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« Reply #585 on: November 06, 2011, 12:26:47 PM »
No, I haven't  sad
Who likes Maximum Ride? grin Anyone know what the next book after 'School's Out -Forever' is?  smiley
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« Reply #586 on: November 07, 2011, 02:17:40 AM »
Maximum Ride's okay.  The book after 'School's Out - Forever' is 'Saving The World and Other Extreme Sports'.  I have read all of the Maximum Ride books, except for the last one which hasn't been published yet.
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« Reply #587 on: November 07, 2011, 06:54:12 PM »
Is that last one 'Angel'? huh
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« Reply #588 on: November 07, 2011, 09:09:03 PM »
No. 'Nevermore' is the last book, it hasn't come out yet.  'Angel' is the one before 'Nevermore'.
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« Reply #589 on: November 08, 2011, 11:19:37 PM »
The first 3 Max Ride books are okay. Saving the world and other extreme sports is incredibly anti-climactic. Then from the 4th one onwards, they are all crap. The 4th one has a villain...we never know about his history, or why he is so evil...he is just the bad guy! After reading the 4th, I decided not to go on as bingo explained that they ONLY GOT WORSE. With Max ride...quite while you're ahead.

The idea for the books may be decent, but their plot and writing are terrible...

Also, I read the latest Matthew Reilly book. It was fabulous! Matthew Reilly is the most awesome author when it comes to action...
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« Reply #590 on: November 10, 2011, 01:20:46 PM »
Urgh, yeah, I gotta agree with Pedro. The first three Max Ride books were great. After that, it just becomes horrible, like someone else is writing them or something. Can't stress that enough...

So, hey, a book I'd recommend? The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. It's not the world's greatest book, but it's quite nicely written, especially for people who enjoy Cassandra Clare's stuff :3 It's about an American girl who goes to boarding school in Britain, but there's a twist: A Jack-the-Ripper copycat is out again in the London streets, and it's quite good.
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« Reply #591 on: November 11, 2011, 02:29:32 PM »
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like someone else is writing them or something. Can't stress that enough...

Thats cause someone else did...
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« Reply #592 on: November 11, 2011, 05:37:49 PM »
What..? Really? Is that when he, like, teams up with another author? Frankly, I think thats kinda stupid. If I did that, I wouldn't feel a sense of achievement and call that book/series mine.
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« Reply #593 on: November 11, 2011, 07:51:52 PM »
Yeah, I heard that he actually does get other people to write his books. Quite frankly, I can't say how much I hate that. It's so sloppy, lazy, irritating and it shows in the quality of his work. It's basically making writing a book an industrial job and not a work of art. Urgh, he annoys me so much.
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« Reply #594 on: November 11, 2011, 07:54:09 PM »
Yeah, he has no MOTIVATION!!! Congrats on your Longest Short Story Ever. Especially the wand misunderstanding and Ron fainting... cheesy
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« Reply #595 on: November 12, 2011, 12:01:57 AM »
Oh, thank you! Smiley Glad you liked it!

I don't know if it's motivation... maybe he's just too motivated to make money or something.
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« Reply #596 on: November 12, 2011, 09:20:17 AM »
Quote from: bingo on November 10, 2011, 01:20:46 PM
Urgh, yeah, I gotta agree with Pedro. The first three Max Ride books were great. After that, it just becomes horrible, like someone else is writing them or something. Can't stress that enough...

So, hey, a book I'd recommend? The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. It's not the world's greatest book, but it's quite nicely written, especially for people who enjoy Cassandra Clare's stuff :3 It's about an American girl who goes to boarding school in Britain, but there's a twist: A Jack-the-Ripper copycat is out again in the London streets, and it's quite good.


I read this recently too! I sooo reckon she ends up with the S-man in the end though. Like, the next book.
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« Reply #597 on: November 12, 2011, 11:56:27 AM »
James Patterson releases a new book every 2-3 months. 50% however, he only co-writes. However, he gets all the credit, when he most probably comes up with a one page summary of the book and gets someone else to write it. Another way it may be done is for the co-author to write the whole thing, then Patterson to edit it before sending it to the editor. For example, here is a novel written by Howard Roughan.



The books not co-authored are most probably ghost-written. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter

Anyway, James Pattersons ghost writers are terrible at writing. The other explanation is that he does actually write his books, and because he writes them so fast, they turn out like crap.
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« Reply #598 on: November 12, 2011, 02:09:12 PM »
THAT IS SO UNFAIR! Urgh, and I thought I couldn't hate him more. I love how it says, "From the world's greatest thriller writer" underneath, too. What an idiot.

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Quote from: bingo on November 10, 2011, 01:20:46 PM
Urgh, yeah, I gotta agree with Pedro. The first three Max Ride books were great. After that, it just becomes horrible, like someone else is writing them or something. Can't stress that enough...

So, hey, a book I'd recommend? The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. It's not the world's greatest book, but it's quite nicely written, especially for people who enjoy Cassandra Clare's stuff :3 It's about an American girl who goes to boarding school in Britain, but there's a twist: A Jack-the-Ripper copycat is out again in the London streets, and it's quite good.


I read this recently too! I sooo reckon she ends up with the S-man in the end though. Like, the next book.

...is it sad I've forgotten who the S-man is supposed to refer to? xD When's the next book coming out, though? I'd be quite eager to read it.
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« Reply #599 on: November 13, 2011, 05:56:40 AM »
Sorry, Stephen! That was his name right? The main guy. At first I was wondering if it were a spoiler, but realised that because I'm only musing, it doesn't count.

And it only says 'forthcoming' for The Madness Underneath Sad
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