Animorphs vs. The Hunger Games Trilogy

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

So I finally finished Mockingjay the other day...I remember reading a F!S a while back (when I still read them, lol) that claimed The Hunger Games trilogy was just like Animorphs--which is still kind of a ridiculous claim, but I admit that with this comparison on the mind as I finished this last book, I did see several parallels between both series in terms of events, themes, moral quandaries, gritty realism, etc--all of which just show why both series are memorable and a cut above the average YA series...I wrote a short meta about the parallels (especially between Katniss and Jake) if anyone is interested. MAJOR spoilers for Mockingjay and the last Animorphs book, #54, ensue:

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I definitely think that I was not quite as outraged as some other THG fans over the end, lol, since controversial and sad series endings are old hat for Animorphs fans...;)

Comments

[daphne-23.livejournal.com]

Coming a little late to the discussion, but this came into my mind immediately when I was reading Mockingjay. The scene with the mass carnage caused by the silver parachutes reminded me instantly of the new Animorphs being murdered en mass. However, I'm not sure the parallels go too deep, as other posters have said - the clearest similarity is the realistic take on teenagers in war.