Customer Reviews

The Other (Animorphs, 40)

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I think this is the best Animorph book yet, except for numbers 23 and 33, because Tobias rulez. This would be cool written from Tobias's view. But KA was wonderful, anyway!

The last few Animorph I think weren't up to K.A.'s excellent standards, so this one was very impressive! The plot was really interesting and Marco was great as usual! Definatly worth reading! I really liked this one, but I think that #41 is gonna be absolutely awesome!

Fespite what some people say, (that K.A. Should cut with the Animorphs) I am an eighth grader and have been with the amimorphs since they wher published 4 years ago. in this story, Marco and the animorphs Discover that Ax isn't the only andalite on the planet. There are Two more! one is disabled and one trying to hide his slowly deteriorating state. This book Gives us an insite on andalite society and bigotry, and is one of my favorites. Will theh animorphs be able to help these two fading heros? or will the two andalites to anything within their power to be left to themselves? Are these new andalites be willing to kill for their privacy....?

I have been reading the Animorphs series for about four years now, and the writing has started to get a bit boring and mundane (I think it's the ghostwriters). However, this book was, by far, like a red rose shining out of a winter garden. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book like this one. I can agree with the fact that K.A. cannot let Mertil hanging. She added him to the books, and now the readers want to find out his fate. He, along with Arbron, Melissa Chapman, and Aftran, should play a larger part in the final battle. If any of the Animorphs books should be picked up and read again, this is definately one of them.

From watching TV, Marco discovers that Ax is not as alone as they thought-there are other Andalites on Earth! Two other Andalites survived the space battle that sent the Dome into the ocean. In this touching and tragic book, readers further see how Andalite prejudices are in many ways like human society's. The book explores how these two Andalites forsake everything else in their intense loyalty and friendship with each other. One Andalite is a vecol, meaning his tail blade is cut off, which makes him a cripple (with the unfortunate combination of being unable to morph). The other Andalite has a genetic disease, like Huntington's disease, so he is unable to escape the disease by morphing to something else and back.

This book has few moments of humor. It deals with real issues in human society about prejudice, discrimination, and morality. I liked the sophistication of this book and the complex issues it delves into. Some say that Marco isn't the best narrator for this serious book, but I disagree. I think it takes a character with humor to make the situation less awkward. When a character who is normally humorous says something serious, you tend to pay a bit more attention than if it was Cassie, who is always for moral uprightness. This is definitely a touching, poignant book, whose last page will linger in you a little longer.

In this book, the Animorphs discover other Andalites on earth. One is a vecol (an Andalite with his/her tailblade cut off) and has been captured by the Yeerks. The other has a desiese, so Visser Three doesn't infest them, but he wants in return for returning the vecol, to give him one of the "Andalite Bandits" so he can make another Andalite-Controller. The Animorphs and the Andalite thats not captured go to try to rescue the vecol. Will the Animorphs suceed, or will they fail? Read the book to find out!

While Animorphs #40 did not make it point through action it was a very appealing book. A valuable lesson is taught in this book that other books has not had before, the value of friendship. It shows that no matter how diseased and disabled the person was, his friend loved him still even while he was despised by Andalite standards. In The Other, two Andalites are discovered from the Dome Ship crash, and they're waiting until help finally comes. They were sighted on TV and home video. Marco and the others need to uncover the mystery for it may all be a very cunnig trap to destroy the Animorphs. Is it really a trap, and if not, are these other Andalites going to side with the Animorphs ? Because the last alliance with Andalites failed. And if these Andalites are traitors as well, the Animorphs are doomed.

kaa has written better animorphs but this was not that bad. there could have been a little more action and gafinilan probably would have acted a little more proud and arrogant if this was ever to happen. I would recommend buying this book even though it is not the best animorphs written. this is an excellent series to collect if you are in to sci-fi books. this book actually should be 3 1/2 stars.

For a while there Animorphs was really going down hill but they have started to pick up again. Hopefully this is the first book of many that is worth reading. If you are thinking about buying it, do because it is great!

I think this is may absolute favourite book in the whole series ( excluding AC,HC and V ). What else can I say ?

I Loved It.