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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Some fun concepts but I'm not a huge fan of megamorphs
What's better than morphing animals? F-ing dinosaurs, that's what! This book, which does absolutely nothing to advance the overarching plot of the series, was clearly written to play out the fantasies of any kid who loved dinosaurs and maybe watched Jurassic Park a few too many times.
The whole concept of turning into animals to save the world from parasitic slugs is kind of ridiculous, but this book amped up the ridiculous. However, as ridiculous as it got, it remained fabulous. Fabulous and oh, so dark! The end had me exclaiming, 'Jesus Christ! Kids read this stuff?!'
Anyhow, I loved every moment and am going to hunt down my old dinosaur book so I can relearn all the names of the dinosaurs.
The whole concept of turning into animals to save the world from parasitic slugs is kind of ridiculous, but this book amped up the ridiculous. However, as ridiculous as it got, it remained fabulous. Fabulous and oh, so dark! The end had me exclaiming, 'Jesus Christ! Kids read this stuff?!'
Anyhow, I loved every moment and am going to hunt down my old dinosaur book so I can relearn all the names of the dinosaurs.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an interesting entry into the series but it doesn't really add anything to the main storyline. Its a fun side-adventure that's longer than a regular Animorphs book, but in the end, you aren't given any additional information that will drive the main plot. That is to be expected, though, since this book lives as part of a sub-series of the original Animorphs series.
Worth a read, but not essential.
Worth a read, but not essential.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was ridiculous in the most entertaining way
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Better than that new Jurassic Park movie.
I was kinda tepid on this book as a kid. Upon re-read, I am - once again! - blown away by how dark this shit is lol.
After an accidental explosion on a mission, the kids are blown back 65 million years into the late Cretaceous period and have to find a way back. The ending is predictable, what with the comet hovering in the sky the whole time, but it's handled with a gravitas I wasn't really prepared for. I closed the book feeling surprisingly emotional.
There's a bit where the Mercora ritualistically sever their limbs to mourn the loss of their cohorts, a sacrifice to feel their pain. When Cassie tells them that human limbs don't regenerate, they respond simply, "Then you will have to bear the pain inside." And boy-do they ever. Animal loving Cassie's horror upon losing control of her T-Rex morph and devouring a triceratops. Tobias's betrayal of the entire group in choosing not to divert the comet, resulting in the extinction of the Mercora and the dinosaurs, is a pain he chooses to spare the others from and will bear the rest of his life.
It's not a perfect book, but I think it said what it wanted to say very well.
I was kinda tepid on this book as a kid. Upon re-read, I am - once again! - blown away by how dark this shit is lol.
After an accidental explosion on a mission, the kids are blown back 65 million years into the late Cretaceous period and have to find a way back. The ending is predictable, what with the comet hovering in the sky the whole time, but it's handled with a gravitas I wasn't really prepared for. I closed the book feeling surprisingly emotional.
There's a bit where the Mercora ritualistically sever their limbs to mourn the loss of their cohorts, a sacrifice to feel their pain. When Cassie tells them that human limbs don't regenerate, they respond simply, "Then you will have to bear the pain inside." And boy-do they ever. Animal loving Cassie's horror upon losing control of her T-Rex morph and devouring a triceratops. Tobias's betrayal of the entire group in choosing not to divert the comet, resulting in the extinction of the Mercora and the dinosaurs, is a pain he chooses to spare the others from and will bear the rest of his life.
It's not a perfect book, but I think it said what it wanted to say very well.
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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
I love the Megamorphs books. There is something great about switching from character to character, exploring multiple plot points at once, jumping from thoughts to thoughts, and getting a little insight from each character around a certain topic. In this one, Applegate explores time travel and the role of violence as a necessary evil. Things get deep while also staying comical and that's what I've come to enjoy most about this series.
This one requires a lot of suspension of disbelief. Only one of these kids knows anything about dinosaurs?! Just one?!