The Capture vs The Encounter: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Metamorphosis, Supernatural, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction
The Capture
The Animorphs are in real trouble when they transform into flies to invade the new base of the alien Yeerks, and Jake becomes the enemy after falling into the Yeerk regeneration pool.
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The Encounter
When Tobias and his friends were given the power to morph, they were also given an important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. But Tobias broke the time limit, and now he's trapped in the body of a…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Encounter highest: The Encounter 4.2 · The Capture 4.0.
- The Capture has the widest readership — 8571 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Capture | The Encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (8571) | 4.3 (736) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (45) | 3.7 (53) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (7) | 4.5 (14) |
Reception
| The Capture | The Encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8571 | 736 |
| Editions | 18 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1462 | 224 |
| Reading it now | 99 | 62 |
| Written reviews | 502 | 100 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1963 | 41 |
| Pages | 157 | 157 |