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The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride #1)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)

4.08 · rating details · 40,887 ratings · 4,158 reviews

In James Patterson's blockbuster series, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the "flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living n...more

Paperback, 422 pages

Published April 1st 2007 by Little, Brown Young Readers (first published January 1st 2005)

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Oct 03, 2009

Angelc rated it

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This book was okay, but I just felt like it didn't have a lot of substance. I didn't really take anything away from it, almost like it didn't have a lot of deep meaning. And it wasn't terribly entertaining, either. I just would have liked the characters to be a little deeper, I guess. I doubt I will read the rest of the series.

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Jul 04, 2007

Allison rated it

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Take a bit of the child-like innocence vs. evil of Harry Potter, some of the artificially-created destiny from Ender's Game, throw in the flying fantasies from Eragon and mix them in with Patterson's trademark flippant characterization, and you've got Maximum Ride.

This is the book I'm going to recommend when everyone's recovering from the end of Harry Potter later this month. Really. It's that good. And the best part is there are two more books after this one. There's already a...more

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Aug 12, 2008

Joe rated it

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Recommends it for: individuals with a high tolerance for bad writing

Shelves: borrowed-library, middle-school-ya

Now this is a terrible book.

Written with all the wit and grace of a one-legged puppy, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment reveals its intentions within the first chapter alone. This is not a book of striking prose or even serviceable but entertaining MOR lit. It is merely a cash cow, another mindless series designed to appeal to reluctant readers. It is, in a word, soulless.

Maximum Ride follows the adventures of six children, each of whom is the product of a genetic experi...more

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Jun 27, 2007

Jane rated it

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Recommends it for: fantasy fans twelve years and up

One of my students recommended this book, and while I was intrigued by the premise, and the fact that the protagonist is a female action hero, I found the dialogue beyond basic (only an adult would imagine that kids really communicate like this) and the plot was a liitle repetitious. it's part of a trilogy - but I don't care enough about these characters to read more.

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Sep 14, 2008

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* rated it

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- I need to go on a re-reviewing spree soon. Gosh, my old review made me sound like a huge idiot. YAY. This will be fun. -

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Jul 21, 2008

Marco Narajos rated it

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Recommends it for: everyone!

Recommended to Marco by: josh insley

Shelves: maximum-ride

Surprised at all the negative reviews, but then again its all just opinion, so here is mine: James Patterson isn't Ernest Hemingway! Hehe! Only joking!

Maximum ride is a fast read. It's a fast read because it is fun, imaginative, and adventurous. It centers on a group of various children who all have certain genetic enhancements. One of these enhancements is the ability to fly. The children are from a place called "The Institute" and soon they leave this place only to find t...moreSurprised at all the negative reviews, but then again its all just opinion, so here is mine: James Patterson isn't Ernest Hemingway! Hehe! Only joking!

Maximum ride is a fast read. It's a fast read because it is fun, imaginative, and adventurous. It centers on a group of various children who all have certain genetic enhancements. One of these enhancements is the ability to fly. The children are from a place called "The Institute" and soon they leave this place only to find themselves lost in an unfamiliar world...OURS. Despite the odds, the crew sticks together, until the ERASERS find them. Erasers are other mutant type children from the same secret facility; only they all seem to turn into werewolves with superhuman strength!

From the beginning, the book is a fun read. It's told from the viewpoint of Max, the oldest of the children. In her early teens, it is her who must protect the others while somehow raising them, keeping them together, and keeping everyone as a unit. The Erasers are sent out to capture them, kill them, or do whatever it is they have orders to do. Patterson mixes a modern day world with a little pop-culture thrown in here and there for reminders with fantasy. The Erasers run the streets as humans but at any time can be descending upon the kids by Hummer or Helicopter, armed with bare claws or assault rifles. The action scenes that consist of everything from car chases and helicoptor scouting to hand to hand combat is very well detailed. The most menacing of the ERASERS is Ari, who taunts Max and the others, partly because he has a connected past with them, which is further revealed later in the story.

The scenes at the Institute were nothing less than scary as we feel the horror, apprehension, and dismay the children in the cages feels. That's another prop I have to give Patterson, is that he really makes you CARE for these kids. When you care about the characters you read about, that's better than just reading, it's feeling as well. Not to get to emotional, I just really liked the way Patterson was able to describe the emotions that come with being an adolescent mutant government experiment whose only real quest in life is to be normal, and have your parents back. Patterson also enhances this world that Maximum Ride and her companions are in by adding Max's "Blog" on the final pages, along with some sketches and photographs. If only window dressing, it still adds to the future that is to be Maximum Ride's universe.

The story takes places in various locales as we follow the kids on a journey, first to save one of their own, then to find their parents, and yet again to save others. Patterson also does a good job of unraveling some mystery along the way, which helps explain why some things are the way they are, without giving away anything from the suspense and shock that got you there in the first place. Will the kids ever go home again? What will become of the institute? Will the chip be removed? Who is the kid in the tunnel? Patterson's novel is part fantasy, part cyber punk, and all Adventure at every turn. I look forward to reading the next Maximum Ride Adventure (Schools out forever) and yes, despite all the reviews you may read, they were jumping to conclusions, there is a second part in this series!(less)

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Feb 27, 2010

Hope rated it

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Recommends it for: Anyone with any sense of humor or adventure.

Recommended to Hope by: Jensen Schlabach

Shelves: reviewed, recommended-to-me, 2010-reads, sci-fi, young-adult, laugh-out-loud-funny-in-places

The only reason this book doesn't get five stars from me is because I'm so confused by some things. But I liked it A LOT. A lot a lot.

First, I didn't feel like it really went anywhere. It's like you can tell it's trying to go somewhere but it's not really doing it.
Basically, this book was just full of the flock running, getting caught, running, getting beat up, running, getting chased by the cops, running... Over and over. After a while it was kind of predictable (not ...more

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Feb 25, 2008

Taylor rated it

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Recommends it for: most people

Recommended to Taylor by: my friend saphiradragonheart(emily) and malin mertenzelli

these books are good adventure books and i like them a lot. they are a lot of fun to read and very interesting. once i got into them, i had a hard time putting them down. they are where i got the name "the flock" for my group of friends because that is what the kids in the book called themselves. the main really bad thing i found in the books was all of the cussing. i go to a public school, so none of this is abnormal to me, but i hate it when a good book is hurt by the ammount of...more

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Mar 20, 2008

Jennifer Carafa rated it

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Shelves: young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The book is about a group of 6 kids who are pretty normal except they are 98% human and 2% bird! They have wings, can fly, and also posses super-human talents. They were created at a place called the “School”. They lived there as experiments until Jeb, a human scientist set them free. Each member of this group has been created with super-human abilities like great speed, strength, physic powers, and flight.
Angel, the youngest who is telepathic and can breathe underwater, is kidnapped by E...moreThe book is about a group of 6 kids who are pretty normal except they are 98% human and 2% bird! They have wings, can fly, and also posses super-human talents. They were created at a place called the “School”. They lived there as experiments until Jeb, a human scientist set them free. Each member of this group has been created with super-human abilities like great speed, strength, physic powers, and flight.
Angel, the youngest who is telepathic and can breathe underwater, is kidnapped by Erasers. Erasers are part human and part wolf and were also created at the School. The head of the Erasers is a kid name Ari. Max sets off to save Angel and on the way she see a girl getting bullied so she goes to help her and ends up getting shot in her wing. The girl, Ella, convinces Max to come home with her and she does. Ella’s mom, Dr. Martinez helps Max and takes her to hospital to get help. There they discover that Max has a tracer in her arm that cannot be removed.
When Max meets up with the rest of the flock they start to travel to the school again and end up getting attacked by the Erasers. The erasers kidnap all of them except but Iggy and Gazzy. Max is brought back to the school and finds Jeb there where he discovers he was created to save the world. Finally Iggy and Gazzy show up with a flock of hawks and escape from the school. They discover another place called the Institute that knows about the flock and that they might have parents. Max begins to get very sick and has head pains. She can’t move, talk nor walk.
Again the Erasers show up and Jeb is there. He tells Max that she needs to save the world and demands all the Erasers to leave. Max goes into the Institute and discovers that everyone of the Flock has a real name, parents. He prints out the list and realizes everyone lived near Washington, D.C.. They decide to head to D.C. but Ari tries to stop them. Max and Ari fight and then they hear a crack. Ari has broken his neck and dies. Jeb yells to Max, “you killed your own brother!”
The Flock finally heads to D.C. and takes a dog from the institute, Total, with them.

Strengths (including reviews and awards):
James Patterson is an amazing author who was recently named “The Mand Who Can’t Miss” by Times Magazine.
He was the creator of the #1 new detective series of the past 5 years
Maximum Ride series spent 20 weeks on the New York Timess best sellers lists and 14 of them were at #1.

The main character is a girl who is powerful & strong, and it’s a horror & science fiction book which can help get girls involved!

Drawbacks or other cautions:
It seemed a little too impossible the way the characters super-human talents showed up right when they needed them. There was a lot going on throughout the book and then the ending ended very abruptly. I didn’t like the ending at all… but I’ll have to read the next series.
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Dec 06, 2007

Iris rated it

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This is my first James Patterson, so I'm not entirely sure about his writing style, but I guess the way he's written this book was as if it was the protagonist. Patterson writes in the voice of the girl hero Maximum Ride, and ends mostly with small cliffhangers, which compels the readers to continue reading. (I couldn't really put it down; I kept wanting to find out what happened to the characters.)
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Mar 07, 2009

bookczuk rated it

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Shelves: audio, bookcrossing, kids-of-most-ages, vampires-ghosts-and-other-creatures, thank-you-charleston-county-library

Years ago, I read a James Patterson book called When the Wind Blows. It was about a "school" where human dna was combined with various animals. The story followed the bird kids and their human friends and enemies. This book takes up on that theme, though is aimed at a young crowd. Patterson wrote the whole Maximum Ride series for his son Jack, and there's now a cult like following on the internet.

This is the first in the series (all of which I have now read, and I've go...more

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Apr 08, 2008

Shirley rated it

Shelves: young-adult

Summary: Genetically engineered Max and her friends are 98% human and 2% bird. An adventure story about young adults struggling to survive and discovering whom they are and why they were created along the way.

Personal Response: A very fun and engaging book. I do not know of anyone that has not dreamed they could fly. The characters are enjoyable and the special bond they have with each other and feel they're longing to belong to a family engages you. The characters make the reader ...more

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Jan 20, 2008

Jenny rated it

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Shelves: yafiction, science-fiction

OK. I thought this was going to be a lame cheese fest. I mean, James Patterson? I know kids seem to like the serie OK, and even a couple adults have recommended it to me. But I figured it wasn't my bag.
I'm not sure why. Genetically engineered mutant kids with winds escaping from evil scientists and fighting super strong were wolf like soldiers. What's not to like? I couldn't put it down. Fast paced, exciting, kind of horrifying and a lot better written than I expected. I'm totally reading ...more

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Jan 18, 2008

Ismael guerra rated it

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this book is such a great book, i really enjoyed reading this book. there is not a single moment when your not at the edge of your chair when reading this book. all it deals of is a flock of kids who were subjects of experiments but when they escape they left part human part avian. this book is filled with non-stop action and thrills as the flock struggle for survival against erasers, group of half human half canine hunters, who threaten their very existence. this book is one of my favorites and...more

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Jan 31, 2008

Denae rated it

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Recommends it for: the rebellious at heart

Shelves: sci-fi, favorites, have-read-aloud, fantasy-present-day, thrice-or-more

Max is a sarcastic and tough teen with amazing wings. She's leader of her flock of bird kids, and they work hard to stay away from the troublesome adult scientists. Max struggles to keep her flock together, discover her destiny, and save the world while she's at it.
Finding their parents would be a nice bonus, too, if only the whitcoats would stop trying to kill them.

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Dec 20, 2008

Sella Thorne rated it

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Whoa!!! This book is sooo good. It's really, really, REALLY fast-paced and action-packed. Even the very first chapter throws you headfirst into straight-on action. It's a very easy read, with short chapters that flow right into the other with cliffhangers. It's not something you can start/stop reading; once you start, there's no turning bag. You're dragged into the story from the very first page, willingly or not, and nothing can tear you from the book- only forceful things, like school, homewor...more

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Oct 29, 2008

Ryan Mclaughlin rated it

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In truth, I felt this was a 2-star. I awarded it a third because if I'd read it at the age it was intended for (JuvFic), I probably would have liked it a bit more. Just a bit.

Max and the rest of her flock are mutant humans crossed with bird genes that were freed from their vile laboratory prison (the School) by a sympathizer within the science community. They manage to scratch out a life away from prying eyes until Angel, youngest of the flock, is captured by human-dog mutants tha...more

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Oct 18, 2008

pipkinie added it · review of another edition

Tehehe i just finished it yesterday, an awsome adventure and i can't wait to read the other books!

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Oct 22, 2008

Tommy rated it

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Great Book

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Oct 07, 2008

Elisa rated it

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Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: must-reads, maximum-ride

This was my favorite book series so far. It's about a fourteen year old girl who has wings and grows up in a lab. She and her "flock" (AKA family) escape from the lab.

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Feb 27, 2008

Mohammed rated it

this book is a great book it is very good a girl in my school who didnt like to read at all got instantly hooked on it and know i cant get her off

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Oct 16, 2008

Chris added it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: chris

Recommended to Chris by: yes

the girl can fiy.

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Jan 17, 2011

Sean added it

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Jul 20, 2011

Rocky41-7 rated it

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Shelves: cheap, cheesy, lousy, poorly-written, worst-books-ever

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. You might say I need to read the whole series before I review, as I've done with previous books, but I can tell you right now that won't be neccecary. I won't be reading any more of Maximum Fail. Having heard the hype about these books, and had my friends beg me to read them, I at last capitulated to find...major disappointment. The charecters I liked, but the rest of it? Yuck.
The plot moved fast, as everyone said. It was way too fast. There was barely time to absorb and think over one id...moreYou might say I need to read the whole series before I review, as I've done with previous books, but I can tell you right now that won't be neccecary. I won't be reading any more of Maximum Fail. Having heard the hype about these books, and had my friends beg me to read them, I at last capitulated to find...major disappointment. The charecters I liked, but the rest of it? Yuck.
The plot moved fast, as everyone said. It was way too fast. There was barely time to absorb and think over one idea before a whole new plot line was coming in. Rescuing Angel or the trip to New York could have been sufficient on their own. And there were a lot of things that seemed to just pop up when convenient. Like Nudge's power. What the hell? Where did it come from? How could she have never realized it before? And it comes into being at exactly the moment the need it? That was so cheesy. And Dr. Martinez was real nice and all, but Patterson is clueless if he thinks you'd find a person who's really like that in the world. You come across an apparent run-away kid with wings and a bullet wound and you TELL NO ONE? Who does that? Honestly, she's a bad mother if she leaves Max out there all on her own. Their breakout from the school seemed very rushed and poorly plotted. If Max could unlock Angel's cage without a key, it stands to reason she could have gotten them all out earlier.
The writing was horrible. It was the worst writing style I've read since Twilight. It felt like I was reading a book meant for fifth graders, but with cursing. I HATED it. Short, choppy sentances are fine if they suit a purpose. That's ALL James Patterson wrote! His chapters were also too short, that bothered me a lot. His lack of description left me to try and puzzle out their surroundings on my own, while I struggled to keep track of the plot points.
Erasers? Really? 'The School'? 'The Institute'? NUDGE? Could there be less creative names in a book? Put some effort into your writing, Patterson! Names are a really imporant part of a story! Gasman? That one drove me nuts, but not as much as NUDGE. Nudge is a VERB. Not a name, by a long shot.
The dialogue. Max's dialogue felt very forced and staged, not at all natural. How many fourteen year olds call other kids 'lamby'? Or 'my baby'? What the cuss? Her sarcasm in the narroration was funny at times, but went over the top. It got tiresome. I'd also like to say that Total is the most annoying animal to ever walk the Earth. He shows up at th end of book one and I loathe him. I'd like to fly up to Flock height and drop him.
The Fax. Okay, I totally see Max and Fang as good friends. I like Fang. And then suddenly, out of the blue, with no warning at all, she kisses him? I'm going to have to say it once more: What the hell? Where did that come from? We had no idication that she was any better friends with Fang than any of the others, nor was there ever any sign of attraction between them. They just have no chemistry! The kiss was awkward, misplaced and poorly written.
The Erasers in general. They're made out to be these bad-ass wolf-men that are super-scary, but they get beaten by a group of BIRD hybrids every single time! Not only are they complete wusses, they pop out of no where, get their butts kicked, then hop back into their van and drive away. What kind of a crappy wolf-mix does that? If I were half wolf, I'd dole out some pain to those wimpy birdies! Secondly, despite the fact that this is set in modern day times, they fight with CLAWS and FANGS. Yes, that's right. Fisticuffs are used to apprehend their "totally unique recombinent life forms". Apparently this massive facility can afford helicopters, but not tranquilizer darts or guns. This is a HUGE hole in the story, and it really detracts from the action, knowing the Flock isn't in any real danger.
Overall, Patterson started out with some good charecters and a cool idea, and then dropped the ball, majorly. I had mused over them in the bookstore several times, as they sounded interesting. I am so glad I didn't spend money on these. I don't reccoment these AT ALL. However, there are some manga adaptions, which I actually quite enjoyed. There the fast plot fit the cartoony style and there was a great deal less of Max's lame dialogue and excessive sarcasm. The art was also very cool. The Maximum Ride movie is slated to come out soon, and as it's directed by the same person who did the first two Twilight movies, I think we can expect another pile of garbage on that. (less)

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Viva La well, it turns our Dr. Martinez is Max's mother. i thought it was odd how max was so attached to her, and how sweet and caring Dr.Martinez was towards...more
Aug 17, 2011 07:33am

Rocky41-7 But neither of them knew that at the time, or so it seemed. It was a big plot hole and I it ruined that part of the story for me. I did go on to read ...more
Aug 17, 2011 03:13pm

Bookninja4 A couple things you said, you don't understand. I get that I cannot convince you to like his writing sytle, and thats okay.But here are some points yo...more
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Jun 27, 2010

Jake rated it

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Shelves: did-not-finish

Dear Mr. Patterson,

I see your books everywhere and they always look so exciting to me. Awhile ago I thought I would give you a try and picked up the first two books in your Maximum Ride series. It's a great idea. Kids being experimented on by some evil scientists, they broke out somehow, and then have to rescue one of their own when they are found again. The wing thing is really cool because, let's face it, who wouldn't want wings? Well, temporarily. I don't think I would want wings ...moreDear Mr. Patterson,

I see your books everywhere and they always look so exciting to me. Awhile ago I thought I would give you a try and picked up the first two books in your Maximum Ride series. It's a great idea. Kids being experimented on by some evil scientists, they broke out somehow, and then have to rescue one of their own when they are found again. The wing thing is really cool because, let's face it, who wouldn't want wings? Well, temporarily. I don't think I would want wings all the time. Just when I want to go places really far, really fast.

I am currently over 100 pages into the book and I am soooo bored. Maximum annoys the heck out of me. Why did she decide to save Ella when she was clearly distraught over losing Angel to the Erasers? WHY? Who is this girl? She's obviously important if she's got a whole series. Yet, 100 pages into it, I don't feel like I should care about her. At all. Same goes for the rest of the characters. Really the only one that interests me at all is Fang and that's because he hardly talks. I probably relate to him the most because he is so annoyed with the rest of the flock. (Btw, Flock? Really? Flock of sheep. Or were you thinking flock of geese? It would have been cooler to have them call themselves, I don't know, not a flock.)

And what is with Gasman? Granted, it's kindof funny. But really? What is the purpose of having a farty little kid?

Iggy is cool because he's blind. But this flaw never seems to faze him. At least it hasn't yet. Meh.

Nudge. Another annoying character that does things for no stupid reason. What is her motive? I understand she sees her hometown and wants to find her parents but it feels like you're just dragging out the story just for the sake of drawing out the story. Leave it alone, man. If you wanted to give all this background to the characters, do it before Angel gets captured so I'm not mad at the characters for letting every little thing distract them before they go to save Angel.

Angel. Too malicious and intelligent to be a four year old. Granted, she is supposed to be brilliant and whatever. But I just don't picture even a genius four year old doing half the things she does.

So, Mr. Patterson, I am done reading your book even though I have not finished it. This is a rarity for me but I just don't feel like the story, the characters, nothing in it is worth the suffering.

It's not that I want a lot of depth but is it really too much to ask to get some descriptions of the characters and their surroundings? What about some REASON behind what these characters do? Your characters are way too flighty (that pun was very much not intended).

If this is your best work then I refuse to read anything else done by you.

Have a great day! I'm sure you will continue to make millions off readers who don't know how to tell what is good writing and what is not.
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Mar 05, 2009

Brandi Rae rated it

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Shelves: young-adult-fiction

I’m not really sure what took me so long to read this book. Everyone said the series was pretty good. Teens like it, here at the library most of the series is hardly ever on the shelf. It’s a great book for guys and girls. And yet, it has taken me this long to pick it up.

Personally, I blame James Patterson. I have issues with authors that seem intent in making themselves into a brand rather than publishing quality books. Plus, at last count, he was a co-author (in many cases, multipl...moreI’m not really sure what took me so long to read this book. Everyone said the series was pretty good. Teens like it, here at the library most of the series is hardly ever on the shelf. It’s a great book for guys and girls. And yet, it has taken me this long to pick it up.

Personally, I blame James Patterson. I have issues with authors that seem intent in making themselves into a brand rather than publishing quality books. Plus, at last count, he was a co-author (in many cases, multiple times) with 9 (that’s right…9) different people in the past seven years. It’s like he’s no longer even trying, and from what I have heard from others and have read in reviews, that lack of trying is reflected “his” writing. (On a side note, I do enjoy his older Alex Cross series…things written during his pre-co-writer stage).

Anyways, forgive me for being skeptical and putting off The Angel Experiment for so long. If it wasn’t for my teen book club, I probably still would not have read this book.

The Maximum Ride series focuses on a group of six very special kids. As babies, they were part of a scientific experiment conducted at “The School”, where their DNA was grafted together with avian DNA. The result: along with other varied “powers” each of them now has wings.

The Angel Experiment opens several years after they had escaped from the School. Unable to live normal lives, the six of them (led by Max) have lived as a family, safely in seclusion from the rest of the world. That safety is broken when the youngest of the flock, Angel, is kidnapped by Erasers. Erasers are another School experiment, humans crossed with wolves and raised as brutal hunters.

Max and the others vow to save Angel, and set out on a rescue mission where they not only encounter danger at every turn, but start to learn more about who they are and where they came from. This new found knowledge leads them from the School in Death Valley across the country to New York in search of answers.

The writing of the book is a little choppy, with the short 2-3 pages chapters not really helping. However, Patterson quickly lures you in with action and plot twists; and of course, leaves you with so many unanswered questions at the end that you just have to pick up the next book. Which I’ll be doing, despite all my Patterson misgivings (and the knowledge that the 5th book in the series, Max is supposed to be completely and ridiculously horrible). (less)

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Jan 22, 2009

Violet rated it

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Shelves: paranormal, sci-fi, mystery, 5-stars

I love this book. It was exciting, funny, interesting, and original. I really really love it.

This book really should have been two books. One for the part with them saving Angel and one for the part where they're in New York. I think it might have been better that way. Give readers a little break before more excitement. It would make James Patterson (the author) more money. But then again, it was kind of cool not to have to wait for the next book.

After reading the first b...moreI love this book. It was exciting, funny, interesting, and original. I really really love it.

This book really should have been two books. One for the part with them saving Angel and one for the part where they're in New York. I think it might have been better that way. Give readers a little break before more excitement. It would make James Patterson (the author) more money. But then again, it was kind of cool not to have to wait for the next book.

After reading the first book I really only have one question: Does the government know about the School? If so, are they government funded? They never really touched on that. I wonder...........

I love Max's charater. She is so witty and funny, yet so caring and loving, yet so angry and violent. I love her. I couldn't come up with a better charater myself.

This book made me think about animal testing, what with them being in cages and being experimented on. The point of veiw of Angel inside the School is really like an animal's point of veiw in a lab. That got me thinking. Do animals feel the same way as Angel did in a cage and being experimented on? Should we be testing on animals in the first place?

Then I thought about testing on mice. Mice are okay to test on, right? I mean they have short lives and reproduce very fast. They're not like humans. They're expendable, right? Wait! I bet some would say the same thing about testing on humans. There's a lot of them in the world. They should be expendable, too, right? God, I'm starting to think that all animal testing is bad, no matter the animal. But how can we test our medicine if we don't have animal testing? How do we learn about science and living things if we don't test on animals? I mean in the future we might be able to not test on animals, but now I think we NEED to do animal testing, to advance the human race.

So for all those animal testing scientists, you have my permission to do animal testing only if you do one thing: treat the animals kindly and treat them as if they were humans because one day they might as well be.

So anyway back to the book, I love it!!!! It would be so cool to have wings, but if I had to go through what they went through, I wouldn't want to have wings. Anyway, I love this book and I can't wait to read the more. =)(less)

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Maximum Ride The Angel Experiment is about six children who were partly raised in dog crates in a recombinant DNA lab called the School. They weren't normal at all. When they were just babies, they had these scientists called Whitecoats do experiments on them. As they grew up, they sprouted wings and learned tp fly. The children escaped four years back and now, the youngest one named Angel, has been kidnapped by the Whitecoats! They must find her and learn about their parents as well....

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Have you ever dreamed of flying? Maximum Ride takes that dream and blows it up into this huge story about a young girl named Max who has wings. Max is able to fly and lives with her "Flock", other kids who also have wings.

Not all things are well and good. Max and her friends were created years ago by scientists at a place called the School. Eraser (werewolf like creatures) chase Max and her flock constnatly, trying to capture them or sometimes kill them.

This w...more

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It was a fast read. I liked the characters. The action and concept was awesome. I liked the interaction between the characters. He did an awesome job on character development and the face pace of the story.

The plot involved these super-human kids, and the scientist wanted them back, at any cost. However, you never really were able to confirm – Why? Why were they so much more special than the other altered beings?

I didn’t understand why they weren’t more logical i...more

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