Yeah. So I admit I got won over. This book gets four stars from me. It's actually very good. The chapters are really short, but don't let that fool you into thinking that content in this book is neglible. There is a lot to this book. It's not even what I would consider easily digestible. The author uses a lot of sophisticated vocabulary, which is great. I'm all for kids (of all ages) looking up words. Best way to expand your vocabulary. The story begins with Max running away from a group of Erasers. While running, she comes to a stop at a cliff edge and proceeds to jump off. Upon jumping off, she snaps out her wings and flies away from the Erasers.

James Patterson proves to be an expert with making great characters. Max has a sarcastic sense of humor that I love. This book was definitely entertaining, and I love the characters...LOVE them. Most of the book is devoted to "to-ing and fro-ing" - running from one location to another - with the express purpose of supplying a new setting for a battle. Collis, Clark (July 27, 2016). "James Patterson adaptation Maximum Ride has wings: See the exclusive trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016 . Retrieved November 4, 2016. When the avian runaways find their adopted home made uninhabitable, they must alter the strategy of running and hiding into something much more proactive if they are to ever find peace. This is really just the beginning of the story and does more to set up the larger series than it seeks to resolve a first act, hence why I chose to call it down the middle. It's fun, but I feel like I already enjoyed this tale in Marvel's mutant comic books. When they stay overnight in the hospital, Gazzy immediately volunteers to sleep on the floor so that the girls can have the bed. Max calls him a sexist piglet and has him and Angel, the two smallest, take the bed so that they can fit.

James Patterson's 'Nevermore': Cover reveal, plus Q and A". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26 . Retrieved 2012-03-14.

Do not put this book down. I'm dead serious. Your life could depend on it. I'm risking everything by telling you -- but you need to know. If you dare to read this story, you become part of the Experiment. I know that sounds a little mysterious -- but it's all I can say right now. A Comprehensive Education (comic)". Penny Arcade. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 . Retrieved July 13, 2014. Series of fantasy young adult novels by James Patterson Maximum Ride Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Here, there's a "family" of laboratory-created children that are winged flyers (like Angel, from said X-Men,) who escaped from their "school." Apparently, there are other genetically altered creatures from the lab, pursuing the children called Erasers. These are wolf-like hunters that metamorph into lupine form whenever they wish to ravage their prey. There seems to be an ongoing animosity between the protagonist avian characters and the antagonist lupine ones.

The Maximum Ride Movie is Coming!". facebook.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022 . Retrieved June 14, 2020. 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. There was a brief moment when Angel is shown to be able to change her appearance/features, but this technique is only mentioned/used in The Final Warning then seemingly forgotten for the rest of the series. Angel began to seem more morally ambiguous and predicted the destruction of humanity. She used her powers at school to influence her teacher. Later, on a field trip, she wandered off from the group and met the President of the United States, apparently telepathically inducing him to remove military funding and instead fund public education and homeless shelters.

So, I found The Angel Experiment at my local library...and soon devoured it. Later on, I had a blast with the next two books; I remember reading the third one just after starting a long car trip my parents, and it was such a rush, it made me really hyped up. The later books were good, but the series kind of fizzled out after a while; I remember one that felt more like a documentary on global warming than a novel. Her hair has varied over the books. The color is not mentioned in The Angel Experiment, but in School's Out - Forever and Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, it is repeatedly called blonde and even sun-streaked. However, starting in The Final Warning, her hair color is brown, but is still occasionally mentioned as containing sun streaks. 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. Fleming, Michael (August 7, 2008). "Columbia takes 'Maximum Ride' ". Variety. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010 . Retrieved June 14, 2020. Maximum Ride is a 2016 American science fiction film based on the novel of the same name by James Patterson. It adapts the first half of The Angel Experiment, the first book in the series . YouTube personality Jenna Marbles served as an executive producer of the film. [1] [2] [3] Plot [ edit ]Fang. My first impression of him is this too-cool-for-you type guy. But really he's just shy in a not-shy kind-of way. He's ready to fight whenever, which isn't shy at all. But feelings? As far as I know, he doesn't express them. You gotta work on that, Fang. Collective Digital Studio Will Turn James Patterson's 'Maximum Ride' Into a Web Series". Thewrap.com. July 9, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020 . Retrieved May 28, 2022. A Comprehensive Education". Penny Arcade. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010 . Retrieved February 5, 2010. Walsh, Katie (September 29, 2016). "Review Minimum budget yields minimal originality for young adult adaptation 'Maximum Ride' ". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016 . Retrieved November 4, 2016. In an interview with USA Today, Patterson revealed that he was hopeful for a film adaptation. Patterson took note of fan-made audition videos from User Based Casting, a fan-driven casting initiative for the upcoming Maximum Ride film adaptation, commenting, "there's something like 9,000 Maximum Ride videos on YouTube, and some of them are stunning. I also think we're closer to the movie than we've been. I never know for sure in Hollywood, but it's definitely warm now." [ citation needed]