[Rira]

i know it may sound dumb, and id be surprised if any one replies to this, but i love Animorphs! (no, im not 8 yrs old) but ive been reading them since. the books go deep, truely....any one else have any oppinions?

[Dominus]

I used to read the Animorphs when they first came out and got up a ways. They were entertaining at the time, one reason being that changing into animals and such was a fantasy of mine as a kid, but I got older and they just weren't as fun to read, just sort of fell away from them. Like, about 5 years ago or so, can't remember.

[Rira]

welll, i used to read them for that reason: they turned into animals and fought aliens....but now....i love the characters, and have really grown attached to them. i think applegate does a great job in character development and such..

[Redcandle17]

I love Animorphs. I was reluctant to read them at first because they seemed like children's books, but my younger sister persisted. And I'm so glad she did. I'm nineteen and I still enjoy re-reading the Animorphs novels. The characterizations are consistent and distinct, which must not have been easy with six different narrators. This series is so wonderful that I doubt children(its target audience) can really understand (same thing I think about the Harry Potter series) it. The way each character is changed by the guerilla war is very well depicted. Despite the totally unrealistic aliens and alien technology, the behavior and emotions of the characters were completely realistic. I especially liked the David problem and how they solved it. I think their solution was more cruel than if they had had the nerve to kill him.

[Rira]

oh, yes...
and have you read the megamorphs? one i think called the Andalites Gift, where they go back in time? Oh, i dunno, it was really....i dunno....the depictions of war? D-Day and Washington's crossing? wow...

[Redcandle17]

Yeah. I've read all of them except Visser(which I had not been able to get a copy of) and the Altermorphs(which I have no interest in). I loved the ending of the series - it showed the price of that kind of conflict better than any other "children's" series I know of and better than most series meant for adults. It recognized that everyone's not going to live happily ever after, even if they win.

[Rira]

i know .... its kinda depressing because you really get the know the cahracters and get attached the them...but then again, its good, because noone could live through that and then live happily ever after....but ive never heard of altermorphs or Visser....hmmm.....i ll have to look into that....

[Redcandle17]

Visser's the story of Marco's mother's yeerk. And the Altermorphs (I think maybe they're called somthing different) are stories where the reader chooses the next chapter - they're not relevant to the series.

[Dallandra]

I've considered reading them a couple of times when I've been in the library but then I've always ended up borrowing something else instead. Maybe I should try reading them...

[Rira]

oh, you really should, they are a bit young, but they are wonderful!!!!
i found an animorphs webpage that listed all the books and theyre summeries....yah, ive got about 20 or so more to read.....have you read the last one? i stopped at #23, but read #27.....and thats as far as ive gotten....