Animorphs the visitor5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() And I would argue that television is a less useful form here, because it’s harder to telegraph what someone is feeling as they become that animal. This isn’t like television, where we can see someone turn into an animal. ![]() ![]() While I stand by that criticism in general, I have to backtrack and admit that there is one area in which her powers of description excel: describing the experience of a new morph. I criticized Applegate’s writing on a technical level. If that book is all about the Animorphs getting powers, then The Visitor, as the sequel, is about them exploring what it means to have powers, and the consequences of discovering an alien invasion in progress. Applegate has to do a lot of heavy lifting to establish the ground rules of the series. Nevertheless, as a story it has a lot of problems. As I explored in my first review, it is a great series opener. We are eternally indebted to The Invasion for kicking off the series. ![]() In The Invasion the lesson was, “Yes, your principal is an alien bent on enslaving humanity.” The Visitor is about the harsh effects of marital strife on children and their friendships. We continue my epic re-read of the Animorphs series with book 2, because I’m boring and read series in order, OK?Īnimorphs resembles an after-school kids show: each book is like an episode of the show in which the kids have an adventure while learning an important life lesson. ![]()
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