Monthly Archives: July 2011

Maximum Ride Chapters 19 & 20

Posted on 07/30/2011 by vivisector

So we start off with nonsense, which is always a great way to kick off a chapter. I’ll just quote it so I can get right to deconstruction. Despite my growing anxiety, it was glorious up here. Not many birds … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 17 & 18

Posted on 07/28/2011 by vivisector

Aaannndd, Jimmy establishes that he doesn’t care how tired and stupid these knockout/wake up transitions are. Like Paopao, Jimmy seems to be sticking with this device no matter how lame it is. Even in youth literature, it’s so overdone that … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 15 & 16

Posted on 07/26/2011 by vivisector

So Gasman and Iggy are mad they got left behind. Yes, we’ve once again switched point of view. I guess Jimmy wanted to be sure we understood that they were mad. And so we are treated to Gasman and Iggy … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 13 & 14

Posted on 07/24/2011 by vivisector

Writing like a Hack: Lesson 6. When writing it’s utterly important to keep some consistency for the reader. When writing like a hack, however, you must make sure to switch point of view as often as possible. This is especially … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 11 & 12

Posted on 07/22/2011 by vivisector

Wow, Jimmy and Otis must have all gone to the same creative writing course. The characters start off this chapter realizing that the wolfmen took angel there. Now they’re going to sit around talking about it. Which is good in … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapter 9 & 10

Posted on 07/20/2011 by vivisector

Let’s pretend you’re Max and that everything you’ve told us so far is the truth, the complete opposite so far. You’re youngest charge, the one you’re most attached to, has just been taken and you believe it’s to a fate … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 7 & 8

Posted on 07/18/2011 by vivisector

Now that Jimmy has started things moving again, he decides it’s better to slow things down and give us some backstory. Wow, good choice. I might have gone with continuing the action since it had barely gotten started but then … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 5 & 6

Posted on 07/16/2011 by vivisector

So Max tells us there’s no time to think. Oh, there’s not? But there’s time to tell us there’s not time to think, huh. Maybe instead of wasting your mental power telling us that you should think instead and give … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 3 & 4

Posted on 07/14/2011 by vivisector

So Max greets some eight year old she calls Gasman because he farts a lot. No really. He wants to know what’s for breakfast and Max says it’s a surprise because she hasn’t figured it out yet. I can’t wait … Continue reading →

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Maximum Ride Chapters 1 & 2

Posted on 07/12/2011 by vivisector

We start off in part one called ‘flock fright’ before going into a nameless chapter one. Great, Jimmy thinks this book is so large it needs to be broken up into parts. That’s an insult to the target audience and … Continue reading →

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