How to resolve AdBlock issue?
X
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride #1)
HotUser reviews
1 reviews with 3 stars
40 reviews
Overall rating
4.5
Plot
4.3 (40)
Characters
5.0 (2)
Writing Style
4.0 (2)
Already have an account? Log in now or Create an account
Back to Listing
1 results - showing 1 - 1
Ordering
Action packed, a quick, fun read.
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
3.0
Characters
0.0
Writing Style
0.0
Reader reviewed by danielle
Maximum Ride by James Patterson is not lacking in excitment. Like most of Patteron's work, it's lacking in any real depth or characterazation, but it does keep you reading.
Max is the leader of a 'flock' of six genetically mutated kids, on the run from the institute that created them--The School. Along with Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel, Max must not only escape the clutches of The School, but maybe even save the world...
While Max is a fun, if rather repetitively sarcastic, character, I can't help but think James Patterson shouldn't really be writing about teenagers, especially teenage girls. Max doesn't come across as very real to me. She's tough, pretty, mean, and sassy, and it all makes a very perfect character with flaws that dont really count as flaws (like Twilight). The secondary characters are just as thin, trapped inside these three word descriptions Patterson uses to introduce them. They have very little depth, and all the interactions between them is very phony.
However, Maximum Ride is a page turner, keeping you glued to the page like only a Patterson novel can. While he does sacrifice literary integrity for book sales, you can at least say you read Maximum Ride in less then an hour.
Maximum Ride by James Patterson is not lacking in excitment. Like most of Patteron's work, it's lacking in any real depth or characterazation, but it does keep you reading.
Max is the leader of a 'flock' of six genetically mutated kids, on the run from the institute that created them--The School. Along with Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel, Max must not only escape the clutches of The School, but maybe even save the world...
While Max is a fun, if rather repetitively sarcastic, character, I can't help but think James Patterson shouldn't really be writing about teenagers, especially teenage girls. Max doesn't come across as very real to me. She's tough, pretty, mean, and sassy, and it all makes a very perfect character with flaws that dont really count as flaws (like Twilight). The secondary characters are just as thin, trapped inside these three word descriptions Patterson uses to introduce them. They have very little depth, and all the interactions between them is very phony.
However, Maximum Ride is a page turner, keeping you glued to the page like only a Patterson novel can. While he does sacrifice literary integrity for book sales, you can at least say you read Maximum Ride in less then an hour.
1 results - showing 1 - 1
Powered by JReviews
How to resolve AdBlock issue?
X
FEATURED GIVEAWAYS
It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: A Light in the Sky by Shina Reynolds + Giveaway (International)
Today we're excited to celebrate the cover reveal for A Light in the Sky by Shina Reynolds, releasing early 2020 from Wink Road Press! Before we get to the cover, here's a note from the author: ...
Posted in News & Updates
Author Chat with Geoffrey Saign (Guardian - The Choice), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to chat with Geoffrey Saign author of Guardian - The Choice Recently, Guardian, The Choice won the 2019 Outstanding YA Fiction IAN BOTY (Book of The Year) Award in the ...
Posted in News & Updates
Author Chat with Tracey Laviolette (Bloodborne Awakened), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to chat with Tracey Laviolette author of Bloodborne Awakened Read on for more about Tracey and her book, plus an giveaway! Meet Trace...
Posted in News & Updates
Author Chat with E.E. Knight (Novice Dragoneer), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to chat with E.E. Knight author of Novice Dragoneer Read on for more about E.E. and his book, plus an giveaway! Meet E.E. Knight! E. ...
Posted in News & Updates
Author Chat with Denis Markell (The Ghost In Apartment 2R), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to chat with Denis Markell author of The Ghost In Apartment 2R Read on for more about Denis and his book, plus an giveaway! Meet Deni...
Posted in News & Updates
Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Julie Eshbaugh (Crown Of Oblivion), Plus Giveaway!
Welcome to our weekly special feature post, Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a givea...
Posted in News & Updates
Latest Book Listings Added
Welcome to Bohring-home to 453 people, 2,053 alligators, and one...
“Fast, funny, frightening—and filled with shocks and surprises. These books...
In this charming debut about first love and second...
This action-packed graphic novel based on the New York...
Seventeen-year-old Rose Hemmersbach aspires to break out of small town...
Enter a world of faerie magic and epic adventure in...
The exciting follow-up to Mightier Than the Sword, the humorous...
Latest Member Reviews
"ADORKABLE is a book you can easily predict, but the journey is unbelievably delightful. Sally Spitz is a senior in..."
"TWEET CUTE is a fun enemies-to-dating and anonymous-You've-Got-Mail style YA contemporary romance. The book follows the two protagonists in equal..."
"THROW LIKE A GIRL is a charming story about chasing your dreams, a little romance, and a passion for sports...."
"To be honest, I went into this expecting vampires. I guess between the visual tone to the..."
"I’m not going to lie….I read The Burning Shadow in two days. It could’ve been one sitting if my eyelids..."
"I started out reading an ARC of Symptoms of a Heartbreak, but then I switched to reading a hardcover in..."
"THE BOOKWORM CRUSH is an absolutely charming romantic comedy with all sorts of booklover homages. Amy McIntyre is @redheadrecs and..."
"A MATCH MADE IN MEHENDI is a light-hearted contemporary romance. Simi aspires to be an artist, but right now, she's..."
"3 Reasons TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL needs to be on your shelf immediately: 1.) The spot-on comparison:..."
"What worked: I'm a huge fan of the Lux series and LOVE Daemon. The relationship between Daemon and Kat is..."
"I’d be lying if I didn’t say that half of the reason why I read this was because it’s a..."
"THE BURNING SHADOW is a fantastic and thrilling continuation of the spin-off Origin series. Just like the original series, there..."