Animorphs (Animorphs #1-54)

Questions About Animorphs (Animorphs #1-54)

by K.A. Applegate

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Is it weird to reread this as an 18-yr old?
Erin I'm rereading this series in my early 30's and thoroughly enjoying it. If that counts as "weird", I'll happily embrace the label.…moreI'm rereading this series in my early 30's and thoroughly enjoying it. If that counts as "weird", I'll happily embrace the label.(less)
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I remember in elementary school seeing these books and everyone in my class saying that this series sucked. In fact, everyone that I was in fourth grade with said that these books sucked. I never read them. Should I go back and read them now that i'm my early 20's?
Rogan P Yes, personally, I find the series amazing, even if people say they sucked. If people tell you that you are weird or childish, laugh at them and read …moreYes, personally, I find the series amazing, even if people say they sucked. If people tell you that you are weird or childish, laugh at them and read some of the battle scenes or morphing scenes.(less)
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You all make me feel envious of how you discovered this as kids and how it changed your life and how you made friends with them... Any way, I just have one question; is there good LGBT+ representation in the saga?
Erin That's a complicated question. If you're talking about overt representation, with, for example, same-sex relationships out in the open or a character …moreThat's a complicated question. If you're talking about overt representation, with, for example, same-sex relationships out in the open or a character being explicitly trans*, that's not exactly something the author could have gotten away with including in YA literature at the time these books were published without generating a whole lot of controversy.

If you're willing to read between the lines, however, there's representation visible in the subtext. Word of God is that one of the main characters is canonically bisexual (and openly flirts with both male and female teammates, albeit with a degree of plausible deniability). There's also some body dysphoria with another character who ends up permanently trapped as a different species. I personally haven't gotten this far into the series yet, but apparently there are two alien characters who show up later who are clearly intended to be a gay couple, even if that's never stated outright.

Whether this counts as "good" representation is up to your own judgement of what that constitutes. But I'd say that there is representation, and I have yet to encounter anything cringeworthy in that regard.(less)
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About how many pages are in each book?
Samantha The most pages is 229 and the least is 121
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Is this a dead series (meaning no new copies are being published?) I am stunned at how difficult I'm finding it to locate them being sold at any book store. And I really want to buy my own copies because I loved them as a kid! Surprised because they seemed so popular...
Hannah Check on ebay. There are a bunch of "book lots" being sold there. The full sets are super pricey (usually $200+) but if you watch closely then you can…moreCheck on ebay. There are a bunch of "book lots" being sold there. The full sets are super pricey (usually $200+) but if you watch closely then you can get a beginning set and a later set for cheaper and wind up with a full set...just check which books are in the lot and not how many books are in the lot- because if you get a set with a bunch of missing books then you'll spend more money getting the missing volumes-.(less)
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