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The Encounter by K.A. Applegate

12 reviews

seadeepy's review against another edition

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3.5

One of the most memorable of the early books, diving deep into Tobias’
struggle with his new hawk body.
 

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roxcollector's review against another edition

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4.0


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lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad tense

4.75


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c_dmckinney's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75


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kaaaaaaaa's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Due to a mixture of nostalgia and understanding the average age of the books' audience, I'm trying to be pretty lenient on this reread. That being said, I cannot get over a) Tobias interrupting
a LIVE commercial for a car dealership, a television phenomenon I certainly don't remember from the '90s,
and b) Marco
throwing a baseball so accurately and with such force that it breaks a skylight
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Also, in case anyone is curious, the "Alpha" wolf thing, while believed true at the time of publication, is flawed science:
The 1947 paper that drew conclusions about wolf hierarchies was describing two wolf packs in captivity. The study specimens were unrelated animals who'd been brought together at a Swiss zoo, where they shared an enclosure measuring 2,153 square feet (200 square meters). 
Unlike their counterparts at the Swiss zoo, natural wolf packs mainly consist of genetic relatives. They also take up way more space, patrolling territories of 1,000 square miles (2,590 square kilometers) or larger.
And the term 'alpha' isn't really accurate when describing most of the leaders of wolf packs. Because the term implies that the wolves fought and competed strongly to get to the top of the pack. In actuality, the way they get there is by mating with a member of the opposite sex, producing a bunch of offspring which are the rest of the pack, and becoming the natural leaders that way. Just like with a pair of humans producing a family. 

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endaira91's review

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dark 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? Yes

3.0


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phillyhufflepunk's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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kstericker's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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lh_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad 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? Yes

5.0


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khiwords's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-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? Yes

5.0

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. I wasn’t sure how Tobias’ POV would have worked since he is stuck in hawk form but I really liked it. I got emotional more times than I expected. I wasn’t expecting it to get dark but I appreciate it because being stuck as a hawk would be horrible in retrospect.  

I found Rachel and Tobias’ friendship to be extremely endearing. She really grounds him and the care they have for each other is off the charts. I do wish we got to see how they got so close but it is what it is. 

Marco was funny as always.
I really liked the moment he helps Tobias escape the mall. It cemented my headcanon of them being bitchy to each other but secretly caring.
 

The ending action scene was a bit confusing but I think the author just isn’t that great at writing detailed action scenes. But it was still enjoyable and hooked me in. 

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