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The only decent thing about this book is that I got it from my library. Had I actually purchased this book, I would be livid. All we want as readers is to read a book in which the author "tried." If I read Ollie North's book or Kyle Mills' book and I don't like the content, really I have only myself to blame. They're trying. I know what I'm getting into. If I read Follett or Koontz or Patterson, when time after time in recent years they have shown me they just mail it in, I'm the fool. Bird children. OK. I grew up in the '60's. I saw Mothra and Godzilla. So I'll take a crack at bird-kids. Bird kids that have sex? No that's too much. Bird kids that kill? No, I'll pass. Jumping from one ambush to another? How do they do it? So much wasted dialogue and so few (if any explanations). How do the hunters know where the prey are? How do they find them? They're genius birds, after all. The adults speak like children ("Hugs and Kisses. Hugs and kisses. Coo Coo Coo.") And the children speak like no child I ever heard. The plot is unbelievable. The interconnecting scenes without bridges. The conversations without any basis in reality, suspended or actual. The facts are MIA. In the second to the last scene the characters we have come to love (or rather just put up with) are facing certain death. In the next scene, they are free! This is not David Copperfield. How did he do that? Huge enormous collossal waste of time.Read full review
Firstly, I can't say enough about this author. James Patterson was introduced to me this past summer with my 1st reading of him, which was (When The Wind Blows). I couldn't put it down. It was the best read I've ever read. When I got to the end of the book, there was a sequel to the story which was called (The Lake House). I had the darnest time trying to find this book without having to pay the full price, which is about 13 dollars. Luckily, I found it on ebay. Was I ecstatic!!!!! I was finally going to be able to read the conclusion to the 1st book. I've become a full fledge James Patterson nut. Every book I've been buying is James Patterson and I have not tired of him. Ebay has become a great place for me to find Patterson books at great prices. Whenever I can bid on one and obtain it far cheaper then buying at a book store I try and take advantage of it. Soooo if your looking for some great reading, why not try these 2 books, you'll love them and won't be able to put them down.....I promise. Sincerely, Gabbie29588Read full review
The sequel to James Patterson's imaginative bestseller "When the Wind Blows," this novel tells what happens to Max and the other avian children after they were freed from THE SCHOOL. It's an engaging and suspenseful yarn, helped in part by Patterson's trademark short chapters (all 109 of them, averaging three pages each), although some of the plot twists are a bit predictable. In the end, it doesn't quite measure up to "When the Wind Blows". If you like these two novels, you'll probably like his "Maximum Ride" series for younger readers as well, if not better. Although not a direct extension of "When the Wind Blows" and "The Lake House", they borrow the basic premise and tell the story through the eyes of the kids.
It is a good book, but not my favorite, because to me the story line really didn't hold my interest compared to his other books.
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This is the first book I read by the author James Patterson. It was great not having to read about murder, death..etc...It was a story that touched the heart. I fell in love with all the characters. It really showed how deep love could be. I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!..I hope James Patterson will come out with similar books.
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