MAX

How well would you handle being claustrophobic and having the only way to save your kidnapped mom is to ride in a Navy sub with no windows? That situation would be terrible for anyone, but for Max and the flock it’s ten times worse because they are just about, the most claustrophobic freaks ever! But Max is determined, nothing can stop her, if she wants something, no doubt she can get it. Now, with all of the other books from this series being ironies or tragedies, this might sound pretty weird but “MAX” by James Patterson only fits into the comedy mode of literature.


For this book to start out as a comedy, it first must just be normal everyday life. For the flock, that means doing whatever they have to do to have fun but mostly stay safe. In my opinion they do a pretty good job at that seeing as though they’re not dead. Up next there is a problem, Max gets shot at during the middle of the night and is taken to some short, funny looking guy called Mr. Chu. Mr. Chu gives her some warnings, that if I were her, I would have listened to. To make matters even worse, once poor Max can finally get home she realizes that her mom has been kidnapped. Her life must just be so terrible, but at least this story is a fiction. Anyways, later on they get her mom back and things all go back to normal. Well, sort of, nothing is ever really that normal for Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel.


There is actually quite a bit of symbolism in this book, believe it or not. First off, this story takes place in Mexico, so it is like summer all the time. So while the flock is in Mexico they must do air shows in the daylight. It sounds like those would be fun to go to, all except the one that got bombarded by ninjas. Also, when Max gets her hurt wing, she can’t fly, so to help keep her occupied her loving mom teaches her how to cook in the kitchen. At that point I almost felt bad for her, the rest of the flock ditching her to go fly and play, while her mom is almost forcing her to do something she is terrible at. Another symbolism characteristic is that they have a pet. To be more specific, a dog named Total. He also has wings. Speaking of wings, when the flock takes off, they usually do it from the porch.

I can’t stress enough how good these books are! This is my favorite series I’ve ever read by far, and what’s even more exciting is that sense the books were so good, there will even be a movie series. Getting back to the book though, it’s so thrilling and always keeps you guessing. No wonder they’re a New York Times best seller. Even so, the terrifying, suspenseful book, “MAX” by James Patterson is none other than a comedy.