Zoo

By: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Once in a lifetime, a writer puts it all together. This is James Patterson's best work ever.

Total

For 36 years, James Patterson has written unstopable, pulse-racing novels. Now, he has written an audiobook that surpasses all of them. Zoo is the thriller he was born to write.

World

All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear.

Destruction

With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it's too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning, and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide. With wildly inventive imagination and white-knuckle suspense that rivals Stephen King at his very best, James Patterson's Zoo is an epic, nonstop thrill ride from "One of the best of the best" (Time).

©2012 James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (P)2012 Hachette Audio

not the tv series.

enjoyed the story and narration but originally chose the book after watching the TV series. they are completely different stories.

Excellent!

This was an excellent story. I bought it as an audible edition in preparation for an 8 hour drive. The story kept me so engaged. I very seldom write reviews but felt this book was very worthy of a positive review.

Good book, but...

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator had a good voice and read the story well, but his voice when reading the part of children detracted from the story. It would have been better if he had continued with his regular voice and not tried to impersonate a child. His tone, and inflection for children's voices grated on my nerves and made it hard for me to appreciate those characters.

Ok story

The story was pretty good but too preachy with green agenda and full of foul language. I had to fight to finish the story because my ears were assaulted so often. The performance was great.

Really very good

Would you consider the audio edition of Zoo to be better than the print version?

I think that the book in print was better but the audio version was incredibly good too. I loved the inflections in the narration, the plot and how things we as a human race take for granted can change not only how our planet "behaves" but can cause such striking and eventually even long term changes in the animals on this planet. If all animals went "crazy" we would be well and truly in deep trouble.

Who was your favorite character and why?

While I like the main character I loved Abraham. He is much more developed in the series, the book in print does give a little more on his character as does the audio. Merge all of it together and you have a depth of Abraham as well as the other characters that really is amazing.

Have you listened to any of Jay Snyder’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No I haven't.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I really wanted to listen to this all in one sitting but couldn't due to work, grandchild, children, etc. However, it seriously improved my workout time by 45 minutes daily to finish listening to this as quickly as possible.

Any additional comments?

No.

Loved it!

I want more!!! This is a great book. Not the way it thought it was going to end. Excellent book!

The narrator was phenomenal

This story was definitely a page turner and the narrator made this story a little humorous as well. Very entertaining!

Great story with great narration!

This book reminded me of the movie The Happening. It has a similar premise of humans reaping what they sow by upsetting nature or in this case, animals of nature. What made this book so good for me is that "what if" or "it could happen" feel to it. Telling the animal's side of the story through Atilla was brilliant.

I listened to this book mainly in my car while driving out of town to appointments. I don't know if it was the story or the narration by Jay Snyder that made it so enjoyable for me. I have only read a dozen James Patterson books and love how real his characters seem. The narration by Jay Snyder was awesome and I will look to see what other books he narrates, love his voice and inflections. He added such good realism to the events as they unfolded.

Great

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes.. it was very intense and will keep your attention.

What did you like best about this story?

it keeps your attention

Have you listened to any of Jay Snyder’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no this was the first and he did really well..

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes.. allthe waythrough

Great book!

Any additional comments?

This book really makes you think about what technology could being doing to our world.