Thursday, January 26, 2012

Maximum Ride by James Patterson

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 nightmare at any time. 
The author, James Patterson, does a great and creative job describing the events of these kids' lives. The book is pretty fast paced, but incredibly descriptive. For instance, "There was no time to think. Jeb has trained us not to think--just to act. I launched myself at an Eraser, spinning and planting a hard, roundhouse kick in his barrel chest. His breath went oof, and the odor just awful, like raw sewage left out in the hot sun." Here there is  a lot of action to write down, and he does a great job with it because you can actually visualize and sense whats happening at that moment.
This book is told from third person, but its also told in different point of views. Normally, this would confuse me, but James Patterson moves the story along so fluently, you're already expecting the different point of views. 
All in all, I'm not too far into the book, but I will keep reading, this book is extremely addicting! 

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