K.A's favorite books

[Kagebutterfly]

Does anyone know what were or was K.A's favorite Animorphs book? Did she ever say?

[morfowt]

I have no clue. I can tell you about which is her favourite animorph.

[Essam 293]

I've read somewhere that she liked writing #19 (which is one my faves too). She also liked the Helmacrons a lot.

[filmstu2005]

yeah, i read in many of her interviews, when asked, that #19 The Departure was her favorite book, and her favorite book to read. For me it was great indeed because it really dived into the gray area of good vs evil, and we got a totally new perspective on the war from the Yeerks. And then Cassie....man, making the ultimate sacrifice?

Put yourself in her position. Does anyone think they'd have been able to do what she did? Become a nothlit. A caterpillar just to make small peace?

[morfowt]

Put yourself in her position. Does anyone think they'd have been able to do what she did? Become a nothlit. A caterpillar just to make small peace?

not me

[esplin]

cassie is dumb for doing that, its excatly the opposite of what marco would do

[morfowt]

well I guess you could call it dumb. you could also call it brave. It depends on your prespective. My prespective: brave

[esplin]

i mean what does anyone actually gain from it?  the animorphs loose a fighter and one little girl is freed.

[morfowt]

one little girl is freed.

they gained that

[esplin]

one little girl means nothing to all the other humans and aliens that are still infested by the yeerks

[morfowt]

one at a time one at a time

[jsh357]

I think #19 was a very important book, and what the Animorphs gained from it was very subtle: they gained the knowledge that their enemies weren't pure evil and they had a very good reason for wanting to take hosts.  In the end, this leads to Cassie giving up the Escafil device so that the Yeerks will eventually have a way to give up being parasites, which leads to the Taxxons agreeing to help the Animorphs, which leads to Jake teaming up with Tom's Yeerk for the final mission. 

[musicman88]

I didn't like it.  And I especially didn't like the whole "metamorphosis" can give you back your morphing power thing.  Even if it was physically possible, how would anyone know when the two hour time limit started?  It's not like it just instantly happens; it takes time to metamorphosize.

[morfowt]

when it comes out of it's cacoon (well chrysalis actually) wouldn't that count as metamorphosis complete?

[ThermalRider]

If they go one at a time but have to lose a fighter each time they do it, then thats just plain stupid. Overall, Cassie's decision was brash and illogical. She had no idea that with natural morphing she could come back. She was so hooked on one person, that she forgot that she had a responsibility to the rest of the world too.

The book is good because of the whole showing the grays of good and evil, but Cassie's decision was not a good one.