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Nov 15, 2011

*Editing this review a bit so it's not so lacking in punctuation and whatnot. Gosh, reading it makes my eyes bleed. I'm sorry I used to be such a troll.*

So, I remember the lovely morning I got this book. It was on Easter, and my parents gave it to me. And I was all like, "GOSH GOLLY, THANKS MOM AND DAD!" Because at the time, I was a hardcore Maximum Ride fan and I'd been eagerly awaiting this day to have the fourth book in my hands.

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May 15, 2008

Jessica rated it:

P-U, people! Now, I try to be nice in my Goodread-reviewing, really I do. Books I didn't like usually just disappear from my list, unless the author is dead (like Steinbeck), lest I spread bad feelings amongst the authorly community.

But Patterson must be stopped!

And since he doesn't even write these books, I feel the need to call attention to what his "co-writer" is doing.

That is: churning out one of the WORST BOOKS I've read this year!

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Apr 04, 2008

Karin rated it:

The release of a sequel is an anticipated event, especially if the sequel is written by a wildly-popular, best-selling author like James Patterson. Approximately 4.8 million copies have been sold of the previous three books in the Maximum Ride series, so hopes were high that Final Warning, the new installment, would be just as entertaining. When a sequel fails to live up to the standards of the previous books in the series, readers feel let down.

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Aug 25, 2008

Patrick rated it:

AAAAAAAhhhhhh!! This series is fun. The first three books are an action-packed fun adventure with decent characters. There are plot holes, but the point is believable teenage angst in the midst of constant danger. This 4th book has some good parts involving the characters dealing with adults' expectations of them. But it is also a full-on, boring, crappy, global warming propaganda pamphlet with some random bad guy thrown in out of nowhere and an extra bad hurricane--due to global warming of c More...

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Mar 19, 2008

Stephanie rated it:

Ok, the humor was still there. The book was funny. Thin. But funny.

*SPOILERS BEGIN*
I completely felt the ending was horrible. It was a disappointment. It was like Patterson was attempting to write the book, but wasn't done yet, and had forgotten to put in most of the excitement. I was also angry at the sorely lacking Max/Fang scenes. Sure we had a kiss and a mention every other chapter, but there was nothing sturdy. Even the ending, it ends with them going off on another missio More...

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Apr 17, 2008

Leela rated it:

Quite a disapointment, compared to the other three books. It's about a third of the size, and is not nearly as good as the others. Where is the HEART POUNDING ACTION? The WITTY SARCASTIC HUMOR? The SUSPENSE that makes you wanna CRY everytime you are forced to put the book down.
I've heard rumors that there are going to be 5 books of this series, and I can only hope the others are much much much better.

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Apr 04, 2009

Sella rated it:

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May 19, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

My problem with the story wasn't so much that James Patterson used it as a soapbox for global warming -- after all, it's his book, and he can do what he wants.

The problem, as I see it, is there was NO WAY he started writing this series with a plan to make Max's "saving the world mission" one that had anything to do with this topic.

If you go back and read the series from the beginning, starting with THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, we all knew that Max and the gang had a More...

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Apr 03, 2011

Denae rated it:

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Aug 20, 2008

Alexa rated it:

The flock attend Ari's funeral, just after a new breed of Flyboy attacks the cabin they were thought to be living in. The flock are led by Dr Martinez, who is now called Mom by Max, and Jeb to Washington where they are offered a comfortable life and an education in return for aid from the flock to the government. Fang tries to kiss Max again. Max barely recognizes her subconscious love for Fang before she flies off the near by dock away from Fang. Max refuses the government offer and facility an More...

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Mar 25, 2008

Becky rated it:

Well, actually I'd give it a 3 1/2, but there's no option here. I again enjoyed this book and the exciting twists, I really liked the other ones more. This one needs a little more wrapping up, that is if he's not planning on writing any more. The preaching of the "theory" of global warming was getting a bit repetitive. It didn't have the same feel as the rest of the book. It's like the author decided to shift gears, and jump onto the Gore bandwagon. I wonder how many free "$ More...

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Jan 14, 2010

dioscurio rated it:

Gw ampe nangis bacanya, bukan karena ceritanya begitu menyentuh sampe bikin termehek2, tapi karena dengan setiap lembar yg gw balik, cerita ini semakin nggak masuk akal, menantang kecerdasan pembaca, bukan dalam arti positip, sayangnya..

Pertama, gw kira buku ketiga adalah akhir serial ini, tapi nggak, entah Author berusaha memanfaatkan momen ato gimana, yg pasti dia sampe bela2in ngubah beberapa fakta biar buku keempat ini bisa rilis..

Sekarang, gw malah berpikir Suara di More...

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Dec 19, 2011

Mery rated it:

cerita nya gak sebagus yang sebelumnya, maksudnya tanpa kejar2an dengan monster monster buatan dengan sayap :D

kisahnya berawal dengan pemakaman Ari. pembuka yang bagus. aku menitik kan air mata, karena aku sayang sama ari. bayangkan anak umur 7 tahun yang dipaksa jadi monster. hiks hiks

setelah itu The Flocks dihadapkan oleh pemerintah yang merayu mereka untuk sekolah. Bayangkan? kata sekolah sudah bagaikan kata jahat buat mereka, sekarang pemerintah mau memasukan me More...

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Sep 07, 2008

Cassie rated it:

Maximum Ride was created to save the world. Now she just needs to figure out how the voice in her head thinks she's going to do this.
With the rest of her flock of Avian-Human hybrids, Max moves from taking down evil corporations to stopping global warming ('cause penguins are cute and hurricanes are bad!).
Now, if only Patterson could be bothered to finish one plot thread before moving on to six more.
If this hadn't been a Maximum Ride book, I would have never finished it, and m More...

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Aug 29, 2008

Rachel rated it:

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Jun 20, 2008

Deborah rated it:

While this book has some of the excitement of the first ones, it's lacking in a lot of the action and character development that made it easier to ignore Patterson's bad writing style in the other Maximum Ride books. The mysterious "Uber-Director" is also not clear as a villain. What was his motivation for going after the flock? How did he become part human, part machine? It's all too quickly and conveniently ended, in a non-satisfying way. Instead, this book is full of didactic s More...

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Mar 20, 2008

Ibby rated it:

AAAAAAH THE NEXT MAXIMUM RIDE BOOK CAME OUT YEsTERDAY

and my sister won't let me read it...she is sitting on the couch on chapter 19, reading SOOOOOO slowly until its my turn.
the book is actually pretty thin, compared to the others...
there are 3 sequels before this one: "The Angel Experiment", "School's out: Forever" and "Saving the world and other Extreme Sports"
this one is about global warming...ANOTHER book about global warming!!! it More...

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Oct 06, 2008

Saved By Grace rated it:

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Apr 05, 2008

Kerry rated it:

What the hell was that? I've been enjoying the humor and action and adventure of this series (even though they are "young adult" and I'm anything but) . . . but this? OK, yeah, it had the humor. And about two chapters of action and adventure. The rest was penguins and Antarctica and snow and OHNOESGLOBALWARMINGISTEHBAAAAAAADDDDD!!!1!!11!!!ELEVENTY-ONE!!!

Mr. Patterson, if I want a lecture on global warming shoved down my throat, I'll go talk to Al Gore. From you I want More...

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Oct 16, 2008

Virginia rated it:

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Mar 08, 2010

Kate rated it:

THIS ONE WAS SOOO ACTION PACKED! I JUST LOV THE FLOCKZ HUMOR I CANT RECALL ALL THE TIMES IVE READ THIS BOOK!

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Nov 09, 2011

Jessica rated it:

The book picks up with the funeral of Ari and I even had tears in my eyes. Then, the kids are taken to DC for some fun explosive adventures which has them decide to take off for a while on their own. Then, Max's mom gets them a gig on a scientists boat and expedition in the Antarctic. Max discovers she is quite jealous over Fangs new love interest a scientist named Brigid. Just when they were starting to relax thoguh, they discover a robot had been put in among them and they go on high alert. Th More...

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Mar 09, 2011

Reading Vacation's Mom rated it:

Maximum Ride = Marvelous Reading

As leader of her Flock, Max is tough and resilient. This bird girl does not give up on her mission to save the world and protect her Flock. She does it all with flair and a sarcastic edge. Despite endless betrayals and growing up in a lab, Max shows that she can have a soft side too.

The members of Max’s Flock are tight and they each have unique talents. Fang can disappear if he sits still long enough. Iggy sees everything in white. Nudge is magnetic. The Gasman is More...

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Mar 19, 2009

Noelani rated it:

I highly enjoyed the first three books in the "Maximum Ride" series, but this one falls a bit short... Perhaps it's the topic, perhaps it's the slightly lecturing tone used... I know that these books are aimed for a Young Adult audience, but adults read these books as well, and to choose a topic that it so over-talked about bored me, and made me really, really wish that Patterson would go back to the excitement and adventure that made the first three books so appealing. Granted, the More...

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Mar 17, 2009

Cooper rated it:

Wow. This was.... a letdown:-(. So sad. If you've read any of my other reviews of this series, you know I'm a big fan. That is an understament actually. I'm like, wait outside of the book store for the next book to come out fan. Yeah, I'm like, obsessed with this series now. I've placed every single of the books before this in my top ten favoritest book category. But not this one. Gosh, where to begin. I'm going to say this. I'm still a big fan of this series, and I'm not going to let this get m More...

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Feb 22, 2009

Jenna rated it:

I opened this book filled with anticipation, sure that I would not be let down. I was sadly disappointed. Having read the first three in the Maximum Ride series I was expecting this fourth one to at least reach my expectations but it fell far behind them. While reading the first three I was constantly trapped in the story. I could barely put the book down until I had finished so when I had heard that the fourth book had finally come out, I was overjoyed!

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Feb 04, 2009

Jamieson rated it:

Maximum Ride is a very special girl.

For one thing, she can fly. Her and five other children (Fang, Angel, Nudge, Iggy and Gazzy) have been genetically altered so that two percent of their DNA is avian. What does this mean? It means that they are able to fly.

In their newest adventure, the flock face their most harrowing nemesis yet. The evil Uber Director, part man and part machine, wants to capture the flock and sell them to the highest bidder.

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Dec 04, 2008

Fred rated it:

Last of Patterson's Maximum Ride Series. I read the first three in like a weekend. They were addictive and his average chapter length is around .75 of a page. Geared to the modern adolescent attention span. By the fourth book I was tired of the premise and the repetitive plot elements:

1) Four sarcastic teens with wings and awesome powers fly around the world evading bad guys intent on enslaving, studying, and reproducing their genetic aberrations in underground clandestine gover More...

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Jan 02, 2012

Liz rated it:

Have you ever felt as if the world was on your shoulders? Or even yet, it's existance? Well, in this case it is, in the book James Patterson gives us. This book is Science Fiction, and has robots in it. Let alone the main characters who have a human body, with bird DNA, so they have huge wings that allow them to fly wherever they want. I recommend this book to anyone who has a fairly big imagination, and likes romance. There are a few heated moments between the eldest of the flock, therefore you More...

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Dec 30, 2011

Colleen rated it:

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