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The Zoo
On Earth, humans are at the top of the evolutionary ladder. What if something came and took you away from that? What if your whole life was taken away from you? And now you were the helpless animal. Eight people living their everyday lives are taken away and put in captivity in an intergalactic zoo. It's not their world. They have no control over their lives and are subjected to humiliating visits by an Alien race. The eight people aren't the top of evolution in the zoo. And something is inside with them that isn't supposed to be.... And it's hunting them.
540 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 12, 2019
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About the author
Patrick McLaughlin
1 book2 followersPatrick McLaughlin was born in Washington DC and has lived most of his life in Illinois. Ever since he was 10 years old he wanted to be an author. The Zoo is an idea he’s had and wanted to write since 1995. In his spare time he likes to write, follow sports, current events, and spend time with family and friends. He also has practiced martial arts for over a decade. He has black belts in 3 martial arts. The Zoo is his first novel.
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January 10, 2024
Alien abduction stories really aren't my go-to genre of book but this was a solid read.
I think the front half of the book has a little bit of pacing issue. There's a lot repeated information since there are eight perspectives and I think the pacing would have been improved by cutting that number down. The pacing feels a lot better in the later half of the book as it focuses more on the primary protagonist.
Travis and Katie are adorable and my personal favorite characters. The exploration of the aliens is interesting and I'll be picking up the sequel at some point.
I think the front half of the book has a little bit of pacing issue. There's a lot repeated information since there are eight perspectives and I think the pacing would have been improved by cutting that number down. The pacing feels a lot better in the later half of the book as it focuses more on the primary protagonist.
Travis and Katie are adorable and my personal favorite characters. The exploration of the aliens is interesting and I'll be picking up the sequel at some point.
January 23, 2023
Good read
It started out to be a typical ufo story. It quickly turned to creepy and different turns. Characters were fleshed out. Look forward to the next one.
It started out to be a typical ufo story. It quickly turned to creepy and different turns. Characters were fleshed out. Look forward to the next one.
November 2, 2020
I normally don't read alien sci-fi books, but I purchased this one because it was written by a local Quad Cities author. I found the story, and characters, easy to follow and well worth the read.
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