Series re-read #43 The Test

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Tobias is contacted by Taylor, the girl who tortured him in The Illusion. She catches him, gives him a message, then lets him go. She says she's working with the YPM, and wants to help, but everyone is naturally suspicious of her. The group decides to go along with her, but to take precautions against possible traps. Good thing they did, because it was a trap. She was working with Visser Three.

I recall a few things from the last time around...there were comments about Tobias's morphing of Taylor, I remember that.

It was interesting to see another alien morph this time, since they don't often do creatures that aren't Earth-based. I'm not sure I'd want to morph it though LOL

I think there may be some talk about Cassie's getting distressed again over the violence thing.

I think this is where we discover why Taylor became a controller, isn't it? The whole accident and rejection and body repair thing.

This is the first book with the new Tobias cover morph, or the first regular...MM 4 had him too.

Comments

[anijen21.livejournal.com]

I feel like about #41-#44, if you just removed from the collective unconscious of the world, would have very little impact on anything, including continuity of the series.

Like really, what is there to say? We did Taxxon morphs better in the Andalite Chronicles. We did Taylor better in #33. We did Cassie saving the day better in...every other book ever?

I'm kind of disappointed that, at this point in the series, the Animorphs still fall for the most obvious Yeerk ploy ever. Like I get Tobias has stuff *personally invested* into Taylor, but didn't his trust of her boil down to "But you guuuuuuuuuuuys she really meant it!"

yeah I'm reading through my notes I can't take any of this seriously.

"But how? Is there some new, improved Andalite morphing technology that allows you to acquire while in morph?" 46

"Is this what Rachel experienced? Was this part of what made her so brave?" 48

I did like the torf thing kind of, but at the same time it was so...not important? Like the author said "this book is boring let's add something random about Andalites." Which I guess is what I'm always hoping for so I shouldn't really complain.

"The tail blade could slash me in two, but I didn't care. I might get a bite in first!" 88
So Taxxon metabolism is so high that it overcomes their survival instinct. Yeah, this sounds like a species that makes it past the first couple millenia of its evolution.

"Andalite incompetent," Taylor suddenly raged 108
GHOSTWRITER INCOMPETENT lol my notes are RAZOR SHARP sometimes u guise srsly

oh so like at the end there is natural gas that is poisoning everyone...is that right? I thought natural gas just smelled bad so you wouldn't like, light a match in your house if you smelled it. Is it poisonous? I could be wrong.

Oh, by the way, Yeerk Peace Movement:

"She contacted Tidwell because Jake said she could warn him. While we were digging the tunnel, Cassie talked to the Yeerk peace faction. Guess what Tidwell told her?...Tidwell and all the Peacenik Yeerks try to feed at the same time. They try to show up at the Yeerk pool together so they can exchange information and make plans." 133

Dumbest strategy ever. Yeah, have your treasonous group meetings in the fucking stronghold of your enemy. That's like terrorists taking a tour of the White House and making plans to assassinate Obama.

lol srsly I am hilarious here is my summary for this book:

1) Timmy's stuck in a well!
2) I save the day, get trapped + lauded, etc.
3) Taylor Stockholm Syndrome
4) TAXXONS SICK/COOL/FUCKED UP/LOVELY
5) Taylor the traitor (duh)
6) CASSIE IS THE FORCED HERO + IS ALWAYS RIGHT, YPM is really dumb, as is Tobias unfortunately

This book was awful

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"The tail blade could slash me in two, but I didn't care. I might get a bite in first!" 88
So Taxxon metabolism is so high that it overcomes their survival instinct. Yeah, this sounds like a species that makes it past the first couple millenia of its evolution.

ughhhh this.

"But Taxxons are not fools. My Taxxon brain saw and understood the Andalite tails It knew they were weapons. It knew it could not fight them." - Andalite Chronicles, page 85.

I know Taylor mentioned she had a "mean one" for them to acquire, but I doubt being mean makes your instinct goes completely out the window.

[anijen21.livejournal.com]

oh fuck not torf, whatever the andalite word for haircut is lol whatever it doesn't even matter this book sucks!!!!!!!!

[anijen21.livejournal.com]

unschweet. that's what it was.