crowrivermedia.com". Hutchinson Leader. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013 . Retrieved October 10, 2016. Oh. While he's gone to Botswana, he asks his New York girlfriend to come in once a day and feed his pet chimpanzee, Atilla. Well, that's kind of like saying "don't go into the basement, Martha!" while the spooky music plays. Naturally by the time he and the new girlfriend return, he finds the body of the old girlfriend (well that was convenient) in the apartment that has been totally trashed, and the chimp gone. Curtain. 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. 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?

I've never read Patterson before. I thought this premise sounded interesting, and hoped that maybe this book would fill the niche left by my running out of Crichton books I feel like reading/re-reading. 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. 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.Petski, Denise (March 1, 2016). " Zoo: Josh Salatin & Alyssa Diaz Join Season 2 Cast Of CBS Summer Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 9, 2016.

This is one of the worst novels I've read in a long, Long, LONG time. And the only, I repeat, the only reason I bothered finishing it is because the idea behind it could have come out as a truly amazing work of fiction in the hands of almost any other author. Almost, being the key word there. I shouldn't have to point out the obvious exceptions *cough*ELJamesStephenieMeyer*cough*The prices above include a voluntary 10% donation to our various conservation projects EDUCATION BOOKINGS 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. Abrams, Natalie (February 27, 2015). "CBS' summer series Zoo taps Geoff Stults for multi-episode arc". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 3, 2015. Also, the narrator in the audiobook has no qualms about making legit animal noises when prompted. I'm just sayin'.)