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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
A favourite series from my childhood. This one was especially interesting because it took the Animorphs underwater in dolphin morph. Their face off against Visser 3 and interactions with the whales were particularly memorable moments.
1) I wish I could turn into a dolphin
2) I forgot how violent these books could be for a kids series
3) My adult imagination conjures up the Taxxons to be way more grotesque than when I was a kid. Absolute nightmare fuel.
4) Andalites are adorable.
5) Did I say I wanted to turn into a dolphin?
I don't care if this is easy reading pulp designed for those aged 10 and up (although I think I read these aged 8). It is engaging, nostalgic pulp that relaxes my brain after studying for my AML diploma. It also needs a new TV series or film quite badly, please and thank you.
2) I forgot how violent these books could be for a kids series
3) My adult imagination conjures up the Taxxons to be way more grotesque than when I was a kid. Absolute nightmare fuel.
4) Andalites are adorable.
5) Did I say I wanted to turn into a dolphin?
I don't care if this is easy reading pulp designed for those aged 10 and up (although I think I read these aged 8). It is engaging, nostalgic pulp that relaxes my brain after studying for my AML diploma. It also needs a new TV series or film quite badly, please and thank you.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another fun animorphs book. I keep forgetting how fun these are! I loved them as a teenager. They hold up pretty well.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rereading the Animorphs series as an adult:
Oh my gosh, I can't believe we already get Ax! I didn't remember him showing up so early in the series, but I guess it only makes sense because he's a major character.
This book was interesting because Applegate threw in an ethical dilemma. Philosophy lite. Cassie starts having second guessing when the gang decides to morph dolphins (which was Cassie's idea in the first place). They're too smart! What are we doing? We can't exploit the intelligent dolphins this way! (Omg and the Garden dolphins were named after the Friends. Love it.)
She doesn't have a grasp on how acquiring DNA works, which is fine because she's in middle school, but later in the book when Marco's dolphin morph is injured, she has a perfect understanding on how DNA works and knows that if Marco just morphs back to human and then to dolphin again he'll be fine. Maybe she did some research.
I LOVED how the whales were called the great ones and the dolphins the little ones. Major environmentalism feels. I didn't remember that part.
I just died when Ax called Jake "Prince Jake." I forgot all about that. Ax is a comedic icon. Kind of creepy how he made a human morph out of all of the Animorphs, though... how does that work? Pretty sure that technology doesn't ever come up again...
Oh, and the scene where the kids think they're about to die, again, and Cassie is like, Jake, I have something to tell you! And Jake is like, I know, you didn't have to tell me. That is the EXACT scene that played out between Rachel and Tobias in the last book.
Oh my gosh, I can't believe we already get Ax! I didn't remember him showing up so early in the series, but I guess it only makes sense because he's a major character.
This book was interesting because Applegate threw in an ethical dilemma. Philosophy lite. Cassie starts having second guessing when the gang decides to morph dolphins (which was Cassie's idea in the first place). They're too smart! What are we doing? We can't exploit the intelligent dolphins this way! (Omg and the Garden dolphins were named after the Friends. Love it.)
She doesn't have a grasp on how acquiring DNA works, which is fine because she's in middle school, but later in the book when Marco's dolphin morph is injured, she has a perfect understanding on how DNA works and knows that if Marco just morphs back to human and then to dolphin again he'll be fine. Maybe she did some research.
I LOVED how the whales were called the great ones and the dolphins the little ones. Major environmentalism feels. I didn't remember that part.
I just died when Ax called Jake "Prince Jake." I forgot all about that. Ax is a comedic icon. Kind of creepy how he made a human morph out of all of the Animorphs, though... how does that work? Pretty sure that technology doesn't ever come up again...
Oh, and the scene where the kids think they're about to die, again, and Cassie is like, Jake, I have something to tell you! And Jake is like, I know, you didn't have to tell me. That is the EXACT scene that played out between Rachel and Tobias in the last book.