Animorph book you don't like

[nK0de]

It would be #19 The Departure for me. I don't really like reading Cassie's books with her lame-ass morals and ethics. She's my least favorite Animorph. But I was practically boiling with anger while reading #19! She make some unspeakably stupid things in that one.

Anyway what about you guys? What is the book that you don't dig? If there's any.

[NateSean]

But I was practically boiling with anger while reading #19! She make some unspeakably stupid things in that one.

Would you care to elaborate? What did you view as stupid and why?

As to your question, my least favorite book is a Cassie book but it's The Unknown. And the main reason I don't like that one is because it drags in parts. I don't mind a false ending to a story, lots of my favorite shows do it. But I just felt like this was one of the books that KA got finished with and then said, "Oh crap, I have another twenty pages to fill but I need to take the kid to Six Flags. Uh... Mike, you drive, I'm going to try to hammer this last chapter out on the way."

[nK0de]

What I hated the most about Cassie on that particular book was she practically becoming a voluntary host for the Yeerk. She took a huge risk. SHe put her closest friends and most importantly the fate of human race in grave danger. All for what? A stupid pact with just one Yeerk! Now that is pretty stupid if you ask me.
Maybe I look at things through the point of view of Rachel when I'm reading any Animorphs book. The ruthless, everything-is-fair-in-war kind of attitude. I'm not tryna sound like a badass but if I was in that situation, I would have killed that Yeerk without taking a millisecond to hesitate. There's no place for peace in a war. Especially when it involves brain-infesting slugs from outer space.

[RYTX]

While I agree that Cassie does some stupid stuff, and letting a Yeerk in her head is pretty high on the list, a war that doesn't seek a peaceful resolution is..... Apocalypse? genocide? massacre? something along those lines.

While there are several books I dislike, or contain parts that I strongly dislike, forced to pick one I'd say 37.
Rachel's arrogance and desire for destruction in that book brings me to the verge of physical illness.
Grossest collapse of her character, for 130 pages. Riles me

[Chad32]

31 is it for me. The one where Tom's Yeerk has to be away from the pool, and we find out apparently the Yeerks don't have any contengincy plan for Yeerks needing to travel. What shouldn't be a big deal winds up driving a whole plot because Tom's Yeerk acts like an idiot. Also Jake didn't attempt to rescue him. Granted this isn't handing his brother over on a silver platter, but you have a situation where Tom's Yeerk leaves, and none of his people expect him back alive. So end the Yeerk, fake Tom's death because what Yeerk would be suspicious of an involuntary controller committing suicide, and Jake's main goal in the war is complete.

I don't like Reverand Cassie either, but I'd rather read about BuffaChapman again than 31. I might put 54 as my worst too, but part of the problem with 54 has to do with the final arc in general, so I single out 31 as the plot that just should not have happened.

I agree 37 didn't do Rachel's character justice, but the opinion the authors have with rachel in general doesn't seem to mesh with what I gather from most of her narrated books anyway.

[BlackMan90]

The Departure is a top ten book to me. Cassie got the short end of the stick as far as books go, but her moral questions pmade the series more interesting.

I couldn't get into the exposed.

[Morilore]

I would not like Animorphs today if it were not for Cassie.  I'm serious.  If Cassie didn't exist, and book 19 didn't exist, I would hold the entire series in far, far lower regard.  I would actually recommend the entire Animorphs series to another person based solely on the strength of book 19.

All the Cassie-hate I read and hear stirs my contrarian spirit.  So I'm going to go and pick on a Marco book now.  #40, The Other, The One With The Disabled Andalite.  Pointless filler, and its depiction of Marco's "sensitive side" doesn't even make sense.  The Andalite characters we meet in this book are never heard from or referenced again.

[Chad32]

It would definitely be a far different series without Cassie, even if they still had access to a barn full of animals and such. I wouldn't say she didn't have a place in the group. I don't think I really hate her. she's just my least favorite character. Not like she's the only one with screw ups or good moments.

[yunyun]

I personally really like #19. Yes, she was a slight bit stupid (or very stupid) but overall, the book was great.

I did not like #31. I've read it over at least 3 times, and didn't get to much other than Tom's Yeerk doesn't want to go on vacation because there's no Kandrona. Like, yeah, it is the main idea, but other than that, I got so lost in the book.

[matthew]

One of the Animorphs doing something stupid doesn't necessarily mean the book is bad. In fact I like #19 The Departure quite a bit. Poparena's guide on this one is very right, I think.  I think it may be the best Cassie book.
 
Ass for book I don't like, 36 The Mutation was pretty weird and bad (aka the Atlantis one).  There were other ones too....like 28 , the cow one, the double Rachael one , and maybe even Megamorphs 2.     

[Chad32]

Could you link me to that guide? I'd be interested in watching it. I don't think I really disliked 19, especially since it painted Yeerks as not being Always Chaotic Evil, and I like to see shades of gray. Still, aside from convincing Aftran to be a better person, it wasn't one of Cassie's better moments.

[Bealocwealm]

I really like #19... it's probably my favourite Cassie book (though I also really like #29 The Sickness, and whichever the one with Aldrea was.)

My least favourite books... the Helmacron books. Anything with the Helmacrons, full stop. This covers three books, one of them being the Buffahuman book.

Also I seriously dislike #14. Just... stupidity. It was one of my preferred books as a kid, but that just speaks to how immature I was; I preferred clear-cut battles with no real risk where the whole thing comes out to a punch line. (My favourite Star Wars movie at the time was A New Hope, which should give you an idea of how little risk, consequence or seriousness I preferred in my media.)

[matthew]

@Chad30: Opinionated Animorphs Book Guide - #19 The Departure (1/3) and continue from there.

[Chad32]

that was interesting to listen to. I think I've watched a few other videos in this series before. I googled to see if he'd done 31, but it didn't show up. I'd like to see his opinion on that. I read a post saying Jake and Marco actually get some good characterization moments in the book, but I just can't get past the main plot.

[NateSean]

that was interesting to listen to. I think I've watched a few other videos in this series before. I googled to see if he'd done 31,

He's up to The Sickness right now. He's also reviewed the TV Series. Just type in Pop Arena's Opinionated Guide and you'll find both threads here in the forums.