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    The Angel Experiment: A Maximum Ride Novel

    Written by James Patterson

    Narrated by Kasey Lee Huizinga

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    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 nightmare at any time...like when Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were experimented on by a crew of wack jobs. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she?
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    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateOct 28, 2014
    ISBN9781478956266
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    The Angel Experiment: A Maximum Ride Novel
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    James Patterson

    James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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    • 4/5
      I really thought this book was overrated. Slow slow slow and Max is kinda boring. Not interested enough to continue the series.  
    • 2/5
      I read this a long time ago, so I only remember how much I didn't like it. The premise was very interesting. It had its potential. But I just didn't like how Patterson wrote this. I knew him to be an author for adult fiction, so I was surprised he wrote a sci-fi fiction for teens. I don't think he pulled it off very well. I don't like first-person POV-narration types, especially if it's in a YA novel. If possible, Max's narration made me like it even less. Max was annoying, I remember that much. You see, Patterson was trying to write from a 16-year old's perspective, and I guess he failed terribly. I could not sympathize or like Max, considering I was a teenager myself when I read this.

      It was badly written. And the cover says this is a #1 New York Times Bestseller? Uhm, okay. I read a thread in GR of a 1-star review, and people were defending the awesomeness of this book as if their lives depended on it. Okay, cool. But seriously, if you loved a book, shouldn't you stay away from 1-star reviews? Unless you're prepared to respect their low opinion of a book you love.

      It was okay, I guess. Lord knows I've read worse.

      Recommendation: If you're looking for a sci-fi teen novel, why go to this dinosaur? There are plenty of cooler and newer books out there.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful start to a wonderful series! As a stand alone book, not too great, but with a story following it, absolutely excellent! I read this in one sitting and rushed out to get the next one straight after. The characters are hilarious.
    • 2/5

      Nothing massively wrong with it but the writing was just way too young for me.
    • 5/5
      Gripping! Could NOT put it down. Already reading number two: School's Out-Forever. I'm hooked!
    • 4/5
      Rollercoaster ride of a book about a band of mutant bird-children who must save one of their own, Angel, from evil scientists. This is a real page-turner!
    • 4/5
      James Patterson is well known for his excellent adult novels, but his Maximum Ride series is equally as impressive. These young adult science fiction fantasy novels depict the lives of six children - Max (main character), Iggy, Nudge, Fang, Gasman,and Angel. Known as the Flock, these kids were manufactured in a laboratory called the School. Experiments done on them resulted in them becoming 2% avian and 98% human. They have the ability to fly. In the first three books of the series, the Flock spends a lot of their time running from human-lupine hybrids. The series is divided into two sets: The Fugitives (books 1–3) and The Protectors (books 4–8).This fast-paced series is never dull. It has something for everyone. What if people could fly? Would we really want to have that ability? I think these questions and others can be answered after reading this series.
    • 3/5
      The story was pretty interesting, the writing wasn't great. I think I'll just read spoilers to see how the rest of the series goes, but I read it to see if my middle school students would like it, and I'm sure they will.
    • 4/5
      Superhuman strength, reading minds, and being able to fly (with real wings and everything) may seem like a blessing, but to these six kids, it's nothing but a curse. They're escaped experiments of a secret laboratory called the School, and it seems like their run of good-luck is officially up. When Erasers show up and kidnap the youngest of their flock, Angel, how far will Max Ride go to get her back? And what dark secrets will she discover along the way?I enjoyed this book. The pacing was excellent and the characters were very interesting and engaging. Maximum Ride, the main character, is a strong female role model, even only at fourteen. The mystery and intrigue are very promising, as well as the adventure. I particularly like the genetic mutation aspect being mixed with an entire society hidden amongst our own.I do wonder if it wasn't just a little too fast-paced. At times, the plot left me spinning without enough time to gain my footing, and I honestly don't know whether I liked that or not. I did finish it in one sitting, unable to put it down, so that's probably a good sign. I can't wait to pick up the rest of the series as well!
    • 5/5
       Most kids wish they could have superpowers, but the flying protagonists in James Patterson’s The Angel Experiment wouldn’t necessarily agree. The kids love flying, but they don’t love everything that comes with being genetically altered human beings; the evil scientists, the bad guys, the dog crates, and any other life threatening dangers they face daily. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel are 98% human 2% bird. The kids are all natural born humans that were either kidnapped from their parents or sold to scientists that genetically altered their DNA. All six kids grew up in a lab facing exhausting experiment after exhausting experiment and afterward having very little to eat, not nearly enough to satisfy bird kids with incredibly high metabolisms. One of the experiments actually renders Iggy blind. In The Angel Experiment the kids are living in a house hidden in a secret location on top of a cliff. One of the scientists, Jeb, helped them escape from the lab and brought them to the house. He stayed with them for a while and took care of them, but one day he just disappeared. Now the kids are alone in the house, Max is in charge, and they’re just trying to stay out of danger. James Patterson has done an amazing job creating the plot of this story. He has turned everyone’s childhood fantasy, of flying, into a very realistic nightmare. The kids were doing fine living on their own and staying out of trouble when they spot some of the scientists’ evil creations making their way toward the house. In all the chaos that follows, Max loses sight of the others and is wrapped up in her own fight. Eventually the enemy retreats and Max scopes out the damage, but to her bemusement Angel is gone! The kids go on a dangerous and enticing journey to find Angel and bring her home. The emotions the characters feel and experience are so real that as the reader you feel like it is you, not Max, who has lost your little sister. When I finished The Angel Experiment I immediately started reading the next book in the series, and the next, and the next, until there were no more books to read. I am now anxiously waiting for the next book of the series to be released. I would recommend the entire Maximum Ride series to anyone who’s looking for a good series to read or has ever dreamed of flying.
    • 4/5
      Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson is an adventure, mystery, and mythical story of a flock of six innocent children who are 2% bird and 98% human. They were all raided in cadges in The School, being tortured until there “father” Jeb took them and raised them up high hidden from the world. That was where they all learned how to fly, how to fight, how to take care of one another and how to run away. The leader in the flock is Maximum, the oldest one who experiences a headache when being spoken from The Voice in her head. Fang comes next, he is the second oldest and is the calm, cool, and collected one. There is also Iggy, who is blind, but it amazing at picking locks. Nudge is next in line when it comes to age order and is the one who can touch an object and know information about it, like who uses it. Then there is Gasman, aka Gazzy, who is the stinky one and is related to Angel, the one who lucky enough to be the one to get away with things since she is the youngest. The six of them have to run away from Easers (wicked, wolf like creatures that have a taste for flying humans.) The flock is also on a mission to save Angel from the Easers and hunt down their real parents and where they truly came from. This compelling, thrilling, mythical mysterious adventure is a descriptive imaginative story that leads to a persuading cliffhanger. Throughout the book there are many fights, in which the author, James Patterson, uses his descriptive writing skills to portray the nasty, bloody and aching punching scenes. As he describes them, you can defiantly feel each blow the characters takes and throws at their wicked enemy. Also throughout the entire book, I was trying to guess how the flock would solve their “missions” or “challenges”, but the author always kept the reader on their toes, by throwing in surprising twist and turns. By then end of the book the reader is left wondering, if the flock will survive in their next adventure or fight. James Patterson makes an extremely amazing, persuading cliffhanger at the end of the book by leaving a note form the main character, Max, persuading the reader to go on and continue to read the entire series to find out the ending for the flock of flying human kids.
    • 5/5
      This story starts out with Max introducing what they (her, Fang, Iggy, Gassy, Nudge, and Angel) are. They're 98% human, and 2% birds. That 2% makes a big difference, giving them wings, good eyesight, and a lot of other benefits. The downside is that, well, they were experiment babies, the School wants them back for more experiments. After Angel got kidnapped, Max, along with Fang and Nudge tried to rescue her, with Iggy and Gassy "holding down the fort". It turned out that Max was made for 1 purpose, to save the world. Naturally she told the guy who said that he was insane, but he insisted. When flying, Max's head hurt a lot, and apparently, there was a chip implanted in her, so... she ended up with a voice in her head.This is a great book. Not the best summary for this book, but it's accurate. Anyways, Max has a good point of view, some good/great jokes, and a good sense of sarcasm. My favorite character was Fang, and it's pretty obvious that him and Max are going to be an item sometime soon. They all have a kind of cynical sense of humor too, and that's kind of enjoyable. I also think that the fact of having a voice in your head that TALKS BACK is a kind of weird thing, but whatever. At least Patterson makes sure that she didn't uh, lose all her marbles, or maybe get a little cracked in the attic if you know what I mean. The chapters are kinda short though, some of them are around 1-2 pages long.
    • 4/5
      Book Description: 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 nightmare at any time...like when Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were experimented on by a crew of wack jobs. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she? My Thoughts: This was my first James Patterson novel. It was a young adult book but I actually enjoyed it. It was full of action and suspense and had a small hint of romance between Max and Fang…only a little. There was no cursing so this book is very suitable for a young audience. Max and her merry band of misfits were genetically altered by some secret organization..."the institute." They escaped the institute a few years prior with the help of one of the lead scientists, Jeb. Unfortunately, after having Jeb in their lives and a stable test-free environment, he is ripped from them and they are left to wonder what has happened to him. Fearing the worst, Max takes the role as the leader of the group. All is quiet in their world and they continue to thrive until one day their happy world comes crashing around their ears. The baby of the group, Angel, is snatched by the "Erasers" (who are genetically altered werewolves with low life spans) in a grueling battle. This exchange sets the stage for heart-wrenching revelations and the emergence of new powers. I hated the end of the book because it wasn’t really an ending at all…just a lull in the story to try to get you to buy the next one. Overall I enjoyed the book and finished it in within a few hours.
    • 4/5
      James Patterson weaves a great tale about the flock in The Angel Experiment. With short chapters, this is a quick read even at 420 pages. I especially appreciated the way Patterson uses voice. I could totally hear the voices as if the characters were sitting in the room with me. This is also a great read for boys and reluctant readers. Now on to the next book. :)
    • 4/5
      Without reading the back of the book, my first assumption of this book would be about angels versus demons with the whole world ending. Instead, the book was about a group of children, who are 98 percent of human and 2 percent of bird of trying to live after escaping "School" and fighting off their enemies, "Erasers". The "School" is a lab that these children were created and lived for most of their lives. They were treated as lab rats. "Erasers" are also mutants that work for the "School", but instead of having wings they are grown men, who morph into wolf men. Angel, is a five year girl with telepathic powers and can breathe underwater. She is the baby of the group, but she can be quite powerful and opinionated. Her eight year old brother, Gasman has a knack for being gassy and build a bomb with his partner, Iggy, in a matter of minutes. Iggy, is a blind fourteen year old, who is can build bombs and can make delicious food. He later on in the series develop more interesting powers. Nudge is an eleven year old girl, who has ability of a hacker. Fang is a fourteen year, who is the second-in-command of the group. Like Iggy, he later on develops powers in the series. Maximum Ride also known as Max, is a fourteen girl, who is a the leader of the group. She can fly faster than a speedy bullet and is the heroine of the series. Maximum Ride:The Angel Experiment starts off with a bunch of "Erasers" kidnapping Angel. Max and her group plan to save Angel by going back to "School".I find Maximum Ride enjoyable due to it is filled with action pack scences, amusing jokes that make you not put your book down. I have enjoyed the series so far and I definitely recommend it due to the book is not entirely about teenage angst. It is about of group of misfit children trying to live while growing up in society that out to get them. Maximum Ride has been on EPL Teen Survivor 2008 and on the YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Yound Adult Readers 2006.
    • 5/5
      I though this book was a very entertaining and amusing book. ThE author kept the reader waiting and it was difficult for me to put the book down. This book was far to easy, but i enjoyed a little break from the complicated litterature I am used to. This story tells of a girl named Max, she hand her "Flock" are genetic mutations. Created with wings and other special powers these six extraordinary children run and hid from their toturous creaters and their visious wolf mutants called erasers. This book is great for anyone who enjoyed the twilight series. Very similar in genre yet very individual stoy-lines and characters. This book is the first of a series and a very easy, reader friendly book.
    • 3/5
      This book was ok. Kind of interesting premise, and I liked how each chapter was short and left off with suspense to keep me reading, because if it hadn't I might not have finished the book so fast. I know this is a series and all, but I don't think it really needs to be. There were a lot of "fluff" scenes in the book that could have been replaced by scenes central to the plot of the entire series, thus eliminating the need for book 2, 3, etc. Oh wait, then the author and publishing house couldn't become rich off of people's need for books that are like mediocre blockbusters...
    • 5/5
      This book was never boring. At first, it seems like a wierd idea, but once you get into it, it's amazing!!!
    • 4/5
      I would recommend this book to any one who enjoys a good adventurer book. I especially liked the parts where they fly.
    • 5/5
      Follow the lives of these flying youngsters. The adventure takes off with this book. Read how they grow and change and learn about the differences between living as a human-avian hybrid and life as a normal human.
    • 4/5
       Maximum Ride and his “siblings”, Fang, Iggy, The Gasman (Gazzy), Nudge, and Angel, live together without any parents are supervisors, only themselves. They are not normal by any definition. They are genetic mutants that are 98% human and 2% bird. That’s right, they have wings and can fly.Unexpectedly, their perfect, happy family gets broken up when the Erasers and Whitecoats take them. The Erasers are wolf-mutants and the Whitecoats are the people that used to keep the six locked up in cages until their “father” Jeb took them away. They took away Angel, Max’s secret favorite person of the flock. Now Max must get Angel back before they kill Angel, or worse.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful first book in what seems to be an exciting series. I know that there is much to look forward to as events unfold and characters are revealed. The characters are very likeable and easy to relate to. Keeps you wondering what will happen in the upcoming books.
    • 5/5
      Now this is an action adventure. James Patterson keeps you gripped to the story the whole time.
    • 5/5
      this book is amazing. i feel anyone who can read this book should it has drama action and evreything from a to z
    • 3/5
      The book moves at a quick pace with short chapters. Max is the leader of a group of orphans who happen to have wings and the ability to fly. Being chased by mutants called Erasers and on a search for the truth about themselves and their families, the group must work together to survive and overcome obstacles. The first book leaves many questions unanswered and serves as a set-up for the other books in the series.
    • 4/5
      Max is a smart and spirited 14-year-old with a few "issues". She is head of a "flock" of six kids who are on their own, and all of them just happen to be genetically-engineered progeny with wings and other special skills and talents.You've gotta love Max. She is always trying to do the right thing, and meet everyone's needs. She is Mom to three younger ones, and the leader of the motley gang that includes two teen boys a little younger than herself. They are on the run, with dangerously evil Erasers after them at every turn.This book is packed full of action, and is bursting with humanity. The kids are all very likable and believable. Max behaves very much like a typical 14-year-old girl. The storyline is full, appropriate for teens and adults alike, and very engaging. I look forward to reading the next book in the series!
    • 5/5
      Ryan KellyThis book was amazing. It was one of the best books I have ever read. It kept me reading. At night I would keep turning the pages until i had to go to bed. Sometimes I got yelled at because I would go to bed to late because i was reading my book.this book is 11 AR points
    • 4/5
      This book was great! The characters were all very interesting and diverse, and I really liked how each character's skill was revealed throughout the book,
    • 3/5
      After all the hype about this series, I was a little disappointed by the first installment. The main character, Max's, voice, while amusing at times, also felt a little forced, like James Patterson tried too hard to sound like a teenager. There were a few places where it was hard to suspend my disbelief -- such as when the kids hid their supposedly huge wingspans beneath jackets (wouldn't they look like hunchbacks?). The short chapters made the storytelling feel choppy and a little chaotic, and this book definitely felt more like a "setup" than a story in its own right. Despite this being a plot-driven book, the plot didn't really start to appeal to me until near the end--at which point, of course, it was almost too late (but not TOO late, since I do feel mildly enticed to continue the series). Still, I was hoping for something more character-driven after the loyalty I've seen fans show these characters. They had distinct enough personalities, I guess, but the character development here was minimal. We'll see if that improves as the series goes on.
    • 2/5
      Maximum Ride is not an ordinary teenage girl. She and her 'siblings' are part of a governmental genetic experiment. Max is part human, part bird, and a whole lot of attitude. Anyways, for the majority of the book, Max and her 'flock' are on the run from the government and these bad guys called erasers, which is really a synonym for werewolf.Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson was a rather quick read. I read it in the span of a few hours. The chapters were incredibly short, averaging 3 pages, and the font was big. Also there was plenty of action, if not character growth. While I can't complain about action, my favorite part of reading is meeting and becoming acquainted with characters. I finished this feeling as though I didn't know the characters well enough, and also asking several questions pertaining to plot holes. For example, the kids are basically raised in isolation and it seems like they were fairly mistreated, so how is it that they know how to read and write? I thought being experimented on didn't leave much time for education. Also, how did they know how to use the internet? I know I'm nitpicking, but I am bothered by plot holes, much like other people are bothered by things like historical anachronisms and such.On the one hand, I think this is a great book to hand to reluctant readers, as it's not difficult to read, there's plenty of action, and the characters are somewhat likeable. However, I felt the writing wasn't up to par with most YA I've read. I've read a few critical reviews of this book, where in the comments it's defended because the book is YA, therefore it doesn't matter that the writing isn't very quality. I'm going to put this out there right now, I think that because a book is YA it is not exempt from being quality. I think as a consumer of young adult lit I have a reasonable expectation of fabulous writing, and I most certainly encounter great writing with a lot of YA I come across (John Green, Libba Bray, Neil Gaiman, Maureen Johnson, Robin McKinley, Richelle Mead, Sarah Dessen, and so on and so forth). Also for YA to be taken as a legit genre, shouldn't we want some sort of quality in what we read? Granted, yes, not every book has to be great and amazing, and sometimes we all just need a great trashy read, but still I guess I just want more from what I read. And, I just didn't get that more from this book. Although, there are plenty of people out there who love this series. I liked this book, but didn't love it. That said, I will continue the series, and review all of them, as I won the books in a contest, therefore am doing my part as a winner by publicizing these books.