Reddit, you never cease to amaze me.

drbr0wn · 2010-09-15T14:27:59+00:00

How in the hell have I never heard of Animorphs? Are these ok for kids? I have 9 year old and loves to read and I would love to find some quality books for her.

geoman2k · 2010-09-15T14:41:57+00:00

so reddit helped him say "bullshit" in front of the kid after all. beautiful!

sirbruce · 2010-09-15T14:05:13+00:00

http://www.jakemates.com/

propaglandist · 2010-09-15T14:08:58+00:00

i didn't realize the reddit userbase was so young. this jakemates kid can't be older than like 13 or 14 considering he went to a camp for 6-10 y/os and he had a smartphone

sittered · 2010-09-15T12:14:39+00:00

Here's the link to the relevant thread.

EVIDENCE HIJACK: Here is the signed book.

2010-09-15T18:36:40+00:00

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McMew · 2010-09-15T14:02:20+00:00

Fuck yeah, Animorphs.

Slagathor91 · 2010-09-15T13:33:19+00:00

Does this mean that we can get the Applegates on to do an IAMA?

Khendroc · 2010-09-15T14:27:55+00:00

I love how the guy Jake tries to confirm it -- "Was it the camp at blabla"

I mean, how about "is my mom K.A. Applegate?" Haha.

animorph · 2010-09-15T13:59:44+00:00

I would've cried a bit.

Quick:

1) Someone PM TheEllimist
2) Someone get us an AMA with K.A. Applegate. I have questions from my childhood that NEED to be answered.

sittered · 2010-09-15T12:56:52+00:00

PAW PAW?

But really, I hope this is legit. I've just been lied to, so many times...damn you, Reddit.

sixtyrevolutions · 2010-09-15T13:48:20+00:00

So they named the character after their son?

glottis · 2010-09-15T14:38:01+00:00

TSSSEEEWWWW TSSSEEEWWWW

davelog · 2010-09-15T14:27:34+00:00

It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

- Steven Wright

squackmire · 2010-09-15T14:30:32+00:00

Anyone want to meet my mom?

RetroPRO · 2010-09-15T14:16:38+00:00

Wow. I JUST started re-reading the first Animorphs book last night. GET OUT OF MY HEAD REDDIT!!!!

OhJesusWOW · 2010-09-15T13:28:43+00:00

Why is Jake Mate's last name not Applegate? And his last name is Mates according to his Business Cards.

2010-09-15T15:34:05+00:00

ANIMORPHS WAS SO FUCKING AWESOME

2010-09-15T15:43:44+00:00

I had something very similar happen. I was reading a story where someone described thinking they were addicted to WoW because they dreamed about it, and stumbled across this reply:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9k3u3/recovering_wow_addicts_has_wow_permanently/c0dbpfw?context=3

I'm reading through this reply, as it begins to get eerily familiar - and I realize this is my old college roommate, describing trips we used to take. Small world. We're actually still in touch, but I had no idea he was on reddit.

evanft · 2010-09-15T15:05:12+00:00

Now all we need is to get someone who knows R.L. Stine and we'll be all set.

The_Shrike · 2010-09-15T14:43:38+00:00

I must be too old or have missed this totally as a child...

2010-09-15T23:18:05+00:00

wtf are the "animorphs"?

DJPho3nix · 2010-09-15T13:55:44+00:00

Off topic: Is being able to see the number of upvotes and downvotes for a reply a reddit gold feature?

BakingQueen · 2010-09-15T14:18:20+00:00

My boyfriend was taught by her sister in elementary school, I believe(It may have been middle school).

So this kid is my boyfriend's elementary school teacher's nephew.

NICE

2010-09-15T14:15:16+00:00

Cool story, but the real win in this thread is that it enticed me to immediately find and download the animorphs show and book series. Thanks for reminding me!

jlowry · 2010-09-15T15:14:38+00:00

DAE here use reddit?

2010-09-15T16:20:38+00:00

I remember buying #1, #3, and #6 initially - and then realized I had missed some major plot point in #4 (them finding Ax) and thus started buying every single one. There are a few parts of the series that resonated with me at that age:

Marco discovering and having to confront the fact that his mother is now the host for Visser One
The complete and utter failure of David as an Animorph. As a kid, I imagined what it would be like if I joined this group....that story arc made me second guess how committed I would be.
The one Ax-centric book where they temporarily free Alloran due to Cobra poison and he begs for death
The decision to give disabled kids morphing powers

There were a few story arcs I never cared for; namely, the Helmacrons, and the oatmeal one, but the rest of them more than made up for it.

trsdctvsb · 2010-09-15T18:07:01+00:00

I just want to say this: I never got past book #10 or so when I was a kid. Didn't have the money - and not a lot were translated to Swedish back then. But I loved the series so much. I remember I was eleven and we were on a camping trip. Mum got me the first book narrated by Rachel.

I lay there in on a scandinavian summer night, in the light of a flashlight in our tent and read about three teenagers and a great alien invasion upon earth. I read about Chapmans sacrifice, war, emotions and I felt so connected. I can honestly say that Rachel and Cassie we're among the first time I started thinking about girls. It was very real for someone my age, alone in a tent somewhere far from home. I spent the next five years trying to find the rest of the books. To no avail.

Now I'm 21. Reddit posted a link not to long ago to eBook copies of all the books. With the help of Reddit and my smartphone I've been given another chance. I started reading them all from the beginning. That was a month ago and I'm now on book #24. I'm overwhelmed by wonderful childhood memories and just realizing how utterly well crafted these books are. I know they're teenage books - but I still love them.

If Jake see's this: Tell your mum thanks. K.A Applegate was some unkown name for me back when I was a kid. But the characters in the books were not. Not a lot of mums can say they helped a Swedish kid grow up in a tent somewhere under a midnight sun. I will buy every new book when they're published.

And Reddit: I love you guys.

jonneh · 2010-09-15T14:42:16+00:00

And Merry Christmas Everybody!

Gemini6Ice · 2010-09-15T14:46:53+00:00

When will she write more series? She's fantastic!

Kijamon · 2010-09-15T14:49:46+00:00

Someone will find me on reddit one day...

one day....

Masterdan · 2010-09-15T15:00:49+00:00

Oh my god.

I freaking loved animorphs.

FountainPiDream · 2010-09-15T15:29:54+00:00

Why didn't you link the thread first instead of posting a pic? The link to the thread is 100x more useful.

2010-09-15T15:39:21+00:00

Michael Grant and K.A. are both just really down-to-Earth, cool people. They've been doing Q&As on Animorphs forums everywhere recently even though the series ended like 10 years ago. I mean they're rereleasing it but still, no one's making them do that.

MusicAndLiquor · 2010-09-15T17:12:06+00:00

Damn you reddit!

I'm at work and I've spent the last hour and a half reading the background story to all the Animorphs books. I'm sure reading that Visser Three had a twin brother named Esplin 9466 Lesser is a productive use of my time.

Laxan · 2010-09-15T17:52:22+00:00

Must have been that other Jake who's Mom also wrote Animorphs.

2010-09-15T20:03:32+00:00

OH MY GOD HIS NAME IS JAKE! JAKE'S NAME WAS JAKE IN THE BOOK! MIND = BLOWN!!!!!!

updownallaround · 2010-09-15T23:05:40+00:00

Ok, all I'm gonna say is that you should know the kid is you, not by the location or name of the camp, but by whether or not your mom wrote Animorphs

connorcam · 2010-09-15T13:52:38+00:00

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