Jackson receives word yet again that they want his help to try to stop this epidemic so the trio leave to join the other scientists but soon find it's more than animals that are attacking now.
Zoo 2 is a relatively short follow up to James Patterson's Zoo novel. It's a really fast paced read bringing the reader back to the w Jackson Oz, his wife Chloe and their son have been hiding out in the frozen tundra in Greenland trying to avoid the rabid animals that are still attacking around the planet.
It's a really fast paced read bringing the reader back to the world that something has happened to make the animals turn on humans.
In this edition a new horror has begun for the scientists to try to figure out. Sometimes the story got a bit far-fetched in my opinion again but it was still a fun read overall.
The ending in this one is a bit of a cliffhanger so I'm guessing maybe we will be seeing more of Jackson Oz in the future and I will continue to follow along and giggle at some of the over the top action and await out the intense moments until the world might be saved again. View all 3 comments. Jun 30, Zena rated it did not like it. Literally the only good thing about this book was that I only wasted about 2 hours of my life on it. Zoo 2 I actually liked this book more than I did the first one in this series Zoo 1.
I really think it is because it was fast paced and shorter than a regular novel. I think I'm going to really like this idea of Bookshots especially because if the books aren't that likeable they won't be long and it will make it easier to get through. Nov 08, Alondra Miller rated it really liked it Shelves: books-i-own , science-fiction , thriller. Sep 30, Rosemary rated it really liked it.
Short, quick and kept me on the edge of my seat. Ending tells me there will be more in this series. Sep 08, Max rated it did not like it Shelves: thriller , horror.
I thought the original Zoo was pretty stupid, but it did at least have some thrilling scenes of animals attacking people, and the science behind the animal attacks was goofy but plausible enough for purposes of this sort of story. Zoo 2 is just incredibly stupid and pointless. I think the Bookshots format makes it suffer, because it means the story has to rush along, except even then the pacing is awful.
There are some interesting ideas mentioned, like Chloe and her son getting kidnapped by Frie I thought the original Zoo was pretty stupid, but it did at least have some thrilling scenes of animals attacking people, and the science behind the animal attacks was goofy but plausible enough for purposes of this sort of story.
There are some interesting ideas mentioned, like Chloe and her son getting kidnapped by Friends of the Earth that welcome the animal attacks, and even the basic premise of feral humans could be kinda neat. However, the feral humans don't even appear until page 50 of , and they're never given enough of an explanation or basis in the "science" of the animal attacks.
Also, from the back cover blurb, I was expecting these to be some sort of human-animal hybrid physically, whereas they're basically just throwbacks to when life was nasty, brutish, and short. They're just zombies, except we never get an explanation of where they came from or how the infection spreads, and the "cure" is total nonsense.
I was also incredibly bothered by how much of a sexist asshole Oz is here. He leaves Chloe and their kid in France, which isn't any safer than where he's going and is ridiculous because she's a scientist too.
When a new scientist is introduced, she exists only for Oz to think about how sexy he is but he can't possibly do her because he's married. The plot and characters are deeply stupid, and the rushed nature of the story means that things that should be given time, like figuring out what's up with the new feral humans, is just skipped over and ignored.
I expected this to be a goofy waste of time, but I'd hoped there might be something fun or exciting in here. Instead, it's just crap from start to finish. Whether you enjoyed the first Zoo or not, definitely skip this one - it's absolutely not worth wasting your time on, no matter that it'll take only two or three hours to read.
Jun 10, Courtney rated it did not like it. But read at the pace of watching paint dry. I probably should have started with Cross Kill. Even though it was super short, it took me a week to get through. I was bored. I was bored throughout the whole book. I really liked the first Zoo book. This one took that original story and made it so unbelievable that I was lost within the first few pages. Maybe if it had been a regular length novel, there could have been more description, and the book would have been better.
I was glad when I finished it. May 24, Sabrina rated it did not like it Shelves: annoying-main-characters , can-i-give-negative-stars , waste-of-time , check-your-brain-at-the-door , how-did-this-get-published , want-to-throw-book-across-room , adults-who-act-like-bitchy-teenager , plot-holes-abound , quick-easy-read , read-from-library-don-t-buy. Why did I even bother? The first book wasn't that great and this is worse.
Thankfully it's very short. Oh and he can literally survive anything. The ending is a cliff hanger. You couldn't pay me to read then next book. Jun 09, Renea rated it really liked it Shelves: james-patterson. This is a short book and is intriguing to read up to a point but it is not nearly long enough on detail and seems to generalize some characters when it should have more detail. The first book Zoo was more in length and detail.
Both kept my interest but the 2nd book needed more in length and detail to finish the story right. I like James Patterson as a writer, but I hope the Zoo tv series has more detail than the 2nd book has. Jun 02, Steve Altier rated it it was amazing. This was a quick easy read and full of suspense. If you read and liked Zoo, you'll love Zoo 2. Jun 05, Claire rated it it was amazing. These books are such a great idea to carry one from the original novel.
It was a nice step from the continuing saga. Oct 03, Sarah Nessler rated it it was amazing. Amazing addition to the story however I know there has to be more to the story. Quite the cliff hanger.
Dec 21, Lulu rated it really liked it. Quick read. Follow up to Zoo, but I must say this was a bit better than the first. I would love a continuation,but it seems this may be the last. Nov 04, Rae Lake rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I loved this one too!!! So now the same pheromone problem that was affecting the animals is affecting the humans and the only way they can tell if a human is affecting is if the feral animals run away from them.
At first I was a bit peeved that Oz would leave his wife and kid to go help the government again, I mean didn't they screw it up the first time? What makes you believe that they won't do it again??? And then to add to that I felt like Oz was a bit too concerned about Sarah when Chloe and Eli were pretty much running for their lives.
It was super cool that they figured out the signs of what turns a human feral, the sweat and blush and aggressive nature and even the the stem cells could be the cure. Nah yo Im done! Sep 28, Linda Munro rated it it was amazing.
I noticed this book while looking through the Book Shots and thought it would maybe lead me to the same place the television program was; so, I read it. This book appears to begin where the first Zoo left off. There are some instances which lead me to belie that the book was written with the television show in mind; but, it is different enough to stand on its own.
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View all 9 comments. Jackson Oz, biologist and Chloe Tousignant, ecologist have banded together to work on the world wide problem of multiple attacks by animals — big or small, they all seemed to be banding together to kill humans. Oz first met Chloe in Africa when he witnessed a group of male lions rampaging and killing.
He was lucky to escape with his life, and also managed to rescue Chloe. The phenomenon of the packs all being male was not lost on Oz and Chloe — but would they be able to make the powers that be u Jackson Oz, biologist and Chloe Tousignant, ecologist have banded together to work on the world wide problem of multiple attacks by animals — big or small, they all seemed to be banding together to kill humans.
The phenomenon of the packs all being male was not lost on Oz and Chloe — but would they be able to make the powers that be understand something terrible was happening? Back in the US and working from his home in New York, Oz battled on a daily basis to have the support they needed to find the cause.
But the politicians buried their heads in the sand, calling him a crazy zealot — no one believed him; until one day it was much bigger than even Oz could believe. All humans were in danger for their lives — what would the experts be able to do to save the world from catastrophe?
An intriguing and enticing plot, the content was fascinating if gruesome! Highly recommended. View all 5 comments. Sep 07, Clare rated it did not like it Shelves: science-fiction. Let me preface this review by saying this was the first James Patterson novel I have read. Also, the book was co-authored by Michael Ledwidge. I chose to pick up this book because the storyline looked promising. That's the best thing I can say about this novel.
What made this book such a lackluster read? There were many reasons: cheesy dialogue, simplistic sentences, superfluous crassness, needless references to modern celebrities and popular products not to mention the details on the many vari Let me preface this review by saying this was the first James Patterson novel I have read.
There were many reasons: cheesy dialogue, simplistic sentences, superfluous crassness, needless references to modern celebrities and popular products not to mention the details on the many varieties of firearms , characters that had little depth and an unsatisfying ending. Worst of all, however, were the horrendously bad similes, of which the following are but a small sample: "Then we heard the deafening suck and throb tattoo of a landing helicopter, cottoning the air like a migraine in the head of a god.
Perhaps I should try to read a book written solely by Patterson himself to see if the writing style is any different. I would certainly hope so. Sep 15, Mia Darien rated it liked it.
I've never read Patterson before. It was all right. It was I would have expected slightly more elevated prose from a writer of Patterson's experience. It could be said that the First Person sections were written to match the narrative voice, but Thus, not simplistic.
I found Oz remarkably stupid. He knows that there is something making animals go crazy, but he's living with a chimp and thinks nothing of having people take care of him when he's gone. Chimp attacks are terrifying.
And they are big and strong. He never even thinks, has the slightest hesitation, about this in light of what he's rattling on about knowing with the HAC stuff. 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 "big discovery" in Oz's apartment just prior to the time jump feels entirely gratuitous, since it's never mentioned again. Either that or Oz is a cold bastard. There seemed to be very little that Chloe did, and I expected more based on the promise of the book jacket.
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. Chapters were kind of hard to read, but not because of good writing as much as just happening to hit some "nightmare scenario" things I got going on. The ending was a bit of a surprise, but in a good way.
The book was an easy read and at least moved well, so I can't say I didn't like it -- even if it was kind of depressing -- but I think I'll be selling it to the used book store on my next trip. Don't think I'll be reading any more Patterson either, though his appearances on Castle continue to amuse me.
Sep 16, Laura rated it it was ok. So-so writing and stupid science abound as the animals of the world go haywire and start attacking humans. The first to notice is Jack Oz, who is ridiculed by the serious scientific community until the attacks become too numerous to ignore. I admit to being a sucker for "nature goes wild" novels even if they are bad so I liked the book well enough as an "I-don't-feel-like-thinking-today" read. I would have actually liked this book to be longer with more explanation, and better science.
I kind of feel like I did at the end of the Harry Potter series when Rowling kind of summed up everyone's future in a few cheesy paragraphs. Patterson, really? Fill in the blanks a little better. This book, though. For a lover of dystopian, I was immediately drawn to this book for multiple reasons.
While this is not a dystopian, it had some classic elements that I loved. One, we dun fucked up and there are detrimental consequences to our way of life as we know it. Two, Government officials and all the way down to "Joe Shmo" level people don't want to listen to the facts until it's too late, subsequently dooming us all. Three, our planet kicks the ever-loving shit out of us for bein Wow. Three, our planet kicks the ever-loving shit out of us for being selfish, vain, destructive, ignorant jackholes.
Like I said. All things I love reading about. In this story, however, the part where the planet kicks our asses is slightly different.
Instead of some horrible natural disaster, pheromone's in the air that make human's kill themselves, mutant creatures that evolve from a nuclear fallout, or a literal dead planet that kills us post-mortem One day, Timmy and Spot are inseparable. The next, Timmy has to blow Spot away because he has become crazed and tries to rip apart his mother.
The lions at the zoo that Arnold the zookeeper has taken care of for 8 years suddenly are not interested in the zebra carcass that he gives them, because all they can think about is ripping his face off. Those cute little squirrels in central park don't want your bread crumbs, Karen.
They want to eat out your eyes. All of a sudden, animals are no longer looking to co-exist with humans and maim, disembowel, and shred every unlucky flesh-bag they come across. Well, that would spoil things, now wouldn't it? 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. 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! A lot of them died. Also, the narrator in the audiobook has no qualms about making legit animal noises when prompted.
I'm just sayin'. View 2 comments. Mar 08, Jenn rated it did not like it. So I picked up this book because the premise seemed really interesting and I have heard great things about James Patterson. I have never read any of his books so I thought I would give this one a try. On the cover flap there is a quote from the New York Times: "Once in a lifetime, a writer puts it all together. This was the worst book I have ever read and So I picked up this book because the premise seemed really interesting and I have heard great things about James Patterson.
This was the worst book I have ever read and I simply kept reading it because I was curious how they would wrap up the ending, which I was severely disappointed with. Beware there are spoilers in the rest of this review. Ok so the basic plot is that Oz is a scientist if you can even call him that because he drops out of school, because that is what every scientist does when they come across startling evidence So he heads off to Botswana to get proof of his crazy theory, while leaving his pet monkey yes the man who thinks animals are killing humans has a pet monkey at home for his girlfriend to take care of.
In Botswana he is attacked by lions and then conveniently finds a girl and rescues her. What should have been a totally cool scene where they fought for their lives to get back to civilization is completely skipped. Hey I saved the girl, then poof now we are back at the camp. Every time there is some sort of heightened situation it either gets resolved ridiculously quickly, or they simply jump past it.
In Botswana they are warned to leave quickly because of what they have filmed, I thought they might have to avoid rabid animals or people trying to stop them, but no the next thing we know they are back in New York City. Where conveniently the old girlfriend has been killed by his pet monkey, something he freaks out about for like five minutes, then simply shrugs off.
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.
I finished this book and thought, why, why did I read this. I hope the rest of James Patterson's books are better than this one, because this was truly terrible. Nov 18, Michael rated it really liked it. In recent weeks I've read a lot of epic books A Dance with Dragons, A Feast for Crows, The Stand and I was tired of wrapping my head around keeping up with hundreds of characters, dense plots and not knowing what was going on half the time. This novel was a perfect escape and it knows what it is: a fast-paced, enjoyable thriller designed for that long airplane ride or daily commute to work.
I greatly enjoyed it, I took it for what it was and didn't think too much about the shortcomings in the In recent weeks I've read a lot of epic books A Dance with Dragons, A Feast for Crows, The Stand and I was tired of wrapping my head around keeping up with hundreds of characters, dense plots and not knowing what was going on half the time. I greatly enjoyed it, I took it for what it was and didn't think too much about the shortcomings in the plot. It was a book about a war between humans and animals.
I even thought it would make a good film, a bit like Starship Troopers! It's no classic, probably only to read once and then given to a charity shop but it is worth the money if cheap on Kindle. View 1 comment. Something is making wild animals and house pets go crazy and turn on humans all over the world. I just finished reading this book and it is totally different then most of James Patterson's books.
But the book is so different that it compels you to keep turning the pages to see what happens next. Sep 18, Dave Schumaker rated it it was ok. Let me start off by saying that the premise of "Zoo" sounds like a very promising story. It's a techno-thriller set in the present day and explores a mystery illness suddenly spreading around the world that is causing all sorts of mammals to inexplicably attack humans on sight and smell.
From domesticated pets to wild animals, we've suddenly become nature's favorite snack. In reality, this book should probably be named, "50 Shades of Prey. Th Let me start off by saying that the premise of "Zoo" sounds like a very promising story.
The story alternates between poorly written third person narratives describing various animals attacking humans and tortuous first-person accounts from a "scientist" named Oz -- an arrogant manic drop-out with ADHD from Colombia University who you would probably find calling into Art Bell's Coast to Coast each week.
Oh, he also has an insane chimpanzee for a pet. Anyway, the story opens with two lions from the LA Zoo attacking their keeper whom they've been familiar with for years and escaping into the urban jungle known as Los Angeles and generally wrecking some major havoc.
From there, we meet Oz, a self-proclaimed pioneer of a little-known theory called HAC -- human-animal conflict. For roughly the last 10 or so years, he's been tracking every instance of animal attacks on humans and is the only one who notices a disturbing trend: they've been increasing exponentially!
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. 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?
Let's just say that I really wanted to like this book. The concept had a lot of potential. Sadly, I found myself wanting to get through this book just so I could get done with it and move onto the next thing on my reading list. The parts describing the animal attacks tried to emulate a Stephen King horror novel while the first-person accounts with Oz were just downright torture to read. Fortunately for me and probably for you too , it's a relatively mindless and quick read.
I struggled with whether to give this two stars or three stars. The entire story started to unravel and grow more ridiculous toward the end kind of like this review. Ultimately, I decided to give it 2 stars.
View all 6 comments. Oct 08, Linda Munro rated it it was amazing. I have to admit that I am like every other James Patterson fan, I see his name as author of a book and I have to read it; but, haven't you wondered how much of these books with co-authors are actually written by him? Since the style of this book is identical to the Michael Bennett books co-authored by Michael Ledwidge, and so dissimilar to the style of other Patterson books, let's finally give credit where credit is due Ledwidge is brilliant!
After all, who else knows how to slip just the ri I have to admit that I am like every other James Patterson fan, I see his name as author of a book and I have to read it; but, haven't you wondered how much of these books with co-authors are actually written by him?
After all, who else knows how to slip just the right touch of humor into a terrifying situation? Since the running idea deals with animals amassing and attacking, it's really not a good idea to have the Discovery Channel's "When animals attack" playing in the background. The plot however deals with cause and effect, and people in the know who are shunned as doomsday prophets, until the situation demands attention.
Unlike most of the Patterson books, this novel actually has a moral ignore any scientific theory until devestation faces you to admit there is something to the theory as well as significant lesson concerning human perspicacity as in Of course, I refuse to write a spoiler, so you'll have to read the book all the way to the end to figure out what I mean!
Update, because of the television series I decided to reread this book. Why is it that books are never as you remember them? Apr 26, Monnie rated it liked it. This is a book I've had on my Kindle Fire for at least a year probably two , but I just never got around to starting it. First, I looked at the book reviews; to my dismay, as of late April there were 1, at Amazon, and an astounding reviewers gave it the worst possible rating - one star - and the average is only three.
Well, that's TV executives for you, I sai This is a book I've had on my Kindle Fire for at least a year probably two , but I just never got around to starting it. Well, that's TV executives for you, I said to myself - who else would decide to take a book with that many lousy reviews and tout it as a must-watch series?
Nevertheless, I was determined to read for myself, and now that I've finished, I learned two things: First, the book probably wouldn't make my Top List of favorites, but it isn't anywhere near that awful. Second, those TV execs may be onto something after all.
Think "Planet of the Apes" meets "Under the Dome;" it's got all the hot buttons including animals of every kind in every country - even domestic pets - inexplicably forming packs and turning on humans, who suddenly find themselves being hunted down in a world in which they once ruled supreme.
Enter Ph. When a major "event" takes place in Botswana, he travels there from his New York City home to see for himself. He narrowly escapes being killed by what appears to be an unusually coordinated pack of male lions, and he saves a beautiful young woman named Chloe from the same fate.
If the cause isn't found and soon, it could mean the end of the civilized world. Needless to say, hardly anyone of any importance buys into the theory until it's almost too late, so the scramble to find the reason s behind the behavioral shift extends over years - giving Jackson and Chloe time to marry and have a son.
Fast-forward to a later time, when the animal attacks have grown more frequent and more vicious cue up "Twilight Zone"-style background music for the TV series and close-ups of Texas-sized incisors as noses and other human appendages are savagely removed. There's no shortage of action and more than enough blood-and-guts to make for great TV scenes if the lions and dogs don't get 'em, the rats will as the race to save the human race from extinction heats up.
I can't explain more without giving too much away, but the reason behind the animals' behavior and the actions required to reverse it are a bit of a strain on the imagination not to mention more than a little "preachy". And given what the scientists discover, the ending makes almost no sense to me at all. I'm guessing that's what prompted the dislikes from other readers; I know it's why, even though the book held my attention just about every page of the way, I gave it three stars instead of four.
That said, I'm glad I read it prior to the start of the TV series, and I plan to watch the series debut and see how it goes. I could be wrong, but my bet at this point is that this will be one of very few instances when the movie really is better than the book. Jesus Christ James Patterson has sunk to a new low And he's been to some pretty low points.
This book is not only one of the worst James Patterson books I've read, it's one of the worst books I have ever read, period. Here are a few reasons why And he leaves other people to take care of it? It took the world's top level scientists five years to figure out what was causing the attacks?
I guessed the explanation at about a hundred or so pages in, and I haven't even finished high school level biology yet I mean, I don't exactly know a lot about biology and chemistry, but even to me it seemed a stretch He gets his own girlfriend killed by owning a bloody chimp and has absolutely no emotional reaction, no guilt, no accountability What was that?
I could go on and on and on about how bad this book was
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