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| The Lake House | 
 enlarge | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (297 reviews)
Sales Rank: 116386
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0446696587
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446696586
ASIN: 0446696587
Publication Date: April 20, 2005
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Product Description
The memorable story begun in When the Wind Blows continues in this thrilling novel, and it's one that really soars! Frannie O'Neil, a Colorado veterinarian, knows a terrible secret that will change the history of the world. Kit Harrison, an FBI agent under suspension has seen things that no one in his right mind would believe. A twelve-year-old girl named Max and five other incredible children have powers we can only dream of. These children can fly. And the only place they will be save is the Lake House. Or so they believe...
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 Escape by Flying Away August 25, 2008
So many contemporary books and movies are written with an end in mind: appeal to a mass audience. They use the formula of extremely good and evil characters, some pseudo-scientific special effects, suspense building to a climax, and a brief happy-ever-after period. These stories also tend to have no message and no purpose other than escape. They are the literary junk food - equivalent to watching mindless television.
Patterson's bird-kid sequel in part falls into this category, but has some virtues. Kind and virtuous people and innocent bird-kids fight against an evil genius and other exploiters. The implications of genetically mutant beings are explored a bit. The flight scenes are nicely composed, and there is even a coming-of-age romance between the two oldest bird-kids. The text seems to be deliberately aimed at the less sophisticated audience.
There is a message about protecting and valuing those who are different, and a good testimonial to the strength of maternal instincts even in cases of adoption. Also, since almost everyone dreams about flying, it's fun to experience it vicariously through the bird-kids. So, it's for the best that messing with the genes gave them bird wings rather than bird brains.
 Blarg! July 22, 2008
I enjoyed "When the Wind Blows". This sorry excuse for a follow-up had me in pain, until I dropped the cover and tossed it.
This isn't even worthy of one star, but amazon doesn't allow for zero ratings.
Suspenseful Science Fiction July 15, 2008
James Patterson's book, The Lake House, was rather a surprise since I expected a gripping murder mystery and got a science fiction story about children with wings that could fly. Nevertheless, Patterson grabbed my attention early in the story, and by keeping the chapters short for easy reading and filling the pages with action-packed happenings and/or dialogue, he kept the story moving. While I am not a science fiction fan, the story was interesting enough to keep me reading. The resolution to the plot was a bit downsized--a hospital and many personnel were involved, yet, they weren't part of the resolution--only the man responsible. I think I admired Patterson's writing style more than the story itself, but then that could be because I like his thrillers best.
 James Patterson April 26, 2008
As usual a gripping book. JP is the best writer and I have
collected all his books. Highly recommend this book to anyone.
 Good story April 11, 2008
I listened to the audio book of this story. This was my very first James Patterson book. I was hooked and found it to be a great listen/read. I think I have figured out why I loved the story - the narrator, Stephen Lang, is just awesome. And I liked the fact that there were 2 narrators - it made it more interesting and entertaining. I really don't have anything bad to say about this audio book version of this story. It was a good pace and kept my interest the entire time. Since I hadn't read any previous books, I cannot compare this as a sequel. But as a book on its own, it was great! Especially with Stephen Lang as the narrator!
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