Zoo (Zoo Series, 1)

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For Health and Safety reasons children aged 15 or under must be accompanied by a responsible person aged 16 or over at all times I'm not sure which is the worst facet of this festering heap of detestableness, but I could break it down into a few headings of horrible: Also, the narrator in the audiobook has no qualms about making legit animal noises when prompted. I'm just sayin'.) It was a ride. A somewhat horrifying ride at times. This is one of those books that, when you start reading it, you're thinking "This is so far-fetched! It could never happen!"...and then you start thinking too much and you look at the person walking their dog outside and scream and "AWWWWW!" at the same time while simultaneously bolting your door shut and wishing you could pet the SWEET SMOL BEAN.

I was also annoyed by one criticism written by either a Ph.D. or whatever royal degree they may possess. Her criticism is that the main character, who was able to outwit his academically credentialed co-scientists, basically has "only" an undergrad degree. Tsk.Tsk.Tsk. Wake up. A Ph.D. does not grant automatic superiority or expertise. Rather, it represents one has followed a path of traditional studies of theories and accepted truths. It does not equate to being the only source of new and/or emerging knowledge within a particular field of study. Die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen scheinen mir mehr als fragwürdig, logisch instabil und vermutlich auch sehr rudimentär recherchiert. Petski, Denise (March 1, 2016). " Zoo: Josh Salatin & Alyssa Diaz Join Season 2 Cast Of CBS Summer Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 9, 2016. The main character is afraid that something is making all animals go crazy and become violent, and yet he keeps a pet chimp? And he leaves other people to take care of it? One of these babysitters was killed by the animal, and Oz feels absolutely no accountability Seriously, how stupid are you?!In the midst of all of this happening, we have the Government officials who couldn't be bothered with taking action because that would just worry people and take focus away from their next banquet. They abuse their power and position, effectively making this worse. Give a person an enormous amount of power and they will abuse it with zero regard for anyone else.

Edinburgh Zoo is owned by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, a wildlife conservation charity devoted to connecting people to nature and safeguarding threatened species. Zoo" is not a typical James Patterson novel. And yet, I loved the premise of the story which is basically that humans are so distant from "nature" that we're causing our own demise. For 36 years, James Patterson has written unputdownable, pulse-racing novels. Now, he has written a book that surpasses all of them. ZOO is the thriller he was born to write. Anyway, all of this leads to an interesting thought experiment: What happens when rats, bats, dogs, and dolphins (all lead by a single chimpanzee) take over the world and potentially lead to the fall of human civilization as we know it, while our only savior is a crazy introvert who knew this was going to happen all along?The scenes cutting to people around the planet later in the book felt unnecessary. None of them progressed elements of the plot. They just showed us more animals going crazy in more places, and once we know that, we don't need to see more of it. It probably doesn't help that his main / preferred companion is a chimp and he is a chronic homebody. (Interestingly enough, he still manages to have a girlfriend or two in the book.) Coupled with his caustic attitude toward other scientists who looked down upon him (and the constant snarky quips and comments he shares throughout the book), I can't think of a single reason why anyone would have a hard time believing him. The worst thing is that Patterson literally jumps ahead like five years in the middle of the book, randomly for no particular reason. The world has gotten even worse and they have not managed to come up with any solutions. Chloe (the girl Oz rescued in Africa) could have been a very cool character, a scientist (with an actual degree) she was described as tough and smart. But all she does in the book is sit at home with her child and support Oz and wait for him to come defend her. My God was this an awful book. If I had any respect whatsoever for Patterson after his awful "Cross Country," it has totally disappeared. crowrivermedia.com". Hutchinson Leader. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013 . Retrieved October 10, 2016.

The only reason I didn't throw in the towel and quit reading the horrible piece of crap that is James Patterson's latest novel, "Zoo," is that I felt if I continued on, it would make good fodder for a journal entry.

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As things escalate Oz and a small group of scientists try to figure out what is causing the behaviour changes, and why. Racing against time they try to convince the authorities, but the human race seems bent on destruction, and the world becomes the Zoo of the title, without cages.

Being dropped into the middle of the story's HAC time line kind of throws one off, too. Loses some urgency, because you don't get the initial build-up and then when the time jump happens in the middle of the book, any new urgency built falls down. Maybe if the story had been built in three parts, it would have work, but the pacing just felt odd. I realize maybe it was more realistic, but could've been done better. The fact that, at a critical point in the plot, Patterson skips five years for no apparent reason except that he apparently got bored. I've also read criticisms of the manner in which the main character's love interest is described and later relegated to a mommy role. Okay - while I understand the criticism, the reality is that the story isn't about Mrs. Oz. Perhaps the authors tried to balance this by making the fictional U.S. president female, but who knows. Personally, the issue is quite minor. Had some of the critics read other James Patterson books, they would realize the male and female characters in his stories are usually multi-dimensional, and their human appearances, emotions and behaviors are independent of their gender. In Patterson's series about the genetically altered "bird children", the protagonist is an incredible teen female with courage that I can describe only as inspirational. In short, don't allow this minor detail in a single story lead to incorrect assumptions.Oh dear sweet baby Jesus. The next time I think it's a good idea to read anything written by an author that writes an average of five novels a year, will someone please remind me of this literary travesty and that I have better things to spend my time reading? Die erste Hälfte des Buches war so betäubend langweilig, dass ich mich sehr zusammenreissen musste, das Buch nicht abzubrechen. Die zweite Hälfte war dann schon ein bisschen spannender, aber dafür bin ich in Klischees und Vorhersehbarem ertrunken. I read most books on my Kindle, which tells me how much of the book I have read. I watched the numbers creep from 25% to 50% but by the time I reached 75% my tolerance level had reached its peak and I decided to give it up. James Patterson used to be good. He used to be quite good, but then he got too big for his britches and he started churning out two or three novels a year, each with a co-author. I can only hope that Patterson's contribution to many of these books is to put his name on as co-author, because I hate to think that this is really the depths to which his previous talent has sunk. In 2015, CBS adapted the novel as the television series Zoo. It is developed by Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg. James Wolk was the first to be cast, in November 2014, [5] followed later the same month by Nora Arnezeder [6] and Nonso Anozie. [7] The main cast was rounded out in January 2015 with Kristen Connolly and Billy Burke. [8] In February, Geoff Stults was cast in a recurring role for a "multi-episode arc". [9] In March, Carl Lumbly was cast in a recurring role. [10] In March 2016, Josh Salatin and Alyssa Diaz were added to the cast as series regulars in season two. [11] In April, Joanne Kelly was cast in a recurring role. [12] On August 10, 2016, CBS renewed the series for a third season. [13] On October 23, 2017, CBS announced that the series was canceled.