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stjernetjern's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
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
4.0
goatpush's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
mxmgodin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.0
kimbeey13's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
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
3.75
regi___'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
ihateprozac's review against another edition
5.0
The Animorphs take Ax to school for a day so he can learn to be a more believable human, when one of the teachers goes nuts and reveals that not only is there a Yeerk in his head, but it's dying from Kandrona starvation. When Marco takes Ax to his house, Ax accidentally rewrites some of Marco's father's computer programming, which unintentionally gives humans a window into zero space. Giving other races advanced technology contravenes the Andalite law of Seerow's Kindness, but Ax figures he can use the technology (which has been installed at the observatory) to quickly call the Andalite home world before he needs to undo his wrong and destroy it.
Ax is caught mid-call by a Controller at the observatory, but it doesn't end how he expected. The Yeerk reveals that after the Animorphs destroyed the Kandrona, Visser Three executed all non-necessary Yeerks. This included a female Yeerk that this Controller's Yeerk had been in love with. The Yeerk gives Ax the time and location of Visser Three's daily feed, a time when he'll be vulnerable (apparently Andalites eat grass and drink water through their hooves). The Animorphs help take down V3's Hork Bajir guards, while Ax morphs into a rattlesnake and bites V3. Unfortunately the V3 Yeerk escapes the Andalite body and goes downstream, leaving behind a dying, poisoned Andalite. He orders Ax to kill him, preferring to die than ever be the host of V3 again.
Ax is able to make another call to the Andalite home world with the Observatory Controller's cooperation, and informs them of the death of V3's Andalite host. Somewhere along the way we learn that an Andalite called Seerow was the one to give the Yeerks advanced technology and the ability to travel into space. Since then it had been law that the Andalites could not give other races advanced technology, but Ax tells the Andalites that he thinks they were wrong - if they'd helped the Hork Bajir, they might not have been enslaved by the Yeerks.
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Finally, a book from Ax's perspective! This book answered a lot of my questions about how the primitive Yeerks got off their homeworld, but it also raised a lot more. Sure Seerow gave the Yeerks the ability to travel into space, but how did they manage to enslave other races when they only had the bodies of Gedds at their disposal? (Side note: poor Gedds D:) I'm assuming Seerow must have given them additional technology... And how did V3 ever manage to enslave an Andalite War-Prince anyway? Surely he didn't just crawl into the Andalite's brain while he was sleeping...
I'm excited that we finally learned how Ax eats in Andalite form, and I'm even more excited to see where the story goes now that V3 will need a human body!
Ax is caught mid-call by a Controller at the observatory, but it doesn't end how he expected. The Yeerk reveals that after the Animorphs destroyed the Kandrona, Visser Three executed all non-necessary Yeerks. This included a female Yeerk that this Controller's Yeerk had been in love with. The Yeerk gives Ax the time and location of Visser Three's daily feed, a time when he'll be vulnerable (apparently Andalites eat grass and drink water through their hooves). The Animorphs help take down V3's Hork Bajir guards, while Ax morphs into a rattlesnake and bites V3. Unfortunately the V3 Yeerk escapes the Andalite body and goes downstream, leaving behind a dying, poisoned Andalite. He orders Ax to kill him, preferring to die than ever be the host of V3 again.
Ax is able to make another call to the Andalite home world with the Observatory Controller's cooperation, and informs them of the death of V3's Andalite host. Somewhere along the way we learn that an Andalite called Seerow was the one to give the Yeerks advanced technology and the ability to travel into space. Since then it had been law that the Andalites could not give other races advanced technology, but Ax tells the Andalites that he thinks they were wrong - if they'd helped the Hork Bajir, they might not have been enslaved by the Yeerks.
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Finally, a book from Ax's perspective! This book answered a lot of my questions about how the primitive Yeerks got off their homeworld, but it also raised a lot more. Sure Seerow gave the Yeerks the ability to travel into space, but how did they manage to enslave other races when they only had the bodies of Gedds at their disposal? (Side note: poor Gedds D:) I'm assuming Seerow must have given them additional technology... And how did V3 ever manage to enslave an Andalite War-Prince anyway? Surely he didn't just crawl into the Andalite's brain while he was sleeping...
I'm excited that we finally learned how Ax eats in Andalite form, and I'm even more excited to see where the story goes now that V3 will need a human body!
hostboi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
4.0
justagiant's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
5.0
cellardoor10's review against another edition
5.0
In which we finally, FINALLY get some answers, and take on Ax's POV for a whole book. Successfully weaves some humor (the discovery of chocolate and an almanac, for example), and some very poignant moments. Parallels between Ax and Tobias are really effective, as well.