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Summary: The mysteries deepen, the battles rage
Review: In "Search for Senna", the first in the Everworld series, we met an unlikely band of teenage heroes: David, Christopher, April and Jalil. David's mysterious girlfriend, Senna, seemed to have drawn the four of them together at the lakeside right before the world split apart and swallowed Senna up. The four others managed to somehow get caught in her wake and were swept up with her. They were transported to a mysterious universe called Everworld where ancient gods warred with human armies. Everworld is a dangerous and strange place to be, even for savvy, modern kids.In the second book, "Land of Loss", K.A. Applegate picks up where she left off in the first book-- in the heat of a bloody battle between Vikings and an ancient South American Aztec civilization where ritual human sacrifice is the norm. Entering Everworld is as severe and gripping for the reader as it is for the teens who were mysteriously swept away. Exploring Everworld is a dangerous prospect for suburban teens used to cars, malls, refrigerators, and the Internet. They encounter strange creatures that have also been swept out of their own universe and have been abandon in Everworld. The possibility of ever returning to what is commonly referred to as "reality" seems to be slowly slipping away. Classified as young adult novels, the Everworld series is by K.A. Applegate who brought us the very popular "Animorphs" series. She has very believably constructed this strange, fascinating and very dangerous world of Everworld without once loosing the reader-- no mean feat when four modern teens have joined forces with ancient Vikings and gone to war against an equally ancient Aztec deity that demands human sacrifice. What makes it so believable are her characters who are delightfully real: the adventuresome, warrior wanna-be David narrates the first book while the class clown and all-around joker Christopher narrates this one. By rotating us through the characters, Applegate allows the reader to delve deeper into each one's head and emotions. We find what drives them, how they're different, how they're alike. Like any band of teens suddenly thrown together here or there (or waaaay out there in Everworld), fights erupt over almost meaningless little issues, fear and adrenaline run like faucets and arguments erupt. Applegate doesn't shy away from any of this, and that is what makes her books so powerful. When faced with the prospect of having your heart cut out by a filthy, blood-encrusted, mad Aztec priest in some sort of topsy-turvy parallel universe, "fear" hardly even comes close to describing what you would feel. Applegate, however, shows us very clearly what we would feel, but without going overboard into what has been called "splatterpunk"-- rivers of blood and gore-- which would ruin the effect. Far from being wordy and overly descriptive, she tells the tale with plenty left to the imagination. Yes, wars are waged, people die, blood is shed and spooky, potentially dangerous creatures and people lurk in every shadow of Everworld. It is therefore not a book I would recommend for squeamish or very young readers. However, it is a very well written, engaging and readable series that easily straddles the genres of horror, fantasy, adventure and science fiction (with a healthy dose of surrealism thrown in for good measure). It's also engaging enough to hook in even reluctant readers who don't normally read for pleasure. I've used these books in a book club that I lead in the school I teach at, and not only have I had students beg to go on to the rest of the books in the series (currently there are 12), I've also managed to attract a fair number of students who would normally not pick up a book at all if they didn't absolutely have to. This, if nothing else, speaks to the power of the series and Ms. Applegate's ability to draw in readers. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: The mysteries deepen, the battles rage
Review: In "Search for Senna", the first in the Everworld series, we met an unlikely band of teenage heroes: David, Christopher, April and Jalil. David's mysterious girlfriend, Senna, seemed to have drawn the four of them together at the lakeside right before the world split apart and swallowed Senna up. The four others managed to somehow get caught in her wake and were swept up with her. They were transported to a mysterious universe called Everworld where ancient gods warred with human armies. Everworld is a dangerous and strange place to be, even for savvy, modern kids. In the second book, "Land of Loss", K.A. Applegate picks up where she left off in the first book-- in the heat of a bloody battle between Vikings and an ancient South American Aztec civilization where ritual human sacrifice is the norm. Entering Everworld is as severe and gripping for the reader as it is for the teens who were mysteriously swept away. Exploring Everworld is a dangerous prospect for suburban teens used to cars, malls, refrigerators, and the Internet. They encounter strange creatures that have also been swept out of their own universe and have been abandon in Everworld. The possibility of ever returning to what is commonly referred to as "reality" seems to be slowly slipping away. Classified as young adult novels, the Everworld series is by K.A. Applegate who brought us the very popular "Animorphs" series. She has very believably constructed this strange, fascinating and very dangerous world of Everworld without once loosing the reader-- no mean feat when four modern teens have joined forces with ancient Vikings and gone to war against an equally ancient Aztec deity that demands human sacrifice. What makes it so believable are her characters who are delightfully real: the adventuresome, warrior wanna-be David narrates the first book while the class clown and all-around joker Christopher narrates this one. By rotating us through the characters, Applegate allows the reader to delve deeper into each one's head and emotions. We find what drives them, how they're different, how they're alike. Like any band of teens suddenly thrown together here or there (or waaaay out there in Everworld), fights erupt over almost meaningless little issues, fear and adrenaline run like faucets and arguments erupt. Applegate doesn't shy away from any of this, and that is what makes her books so powerful. When faced with the prospect of having your heart cut out by a filthy, blood-encrusted, mad Aztec priest in some sort of topsy-turvy parallel universe, "fear" hardly even comes close to describing what you would feel. Applegate, however, shows us very clearly what we would feel, but without going overboard into what has been called "splatterpunk"-- rivers of blood and gore-- which would ruin the effect. Far from being wordy and overly descriptive, she tells the tale with plenty left to the imagination. Yes, wars are waged, people die, blood is shed and spooky, potentially dangerous creatures and people lurk in every shadow of Everworld. It is therefore not a book I would recommend for squeamish or very young readers. However, it is a very well written, engaging and readable series that easily straddles the genres of horror, fantasy, adventure and science fiction (with a healthy dose of surrealism thrown in for good measure). It's also engaging enough to hook in even reluctant readers who don't normally read for pleasure. I've used these books in a book club that I lead in the school I teach at, and not only have I had students beg to go on to the rest of the books in the series (currently there are 12), I've also managed to attract a fair number of students who would normally not pick up a book at all if they didn't absolutely have to. This, if nothing else, speaks to the power of the series and Ms. Applegate's ability to draw in readers. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: The Land of Loss is much better than the first
Review: In my opinion The Land of Loss is better than the Search for Senna, I mean I know the first book explains everything about Everworld but David is truly obcessed with Senna even after she "accidentlly" led them to Everworld and that just makes you want to scream. That boy needs to take a cold shower. I like Christopher. He used humor to deal with life. And even though Christopher once gone out with Senna he still was level headed. Everything in his life (before they got trapped in everworld) didn't revolve around Senna. After they ended up in Everworld he just knew Senna had something to do with it. Jalil still gets things more quickly than the others. I guess he is essential to the series. Christopher's humor did remind me of good old Marco (you know who I'm talking about). K.A. did a great job with land of loss. I can't wait till Enter the Enchanted comes out. If you out there is looking for a book different than any other young adult sci-fi book I recommend you to read Everworld. It will blow your mind.
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Summary: The Land of Loss is much better than the first
Review: In my opinion The Land of Loss is better than the Search for Senna, I mean I know the first book explains everything about Everworld but David is truly obcessed with Senna even after she "accidentlly" led them to Everworld and that just makes you want to scream. That boy needs to take a cold shower. I like Christopher. He used humor to deal with life. And even though Christopher once gone out with Senna he still was level headed. Everything in his life (before they got trapped in everworld) didn't revolve around Senna. After they ended up in Everworld he just knew Senna had something to do with it. Jalil still gets things more quickly than the others. I guess he is essential to the series. Christopher's humor did remind me of good old Marco (you know who I'm talking about). K.A. did a great job with land of loss. I can't wait till Enter the Enchanted comes out. If you out there is looking for a book different than any other young adult sci-fi book I recommend you to read Everworld. It will blow your mind.
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Summary: An interesting second book in an interesting series
Review: Interesting. Very interesting. These books are not what I'm used too, in terms of the foul language and violence and stuff, but I have no trouble handling it. Though I think that they would be as welcome, if not more welcome in the horror section than in the fantasy section. For parents, I would not recomend these books to anyone under fourteen or so, because of the almost constant swearing and intense violence. So, anyway, this time Christopher tells the tell as he, David, Jalil, and April all struggle to understand the paradox of Everworld. It picks up almost exactly where the previous book left off, right in the middle of a battle, and the intire book pretty much consists of them trying to escape imprisnment with the Aztecs before they are sacrificed to the Aztec god. I thought it built nicely upon the first, deepening the adventure, and also giving an excellent choice of which character to pick up the story next. I had not been fond of Christopher at all before this, since he is exactly the sort of person I hate in real life, yet this book shows that even he has feelings and thoughts of his own that go beyond girls and food. It would be very interesting to also hear from April and Jalil, since so far they seem to be the most intersting, and I hope the series continues this book by book character switching. (I am on book three so I already know that they do. The next book is from the point of view of April) So, an interesting series, and one I would like to read the rest of.
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Summary: I'VE NEVER ENJOYED SOMETHING AS MUCH AS THIS BOOK!!!
Review: It was a really great adventure to read this book and go trhough the aztecs world with christopher, who is my favorite character. he is funny and he learns that racism is a very bad thing. I love KAs style and how she writes. she uses very good discriptive words and I always can imagine the place where the books are taking place!!! I simply love the series!
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Summary: An Excellent series!
Review: Katherine has done it again! Her amazing talent for blending characters, events, and setting are incredibly evident in this series. Once you start reading them, you won't want to stop! However, a word of caution: Her books can cause sleepless nights, because when choosing between sleep and the story, the story wins.
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Summary: Even better than the first...
Review: Land of Loss picks up right where the first book left off. David, Christopher, Jalil and April have travelled to an Aztec City with a group of Vikings who are preparing to go to war. Their target: the Aztec God, Huitzilopoctli, whose head is the bargaining tool needed for the return of the Norsemen's own God, Odin. Armed with the legendary hammer of Thor, the Vikings were confident of victory. But when the plan didn't go as expected, Christopher and the others found themselves caught in the centre of a battle to the death... Land of Loss is the second book in KA Applegate's Everworld series and if anything, it's even better then the first. I found Christopher a more likeable narrator than David and his commentary adds plenty of humour to the book. The descriptions of Everworld are so vivid you can actually imagine being there, and the books manage to entertain as well as educate with a mix of history, mythology, fantasy, action and suspense. I find myself liking the characters more and the author really manages to get inside the heads of teenagers. Yes, there's swearing, but it only adds to the realism. I love the Animorphs series, but these books are just so much better, less predictable and more complex. I recommend this to all fans of the Everworld series.
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Summary: Wow.
Review: Okay, I was hooked after about two seconds into the first one so I guess it's no surprise that I sat down to read #2 in the library and didn't look up until I finished... over an hour later. This is a good book. Christopher (the narrator) is so scared that anything funny breaks the tension so badly that you just howl with laughter. For early in the series it's pretty darn good. And they just keep getting better.
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Summary: If you don't like the context, skip over it.
Review: Question- If you do not like the context why do you read it. Anwser-Because I didn't think of that. Alright, back to the book. I liked Land of Loss a lot better than the first one. Christopher is funny. David is not. I really liked this series, and I am an Animorph fan. If you read the age level it said young adult. Not 9-12 like some of you think. Like K.A. says, she just writes the books for everyone, not just for kids or adults. The book is really interesting but sort of gross. I mean do you think a evil heart-eating god is cute? It still is neat though. I really think they have not gotten used to the fact that no one in the real world no they are there but them.
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