The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, Book 4)
by James Patterson
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Book Reviews of The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, Book 4)
Book Review: Just Okay
Summary: 3 Stars
I expected a lot more from the next chapter in the Maximum Ride saga. After all, the first three books were all about heart-pounding action, excellent character development, and just the right amount of romance to keep it interesting. Now take all of the first three books and squash them together into a single miniature version without any of the action, and you have The Final Warning. Granted, there are some good points, not to spoil any, but most of them happen towards the beginning of the novel. The last three quarters were, in my opinion, mainly rehashed storylines from the first three books. The action is only seen from the point of view of two characters including Max and Fang's meaningless 'book blog', not the actual blog that exists on the Web. Then there's the fact that the series has become a huge environmental tree-hugging plug as well. Yeah, we know the environment needs to be saved, but you don't have to beat it into our brains by making Max Ride the Eco-Lady of Popular Literature. Is this book what we Maximum Ride fans clicked a million times for? I think not. This one needs a sequel, if the Flock is to be saved.Book Review: Perplexed before I (and my daughter) read
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently purchased "The Final Warning" but have not started it yet. So I can give no opinion as to my enjoyment ( or lack of it). But I do find some discouraging comments by many readers. YOUNG readers. And THEY can tell that this last book missed the mark.
So you know, I am 58 years old and enjoyed the escape into the "Max" series. I also know first-hand what my daughter is reading. I bought the 1st book ( because I couldn't find mine) so she could read it. She's 11 years old and picked the book up and is having a ball with it.
Although I don't always take ANYBODY'S word for anything, It seems as though She, and I are going to be dissapointed. I didn't buy this book for a lecture in global warming ( or anything, for that matter). I bought it for the fun and thrilling adventures of these special kids.
In conclusion, I WILL read the book and hope another one that will done the way the first few were and manage to get by this one back to the real fun. JP---If you are out there checking responses----I hope these young readers give you a heads-up on their intelligience and expectations.
Book Review: What the Heck Happened?
Summary: 2 Stars
My problem with the story wasn't so much that James Patterson used it as a soapbox for global warming -- after all, it's his book, and he can do what he wants.
The problem, as I see it, is there was NO WAY he started writing this series with a plan to make Max's "saving the world mission" one that had anything to do with this topic.
If you go back and read the series from the beginning, starting with THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT, we all knew that Max and the gang had a special mission, a mission that would save the world. We knew it would be big, and no doubt unbelievable, as most of Mr. Patterson's plot lines are. But if this had been his plan all along, you have to think that there would have been SOME advance warning.
No, what really ticks me off is that it seems as if he decided, with the current state of affairs, to change the whole point of the books at the very last minute, as a way to promote his cause.
THAT'S what makes me angry.
(The only good thing about THE FINAL WARNING? Total's "I prefer canine-American" comment, which made me laugh until I cried.)
Book Review: Very Dissapointing
Summary: 2 Stars
I loved the previous Maximum Ride books... but this one was perhaps the worst. It was filled to the brim with redundancy, unrealistic "Mary-Sue" like powers, and a meandering plot with little conflict to drive it forward. I never felt concerned for Max, because I always knew that she would come out ok despite her own lack of self-confidence towards her chances of survival. Furthermore, Max COMPLETELY changed her goals from one thing to another... since when did she decide to abandon the fight against Itex and all that she had faced in her life just to stop global warming (as important as the concept may be to society and humankind today). The theme failed to be subtle, but was rather screamed in reader's ears, and couldn't have been more obvious if Patterson had scrawled KEEP EARTH CLEAN in big letters on the front page.
If you don't mind this sort of thing and loved the last books enough to stick with it, go ahead and buy the book... I have had some friends who still enjoyed it and thought it was funny in places. As for me, I think this is one book that I'll probably be giving away in a garage sale soon...
Book Review: Soap Box Novel
Summary: 1 Stars
I am all for being environmental, saving the planet and making it stay around for my children's children. But if you right a novel about some bird kids that are being chased around the global by sadistic corporations bent on controlling the world through market product and bio-engineered creatures, DO NOT WRITE A BOOK ABOUT HOW TO BE ENVIROMENTAL AND LEAVE ALL PREVIOUS PLOTS OUT!!
I applauded Mr Patterson for wanting to write a novel to show how much he cares about his environment and try to get kids involved, but this was not the form to do it in. Too many accidental characters were thrown in for 'filler' and, as previously stated, all plots left behind. I felt that this book was rushed, and just too preachey for these characters.
If this was the first Max Ride novel that I picked up I would not have gone back and read the first ones. I am seriously thinking of taking it back and getting my money back. All I can say to Mr Patterson is if you are thinking of another soap box book, think again about the format that you want to put it in and make sure it fits with the previous stories.