is invited to break with logic and dive headfirst into the unknown while empathizing deeply with people who have amazingly heroic and noble powers.
I found that two other Patterson books start the story of Max and her friends — When the Wind Blows and The Lake House — and the second in this particular series is already out, School's Out Forever. I look forward to reading the backstory and then the next novel as well.
- Review: Maximum Ride by James Patterson
- Published: June 04, 2006
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I really enjoyed reading this book and I think that it would make a great motion picture. I can just imagine the special affects having the "bird kids" flying around, just like the book. I really hope to see this in the theaters some day!
I think that this movie would attract many young adults. I know that many of my friends would watch it because the feelings and emotions are so easy to relate to. Fang, Iggy and Max are all around my age and I totally understood every thought they had when something bid came up! I think that a movie from this book would be very successful!
My friend recommended this book to me because she said the author was great. Once I started I became addicted and now have read all of them before her!
i love this book and i think it would make a great movie
I love this book series it is awesome and i love the writer james patterson my birthday was coming up and i love to read so my mom bought me this book it is amazing and i think that it would be a very good movie i like how james patterson would add a relatonshis in the book because a real fourteen would be going through the same thing you rock james patterson cant wait to read more of your books xD
I love all the books I hope it becomes a movie
I love these books!!! I hope The Final Warning(fourth book) is not the final book in this series! These book made me fall in love with reading all over again. I can't wait for the movie too!
OMG!!!This series of Maximum Ride is THE BEST SERIES OF BOOKS I HAVE EVERRR READ!!!I loved it so much,my dad bought me the first 1 and i am soon getting the others!!!!!!!!!MAXIMUM RIDE ROXXX!!!!!!I HOPE THEY MAKE A FRIGGIN MOVIE!!!LOL ~LUV YAZ~
IF THIS BOOK DOES NOT BECOME A OVIE I WILL SCREAM!!!!!!!I HAVE LOVED ALL THE MAXIMUM RIDE BOOKS AND ALL MY FRIENDS SAY I AM SO LIKE MAX!!! LOL.SO DOES MY CRUSH!!!i LOOK LIKE HER TWIN!!!IM SERIOUS!!!!
I read each book twice now and Im lovin' it I really hope that they make it into a movie somday it would be very exiting.
Who here has read MR3?
I have started reading these books ever since they came out. I will just flip out if they dont make it into a movie
You know what...Im just going to have to tell you people this.............THEY'RE MAKING A MOVIE OM MR.....ISN'T THAT AWSOME?
I just looked it up
I REALLY hope they do not mess up this one. A lot of books that get turned into movies get messed up, badly. I can't wait though. On another note, I'm an Iggy fan!
I looked it up online and they said they are going to bring it out in theaters in about a year or so because they have to set up all the different scenes.And I also hope that they dont mess this one up like other movies.
OMG! WE LOVE THESE BOOKS AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE A MOVIE ON THEM OR WE WILL BE SO MADD! I JSUT HOPE THEY DONT WRECK THE MOVIE! WE TOTALLY THINK MAX AND FANG SHOULD HOOK UP IN THE FOURTH AND (HOPEFULLY NOT FINAL) BOOK!
I can't wait for the fourth book to come out on march the 17th. I am so excited, I also heard they are making a movie. The movie is going to be about all three books. BTW...I hope in the fourth book something more exciting happens between Max and Fang, not saying that their relationship is not exciting already though.
They are making a 4th book!?I had no idea I really think that Max and Fang should REEEEEEEAAAAALLLLLLYYYYY hook up seriously.
I LOVE THIS BOOK! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FORTH.IT WOULD BE AWSOME FOR MR.PATTERSON TO WRITE MORE BOOKS LIKE THIS! (HINT, WINK,NUDGE,NUDGE)
the books surely are #1 they are for both teens and adults. they will diffenitly make good movies. and even better live action.
Hey! Oh my goodness are they seriously making a movie? When is it coming out? Can somebody let me know! And something more has to happen between Max and Fang...I hope the movie doesn't get wrecked..because that would just ruin everything!
Its coming out in about a year or so.
I heard that the movie is coming out in may 2008.
AHH I LOVE THE MAXIMUM RIDE BOOKS. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO IS BEING CAST AS MAX (IN THE MOVIE) OR ANY OF THE OTHER FLOCK MEMBERS!?
I looked it up and it said that it was coming out in about a year.
I got hooked on these books thanks to my 16 yr. old daughter. Way to go James!! It is hard to find clean, fun, imagineable books out there. The teen series is much better than the adult version.
We have bought the full hard bound set and I want a second set for myself when my daughter leaves next year. Max and Fang are quite the pair. They are fun to read about and the best part is that they have SOUL!! I give this a 10+ and will and have recommended them to all sorts of people all ages. Thanks again for a fun, clean read.
47 yr old mom who loves to quilt,read and shares the same last name!!!
Max and Fang are already heading that way. If one of you are surprised, reread book 3. I hope they dont slaughter this one like they did with the Eragon movie. I hope I dont need to go into detail with that one. Anyways, my best wishes to the making of the movie. And James Patterson, stay on top of those script writters so they dont mess it up.
Also, Mr.Fan, it say who they cast as Max on their web site. maximumride.com
i think its to good of a book to be made into a movie because the movie would ruin the book
I just got done reading the third book. Personally it ws the same exact thing as the second one. But omg i am so glad that Fang and Max are back together
The best part in the third book is when max and Fang kiss...AHH! THEY TOTALLY NEED TO GET TOGETHER! But it is so sad when they seperate...that was the worst part of the third book.
I can't wait until the movie, but all i know is they better make it good. I am also glad that max and fang get back together in the third book, it would of been so sad without them together again.
Ahhh!!! I can't believe that they are making a movie but seriously i heard it was coming out next year? I can't wait that long. I love the books so much and next year! AHHH all over again. I already pre ordered the 4th and hopfully not last book. I don't know what I would do wihout them. and that's coming from me who honestly hates to read besides this book series. I think this is the first book I read on my own since like last year!!! The movie could eaither be bad or if they put a lot of time and effort into it could be awesome with the wings, erasers and such. So COME ON JP KEEP AN EYE ON THESE PEOPLE!!!
I don't usually read many books because I don't like to read, but when I read maximumride I loved it and couldn't put it down. I have so far read all three books, and can't wait for the fourth book to come out!! I heard there is also a movie coming out soon as I heard. I can't wait for it to come out.
Man i luv dis book its awesome it was my birthday and my mom got me a book cuz i luv to read. I couldnt stop reading it i got dun with all three books in like two days and a half. Then i ran out of books and read the ones that inspired him to rite Maximum ride and there good to cant wait for the next book to come out.
LETS FLY.......
I agree, James patterson needs to make sure everything goes smoothly in the movie! If they cut out the kissing scenes between Max and Fang I will be VERY disapointed.
I really think that there should be some more private moments between Max and Fang
dudes I've read the books like three times b4 my mom like MADE me put them down. And I can't wait 4 MR4 2 come out. mr3 like totally ending suddenly where they were lk leaving max's house. dudes I really think that he should like not kill fang or max or any of the flock like (this is an idea mayb he shouldn't do it) but make Jeb like get killed idk it would b like heartwreching and evrything but that would b so WEIRD nevrmind I even thought about it. I just hope he doesn't like kill Fang Or Max.
My dad was the one who really got me into these books starting with the Womens Muder Club, and I absolutly fell in love with the first book, the first chapter! Thank you Mr. Patterson, for having such an incredible writing imagination. I can't wait for many, many more books!
I can't recall how it came to here about James P. But I must say his writing keep me reading as often as possible. You see I worked two jobs and yet even though this was written for young adults, I found my self engulf in his world. It may have something to do with the fact that I like a TV show called DARK ANGEL, now noting that these are two different Maxs I still loved the layout. I hoping he gets the movie squared away so that we will have something more to look for & at to our collection of books.
KEEP FLYING HIGH
Maximum
Peacekeepper
ps. I wish he did podcasting
I looked at the person playing Max in the movie and that is pretty darn close to what I pictured her. Though, on the cover of the third book, that is not what I pictured Fang to look like. But, what can I say, it is how JP pictures them and I respect that.
More on such, did anybody see the Erasers? They went by too fast in the commercial for me to get a good look.
May you fly free. (And your swords sharp).
P.S.
My two favorite books.
I love these books.I got the first book at Christmass I wasn't sure if to read it because of the cover. But I read it anyway it was the best book I ever read. Please don't stop writing these books.
Morgan
Ok, Im definately going to be on this forum a lot, so if any of you have questions about MR, just ask! =) Besides, I dont anything else to do at school. ;)
May you fly free. And your swords sharp!
i hope the final warning is not the last book and i hope they make a movie because this is the best thing that has ever happened to this world!!!
OMG I LOVE THE BOOKS , THE SERIES, THE ALL!!!!!!! I GET IT ONE DAY AND IM DONE IN A FEW HOURS. IM ADDICTED. JAMES YOU MIGHT JUT HAVE TO START A REHAB CENTER BECAUES DAY BY DAY SOOOO MANY MORE ARE BECOMING FEINS AND CANNOT STAND NOT KNOWING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO THE FLOCK NEXT. YOU AUGHT TO COINSIDER STRETCHING THE TRILOGY SO ITS A SERIES AND AS THE FLOCK GROWS WE GROW WITH THEM AND KEEP THEIR EXPERIENCES IN OUR BACK POCKETS. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I LOVE THE BOOKS AND I FEEL LIKE I JOIN THE FLOCK ON THEIR WONDERFUL (if u can call them wonderful ?) ADVENTURES. I FLY WHEN THEY FLY AND CRY WHEN THEY CRY. WHEN THEY HURT , I HURT AND SOOO ID LIKE TO END BY SAYING CONTINUE THE SERIES PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
<.< Chill with the caps. But yeah, he is a great writter.
I just finished mr3 and I just came onto this, didnt want to come and give away anything that might happen in mr3, I cant wait for mr4, and if you read the Eragon book, then saw the Eragon move, it sucked like majorly, I mean the Harry Potter movies were ok, not great but ok, Eragon SUCKED.. >.<#
<('.'<) Kirby can dance :P
-_- This is for comments about MR. Mr. Banana. But what am I to say? c('.'c)
<('.'<) <('.')> (>'.')> Kirby
UGLY KIRBY!!! >.<* YOU DISGRACE HIM!! IT LOOKS LIKE A FISH!
>=( I really hope you get gone for this. We are to talk about MR, not kirby, go to a kirby site or something.
But yes while Slash post "fish" isnt this blog type thing supposed to be about mr? well yes... mister fang is posting fish... how rude.
-rolls eyes-
*giggles unappropitely*
Whatev' Like I said before, if any of you have questions about MR, I'll be happy to answer them.
May you fly free, (and your swords sharp!)
The whole Eragon quote thing at the end is totally not related to MR, so why do you even put it?? please tell me that...
I like Tacos...Tyler Racey
My friend wanted to post something.. :P
Whose a fan of who in this whole related story thing? i figured out that Slash happens to be an Iggy fan, i am a big Iggy fan too, who do you guys like the most??
(sigh) Ive already told why I put that and it's in (). Ive always put that in my post and I will not cease to do so. Ok, Im am not going to post anything to your nonsense and only answer questions and post updates on anything about MR. Good day to you sir!
Well why didnt you put it in that post??? huh.. hehe, well whenever i come up with a question i want to know about MR ill ask you Slash *voice dripping with sarcasam* hehe thats quoted in MR. :P
I love the Maximum Ride Series!!!!! They are sooo interesting!!! Max is awesome!! They all are awesome!!! James Patterson needs to keep writing Maximum Ride books!! If he doesn't... IDK wat i will do!!!!! I hav been waiting all year for this book to come out!!!!!
The fisrt book is my fav! The second and third books are really good to! The fourth book is not good at all. i LOVE THOSE SEries and am sorry to say that the fourth book basically just says what James Patterson thinks about Global Warming and what we can do to help. This better not be the last book because i will be so SO ANGRY!!!!!! This book was way to short and had very little action! I say that James Patterson has totally failed and that all you people out there should rebell against the book. I think the book was not creative and just made so people could see what James Patterson says we should do about all this crap. (So called global warming...) I think Patterson better make another book soon or he will be thrown out of town! (lol... for once) The new book he should make should be that Max's experation date has shown up, because nothing bad ever happens to just Max and i LOVE alot of capture of the main character. Even though i love the othe maximum ride books, this one shoulld of been redone or never published. Those who are maximum ride fans and want to get the fourth book, don't waste your money. I know i have said this once , twice, and more but this book was not good and i think that the title: THE FINAL WARNING, had nothing to do with a final warning. Those who read this either disagree or agree with this fact: this book shouln't even be compared with the others. Its is very not maximum ride-ish and Patterson, you have not did this for the readers to enjoy this book or to finish the series, you have simply wrote this book so you can get your view of Global Warming accross the Usa. I do not think this was a maximum ride kind of book.
to bannanas and cream: my fav character is prob Fang and Max.
I love Fnag just by his descrption.
I also think Max is a strong 14 year old girl.
P.s Patterson rules.
Just finished reading MR4. It was excactly like his others: suspensful, exciting, hilarious, action-packed and romantic Max and Fang!) WAY TO GO JP! and OMG...on his online interview he states that he is going to write a fifth book! YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg!! JP is going to be writing a fifth Maximum Ride book I am like sooo excited!!!!!! He said in his interview that in this up coming book that Fang and Max's romance keeps increasing right into book five. I can't wait until it comes out!!! I love Max and Fang's relationship and I think they need more alone time in the books.
If anyone does know when the fifth MR book will be coming out????? please let me know.
Don't know when the fifth MR book is coming out.
And Maximumrideluver34...i totally agree with you...it was not like any of the other MAximum Ride books. I don't want Max's expiration date to appear in the fifth book though! It would be nice to see her get captured and then Fang can save her! :) There should be more private moments with Max and Fang.
ya I totally agree there should be more private moments between max and fang
big fan of MR these books are addictive cannot put them down
p.s.when is the movie coming out
yeah i also agree they should make fang be alone with max more often
hey does anyone know when the mr5 comes out?
p.s. james patterson also said that he might make a video game
A video game would be sooo cool! I would so buy it! I did not really like MR 4. It just wasn't the same as the others. IT was like he decided to start a whole different series. It wasn't Max and the FLock trying to find out about their pasts or destroying Itex. IT was about GLOBAL WARMING! If I wanted to read about Global Warming I woud read a Science Educational book. I understand he wanted to get the message across, but don't do that in one of your book series! That just ruined it for me. I hope the fifth book is better. And if anyone is reading this right now and knows when the fifth MR book is coming out, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
Thanks,
MRFAN.
yeah i also agree with MR FAN that the 4th book just stunk i would give it about 6.5 stars out of ten not to mention it was too short
p.s. the fifth maximum ride book will come out in 1 or 2 years it had better not be as bad as the 4th one
fly on to excelsior!(excelsior means to go on to greater glory p.s.thats stan lee's motto creator of fantastic 4 and the spiderman series so it pretty much means to fly to greater glory
i am going to try and figure out were jp lives so i can send him a letter and ask him some questions about the movie, the book and the video game
fly on to excelsior!
for all you people out there ive found out that jp lives in palm beach florida home of the rich peoples (if anyone figures out his adress let me know) plus about the movie he isnt going to make it! no im just kidding in fact he has made a huge deal with the warner bros (if you dont know they are the top producing move company out there still hed better keep an eagle eye on them so they dont mess it up
fly on to excelsior!
yeah. I know he lives in Florida...now only to find the address!
And...1-2 years until the book comes out! ahh! I can't wait two years...maybe 1 year, but definetely not two years!
I found jp's adress or actually his mail reader dude his adress is
c/o author mail
hachette book group USA
237 park aveue
new york NY 10017
fly on to excelsior!
This is his mailing address? Really? Cuz i really wanna right to him!
no MRFAN i said I would write to him and then ill copy his answers on this site
fly on to exclsior!
I LOVE MAXIMUM RIDE!!!!! It is like the best book ever. OMG!! Is that really james patterson's address?? Anyway I can't wait for the fifth MR book to come out, does anyone know the actual date of when the 5th book comes out???? Hope it is not actually in a year or two...I can't wait that long to find out what will happen to the Flock next. I also hope that the fifth book is better than the fourth book, because the fourth book was really disappointing. The fourth book was nothing compaired to the first three MR books. All I know is that if it is going to take a year of two to write the fifth book it better be as good as the first three.
actually tammy thats the adress of a person who reads jp's fan mail because he's too busy to read it himself
fly on to excelsior!
Thanks Joseph. I'll be waiting to hear what JP has to say!
does anyone know when the video game comes out and on what system?
p.s.i would think it would be easier to email him if you need different ways to contact him go to JP's homepage go to books click on MR then click on contact
fly on to excelsior!
if the 5th mr book is as bad as the 4th mr book then there will be only 2 things that i want to know
does total get wings big enough to fly with?
does iggy get his full eyesight back?
fly on to excelsior!
I have read a lot of books and this had to be one of the worst.
the 4th book was not very good. It only expressed his concerns on Global Warming. Grrrr... and it had no action, and really had nothing to do with the other 3. I swear, if the 5th is taking 1 to 2 years to write, and it isnt good, well...I'll-well I'll be really mad. But still, these books are very good. I dont think I can wait that long for the 5th one though. Hey, and for whoever found out the 5th book will be out in one to two years, will you tell me where you found that.
Gilli Girl
P.S. Who agrees that JP should stop making maax run away from Fang when he tries to kiss her? It's getting really agrivating. She knows she likes him. Hmph. Well yea XP
The movie is coming out in 2010 it will feature the first three books. The fourth one might be in it but the producers are not certain as of yet.
are you sure it comes out in 2010 i thought it would come out next year i cant wait that long and i have to agree with gilli1455 these are my ratings for all the mr books(1*=bad10*=perfect
mr1 *********
mr2 ********
mr3 *********
mr4 *****
fly on to excelsior!
I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!I hope he makes a MR5.
MAX IS SO HOT!!!!!!!peace out.
p.s.
here are my ratings
MR1 10
MR2 10
MR3 10
MR4 8 not enough action/romance
you didnt hear they are going to make a mr5 a video game and a movie the book comes out in 1 or 2 years the movie either comes out in 2009 or 2010 and i dont know when the video game comes out
fly on to excelsior!
I check a website that had information on JP and it had the movie releasing in 2010. I am disappointed to because I at first heard it was going to be released early but right now it is set for 2010
2010????? Geez, I can't wait that long. Has anybody ever gone to jamespatterson.com and sent him an email? If you did, did you get a response? I tried, asking some questions about the next book, but haven't gotten a response yet. This was a couple of days ago. If you did, can you leave a note telling me about how long it took for the reader-person to respond? Thnx.
Gilli Girl <3
neither can i.if i could have 3 wishes i would wish for the flock to be real, to be fang, and for mor abilities. if i wer fang i wouldve chased after max i mean who wouldnt.
fly on
p.s. i sent him an email and never got a response.
p.s.s. nobody can wait for the movie to come out in 2010
srry my computer wsnt wrking.
fly on
p.s. hey gilli1455 tke a MR personality quiz if u
hvnt im mst like fang 100%
is anybdy here 12-14?thats maxs age right i never could find it on the net or in the books.
i am but im not a grl.
it says right on his sight that you could email him this is what it says ok it dont say much but it clearly states you can email him and besides with all the fan mail maybe he has not seen it yet but who knows
p.s. thats crap i mean 2010 i cant wait that long
fly on to excelsior!
I have read all of the Maximum Ride series, and after reading the fourth book, I was thoroughly disappointed. I believe if someone is an author, especially of a series that teens read,they should be an entertainer and appeal to their audience. I was automatically turned off by the whole global warming plot. As a teen it (global warming) should be something I care about but not something I want to read about in something I usually find entertaining. I also noticed there was not as much action as there was in the first three books. Reguardless of how I personally felt about the fourth book, I am looking forward to the fifth book with anticiaption.
yes i agree with you 3/4 the fourth book was not entertaining only 6 pages of action (lepoard seal and hurricane scene) if they put book 4 in the movie with books 1,2 and 3 i will be very dissapointed it will ruin the movie
fly on to excelsior!
Gilligirl...I totally agree that JP should stop makiing Max run away from Fang! they totally should get together!
there's going to be a video game?!!?!?!?! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!
**there is going to be a movie on each of the books, they are not combining them into one whole movie.**
Fly High and Fly Free
-Iceshadow
p.s. I agree with MRFan, fang and max should be together
Ha ha Max'slover. I took a quiz that had five questions and apparently I'm most like Angel... I wish I was more like Max in some ways,but in sme I'm PERFECTLY happy being like Angel.
Gilli Girl <3
P.S. Still no response from JP's fan mail reader person...
good for you.and yes the fourth movie will ruin the series.
p.s.i sent that email 1 year ago!
IceShadow,
How did you find out that there is going to be a movie on each of the books, not one on all of the books?
I read the first book by mistake. Picked it at a used book sale. Turned out to be the "Large Print" version, which was a little difficult to read. Once read I had to get the rest of the series and purchased the latest.
I like all his series buy this one is the most fun.
I wish oz hadnt died in "the lake house".he was my fav caracter.
p.s. that is an adult book.trust me 3 parts are nasty but i liked em any way.(no im not a pervert)
1 ive never heard of large print version 2 wheres that quiz thing 3 how did you find out that there will be a movie for each book 4 yes i agree they should stop making max run away from fang 5is the lake house a good book 6 oh i could go on forever with questions but ill give you pitty
fly on to excelsior!
i found that personality quiz and mine was weird it says i was 50% like fang 20% like max 10% like angel 10% like iggy and 10% like nudge thats like all of them together and only 36% of all people who do it get that response
I'm almost done with the first book of Maximum Ride and i can't stop reading it i think he is the best author and im going to read all his books. (hopefully)I hope he makes Maximum Ride into a tv show because i love that book!!!! he inspered me to read and now im going to read alot!!!!! I LOVE YOU JAMES PATTERSON!!!
1small print2 internet3internet4-5DAH!!!!!6just keep comin i got all the time in the world.
:)
trust me you wouldnt want to know how many questions i have but ill tell you anyway 1 ive never heard of large print version 2 wheres that quiz thing 3 how did you figure out there would be a movie for each book 4 yes i agree they should stop making max run from fang 5 is the lake house a good book 6 if each book is made into a seperate movie will it change the realease time 7 how many books will there be 8 ive heard rumors there will be twelve 9 about how long is the movie 10 will there actually be a video game 11 when will it come out 12 what systems will it be on 13 are you sure the movie comes out in 2010 14 if not when 15 when will the 5th mr book come out 16 in 1 or 2 years 17 will it be about global warming 18 will it be as bad as the 4th one 19 about how long will it be 20 will it be long like the first 3 or will it be short like the 4th 21 why do you like max so much 22 why are you obsesed with fang 23 who plays max in the movie 24 who plays fang 25 who plays gazzy 26 will they use special effects to make the farting noises 27 will they give him a gas pills to really make him fart 28 how do the erasers look 29 how will they make the erasers look real 30 who plays nudge 31 who plays angel 32 who plays iggy 33 who plays jeb 34 will they leave the kissing scenes out 35 will tey do it in animation ive heard rumors that it might. right back at you
fly on to excelsior!
answers
1its small print 2 on the net 3on the net 4- 5OF COURSE ITS BY JP!!!!! 6yes 7 i don no 8?! 9 around 2 hrs 10I hope 11i don no 12? 13yes 142010 15? 16probably 1 17no 18hopefully not 19? 20? 21I HAVE NO FREKIN IDEA!!!!i just do 22im not 23? 24?25? 26? 27? 28like were wolves 29? 30? 31? 32? 33? 34 hopefully not i love the romance 35?
there ya go i answered all of em in les than 5 mins ask more if possible im bored
:)
AHHH I LOVR MR!
If you are reading this JP please make the fifth book like the 1st 2nd and 3rd. Those were more action packed and had a better story line than the fourth I thought. I want it to go back to being the FLock on the run, getting chased by Flyboys and Erasers...trying to find out their parents ...etc...
you didnt answer them you put ? for most of them and yes mrfan we agree it should be like the 1st 2nd and 3rd
fly on to excelsior!
you people have no lives
It is just a book.
get a life really
Who has less of "a life," James? Somebody that needs to post online to diss others or somebody discussing something they enjoy?
Hey James, if you think people that enjoy this book don't have a life then your wrong, don't forget this is a blog to discuss about the book not to diss it. Why are you even writing comments if you don't like the book?
you have your opinions i have mine
its a good book you just have to read it and i agree with jr and tammy
I agree with Joseph, tammy and JR. Nice comments.
is that sarcastic i mean mines only 17 words and yes i agree with everyone you shouldnt diss a book before you readit
fly on to excelsior!
James, the problem is that you didn't say anything about the actual book and just decided to stop by and diss people who happened to be discussing it. That just seems really stupid and unnecessary.
i agree with jr
p.s. you know how to get straight to te point
fly on to excelsior!
LOL look how mad people get when you mess with them.
I really did read the book and it wasn't that bad,
I just wanted to see peoples reactions if I wrote a bad comment about it.
p.s. you people are so defensive...
you have your opinions and i have mine
hehehehe
fly on to excelsior
James, I don't remember you mentioning anything about the book. Could you point me in the right direction?
hey i just figured out the director of the movie but first im gonna let you get all mad and then ill tell you
mwa ha ha ha mwa ha
p.s. hehehehehehe
fly on to excelsior
this is to max'slover dude i saw what max will probably look like in the movie and i have to agree she is SO hot
fly on to excelsior
to show you proof, in book 3 max battles omega, and finds out Dr.Martinez is her mom nad Jeb is her dad.
Does anyone know who will play Fang in the movie yet?? If anyone knows please notify me.
thx in advance
idk who will play fang, but i hope the actor is good
i dont know who plays any of the actors but i know who the director is
fly on to excelsior
you know what would make the 5th book REALLY good is if max figures out theres a traitor in her flock and she realizes its fang and he was only kissing her to get her mind off of how the erasers were tracking them so easily (plus all the flyboys tracked fang's group when they split up but not max's) so she has to fight fang to the death but this time she has to kill she cant leave fang alive
fly on to excelsior
no affence but I don't think that making Fang the traitor of the Flock will make the 5th book interesting. I don't want that to happen, and have Max get her heart broken.
So not cool!
I already know who the director for the movie is anyway.
okay now that you explain it in some ways i actually have to agree with you it would make the 5th book way too emotional but i am saying that if there were a traitor it would most likely be fang
p.s. mrfan if you know who the director is tell me ( i know who it is but im not sure you know)
fly on to excelsior
how can i get all of the books except the one about Global Warming.
I have looked in WalMart and a few other places and don't find them anywhere.
Please let me know as soon as you can.
This series will make a great movie!!!!!!Way to Go Mr. James Patterson.
I have been reading your adult books but I believe you have stumbled onto a great idea here!!!!Sorry no url if the email address don't work
Lee
I told you she was hot and you idnt believe me:(
by the way who is the director???plez tell me...
by the way what guy shouldnt love max...hehehehehe
and i dont think fang should be the trator i think it should be iggy or gazzy.
fly on
p.s. anybody got any Q's i love to post so ask away
I think that making Fang a traitor is a TERIBLE IDEA!!!!(no offense, i know its ur oppinion). but still, fan and max need eachother, and that would just screw everything up and would turn the series into crap. first the global warming book the Fang The Betrayer book, well that would stink. i agree with max'slover that if there was gonna b a traitor it should be Iggy or Gazzy
Gilli Girl <333
thanks gilligirl anybody else agree wiyh me:)
by the way lee the first series wuz better cuz of max n oz
Joseph: The director is Avi Arad. He did the Spiderman movies, X-men and Fantastic Four.
For everyone else out there: I TOTALLY AGREE THAT FANG SHOULD NOT BE THE TRAITOR. I don't want anyone to be a traitor in the Flock. But if there HAD to be one...hmmm I don't know who I would like it to be.
thx MRFan
I agree with MRFan I wouldn't want there to be a traitor in the Flock.
but he said there wuz tammy
if fang were the traitor then the series would pretty much be over because that would stop alot of stuff like max and fang's romance.
mrfan i thought he would be sam rami he was also the director of the spiderman series who knows maybe they might work together and ive changed my mind about wanting fang a traitor but here are some reasons why he could possibly be a traitor
1 when they split up all the fly boys went after fangs group not maxs
2 he never has the urge to actuall y kill an eraser everbody else does proof max kills ari the gasman and iggy kill tons aka bombs angel makes erasers fall right out of the sky and nudge pushes an eraser onto the third rail in the back of book one
Did JR actually say there was going to be a traitor in the Flock? I still Haven't changed my mind of having Fang be the traitor. I don't agree with that.
well tammy it does say in mr 3 exact quotes again fang looked down at the screen, at the message just like the one he'd recieved yesterday. one of you is a traitor, it read. one of the flock has gone bad.
p.s. and if you still dont believe me get mr3 pg18 ch4 at the second to last paragraph
it is true that the erasers followed fang's group but max and her group were already caught so why would they follow them?
no i meant before they were caught read chpts 62 -87 and you see max's group never saw one flyboy while fangs group got at least 500
oh and it also says that Max was wondering that too
but still iggy and gazzy were with him too and their good at actin
if youve read fangs blog it says he gos to virginia to look for his possible parents and they got no erasers when that happened until he came back
true.
see
I just hope if there is a traitor it's not Fang. That would really suck.
OMG! I absolutely LOVE the MR series. Surprisingly, I just started reading it this saturday and finished every book! Dang, I cant wait 2 years for the movie AND next book! I am going to go insane! By the way, if they're was a traitor, I could understand if it was Total, but it would suck if it was! But they didnt even find Total in The School, so it struck me as weird. Voicing my opinion, also I agree that Max should so stop running from Fang! And a question: what is the girls name who plays Max? I know she is the voice of Amy Rose in Sonic, and she is in the commercials...hmm...
Joseph, when you say that Fang never had the urge to kill an Eraser...I think you're wrong. He HATES Ari. I thought he always wanted to kill him. What about that?
sure he hated ari but did he actually kill him he could have in the second book aka rip the wings make him fall
I don't think Fang is going to be the traitor in the Flock as most ppl say, because first of all he wanted to kill Ari because he hated him so much just as MRFan said. Second of all Fang does have real feelings for Max and is not just pretending to like her. In the third book he was really upset when Max ran away from him just as he was about to kiss her again. Anyway thats my opinion on this whole traitor thing.
YEAH TAMMY FIGHT FOR FANG JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE(except joseph)
first of all good point and i dont think your getting my wrong idea i dont want fang to be a traitor but if there was it would sort of add up to fang or the second most lik4ely to be a traitor is i dont have a clue
uhhhhhhhhh..........Ok
Why would anyone think there was a traitor in the first place??
All the characters from the MR series are based on characters from Patterson's other books (When the Wind Blows and The Lake House)
Icarus=Iggy (both are blind)
Ozymandias=Fang (In love with Max)
Max...=Max (in love with Oz/Fang
Peter=Gasman (without the gas issue)
Wendy=Angel
Although the first books that MR is based one are a LOT more adultish, i did like them better.
cause certain events add up to detail that there might be a traitor thats your answer atlas
IF there was a traitor it would be fang
but when fang got that message that said someone would traitor you... i think it meant the max clone
Joseph: I don't think it was that easy to rip his wings.
I agree with Whoami? When Fang got the message it probably meant Max II.
I agree with Tammy and MAx'slover...I don't think Fang will be the traitor. I think he actually likes Max, not using her.
think about it the max clone came before they got the computer the max clone came near the end before they broke into itex and the computer came from itex so unless someone gave it to them which no one did they didnt even use the computer until the third book proof the max clone came in the second book chapter 123 and the message came in the third book chapter 4 the very last sentence check it see there in 2 different books so it couldnt mean the max clone
Ya I don't think that Fang is using Max either
the message could be talking about angel when she spied on jeb and everyone one because they thought she was a traitor until max told them what she was doing.
well that does have a good point atlas so she could be a traitor heres a list
max no way there wouldnt be a book series
fang possibly a suspect
iggy no way he loves killing erasers
nudge actually she could be a suspect
gasman same as iggys
angel possibly a suspect
total possibly a suspect
so that actually leaves 4 possible traitors out of 7
total?
no way
what i want to know is who had the idea that someone would traitor?
I doubt anyone would traitor, even if suspicious events lead up to it, unless you heard it from Patterson.
good point
does anyone know who started this traitor crap?
well now that i think about it total could be the traitor.
p.s.I am writing a book like maximum ride and the only character i use is max.uhh...dont ask why i just am OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oh and corey(from menlo) this is me dont ask at school monday alrigt.
if total was a traitor i would just stop reading the book.
I would also think when Max saved total she should've let him die then... you know when he was falling? (2nd or 3rd book)
what i wanna know is who is playing max and the others in the movie?
the casting isnt on the website anymore and if you put it in the earlier comments... not gonna read it all just so i can figure this out.
wow i just heard the most disturbing news...
they might make this movie an animation... saw it on wikipedia so i might be wrong. (hope i am)
just noticed when i compared characters from Patterson's other books to MR left out Nudge.
Guess he is kinda the only one he made up whem making the MR series.
Guess SHE
PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING IF YOU HAVE EVER READ When the Wind Blows OR The Lake House:
anyone know if they gonna make a sequel?
i love this series. its hard for me to actually find a book i like. i havent been able to put the books down once i get started. but i agree. jp really should stop making max run away from fang. i want to see wat happens. they would b awesome together. but fang needs to stop tryin to make max jelous. its gonna make her hate him.
I agree with you MR ROX Fang should just stop making Max jealous.
i also agree
Yeah.
i'm not sure if he is trying to make max jeleous because he was just talking to the other girls but max took it a different way and also the reason people are talking about traitors is because in book three fang gets a message that one of them is a traitor.
im with atlas, he isn't trying to make her jealous he is simply getting picked up by other woman since max keeps running.
and its kinda getting annoying that she always runs away ><
I didn't really like the fourth book, and I CANNOT wait until the fifth one, I looked up the movie, and found nothing sadly, other than the fact that they are making one... no cast or anything. Hopefully they will make it GREAT! newho. Who else here seriously loves... TOTAL!?!? jk jk... but i just wanted to bring up the issue of... the fifth book! Who is going to die? because that would totally make for a GREAT page turner. or not completely die, just come very very close to death...
like others i also found the Max and Fang relationship the most exhilarating part of the whole book. I was not very happy with the 'Global Warming' part of it, because Frankly I am SICK of Global Warming, because I just got done writing a five paragraph essay about it... and when I read a book I would like to go to read something that ISN'T global warming. But I REALLY REALLY love this series and I cannot wait until the 5th and the movie
Adios Amigos
i think i figured out the cast but who knows
angel-conchita campbell
the gasman/gazzy-dylan sprouse
max-kristen stewart, (did dye her hair blond once i think for this movie)
nudge-parker mckenna posey
iggy-michael welch (i know hes old but still)
fang-tyler posey
ari-jon foster
ter borcht-vin diesel
jeb-john schneider
director-terry gilliam
dr martinez-lauren graham
ella- morgan york
whoa i loked up on the actors and there like very serious i mean the person who plays angel has been in over 5 movies and shes like 7 years old the person who plays fang has been in comercials since he was 5 the person who plays gazzy is one of the stars in the suite life of zack and cody and the person who plays iggy has been in several tv shows examples csi,csi miami,cold case,ect
do you have the website where you found these? I would like to know... thanks
I'm kinda with iluvfang... becuase sorry to break your heart but for i have a good idea that in one of the upcoming books fang might die (not the next one)... but i might be wrong... dont have any source where i got it from.
type in maximum ride movie cast and click on the one at the bottom or the one that says best mr cast
in google?
yeah kinda looked it up but got lost... could you just make a url?
just found it.
thanks
you know that could be the wrong casting that is just what someone said would be the BEST casting, but its there opinion.
but still you got anything better
nope :(
heard though that the movie might be an animation like beowulf... and we all know how much that movie sucked.
you talk, you die.
Joseph: How did you find these cast members?
I disagree with you whoami?, Fang shouldn't die in one of the next books to come or the book wouldn't be as interesting anymore. Besides many people like to read the maximum ride books because of Fang and Max's romance and it wouldn't be the same MR serious without him, that would suck if it ended with fang dieing. I also hope that the MR movie is not animated that would be really stupid. By the way has anyone found out when MR 5 is coming out yet?? If anyone knows please notify me, thanks.
1-2 years tammy
Oh and MrFan he didnt really find them it was someones opinion on who should play the parts... it is most likely incorrect.
you talk, you die
I can't wait that long for the 5th MR book to come out. I want to know what will happen next.
like i said before you got anything better and still i have a movie that has kristen stewart in it and she does look like max with different hair color
ive learned that actually nobodys been casted yet and that the movie might come out in 2009 but that is a big maybe
no they have a max becuase in that little movie thing for the book, that is the actor that plays max, and Kristin Stewart is not her.
you talk, you die
how do you know
ive created a quiz to see which of the flock you are most like anybody can take this trivia
1.one of the flock is kidnapped what do you do?
a follow them
b silently follow them plotting revenge
c talk about how to get them back
d blow them up
e read there minds...oh thats where there going
f there related to you so cry
2.jeb is following you what do you do?
a get away you have to take care of the flock
b kill him traitor
c follow orders but ask lots of questions
d blow them up
e read his mind but keep the answers to yourself
f just do what youre told
3.max is hearing voices what do you do?
a you are max
b keep quiet but think things are wierd
c gab about what it is
d try and blow it up
e talk to her about it
f do what youre told but think its wierd
4.whats youre motto?
a keep the flock safe while saving the world
b no motto just go with the flow
c blah blah blah blah
d blow things up
e read there minds know what they think
f follow iggy
5.erasers attack what next?
a check the flock for safety then attack
b fight
c calmly talk them out of fighting
d blow them up
e control there minds and make them run away
f either follow iggy or fight
6.you are lost in ny how do you get out?
a walk until you get out
b just sit back and follow orders
c calmly rationize with a voice or else SHOPPING SPREE
d bomb youre way out
e read someones mind for a way out
f follow orders
7. fang has a relationship with max how do you handle it?
a youre max fang loves you ick
b youre fang youre dna enhancd heart goes . . ...................
c gab about it
d try and blow it up
e you know about cause you read there mind
f you think max has lost all connection to the world
8.ari is dead how do you feel?
a guilty you didnt mean to kill him
b ha ha he tried to kill you
c just talk about it
d mad you didnt get to blow him up
e somewhat sad
f happy he kidnapped youre sister
9.ter borct is interrogating you what do you do?
a be a smart aleck
b dont talk at all
c gab about youre name
d try and blow him up
e make him see red ants on his face
f tell him to kiss youre butt
10 youre in antartica how do you feel?
a mad its sso ccccollld
b strong and silent
c gab about how white it is
d happy you can see whiteness
e EXTREMELY HAPPY those fluffy penguins
f sort of in the middle
That is aatually a really good quiz Joseph.
you do know that youre supposed to put youre answers down
joseph i know kristin stewart isn't her becuase the person in that movie thing doesn't look anything like her.
and nice quiz
you talk, you die
whatever
whoa we said the last comment at the same time
and you are supposed to put youre answers down on this site so i can give the answer
Okay Joseph how do I check my score on the quiz? I got mostly A's.
this is how you check it a=max b=fang c=nudge
d=iggy e=angel f= gazzy since you got mostly a's that means youre most like max
Thanks
heres a different quiz this tests how much you know about mr
1. which of the flock was kidnapped?
a angel
b max
c fang
d nudge
2.what does max do when shes mad
a be a smart aleck
b punch inanimate objects
c swear
d all of the above
3. what do they call half wolf half human mutants
a wolves
b erasers
c freaks
d hairy people
4. how old is nudge
a 15
b 14
c 6
d 11
5. what is the name of the prison where they grew up
a the institute
b the school
c itex
d food lion
6. who is maxs half brother
a ari
b jeb
c fang
d uber director
7. whats the name of the huge giant creature in mr4
a uber director
b jeb
c gozen
d flyboy
8.what was the name of the restraunt in ny
a garden tavern
b garden wonders
c garden lantern
d garden deli
9.what are the flying robots called
a flymen
b flyboy
c erasers
d gozen
10. who has a RELATIONSHIP
a max and fang
b max and iggy
c angel and gazzy
d none of the above
11.which of the flock is blind
a iggy
b fang
c nudge
d angel
12.which of the flock reads minds
a nudge
b fang
c angel
d max
these next three are hard
13. whats the name of the hacker kid
a bob
b mike
c chad
d charlie
14 whats the name of the director
a marian janssen
b ter borct
c marian jasy
d jeb
15 what recombiant is the director
a hawk
b turtle
c fish
d none of the above
hehehehehehehe joseph that was way to easy try one way harder one and ill still do great perfect score
good job but i just checked and i got a perfect score try again
though's quiz's are totally to easy.
you know the nexy book is about the flock finding other kids that can fly i think.
you talk, you die.
by the way in the movie erasers arent played by actors they are animated.
you talk, you die.
ive got something to say well people who liked the mr series i suggest you read among the hidden it is a great book ive almost read the whole series its more futuristic and suspensful than actiony its about a time when earth does not have very much food so the population has to be decreased there is a special police called the population police a general law is that people can only have 2 children and the main charachter is a third child it actually relates to the mr series erasers=population police flock=third child
my cousin in 5th grade read that book and said it was reaaaaaaally gay.
by the way joseph i got B,B,B,A,D,F,F,E,A,A on your first quiz and scored a 100 on the other. That makes me Fang/Max... O.o interesting...
you talk, you die.
oh yeah the population police kill them all in the end i think.
you talk, you die.
well thats your cousins oppoinon and no thats not the ending but i want tell you
joseph the closest thing you can get to MR is When the Wind Blows since it has everything
school
max
flying kids
etc
though you shouldn't read this book unless your 17 or older since it contains mature content.
i was so excited when i found out that they are making movies for MR! Hopefully the MR series will open peoples eyes about our dear mother earth dying because of all the governmental "higher ups". Our world was meant to be beautiful, plentiful, and shared by all.....money shouldn't be such a barbaric achievement! Peace, love, helping one another. If only we lived like the native Americans had before they were slottered by selfish, lying, immagrents. Natives lived along side mother earth! Respect was a major asset, now a days if you raise a brat respect is nowhere in their vocabulary. its truly a sad fact that so many people today only think about themselves other than the greater good for all. Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants to take back the old ways of our ancestors and restore this world to its natural state.
James Patterson on his own blog O.o
nice disguise
you talk, you die.
well i would like to do something but im kinda 14 and when it costs money to be get one of those recycle things... if the city wanted to recycle so bad it should just be free.
you talk, you die.
The actor that was suppose to play Max in the movie was Amy Rose but she only played the part in the commercial which means that she is not gonna play the part in the movie... so, so far no one knows who is playing Max in the movie. So Joseph Kristen Stewart might have a chance.
you talk, you die.
Yes, the movie is an animation and it is most likely to come out in 2010-2012.
you talk, you die.
animation oh man that stinks just trying to save money and idont care if when the wind blows is for 17 and up ill read it anyway and i told you so and i figured out how to contact jp
im not stopping you from reading it but you've been warned O.o
It really was a great book and he kinda cooled it down (its not that bad as in inappropiate terms) in the sequel The Lake House.
you talk, you die.
so what like i said erlier i dont care if its for 17 and up and who got this motto thing started anyway
whoami? im 12 and i read that book cause it looked good.I recommend it to peolple even though all the cussin and the #@^$ing that goes on.it is really good thogh.so be at least 13 or up to read when the wind blows and 15 to read the lake house unless youre perverted (which im not).
the Lake House wasn't that bad it was less descriptive... like i didn't even know they were doing it until she put her cloths back on.
I've read alot of Patterson's books:
mr1
mr2
mr3
mr4
When the Wind Blows
The Lake House
And im almost done with Along CAme a Spider
I have only read the MR series and I would like to read the other ones too. BTW are they really making the MR movie animated?? If they are it is really going to suck.
I have only read the MR series and I would like to read the other ones too. BTW are they really making the MR movie animated?? If they are it is really going to suck.
yeah its gonna be like beowulf and that movie sucked so much. Waste of my dam money.
you talk, you die.
Max's lover your not perverted if you read a novel and your under age limit, unless you read a novel about people @#$%ing. I thought When the Wind Blows was a lot worse than The Lake House, and i gotta say The Lake House is my favorite book.
you talk, you die.
p.s. Your perverted if you only read the book becuase of the $%^&ing in it.
I also heard that they were going to animate this movie and that sucks because animated movies are never as good.
If they make a movie i hope they don't destroy it like they did the eragon movie, because the book was nothing like the movie.
true but one of my friends read it for that and man is he the most perverted guy youll ever meet i swear if he talks about it again youll see me in YDC.and yes the lake house is my fav book.and i didnt either until it said they wer sweatin.
Is the Lake house and As the wind Blows really that good of books to read??
Are the lake house and when the wind blows really that perverted because i haven't read them yet and im 14
There not that perverted and yes tammy they are really good books to read, i liked them better than MR.
you talk, you die
thanks
Another great book to read my Mr. Patt is Along Came a Spider
Its about a guy named Alex Cross that gets assigned to a case where a killer named Gary Sonjei kindaps to famous peoples children, Mary Rose Dunne and Michael Goldberg. Alex Cross falls in love with someone from the Secret Service named Jezzie Flanagan. She retires from the secret service for reasons she tells Alex which are lies. In the beginning Gary Sonjei accidently kills Michael Goldberg. In the middle of the book he is thrown in jail but Mary Rose Dunne is still missing which means that someone got the ransom money that he was suppose to get and the people that took her are cops.
to find out the rest read the book O.o
I LUV THE THE MAXIMUM RIDE BOOKS I READ ALL OF THEM AND I CAN NEVER PUT THEM DOWN THERE SO ASWOME!!!!!!! I LUV IT MORE THAN ANY OTHER BOOK.
XOXOXOXO!!!!!!!
i've started reading Kiss the Girls(sequel) which is a lot worse than Along Came a Spider since its about a rapist but its not that bad of a book so far... as in like storyline.
p.s. i wouldn't ENCOURAGE people to read this book if there not at least 16 or older.
hey you all seem like nerds, just wondering do any of you play dungeons and dragons...lol
or runescape...
or barny and friends...
"death is only an experiance after life"
max sounds sexy to me!!
none of your business i would like to call you things but if i did first they would be deleted and second i would be banned from this sight forever so im just not going to say anything at all
yeah i play runescape... WHATS IT TOO YEAH!?!?!?
im joking...
well none of your business... if that is your real name. I may be a nerd cept... i have a lot friends who are "popular" (so to speak) and maybe i just like to read about weird things O.o
none of your business at least we aren't afraid to say who we are and we read books which are much better than sitting around doing nothing but talking about people.
p.s. i probably might get banned for this comment since it's sort of a personal attack so if you don't se me anymore i say bye to everyone and keep reading!
well Maddy he attacked first so it should be all right, and if you do get band just make a new name.
none of your buisness i too read wierd things and would get banned.by the way all my friends are coll(and perverted)
well then max'slover your "friends" would love Kiss the Girls which i finished last night.
lol
ive heard that the book the dangerous days of daniel x might be good its about a boy whos parents were killed by aliens and after that he discovers strange abilities as for example being able to morph his shape and anything elses and he wants revenge and in the story he discovers he is an alien himself
......ok......
started reading Jack and Jill
its been conformed the mr movie WILL come out in 2010 and it IS being directed by avi arad if you need conformation check fangs blog that news came out today
p.s. no ones sure whether its cgi or real people
Yeah...movie is coming out in 2010. Still have no idea who the cast is. I want to find out really badly! And I am going to read the lake house and where the wind blows...Which is the first and which is the second?
when the wind blows first and the lake house or you could look at the lake house book and see it says "sequel to when the wind blows"...
and yes night rider it is going to be a cgi
dangit for 2 reasons 1 the movie is going to be cgi and 2 someone stole the lake house when i was in the middle of it abot how good is the ending



I found the fist book being drawn in by the author, that is I read others of his books. I did not realise it was a juivinile (as referred to in the publishing world.
I will redthe next one (or rather listen to it as I do them all as audio/ books on tape/cd.
If they don't do the ending in 2 more books I will dump the series though.
The problem with books likee this is they either take it too far, that is they stretcyh the story line out like a soap opera, or they end it too quick, and the ends does not justify the lenght twe go through to get the prise.
Mr Patterson's other books are great, so I feel this could be a keeper,(AS A SERIES).
If they turn it into a Box Car Books series , or Animorphs, it is toast.
The "save the world" concept has to ring out very loud in 1 or 2 more books, to be worth the effort one expends to consume it.
If not it will turn into a waterdown sci fi of no consequence that parent will ignore and tell their kids to read something else.
If the "Save the World/mankind" concept works and Mr Patterson is a great writer/conceptionalist, then he can end the book, maybe renew the characters and write a second group of books with a long plot.
The problem is it becomes like "Dune" if you write sequal it may smell to much like the other, and then be a flop. I know very few people who have read them all, for a good reason, they peter out badly.
Adults of a certain age and time(myself), remember watching Billy Mummy in "Lost in Space" we laugh at it. It is comical to look back on but here is the rub, it was not sopposed to be that way.
When they did the pilot they needed a bad guy or it would become a "monster of the week" show. Friends and I discussed it for years and I made that observation, a friend then pointed out that, I was right, Smith was added for just that reason.
The mistake was making Dr Smith too much (to use his term), of a NINNY!
that show ran, but could have gone more, it didn't because it had no bite by the end, and was pure farce, cheesie special effects not withstanding.
Anyway I hope Mr Patterson, finishes up in 1 or most two books.
Then he can put them in to hypersleep, or shoot them into the next reality. As far as I know this is his only Sci Fi, so if he does that I hope he brings along another SCI FI writter to carry some of the load.
Harry potter is well written, but above all there are to be a finite number. You could pick up anyone and th etales are indidual, but linear. But they will end with the next book.
After that Ms Rhowling can opt to start a new series, or, Put Harry in much more adult situations. That is my hope at this point.
lastly I hope everyone gets a chance to listen to them all as Books on Tape. They are perfect for the medium, as the writing is rich and understandable. The use of Various readers to highlight various persons thoughts is nice, although for some that may not be so. I am also glad for the lack of musical backround as is done by some production companies. If it needs music to heighten the read, then it is not worththe time it takes to listen to it. The possible exception is at the begining and the end where it takes the place of swirly marbelised papers , or a single illustration in a hardcover book.
I enjoyed the others I await in eager anticipation for the next one as spoken word.
chris