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A review by jordanjay29
Animorphs by K.A. Applegate, K.A. Applegate
4.0
It's that same old story. Aliens invade Earth and this group of kids are the only ones who can stop them, right?
Okay, sure, but the coolest thing about the Animorphs was the power of morphing. Not only did it empower them to become any animal via a simple touch, but they got a firsthand peek into the minds of other creatures, and by extension, so did the readers. As educational as it was exciting, Animorphs is really a book series that many ages can enjoy.
The writing can have its ups and downs, and suffers somewhat after Book 24 when the series was taken over by ghostwriters so Applegate could write the Everworld series (she still had a hand in the books, but she didn't write every word at that point). Regardless, these books are fun to read as a kid and as an adult (with the bonus of finding much deeper meaning in some of the conflicts when reading as an adult), and they age well even if the Animorphs don't all have cellphones like modern kids.
Okay, sure, but the coolest thing about the Animorphs was the power of morphing. Not only did it empower them to become any animal via a simple touch, but they got a firsthand peek into the minds of other creatures, and by extension, so did the readers. As educational as it was exciting, Animorphs is really a book series that many ages can enjoy.
The writing can have its ups and downs, and suffers somewhat after Book 24 when the series was taken over by ghostwriters so Applegate could write the Everworld series (she still had a hand in the books, but she didn't write every word at that point). Regardless, these books are fun to read as a kid and as an adult (with the bonus of finding much deeper meaning in some of the conflicts when reading as an adult), and they age well even if the Animorphs don't all have cellphones like modern kids.