Saving the World (Maximum Ride, Book 3)

Features

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 416 pages
• Published by: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Edition: 3rd Edition May 29, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0316155608
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0316155601
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.6 x 1.4 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Reader Reviews
OK, I will accept right up front the fact that based on the sterling reviews from everyone else here, this review is going to be ignored and/or disparaged by anyone reading this page. So if you are a young reader in the 9-12 age range for whom this book is targeted, stop right here and go ahead and buy the book. The truth is, you'll probably enjoy it, just as have all the other young readers. However, if you are an adult James Patterson fan who is thinking about purchasing this book, let me very strongly advise you to think twice. Juvenile books fall into two categories: those that, while pitched to young readers, are brilliantly written and appeal to everyone...and those that are not. In the first category are the really superb crossover children's literature masterpieces, such as JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, Ian Flemming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Roald Dahl's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and even the Dr. Seuss oeuvre. But unfortunately Patterson is no Rowling (or Flemming or Dahl). Maximum Ride, from an adult perspective, is an unbelievably bad book. I'm talking not just bad, but truly execrable. This is all the more remarkable because Patterson has been so successful with his adult work. But it seems that in targeting down the age range, Patterson also can't help writing down...and that just doesn't work. It doesn't bear going into all the gory details, because either you're going to ignore this review and buy it anyway, or you'll be warned off and move on to something else. But suffice it to say that this book reads like the worst of the hack teenage fiction, not even rising to the level of the Stratemyer Syndicate series like Nancy Drew and Tom Swift. I'm honestly sorry to have to be so negative, because I very much like Patterson's adult work, but this book is simply not worth reading...if you're an adult [sigh]. Comments (9) | | (Report this)