gone wild [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

James W. Hall (Author), George Guidall (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books, inc. (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0788702645
• ISBN-13: 978-0788702648
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,132,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wild and Dangerous, January 14, 2002

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Untouchable (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gone Wild (Mass Market Paperback)

The story opens with a woman and her daughters in the Borneo jungle looking for orang-utans, seeking to document their positions as part of a census. They are shocked when they stumble upon poachers who are hunting the apes, but who are not afraid to turn their guns on humans.

This book deals with the dwindling numbers of endangered species and man's indifference to whether they live or die. In particular, the orang-utan is highlighted. It's a battle between Alison Farleigh who is desperate to stamp out poachers, trappers and other enemies to animals, and a couple of brothers who have made it their lives work to capture wild animals no matter the cost.

Once again James Hall portrays his bad guys as just about the lowest, most demented scum of the earth, yet smart enough to keep getting away with their evil deeds. Thorn, Hall's recurring laid-back alternative-living hero, plays a minor role as the backup for Alison. It seems that his main role in this book is to get the living bejeezus repeatedly beaten out of him.

It's an action-packed thriller interspersed with more sensitive moments when the story is told from a young orang-utan's perspective. There are no real surprising twists to the story, yet it remained compelling from start to finish. Any book that highlights the plight of the many endangered species of animals around the world is a worthwhile book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written and compelling, January 8, 2011

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DawnStorm - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gone Wild (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished this book, and I'm going to remember this author's name. I do agree with the reviewer who said that Thorn existed solely to get beat up. I also think that the fate of some of the characters could've been better explained at the end. Another thing I liked was that the issue of endangered species trafficking was dealt with without the author being preachy about it. I also learned a thing or two about orangutans as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars fun read-Elmore Leonard type author, April 23, 2009

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K. Wright (greater boston mass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gone Wild (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my first James Hall book. Very pleasantly surprised. Am going to read his other Thorn books. Very lively interesting characters. Every bit as good as James Patterson -David Baldacci.