Oz Jackson is an outcast amongst his Biologist and Ecologist peers who think he is a crack pot for proposing a theory that animal behaviour is changing. But when animals start attacking humans across the globe his radical theory doesn’t sound so crazy anymore... As a young adult James Patterson introduced me to the thriller genre with his fast paced, easy to read stories. Zoo is no exception. The action takes precedent over the characters who are reasonably one dimensional, but that’s ok because really they are just a device to take you on an adrenaline fuelled romp across the globe. The shocking animal behaviour including a brutal chimp attack and an unusual lion attack are the main thrust of the book.
This is a alone story and rather a departure from Patterson’s usual Detective based genre and steps more into the realms of Micheal Crichton apocalyptic territory but with a somewhat more simplified storyline. I’ve read some of his other books written with Michael Ledwidge and this has the same consistent pace and soeed making them good writing partners. The reasoning for the sudden animal meltdown is rather tenuous and it’s rather a stretch to think the experts wouldn’t have made some of the connections sooner. Not that it stopped me from enjoying this book. Take it for what it is, a bit of heart racing fun and enjoy. Linking up to #readwithme
12 Comments
17/10/2018 10:52:19 am
I haven't read anything in a while now. Sounds good and a little bit of a thriller.
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17/10/2018 04:06:39 pm
I'm a big fan of James Patterson, I've read most of the Woman's Murder Club books. I'll have to pop this one on my list.
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17/10/2018 06:31:36 pm
I am always looking for new books to read and this sounds intriguing. I am a nightmare though with fast paced books for reading late into the night because I can not put them down!
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18/10/2018 11:12:56 am
You had me at adrenaline fuelled! Always looking for an exciting new read, so will adding this to my list xx
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18/10/2018 01:57:21 pm
This sounds like a good read! I’m rubbish when it comes to thrillers... somehow they seem so much more jumpy than watching something on screen. But I can think of a few people who would love this.
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18/10/2018 07:14:14 pm
This sounds a really interesting read. You can't really go wrong with James Patterson!
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Frankie
18/10/2018 09:15:02 pm
Sounds like it was a gripping book, I love a good read but I don’t 5hink i’ve read anything by Patterson
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18/10/2018 10:05:40 pm
I need to read this. I love reading books and this looks interesting.
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18/10/2018 11:32:36 pm
Gotta love when an author just keeps giving good reads. Agreed, James Patterson has so many great novels. I'll check Zoo out!
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19/10/2018 06:34:33 am
I love fast paced book, so I might just pick this up. Thanks for the great review.
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