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Warriors #1
Into the Wild
For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying—and some deaths are more mysterious than others. In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary house cat named Rusty . . . who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 9, 2003
About the author
Erin Hunter
272 books9,946 followersErin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui T. Sutherland, Gillian Philip, and Inbali Iserles, as well as editor Victoria Holmes. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
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December 4, 2013
I wish there was a higher rating, beacuse this is the BEST series in the world!!!!!!!!!!!
If you like this one,then read the following in order.(It is important to read them in order,or you will miss important parts of the story.)
1.WARRIORS
Book one- Into the Wild
Book two- Fire and Ice
Book three- Forest of Secrets
Book four- Rising Storm
Book five- A Dangerous Path
Book six- The Darkest Hour
2.WARRIORS:THE NEW PROPHECY
Book one- Midnight
Book two- Moonrise
Book three- Dawn
Book four- Starlight
Book five- Twilight
Book six- Sunset
3.WARRIORS:POWER OF THREE
Book one- The Sight
Book two- Dark River
Book three-Outcast
EXTRA-
*Firestar's Quest
*Warriors field guide:
Secrets of the clans
WARRIORS MANGA-
Book one- The Lost Warrior
Book two- Warrior's Refuge
Book three-Warrior's Return
If you like this one,then read the following in order.(It is important to read them in order,or you will miss important parts of the story.)
1.WARRIORS
Book one- Into the Wild
Book two- Fire and Ice
Book three- Forest of Secrets
Book four- Rising Storm
Book five- A Dangerous Path
Book six- The Darkest Hour
2.WARRIORS:THE NEW PROPHECY
Book one- Midnight
Book two- Moonrise
Book three- Dawn
Book four- Starlight
Book five- Twilight
Book six- Sunset
3.WARRIORS:POWER OF THREE
Book one- The Sight
Book two- Dark River
Book three-Outcast
EXTRA-
*Firestar's Quest
*Warriors field guide:
Secrets of the clans
WARRIORS MANGA-
Book one- The Lost Warrior
Book two- Warrior's Refuge
Book three-Warrior's Return
December 4, 2013
Best book and series in the world.
February 23, 2016
Edit (February 23, 2016):
Okay, I'm DONE with this review. I'm disabling the notifications, so if someone comments in it, I'm not gonna now. The level of trolls it has gotten has reached levels I cannot stand anymore. Of course, there are reviews with more trolls, but this is as much as I can endure.
And for you, ignorants who can't accept other people's opinions (better known as "trolls"), why don't you go read one of the many thousands of 5 star reviews instead of coming to criticize an opinion that's obviously different to yours? Don't you understand it's pointless? I'm not going to stop hating this book if you tell me "I'm wrong." In fact, if anything, your words only make me feel nauseas when I think of this piece of garbage.
And that's my final word. I won't be replying to any comment in here, I don't care why you love this (write your own review for that) and I won't read the rest of this series.
______________________
Original review:
The first thing you need to know about me is that I hate cats. HATE THEM. They're are the living creatures I dread the most after roaches. I'm serious. I can't think about cats without flinching. I hear one, and I shudder. I see one, and I want to vomit. One gets near me and the good girl inside me is in risk of going far far away. I just can't stand them.
The second thing you need to know is that I hate stories about talking animals. I literally cannot watch a TV show or a movie where there are talking animals without going insane. Really, I get so exasperated and furious I fear my heart will stop working.
Those previous points led me to think I was not going to like this book, but I decided to try anyway because I've had pleasant surprises, for example, The Monstrumologist. That book had monsters and my eyes just roll until almost popping out of my head whenever I hear that word mentioned, BUT I LOVED that book/series, so with the hope of that thing also happening with this book, I finally gave it a try.
I regret my decision.
Why? Perhaps this is the most ridiculous book I've read after Twilight (and we're talking about one year). I just couldn't buy the concept. Clans of cats fighting? The hell? Yep. That's all this book is about. Some might say it's an original concept, but for me? It's just laughable.
Also, the amount of absurd names was overwhelming to the point where I wanted to kill myself. Look at some examples:
→ Tigerpaw, Graypaw, Firepaw, Lionheart, Dustpaw, Sandpaw, Bluestar, Ravenpaw, Yellowfang, Longtail, Smudge, Crookedstar, Tallstar, Blackfoot, Dappletail, Redtail, Oakheart, Darkstripe, Spottedleaf, Frostfur, Raggedstar, Nightpelt, etc.
You may have noticed that I highlighted some of the names... Well, it's because READING ALL THOSE FREAKING -PAW, -STAR, -HEART, -TAIL TERMINATIONS MADE ME WANT TO KILL MYSELF!!!
Some awkward sentences contributed to my almost madness too. Like this:
Meowed... with a gasp? That's like trying to talk while swallowing... or like gasping and talking at the same time. I tried doing it and I failed. My brother tried and he failed too. My mother is part of this group too and my sister as well.
This felt just as wtf as the previous one:
Narrow eyes respectfully?
How do you do that? Like this?
Or maybe like this?
[Damn. Aren't you a creepy one, Cinderella's stepmother?]
This one might be an option too:
For me, they all look the same (except some are more hate-filled), don't ya think?
The unnecessary deaths were also another bug for me. Like, I didn't even get to know the character yet he died and I'm supposed to feel bad? For example, there was a Redtail (yeah, ludicrous name - don't even mention it) at the beginning. I didn't know who that was, and there comes some cat telling everyone Redtail's dead. I mean, wtf, who the hell is Redtail?
And I'm not only talking about his death. There were many pointless ones. Why did they die? Just to... give more emotion to the story, I suppose? Well, Hunter, BIG FAIL HERE BECAUSE I COULDN'T CARE ANY LESS.
Anyway, I'm sure I bashing a book most people love, but maybe this didn't work for me because it simply wasridiculous not a book targetted to my age. If you're a fan of talking animals and you love stupid stories about pointless "warriors" cats, then this might be just for you.
Okay, I'm DONE with this review. I'm disabling the notifications, so if someone comments in it, I'm not gonna now. The level of trolls it has gotten has reached levels I cannot stand anymore. Of course, there are reviews with more trolls, but this is as much as I can endure.
And for you, ignorants who can't accept other people's opinions (better known as "trolls"), why don't you go read one of the many thousands of 5 star reviews instead of coming to criticize an opinion that's obviously different to yours? Don't you understand it's pointless? I'm not going to stop hating this book if you tell me "I'm wrong." In fact, if anything, your words only make me feel nauseas when I think of this piece of garbage.
And that's my final word. I won't be replying to any comment in here, I don't care why you love this (write your own review for that) and I won't read the rest of this series.
______________________
Original review:
The first thing you need to know about me is that I hate cats. HATE THEM. They're are the living creatures I dread the most after roaches. I'm serious. I can't think about cats without flinching. I hear one, and I shudder. I see one, and I want to vomit. One gets near me and the good girl inside me is in risk of going far far away. I just can't stand them.
The second thing you need to know is that I hate stories about talking animals. I literally cannot watch a TV show or a movie where there are talking animals without going insane. Really, I get so exasperated and furious I fear my heart will stop working.
Those previous points led me to think I was not going to like this book, but I decided to try anyway because I've had pleasant surprises, for example, The Monstrumologist. That book had monsters and my eyes just roll until almost popping out of my head whenever I hear that word mentioned, BUT I LOVED that book/series, so with the hope of that thing also happening with this book, I finally gave it a try.
I regret my decision.
Why? Perhaps this is the most ridiculous book I've read after Twilight (and we're talking about one year). I just couldn't buy the concept. Clans of cats fighting? The hell? Yep. That's all this book is about. Some might say it's an original concept, but for me? It's just laughable.
Also, the amount of absurd names was overwhelming to the point where I wanted to kill myself. Look at some examples:
→ Tigerpaw, Graypaw, Firepaw, Lionheart, Dustpaw, Sandpaw, Bluestar, Ravenpaw, Yellowfang, Longtail, Smudge, Crookedstar, Tallstar, Blackfoot, Dappletail, Redtail, Oakheart, Darkstripe, Spottedleaf, Frostfur, Raggedstar, Nightpelt, etc.
You may have noticed that I highlighted some of the names... Well, it's because READING ALL THOSE FREAKING -PAW, -STAR, -HEART, -TAIL TERMINATIONS MADE ME WANT TO KILL MYSELF!!!
Some awkward sentences contributed to my almost madness too. Like this:
“We got back in time,” she meowed with a gasp. “The kits are safe!”
Meowed... with a gasp? That's like trying to talk while swallowing... or like gasping and talking at the same time. I tried doing it and I failed. My brother tried and he failed too. My mother is part of this group too and my sister as well.
This felt just as wtf as the previous one:
Yellowfang looked up at Bluestar and narrowed her eyes respectfully.
Narrow eyes respectfully?
How do you do that? Like this?
Or maybe like this?
[Damn. Aren't you a creepy one, Cinderella's stepmother?]
This one might be an option too:
For me, they all look the same (except some are more hate-filled), don't ya think?
The unnecessary deaths were also another bug for me. Like, I didn't even get to know the character yet he died and I'm supposed to feel bad? For example, there was a Redtail (yeah, ludicrous name - don't even mention it) at the beginning. I didn't know who that was, and there comes some cat telling everyone Redtail's dead. I mean, wtf, who the hell is Redtail?
And I'm not only talking about his death. There were many pointless ones. Why did they die? Just to... give more emotion to the story, I suppose? Well, Hunter, BIG FAIL HERE BECAUSE I COULDN'T CARE ANY LESS.
Anyway, I'm sure I bashing a book most people love, but maybe this didn't work for me because it simply was
March 29, 2022
Przepraszam, ale nie...
October 23, 2020
BEST BOOK EVER!!
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(UPDATE: If you want to join, please send a friend request so we can be friends and you can see my comments. This is ESPECIALLY for Kindle users because you won't be able to see when I reply to you!!)
Welcome to the ORIGINAL ThunderClan, where online AND kindle GoodRead users can role play!
UPDATES:
- Welcome, Sparrowfeather (Kaitlynn), Firestorm (Cute Cutey), Willowleaf (Leesylou28), and Midnightpelt (Lexi)!
- We need mentors for Spikepaw and Starpaw!
- We also need a mentor for our newest apprentice, Leopardpaw (Kat)!
The noble cats of ThunderClan:
Leader:
Ravenstar
Deputies (aka The Trifecta):
Silverstorm (apprentice: Featherpaw)
Stormsong (sagestar) (apprentice: Rosepaw)
Firefall (Thomas) (apprentice: Lightningpaw)
Medicine Cat:
Nightpelt (Maymuna)
RETIRED: Icestorm
Warriors:
Flowerclaw (apprentice: Blackpaw)
Falconclaw
Softleap
Willowleaf(Trixi) (apprentice: Whisperpaw)
Tigerlily
Fireheart
Darkmoon
Waterflame
Snowstripe (Lindsy) (apprentice: Hopepaw)
Moonwhisperer
Goldenstorm (Adithya)
Spottedfire (Strawbery Rose Gallagher)
Emeraldstripe
Moonfeather
Morningdawn
Silverstone
Redclaw (Aidan)
Skyheart (skysar)
Sparkytail
Willowfall (Briana)
Moonfeather
Foxfur (Aimee Bachman)
Flameheart (Katlove92)
Leafdapple (Florence)(apprentice: Goldpaw)
Iceslash
Amberleaf
Redclaw (Sagestar)
Stormsong (sagestar)
Cherryleaf (Yellowfang2005)
Icepelt (~LeafTheRainWing~)
Nightclaw (lynx)
Snowstripe
Stormstream (apprentice: Darkpaw)
Silverbow (aaron)
Scarletsong (FAIREST)
Icysplash (Chloe)(apprentice: Waterpaw)
Darkclaw (Mohsin)
Dawnflower (Chloe)
Ashebird (Logan)
Stormberry (Leøpard)
Silverclaw (Assassin Ardhra Frost)
Sparrowtail (cinnamon cookiez)(apprentice: Streampaw)
Sparrowfeather (Kaitlynn)
Firestorm (Cute Cutey)
Willowleaf (Leesylou28)
Midnightpelt (Lexi)
Apprentices:
Birchpaw (Ashly Ketchum)
Rosepaw
Whisperpaw (Alayna)
Darkpaw (kaufmask)
Spikepaw
Featherpaw
Waterpaw
Hopepaw
Starpaw (LDSHADOWLADY)
Lightningpaw
Goldpaw (Satta)
Streampaw (jynx)
Leopardpaw (Kat)
Queens:
Fernmist
Kits:
Amberkit (Maria)
Craftkit (BLCRAFT)
Rosekit
Creamkit
Nightkit
Elders:
NONE
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(UPDATE: If you want to join, please send a friend request so we can be friends and you can see my comments. This is ESPECIALLY for Kindle users because you won't be able to see when I reply to you!!)
You silently walk through the forest, alone and scared. You are hungry and tired and are in need of shelter. Suddenly, you come across a young, tortoiseshell cat.
"Hello!" she meows. "I'm Ravenstar."
You nod in acknowledgment.
"Let me take you back to the Clan," she says. "We'll decide if we want to bring you in," her eyes glitter daringly, "if you're up to the challenge."
Welcome to the ORIGINAL ThunderClan, where online AND kindle GoodRead users can role play!
UPDATES:
- Welcome, Sparrowfeather (Kaitlynn), Firestorm (Cute Cutey), Willowleaf (Leesylou28), and Midnightpelt (Lexi)!
- We need mentors for Spikepaw and Starpaw!
- We also need a mentor for our newest apprentice, Leopardpaw (Kat)!
The noble cats of ThunderClan:
Leader:
Ravenstar
Deputies (aka The Trifecta):
Silverstorm (apprentice: Featherpaw)
Stormsong (sagestar) (apprentice: Rosepaw)
Firefall (Thomas) (apprentice: Lightningpaw)
Medicine Cat:
Nightpelt (Maymuna)
RETIRED: Icestorm
Warriors:
Flowerclaw (apprentice: Blackpaw)
Falconclaw
Softleap
Willowleaf(Trixi) (apprentice: Whisperpaw)
Tigerlily
Fireheart
Darkmoon
Waterflame
Snowstripe (Lindsy) (apprentice: Hopepaw)
Moonwhisperer
Goldenstorm (Adithya)
Spottedfire (Strawbery Rose Gallagher)
Emeraldstripe
Moonfeather
Morningdawn
Silverstone
Redclaw (Aidan)
Skyheart (skysar)
Sparkytail
Willowfall (Briana)
Moonfeather
Foxfur (Aimee Bachman)
Flameheart (Katlove92)
Leafdapple (Florence)(apprentice: Goldpaw)
Iceslash
Amberleaf
Redclaw (Sagestar)
Stormsong (sagestar)
Cherryleaf (Yellowfang2005)
Icepelt (~LeafTheRainWing~)
Nightclaw (lynx)
Snowstripe
Stormstream (apprentice: Darkpaw)
Silverbow (aaron)
Scarletsong (FAIREST)
Icysplash (Chloe)(apprentice: Waterpaw)
Darkclaw (Mohsin)
Dawnflower (Chloe)
Ashebird (Logan)
Stormberry (Leøpard)
Silverclaw (Assassin Ardhra Frost)
Sparrowtail (cinnamon cookiez)(apprentice: Streampaw)
Sparrowfeather (Kaitlynn)
Firestorm (Cute Cutey)
Willowleaf (Leesylou28)
Midnightpelt (Lexi)
Apprentices:
Birchpaw (Ashly Ketchum)
Rosepaw
Whisperpaw (Alayna)
Darkpaw (kaufmask)
Spikepaw
Featherpaw
Waterpaw
Hopepaw
Starpaw (LDSHADOWLADY)
Lightningpaw
Goldpaw (Satta)
Streampaw (jynx)
Leopardpaw (Kat)
Queens:
Fernmist
Kits:
Amberkit (Maria)
Craftkit (BLCRAFT)
Rosekit
Creamkit
Nightkit
Elders:
NONE
May 21, 2017
These books are written terribly but they've actually got pretty developed characters and they basically made me fall in love with reading in third grade or whatever? so. four stars.
I actually want to talk about why these stupid books made me fall in love with reading, because they truly influenced me so much. I think the best thing about this series is the developed character work. This is a series that has defined characters who you can root for or dislike, which is awesome. I actually think the characters improve throughout the series. In series one, Fireclaw is kind of a typical boring do-gooder. Brambleclaw, Leafpool, and Squirrelflight, the main characters in series two, are far more interesting and defined, with clear motivations beyond "do the right thing." This trend continues in series three and four. I also really appreciate the occasional morally grey or morally black characters. Yes, many characters are a bit "I do good things and I'm amazing!!" but characters like Ivypool, in the fourth series, were so influential to my childhood.
Yeah, the plot is a little weird and far-fetched, and the writing is pretty terrible now that I've grown up enough to see it, but this series is definitely good for anyone who likes middle grade fiction. Especially kids. This is definitely a series I'd give to all elementary schoolers.
I actually want to talk about why these stupid books made me fall in love with reading, because they truly influenced me so much. I think the best thing about this series is the developed character work. This is a series that has defined characters who you can root for or dislike, which is awesome. I actually think the characters improve throughout the series. In series one, Fireclaw is kind of a typical boring do-gooder. Brambleclaw, Leafpool, and Squirrelflight, the main characters in series two, are far more interesting and defined, with clear motivations beyond "do the right thing." This trend continues in series three and four. I also really appreciate the occasional morally grey or morally black characters. Yes, many characters are a bit "I do good things and I'm amazing!!" but characters like Ivypool, in the fourth series, were so influential to my childhood.
Yeah, the plot is a little weird and far-fetched, and the writing is pretty terrible now that I've grown up enough to see it, but this series is definitely good for anyone who likes middle grade fiction. Especially kids. This is definitely a series I'd give to all elementary schoolers.
June 1, 2009
So... Warriors. No, not that awesome 80's flick starring that guy from Xanadu. Unfortunately.
Warriors, Into the Wild is Book 1 of 6 (SIX!!) in the first of like---- a zillion series. My 10 yr old daughter is in love with these books---she can devour one a day (and the way that they are churned out....) She is so into these that she asked my husband and I to give them a shot. Fine, I can take one for the team, I mean, heck, she's reading, right?
Thing is, it's not so bad. You've got a li'l bit of Tolkien and a splash of Shakespearean tragedy in a Jets vs. Sharks sorta way... It makes for a lively story.
Here's my issue...
So, you have the kittpet, Rusty, longing to pounce on mice and rabbits, tearing into their cold, fuzzy, flesh--he meets Graypaw and is introduced to Thunderclan and meets Lionheart and Tigerclawand Dustpaw and Sandpaw and they take him in and he becomes Firepaw and apprentices with Bluestar but Tigerclaw has this chip on his shoulder and doesn't like him and he runs into Yellowfang and falls for Spottedleaf, then has to save the honor or Ravenpaw who watched Redtail be killed by Oakheart, but it wasn't Oakheart it was Tigerclaw and meanwhile you have Shadowclan, which is Yellowfang's old gang and they're led by Brokenspear who has daddy issues and offs Raggedstar and sends Clawface to capture Frostfur's kits so there's this A-Team like maneuver to invade Shadowclan that Whitestorm leads and then Graypaw becomes Graystripe and Firepaw who was Rusty now becomes Fireheart...
Breathe...
See?
Warriors, Into the Wild is Book 1 of 6 (SIX!!) in the first of like---- a zillion series. My 10 yr old daughter is in love with these books---she can devour one a day (and the way that they are churned out....) She is so into these that she asked my husband and I to give them a shot. Fine, I can take one for the team, I mean, heck, she's reading, right?
Thing is, it's not so bad. You've got a li'l bit of Tolkien and a splash of Shakespearean tragedy in a Jets vs. Sharks sorta way... It makes for a lively story.
Here's my issue...
So, you have the kittpet, Rusty, longing to pounce on mice and rabbits, tearing into their cold, fuzzy, flesh--he meets Graypaw and is introduced to Thunderclan and meets Lionheart and Tigerclawand Dustpaw and Sandpaw and they take him in and he becomes Firepaw and apprentices with Bluestar but Tigerclaw has this chip on his shoulder and doesn't like him and he runs into Yellowfang and falls for Spottedleaf, then has to save the honor or Ravenpaw who watched Redtail be killed by Oakheart, but it wasn't Oakheart it was Tigerclaw and meanwhile you have Shadowclan, which is Yellowfang's old gang and they're led by Brokenspear who has daddy issues and offs Raggedstar and sends Clawface to capture Frostfur's kits so there's this A-Team like maneuver to invade Shadowclan that Whitestorm leads and then Graypaw becomes Graystripe and Firepaw who was Rusty now becomes Fireheart...
Breathe...
See?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 6, 2017
Guess what peeps?? ;)
This was my first YA series that I read!!!
Yah, yah, maybe it was something else but my poor memory remembers this one as a CRAZY FRICKING AWESOME SERIES.
So yes, I was a little tiny 5th grader who read in the back corner of the classroom who politely answered teacher's questions.
But when this gorgeous thing came up in my face, I was like...0_0
Wha??
.............
AND BAM.
*FALLS DEAD IN LOVE IN THE BACK OF A 5TH GRADE CLASSROOM*
This book has action, has great characters, and guess what??!!
IT'S FROM A CAT'S POV.
Yup, you animal lovers, come this way. ;)
So yes, half the time, I was wondering if cats could actually talk or this entire time, I was reading pages full of "meows" and mistook them for actual words.........
*sheepish smile*
Yes, this book was brilliant, you'll love it, you'll die in the back of ur 5th grade classroom( or middle school, or couch, or whatevs), and here I am, recommending this to y'all!!!
Hope ya like it! ;)
This was my first YA series that I read!!!
Yah, yah, maybe it was something else but my poor memory remembers this one as a CRAZY FRICKING AWESOME SERIES.
So yes, I was a little tiny 5th grader who
But when this gorgeous thing came up in my face, I was like...0_0
Wha??
.............
AND BAM.
*FALLS DEAD IN LOVE IN THE BACK OF A 5TH GRADE CLASSROOM*
This book has action, has great characters, and guess what??!!
IT'S FROM A CAT'S POV.
Yup, you animal lovers, come this way. ;)
So yes, half the time, I was wondering if cats could actually talk or this entire time, I was reading pages full of "meows" and mistook them for actual words.........
*sheepish smile*
Yes, this book was brilliant, you'll love it, you'll die in the back of ur 5th grade classroom( or middle school, or couch, or whatevs), and here I am, recommending this to y'all!!!
Hope ya like it! ;)
May 17, 2010
My kids adore these novels, so I knew it was only a matter of time before I had to read them too. I figured I'd like them. After all, I like middle grade and YA fiction, and cats are cool, and Watership Down was one of my favorite novels of all time. So how could a book about warrior housecats go wrong?
If you're one of those people that hate cilantro, than any salsa with cilantro in it is going to hit your "ick, soapy" button and displease you. This novel hit a lot of my ick buttons. For one, it has a lot of exclamation points in it, which I generally interpret as a crutch for weak writing. Also, Hunter rarely uses "he said" or "she said" preferring instead "meowed, responded, purred, snapped, suggested, answered, called, growled" etc. Also, the names drove me batty. Young cats have -paw as a suffix, leaders have -star as a suffix, and the others have a different suffix. so you have nothing but compound names. Firepaw, Ravenpaw, Brokenstar, Bluestar, Tigerclaw, Lionheart.
Once I'd already had my pet peeves hit,I started looking for reasons to explain why I didn't want to finish it. I think part of it is that the cats don't act like cats. That's probably not fair, because I read Tad Williams' Tailchaser's Song and liked it, but for some reason I wasn't able to suspend my disbelief here. Housecats are not social in the way that dogs, rabbits, deer, wolves, sea lions, and other animals are. To have them forming clans, and caring about such things as group cohesion and honor (honor? Cats?) made them feel more like dogs, or like aliens that I didn't understand. I also don't think that cats cache kills for later. I know for certain that cats have no herblore whatsoever, but I'm a big reader of fantasy, so I'm not sure why I wasn't able to swallow it here.
That's not to say that I don't recommend this book. Both my daughters (ages 8 and 10) adore these books, though the younger one is not a strong reader and prefers the graphic novel version. My niece (9) also adores these novels, as do her friends. So clearly, there's something here they're taking out if it (a story about kitties). They probably also are responding to the tried-and-true plot of "boy from humble origins learns from his elders, grows, and eventually surpasses those who taught him to become the greatest of all." The plotting isn't terrible, and I did care about what happened, I just wasn't willing to wade through the irritating prose to get there. So I cheated. A hundred pages from the end, I gave up and asked my kid what happened. Spoiler alert: nothing you haven't predicted by chapter four.
If you're one of those people that hate cilantro, than any salsa with cilantro in it is going to hit your "ick, soapy" button and displease you. This novel hit a lot of my ick buttons. For one, it has a lot of exclamation points in it, which I generally interpret as a crutch for weak writing. Also, Hunter rarely uses "he said" or "she said" preferring instead "meowed, responded, purred, snapped, suggested, answered, called, growled" etc. Also, the names drove me batty. Young cats have -paw as a suffix, leaders have -star as a suffix, and the others have a different suffix. so you have nothing but compound names. Firepaw, Ravenpaw, Brokenstar, Bluestar, Tigerclaw, Lionheart.
Once I'd already had my pet peeves hit,I started looking for reasons to explain why I didn't want to finish it. I think part of it is that the cats don't act like cats. That's probably not fair, because I read Tad Williams' Tailchaser's Song and liked it, but for some reason I wasn't able to suspend my disbelief here. Housecats are not social in the way that dogs, rabbits, deer, wolves, sea lions, and other animals are. To have them forming clans, and caring about such things as group cohesion and honor (honor? Cats?) made them feel more like dogs, or like aliens that I didn't understand. I also don't think that cats cache kills for later. I know for certain that cats have no herblore whatsoever, but I'm a big reader of fantasy, so I'm not sure why I wasn't able to swallow it here.
That's not to say that I don't recommend this book. Both my daughters (ages 8 and 10) adore these books, though the younger one is not a strong reader and prefers the graphic novel version. My niece (9) also adores these novels, as do her friends. So clearly, there's something here they're taking out if it (a story about kitties). They probably also are responding to the tried-and-true plot of "boy from humble origins learns from his elders, grows, and eventually surpasses those who taught him to become the greatest of all." The plotting isn't terrible, and I did care about what happened, I just wasn't willing to wade through the irritating prose to get there. So I cheated. A hundred pages from the end, I gave up and asked my kid what happened. Spoiler alert: nothing you haven't predicted by chapter four.
November 28, 2024
Absolutely adored this book series as a kid, but it unfortunately turned out to be a bit too simplistic for me to enjoy at this point, so my planned (re)reading of the whole series fell through.
December 4, 2013
This book is about a house cat who is tired of being a house cat and wants to go into the wild. Then he mets a kitten from a 'clan' and goes with him into the forest and mets the rest of the Thunderclan. This book sounds boring, but really, it is a great book. The author is very descriptive and makes it all very interesting. There a four clans, Thunderclan, Windclan, Riverclan and Shadowclan. The whole series, and there are a lot of them, is about the four clans fighting to stay alive and also trying to be friends with the other clans. There are also new series, calld the New Prophecy, they are about different cats and different problems, but all the series join together. It really doesn't sound that great, but you should just try, you will be suprised. This is the first book out of all of them, after you have read it though, you need to read the rest.
January 11, 2020
Un libro agradable, fresco y ligero de, por y para los amantes de los gatos. Los Gatos Guerreros es una serie de novelas fantásticas infantiles y juveniles. Tras el pseudónimo de Erin Hunter se esconden nada más y nada menos que las escritoras Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry y Tui Sutherland, además de la editora Victoria Holmes. Son las aventuras de varios clanes de gatos salvajes. ¿No es genial? Este libro en concreto nos presenta el mundo en el que viven y a nuestro protagonista: Zarpa de Fuego, un minino doméstico que acaba deseando fervientemente convertirse en todo un guerrero.
No es el mejor libro del mundo, para nada, pero es que tampoco pretende serlo. Cómo me gusta un libro sin pretensiones. Es un mero entretenimiento para, como digo, los que amamos a los gatitos. ¡Y parece que tiene éxito! Contando con que tiene varias sagas principales, especiales, mangas, y con que ha sido traducida a treinta idiomas. ¡Más de dieciséis millones de ventas en Estados Unidos! Si es que ya lo decía Netflix hace nada: Don't f**k with cats. ¡Miau!
No es el mejor libro del mundo, para nada, pero es que tampoco pretende serlo. Cómo me gusta un libro sin pretensiones. Es un mero entretenimiento para, como digo, los que amamos a los gatitos. ¡Y parece que tiene éxito! Contando con que tiene varias sagas principales, especiales, mangas, y con que ha sido traducida a treinta idiomas. ¡Más de dieciséis millones de ventas en Estados Unidos! Si es que ya lo decía Netflix hace nada: Don't f**k with cats. ¡Miau!
October 6, 2022
READERS GUIDE: HOW TO READ THE WARRIORS BOOKS
This isn't a review for the novel, but instead a guide of how to read the books. If you or your child are considering these books, please read this. There are multiple books and the order to read them in can be confusing. I have read many of the books multiple times and thought that I would create a reader's guide for how to read the Warriors books. This is not the only way to read the books, but the way that I personally believe to be the best. I am not looking to start a comment war on the best way to read the books. In the end, the way that you read them is your own decision. This is just my personal advice and how I suggest to anyone that asks that they read them.
This list will be consistantly updated as I gain new information and as I read new books that have been released. Please keep an eye on the list as sometimes Super Editions get placed somewhere in the middle and not at the end of the list. I hope that this is helpful to someone.
THE LIST
1. Into the Wild
2. Redtail's Debt (novella)- from the bind-up Path of a Warrior
3. Fire and Ice
4. Forest of Secrets
5. Rising Storm
6. Tigerclaw's Fury (novella)- from the bind-up Tales from the Clans
7. A Dangerous Path
8. Tigerstar and Sasha #1 : Into the Woods (black and white manga) (Read here or after The Darkest Hour.)
9. The Darkest Hour
10. Tigerstar and Sasha #2: Escape from the Forest (black and white manga)
11. The Rise of Scourge (black and white manga)
12. Bluestar's Prophecy (Super Edition)
13. Crookedstar's Promise (Super Edition)
14. Mapleshade's Vengeance (novella)- from the bind-up Shadows of the Clans
15. Goosefeather's Curse (novella)- from the bind-up Shadows of the Clans
16. Spottedleaf's Heart (novella)- from the bind-up Legends of the Clans (IF A CHILD IS READING THIS ONE READ IT WITH YOUR CHILD.)
17. Pinestar's Choice (novella)- from the bind-up Legends of the Clans
18. Yellowfang's Secret (Super Edition)
19. Firestar's Quest (Super Edition)
20. Cloudstar's Journey (novella)- from the bind-up The Untold Stories
21. Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans (black and white manga)
22. A Shadow in RiverClan (Full Color Graphic Novel)
23. Ravenpaw's Path (Full Color Manga bind-up)
24. Skyclan's Destiny (Super Edition)
25. Skyclan and the Stranger (Full Color Manga bind-up)
26. Midnight
27. Moonrise
28. Dawn
29. Starlight
30. Winds of Change (Full Color Graphic Novel)
31. Tallstar's Revenge (Super Edition) (The manga at the end of this book is spoilery up until this point. That's why this book is placed here. Can wait to read this one until after Sunset if you are enjoying The New Prophecy and don't want to break it up.)
32. Twilight
33. Sunset
34. Code of the Clans (Field Guide)
35. The Sight
36. Graystripe's Adventure (Full Color Manga Bind-up)
37. Secrets of the Clans (Field Guide)
38. Dark River
39. Cats of the Clans (Field Guide)
40. Outcast
41. Eclipse
42. Long Shadows
43. Sunrise
44. Leafpool's Wish (novella)- from the bind-up Tales From the Clans
45. The Fourth Apprentice
46. Fading Echoes
47. Battles of the Clans (Field Guide) (Read here or after Night Whispers if you'd rather. There are no spoilers if you read it here, but the "kittypets" being shown around the lake would have more realistically happened sometime during Night Whispers. However, as this is just a Field guide, I don't consider the kittypets cannon. It's just a plot device used to show us, the readers, information. This is obvious because the Clans would never act like this in "real life" towards strange cats. All the actual battles mentioned have already happened in Fading Echos or earlier.)
48. Mistystar's Omen (novella)- from the bind-up The Untold Stories
49. Night Whispers
50. Sign of the Moon
51. The Forgotten Warrior
52. Hollyleaf's Story (novella)- from the bind-up The Untold Stories
53. The Last Hope
54. Dovewing's Silence (novella) -from the bind-up Tales of the Clans (see info for book #61)
55. Ravenpaw's Farewell (novella)- from the bind-up Shadows of the Clans (Ravenpaw's Farewell takes place during Omen of the Stars, but it doesn't intertwine with the storyline in Omen of the Stars at all, so I placed it here after Omen of the Stars wrapped up.)
56. Crowfeather's Trial (Super Edition) (Do NOT read the exclusive manga that is found at the end of the book here. While the book itself fits and makes the most sense at this point, the manga takes place in the future after certain events in AVOS and is annoyingly spoilery. Will update when I know the correct place to read the manga.)
57. Bramblestar's Storm (Super Edition) (see info for book #60)
58. The Sun Trail (Books 58-60 and 62-67 take place in the past, during the time when the clans first came to the forest and were forming. I put them this far down on the list because the Dawn of the Clans series was the fifth series to be published and I like to keep the main series in order. If this is a first time read through for you, I wouldn't recommend reading Dawn of the Clans and it's side books earlier than this point, but they can be read later and it still be fine if you would rather skip on to Hawkwing's Journey and come back to these books later. I would highly recommend though that you at the very least read the six main books in the Dawn of the Clans series at some point, whether now or later. They are such amazing books and I'd really hate for you to miss out on such an amazing storyline.)
59. Thunder Rising
60. The First Battle
61. The Ultimate Guide (A more updated version of Cats of the Clans) (Talks about cats and gives spoilers from their lives for all the books listed above before this point, including the first few books from Dawn of the Clans.) (If you want to read this guide but don't want to read DoTC yet, I'd reccomend reading pages 1-159 and pages 190-208 after book #54 or book #57 on this list. Read pages 160-189 after reading books #58-#60 on this list. You can read the whole book right here in order if you are not waiting to read DoTC.)
62. The Blazing Star
63. A Forest Divided
64. Path of the Stars
65. Moth Flight's Vision (Super Edition)
66. Thunderstar's Echo (novella)- from the bind-up Legends of the Clans
67. Shadowstar's Life (novella)- from the bind-up Path of a Warrior
68. The Apprentices Quest
69. Hawkwing's Journey (Super Edition) (This book takes place over quite a long span of time, so when you read this book is a bit more flexible. Feel free to read this one before or after The Apprentice's Quest, Thunder and Shadow, or Shattered Sky. I've just chosen to place it here on my list.)
70. Thunder and Shadow
71. Shattered Sky
72. Darkest Night
73. Tigerheart's Shadow (Super Edition)
74. River of Fire
75. Tawnypelt's Clan (novella)- from the bind-up Path of a Warrior
76. The Raging Storm
77. Squirrelflight's Hope (Super Edition)
78. Lost Stars
This isn't a review for the novel, but instead a guide of how to read the books. If you or your child are considering these books, please read this. There are multiple books and the order to read them in can be confusing. I have read many of the books multiple times and thought that I would create a reader's guide for how to read the Warriors books. This is not the only way to read the books, but the way that I personally believe to be the best. I am not looking to start a comment war on the best way to read the books. In the end, the way that you read them is your own decision. This is just my personal advice and how I suggest to anyone that asks that they read them.
This list will be consistantly updated as I gain new information and as I read new books that have been released. Please keep an eye on the list as sometimes Super Editions get placed somewhere in the middle and not at the end of the list. I hope that this is helpful to someone.
THE LIST
1. Into the Wild
2. Redtail's Debt (novella)- from the bind-up Path of a Warrior
3. Fire and Ice
4. Forest of Secrets
5. Rising Storm
6. Tigerclaw's Fury (novella)- from the bind-up Tales from the Clans
7. A Dangerous Path
8. Tigerstar and Sasha #1 : Into the Woods (black and white manga) (Read here or after The Darkest Hour.)
9. The Darkest Hour
10. Tigerstar and Sasha #2: Escape from the Forest (black and white manga)
11. The Rise of Scourge (black and white manga)
12. Bluestar's Prophecy (Super Edition)
13. Crookedstar's Promise (Super Edition)
14. Mapleshade's Vengeance (novella)- from the bind-up Shadows of the Clans
15. Goosefeather's Curse (novella)- from the bind-up Shadows of the Clans
16. Spottedleaf's Heart (novella)- from the bind-up Legends of the Clans (IF A CHILD IS READING THIS ONE READ IT WITH YOUR CHILD.)
17. Pinestar's Choice (novella)- from the bind-up Legends of the Clans
18. Yellowfang's Secret (Super Edition)
19. Firestar's Quest (Super Edition)
20. Cloudstar's Journey (novella)- from the bind-up The Untold Stories
21. Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans (black and white manga)
22. A Shadow in RiverClan (Full Color Graphic Novel)
23. Ravenpaw's Path (Full Color Manga bind-up)
24. Skyclan's Destiny (Super Edition)
25. Skyclan and the Stranger (Full Color Manga bind-up)
26. Midnight
27. Moonrise
28. Dawn
29. Starlight
30. Winds of Change (Full Color Graphic Novel)
31. Tallstar's Revenge (Super Edition) (The manga at the end of this book is spoilery up until this point. That's why this book is placed here. Can wait to read this one until after Sunset if you are enjoying The New Prophecy and don't want to break it up.)
32. Twilight
33. Sunset
34. Code of the Clans (Field Guide)
35. The Sight
36. Graystripe's Adventure (Full Color Manga Bind-up)
37. Secrets of the Clans (Field Guide)
38. Dark River
39. Cats of the Clans (Field Guide)
40. Outcast
41. Eclipse
42. Long Shadows
43. Sunrise
44. Leafpool's Wish (novella)- from the bind-up Tales From the Clans
45. The Fourth Apprentice
46. Fading Echoes
47. Battles of the Clans (Field Guide) (Read here or after Night Whispers if you'd rather. There are no spoilers if you read it here, but the "kittypets" being shown around the lake would have more realistically happened sometime during Night Whispers. However, as this is just a Field guide, I don't consider the kittypets cannon. It's just a plot device used to show us, the readers, information. This is obvious because the Clans would never act like this in "real life" towards strange cats. All the actual battles mentioned have already happened in Fading Echos or earlier.)
48. Mistystar's Omen (novella)- from the bind-up The Untold Stories
49. Night Whispers
50. Sign of the Moon
51. The Forgotten Warrior
52. Hollyleaf's Story (novella)- from the bind-up The Untold Stories
53. The Last Hope
54. Dovewing's Silence (novella) -from the bind-up Tales of the Clans (see info for book #61)
55. Ravenpaw's Farewell (novella)- from the bind-up Shadows of the Clans (Ravenpaw's Farewell takes place during Omen of the Stars, but it doesn't intertwine with the storyline in Omen of the Stars at all, so I placed it here after Omen of the Stars wrapped up.)
56. Crowfeather's Trial (Super Edition) (Do NOT read the exclusive manga that is found at the end of the book here. While the book itself fits and makes the most sense at this point, the manga takes place in the future after certain events in AVOS and is annoyingly spoilery. Will update when I know the correct place to read the manga.)
57. Bramblestar's Storm (Super Edition) (see info for book #60)
58. The Sun Trail (Books 58-60 and 62-67 take place in the past, during the time when the clans first came to the forest and were forming. I put them this far down on the list because the Dawn of the Clans series was the fifth series to be published and I like to keep the main series in order. If this is a first time read through for you, I wouldn't recommend reading Dawn of the Clans and it's side books earlier than this point, but they can be read later and it still be fine if you would rather skip on to Hawkwing's Journey and come back to these books later. I would highly recommend though that you at the very least read the six main books in the Dawn of the Clans series at some point, whether now or later. They are such amazing books and I'd really hate for you to miss out on such an amazing storyline.)
59. Thunder Rising
60. The First Battle
61. The Ultimate Guide (A more updated version of Cats of the Clans) (Talks about cats and gives spoilers from their lives for all the books listed above before this point, including the first few books from Dawn of the Clans.) (If you want to read this guide but don't want to read DoTC yet, I'd reccomend reading pages 1-159 and pages 190-208 after book #54 or book #57 on this list. Read pages 160-189 after reading books #58-#60 on this list. You can read the whole book right here in order if you are not waiting to read DoTC.)
62. The Blazing Star
63. A Forest Divided
64. Path of the Stars
65. Moth Flight's Vision (Super Edition)
66. Thunderstar's Echo (novella)- from the bind-up Legends of the Clans
67. Shadowstar's Life (novella)- from the bind-up Path of a Warrior
68. The Apprentices Quest
69. Hawkwing's Journey (Super Edition) (This book takes place over quite a long span of time, so when you read this book is a bit more flexible. Feel free to read this one before or after The Apprentice's Quest, Thunder and Shadow, or Shattered Sky. I've just chosen to place it here on my list.)
70. Thunder and Shadow
71. Shattered Sky
72. Darkest Night
73. Tigerheart's Shadow (Super Edition)
74. River of Fire
75. Tawnypelt's Clan (novella)- from the bind-up Path of a Warrior
76. The Raging Storm
77. Squirrelflight's Hope (Super Edition)
78. Lost Stars
January 6, 2018
DNF 28%
I thought this was really bad. Right up there with The Magic Tree House and the Rainbow Fairies in terms of quality. That said, those books have their fans, just like these do, so you might like it, but I didn't. My kids loved it for the first few chapters and then quickly got bored and never wanted to finish it.
I thought this was really bad. Right up there with The Magic Tree House and the Rainbow Fairies in terms of quality. That said, those books have their fans, just like these do, so you might like it, but I didn't. My kids loved it for the first few chapters and then quickly got bored and never wanted to finish it.
April 10, 2010
I wanted to give the Warriors books the old college try, seeing as I love both cats and animal stories. I had seen how wildly popular they are among the YA readers in my library, and I do enjoy well-written YA novels. But this one turned out to be more of a furball than a saucer of milk.
Perhaps if I were fifteen years younger, I’d be devouring the Warriors books. But by now, the story contained in Into the Wild seemed trite and contrived; a watered-down version of a hundred other animal adventure tales. (The cats’ increasingly ridiculous “wild” names are enough reason to throw in the towel.) Perhaps it’s a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth: “Erin Hunter” is not an author, but rather a pseudonym for the multiple authors who churn out the series—which is more prolific than an unfixed colony of feral cats.
Which brings me to another concern. Although the books are (obviously) fantasy, I was a bit concerned about the glamorization of the lives of unaltered, roaming cats. Neutering is depicted as a plague upon catdom and sterilized felines are shown as lazy, uninteresting, and stupid. When one considers the dismal chances of cats in animal shelters (and for ferals, the euthanasia rate is nearly 100%), it’s not unwise to consider the reflection of attitudes about cats in popular culture.
This one’s as stale as last week’s catnip.
Perhaps if I were fifteen years younger, I’d be devouring the Warriors books. But by now, the story contained in Into the Wild seemed trite and contrived; a watered-down version of a hundred other animal adventure tales. (The cats’ increasingly ridiculous “wild” names are enough reason to throw in the towel.) Perhaps it’s a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth: “Erin Hunter” is not an author, but rather a pseudonym for the multiple authors who churn out the series—which is more prolific than an unfixed colony of feral cats.
Which brings me to another concern. Although the books are (obviously) fantasy, I was a bit concerned about the glamorization of the lives of unaltered, roaming cats. Neutering is depicted as a plague upon catdom and sterilized felines are shown as lazy, uninteresting, and stupid. When one considers the dismal chances of cats in animal shelters (and for ferals, the euthanasia rate is nearly 100%), it’s not unwise to consider the reflection of attitudes about cats in popular culture.
This one’s as stale as last week’s catnip.
February 19, 2021
Mis queridos gatos guerreros.
Cuanto dudé en comenzar estos libros, pensé que no iban a gustarme para nada, pues la idea de animales que hablan un sinfín de tonterías fantasiosas relacionadas a ello me hacían creer que sería una historia absurda, pero no resultó ser para nada así.
La historia de Corazón de fuego es super linda, llena de detalles que se sacan una sonrisa, como un movimiento, una rascada o una mirada, y de verdad hacían más amena y cálida la lectura.
Estos gatos no tienen nada de fantasía, y eso lo agradezco como no tienen una idea, pues eso era justo lo que me asustaba encontrarme y en cambio me dieron animalitos reales, y también otras enseñanzas sobre nosotros y nuestro entorno.
Más gatos guerreros, más aventuras y más sobre Corazón de Fuego.
Cuanto dudé en comenzar estos libros, pensé que no iban a gustarme para nada, pues la idea de animales que hablan un sinfín de tonterías fantasiosas relacionadas a ello me hacían creer que sería una historia absurda, pero no resultó ser para nada así.
La historia de Corazón de fuego es super linda, llena de detalles que se sacan una sonrisa, como un movimiento, una rascada o una mirada, y de verdad hacían más amena y cálida la lectura.
Estos gatos no tienen nada de fantasía, y eso lo agradezco como no tienen una idea, pues eso era justo lo que me asustaba encontrarme y en cambio me dieron animalitos reales, y también otras enseñanzas sobre nosotros y nuestro entorno.
Más gatos guerreros, más aventuras y más sobre Corazón de Fuego.
January 22, 2011
My absolute favorite series!!! I have almost all of them, and read them over and over and over and over!!! Great story to learn about the true meaning of following your heart, loyalty, and friendship.
August 14, 2017
کلاً تجربه ی جالبی بود
گاهی بسیار روایتش نوجوانانه میشد، گاهی بسیار به یانگ ادالت نزدیک میشد!
توصیف ها و تصویرسازی نبردها واقعا جذاب و زیبا بودن
شخصیت پردازی به طرز عجیبی عالی بود!
ببینیم در جلدهای بعدی چی برامون دارن این گروه نویسندگان
کاراکترهای مورد علاقه مم بدون شک:
نیشزرد و کبوداختر
گاهی بسیار روایتش نوجوانانه میشد، گاهی بسیار به یانگ ادالت نزدیک میشد!
توصیف ها و تصویرسازی نبردها واقعا جذاب و زیبا بودن
شخصیت پردازی به طرز عجیبی عالی بود!
ببینیم در جلدهای بعدی چی برامون دارن این گروه نویسندگان
کاراکترهای مورد علاقه مم بدون شک:
نیشزرد و کبوداختر
June 21, 2022
Although I most certainly and definitely am NOT someone who in fact does not appreciate cats, and yes, I actually even quite like them as pets, as companion animals, I am also someone who has for very many years rather majorly and STRONGLY believed that most if not even perhaps all domestic felines should generally be kept inside (and as such not be allowed to freely roam around), and that therefore, feral cats in particular often are (and especially for smaller songbirds) a nuisance at best and a potential ecological disaster at worst. And thus, after a friend gave me Erin Hunter’s Into the Wild (which is the first novel in a series of middle grade cat fantasies) as a present, when after about fifty odd pages, it was becoming rather painfully and abundantly clear to me that Erin Hunter obviously does with her printed words not only totally accept but that she also actually quite massively condones and celebrates domestic cats ferally living and hunting in the wild, in the outdoors, I was not only growing increasingly annoyed and furious, but I also very quickly lost my reading interest and decided to stop reading and abandon Into the Wild.
For no, with my rather vehemently negative stance regarding domestic felines roaming freely and unhindered outside and that Erin Hunter’s text in my humble opinion also totally supports and accepts this (and of course with never even remote suggestions and considerations that feral cats could easily become an ecological maelstrom), I am finding Into the Wild both too infuriating and also not engaging enough for me to continue, as I am really not in the mood to spend my entire perusal being angry and frustrated with and by Into the Wild and Erin Hunter’s narrative and Weltanschauung.
And yes indeed, even the fact that Erin Hunter’s world building for Into the Wild is certainly and actually quite interesting, descriptive and that her featured writing style (albeit a trifle repetitive with regard to presented cat sounds and vocalisations) does show some real penmanship and talent, I personally and emotionally just cannot and will not continue reading a narrative that so blithely and uncritically seemingly celebrates domestic feline ferality and totally ignores the ecological issues often caused by and associated with this, that domestic cats allowed to freely roam outside are indeed often a huge problem, or at least can be.
For no, with my rather vehemently negative stance regarding domestic felines roaming freely and unhindered outside and that Erin Hunter’s text in my humble opinion also totally supports and accepts this (and of course with never even remote suggestions and considerations that feral cats could easily become an ecological maelstrom), I am finding Into the Wild both too infuriating and also not engaging enough for me to continue, as I am really not in the mood to spend my entire perusal being angry and frustrated with and by Into the Wild and Erin Hunter’s narrative and Weltanschauung.
And yes indeed, even the fact that Erin Hunter’s world building for Into the Wild is certainly and actually quite interesting, descriptive and that her featured writing style (albeit a trifle repetitive with regard to presented cat sounds and vocalisations) does show some real penmanship and talent, I personally and emotionally just cannot and will not continue reading a narrative that so blithely and uncritically seemingly celebrates domestic feline ferality and totally ignores the ecological issues often caused by and associated with this, that domestic cats allowed to freely roam outside are indeed often a huge problem, or at least can be.
February 16, 2009
This review is by Pippi, guest reviewer, age 1 and a half; tabby cat.
This is a book about cats who live in the wild and they catch mice and eat them and they fight. There are four colonies of cats and one of them is mean and steals the other colonies food.
At first I thought this book was hard to read because even though it's written in English they try to translate cat words into English so it's hard to follow at first until you get used to the cat words.
At the beginning of the story Rusty is a housecat and humans take care of him but then he decides he wants to be a warrior so he joins a clan of cats. They never say what happens to his humans but I bet they miss him a lot. There are not many humans in this book and the ones that are are bad humans. I live with nice humans so I don't know what this is like.
Mama says I should read Watership Down because the human author did a nice job of making a story about animals that sound real, kind of like this book does, but that story is about bunnies and who cares about bunnies anyway?
This is a book about cats who live in the wild and they catch mice and eat them and they fight. There are four colonies of cats and one of them is mean and steals the other colonies food.
At first I thought this book was hard to read because even though it's written in English they try to translate cat words into English so it's hard to follow at first until you get used to the cat words.
At the beginning of the story Rusty is a housecat and humans take care of him but then he decides he wants to be a warrior so he joins a clan of cats. They never say what happens to his humans but I bet they miss him a lot. There are not many humans in this book and the ones that are are bad humans. I live with nice humans so I don't know what this is like.
Mama says I should read Watership Down because the human author did a nice job of making a story about animals that sound real, kind of like this book does, but that story is about bunnies and who cares about bunnies anyway?
September 2, 2017
4.5
یه فانتزی خاص و دوست داشتنی.
واقعا نمی دونم با چی طرفم یه داستان فانتزی کودکانه یا یه داستان حماسی نوجوانِ رو به بزرگسال. یه داستان در زمان حال تو دنیای خودمون توی یه جنگل با محوریت گربه ها. قبایل مختلف همراه با قوانین سلحشوری. حکایت قبایل و رهبراشون منو خیلی یاد قبایل اورک ها و کتاب طلوع هورد ��نداخت. واقعا این کتاب ظرفیت زیادی برای یه داستان حماسی داشت. اگر به جای گربه شخصیت ها اورک بودن نیازی به تغییر در داستان نبود. شخصیت پردازی واقعا خوبی داشت. روند اتفاقات کاملا منطقی بود. و غیرکودکانه می تونم بگم. چیز مسخره یا بچه گانه ای درش ندیدم. در حالی که توقع داشتم یه داستان مناسب برای گروه سنی نه تا دوازده سال باشه. می تونم به جرات بگم جزو محدود داستانهایی بود که حس هری پاتر خوندن رو برام داشت. از خواننده 9 ساله تا 99 ساله ازش لذت می برن
یه فانتزی خاص و دوست داشتنی.
واقعا نمی دونم با چی طرفم یه داستان فانتزی کودکانه یا یه داستان حماسی نوجوانِ رو به بزرگسال. یه داستان در زمان حال تو دنیای خودمون توی یه جنگل با محوریت گربه ها. قبایل مختلف همراه با قوانین سلحشوری. حکایت قبایل و رهبراشون منو خیلی یاد قبایل اورک ها و کتاب طلوع هورد ��نداخت. واقعا این کتاب ظرفیت زیادی برای یه داستان حماسی داشت. اگر به جای گربه شخصیت ها اورک بودن نیازی به تغییر در داستان نبود. شخصیت پردازی واقعا خوبی داشت. روند اتفاقات کاملا منطقی بود. و غیرکودکانه می تونم بگم. چیز مسخره یا بچه گانه ای درش ندیدم. در حالی که توقع داشتم یه داستان مناسب برای گروه سنی نه تا دوازده سال باشه. می تونم به جرات بگم جزو محدود داستانهایی بود که حس هری پاتر خوندن رو برام داشت. از خواننده 9 ساله تا 99 ساله ازش لذت می برن
December 19, 2016
Lo amé, fue como leer a Jack London versión gatuna. Sí, es un libro para niños, pero tiene una narrativa muy salvaje y realista, cosa que me ha gustado mucho. Me encanta, y quiero seguir leyendo el resto de la saga ♥
June 10, 2014
This is my daughter Jess' review. Jess is 11.
This review won the Ultimate Book Reviewer Award given by her school's Language Arts teacher.
Do you ever wonder what your pet cat thinks about? Fantasy author Erin Hunter brings you this spine-tingling, action-packed, fantasy adventure novel about wild cats. Explore and experience the land from the eyes of Rusty, a common house cat that dreams about the forest and all its wonders.
One fateful day, Rusty finds himself walking towards Thunderclan camp, a whole new world where wild cats fight as warriors under the warrior code. Medicine cats used their knowledge of herbs and cures to heal the wounded, and apprentices trained with their mentors to become full-fledged warriors. All this happens beneath the leader's rule, and that leader just happens to be Bluestar, the cat that Rusty met outside his house gates.
Training to become a warrior of Thunderclan, Rusty now named Firepaw, must faced the dangers that lurk in his path to becoming a warrior. Once such danger is Tigerclaw, the fierce and ambitious mentor of Ravenpaw, his timid friend. With Redtail, the deputy dead, Tigerclaw claims that he saw Oakheart, the Riverclan deputy, kill him. Firepaw then proceeds to ask Ravenpaw, as he was the only cat that was there to witness the murder. Firepaw wants answers, but he know he cannot get them in Thunderclan camp, knowing that Tigerclaw will attempt to kill Ravenpaw to keep him silent. Graypaw, Firepaw's new best friend, accompanies him while escorting Ravenpaw to an abandoned barn on the moors.
The characters are the reason I loved this novel. They were all described wonderfully, and each cat has different traits and personalities. They all look different too!! Fur colors range from an ordinary brown to a spectacular golden tabby fur. There are so many creative ideas put into this book, and one of them is the idea that wild cats live in big groups and depend on each other for survival. It's really, really hard to choose a favorite character out of this book, because there are so many cats to choose from. But if I really had to pick up one, I'd choose Graypaw. Who wouldn't love a stubborn, friendly gray kitty who likes to crack jokes? I also like that supportive, helpful attitude of his. He's not afraid to stand up for his friends, and he's always going to be right there next to you if you need help, though he can get a little carried away sometimes, I think he's generally a great friend to have.
If fantasy and adventure novels catch your attention, then this is the book for you! It has very descriptive writing that puts images in your head, and the tension and emotions that the characters display might just give you goosebumps! To find out what happens next, you'll have to read the book!
This review won the Ultimate Book Reviewer Award given by her school's Language Arts teacher.
Do you ever wonder what your pet cat thinks about? Fantasy author Erin Hunter brings you this spine-tingling, action-packed, fantasy adventure novel about wild cats. Explore and experience the land from the eyes of Rusty, a common house cat that dreams about the forest and all its wonders.
One fateful day, Rusty finds himself walking towards Thunderclan camp, a whole new world where wild cats fight as warriors under the warrior code. Medicine cats used their knowledge of herbs and cures to heal the wounded, and apprentices trained with their mentors to become full-fledged warriors. All this happens beneath the leader's rule, and that leader just happens to be Bluestar, the cat that Rusty met outside his house gates.
Training to become a warrior of Thunderclan, Rusty now named Firepaw, must faced the dangers that lurk in his path to becoming a warrior. Once such danger is Tigerclaw, the fierce and ambitious mentor of Ravenpaw, his timid friend. With Redtail, the deputy dead, Tigerclaw claims that he saw Oakheart, the Riverclan deputy, kill him. Firepaw then proceeds to ask Ravenpaw, as he was the only cat that was there to witness the murder. Firepaw wants answers, but he know he cannot get them in Thunderclan camp, knowing that Tigerclaw will attempt to kill Ravenpaw to keep him silent. Graypaw, Firepaw's new best friend, accompanies him while escorting Ravenpaw to an abandoned barn on the moors.
The characters are the reason I loved this novel. They were all described wonderfully, and each cat has different traits and personalities. They all look different too!! Fur colors range from an ordinary brown to a spectacular golden tabby fur. There are so many creative ideas put into this book, and one of them is the idea that wild cats live in big groups and depend on each other for survival. It's really, really hard to choose a favorite character out of this book, because there are so many cats to choose from. But if I really had to pick up one, I'd choose Graypaw. Who wouldn't love a stubborn, friendly gray kitty who likes to crack jokes? I also like that supportive, helpful attitude of his. He's not afraid to stand up for his friends, and he's always going to be right there next to you if you need help, though he can get a little carried away sometimes, I think he's generally a great friend to have.
If fantasy and adventure novels catch your attention, then this is the book for you! It has very descriptive writing that puts images in your head, and the tension and emotions that the characters display might just give you goosebumps! To find out what happens next, you'll have to read the book!
January 19, 2022
when i say ICONIC i hold into the wild as a reference
April 4, 2022
Okay even as a college freshman these books are still freaking awesome.
March 10, 2019
I am a cat lover but this book wasn’t really ‘*my thing*.
August 23, 2022
me: :(
warrior cats: 😼😸🙀😹😿😺😽😾
me: :)
warrior cats: 😼😸🙀😹😿😺😽😾
me: :)
January 26, 2020
Back in my youth, ALL of the popular kids (and I mean all, geez Louise) loved this book. It was always unavailable at all of the libraries in town so I never got the chance to pick this up. Then one day as an adult, I walk into a charity book shop and see this book sitting there. I think to myself, why not? Why not read this book and see if it was worth the hype?
Unfortunately, it wasn't for me. Which, to be honest, isn't too surprising since I haven't liked any of the books the "popular kids" liked.
Keep in mind, I'm an adult. This book is made for a youthful, middle grade audience and not for me, the goofy adult who wants to jump back into their childhood. I'm sure younger audiences are obsessed with this book (and looking by other reviews, that's clearly correct).
To be blunt, I did not enjoy this book.
Why?
1. Talking animals is one of those hit and miss things for me. I've found some really great books with talking animals, but this book just didn't do it for me.
2. Too many characters with strange names. It was hard to keep track of all of them, even with the little list at the front. It hurt my brain too much.
3. Strange wording. The names were weird, but some of the actual content was strange. Narrowing eyes respectfully was a good one. The meowing being talking also confused me. It's like translating meows into English... can't we just pretend they teach English? It has to be meows? As an adult, I just couldn't grasp the concept. Kids would totally get this.
I absolutely, one hundred percent, recommend this book for kids and middle schoolers. This book is a real gem for the youthful reading community, but not for me. Not as an adult reading this to myself and not to a child. I wish I would have had the opportunity to read this book as a kid, because this totally would have been up my alleyway. I love cats and the fantasy nature of this seems so cool. I totally would have had a little hand written map with all of the names and relationships - I was that sort of weird kid.
I'm sure some people won't appreciate this level of honesty, but seriously. Sometimes books are just not made for us as readers. Oh well, it is what it is!
One out of five stars.
Unfortunately, it wasn't for me. Which, to be honest, isn't too surprising since I haven't liked any of the books the "popular kids" liked.
Keep in mind, I'm an adult. This book is made for a youthful, middle grade audience and not for me, the goofy adult who wants to jump back into their childhood. I'm sure younger audiences are obsessed with this book (and looking by other reviews, that's clearly correct).
To be blunt, I did not enjoy this book.
Why?
1. Talking animals is one of those hit and miss things for me. I've found some really great books with talking animals, but this book just didn't do it for me.
2. Too many characters with strange names. It was hard to keep track of all of them, even with the little list at the front. It hurt my brain too much.
3. Strange wording. The names were weird, but some of the actual content was strange. Narrowing eyes respectfully was a good one. The meowing being talking also confused me. It's like translating meows into English... can't we just pretend they teach English? It has to be meows? As an adult, I just couldn't grasp the concept. Kids would totally get this.
I absolutely, one hundred percent, recommend this book for kids and middle schoolers. This book is a real gem for the youthful reading community, but not for me. Not as an adult reading this to myself and not to a child. I wish I would have had the opportunity to read this book as a kid, because this totally would have been up my alleyway. I love cats and the fantasy nature of this seems so cool. I totally would have had a little hand written map with all of the names and relationships - I was that sort of weird kid.
I'm sure some people won't appreciate this level of honesty, but seriously. Sometimes books are just not made for us as readers. Oh well, it is what it is!
One out of five stars.
October 5, 2017
چه بگویم در وصف این زیبایی :)
خیلی کتاب نابی بود ، با داستانی نو ، تجربه ای تازه.
اول باید اشاره کنم که واقعا ناحقیه که این کتابو در رده سنی میدلگرید بذاریم!
داستان کلا حال و هوای یانگادلتی داشت بیشتر .
آکنده بود از هیجان. هیجانش از قیام سرخ بیشتر نباشه، کمتر نیست.
شخصیت پردازیش فوق العاده بود. اصلا انتظارشو نداشتم. الان تک تک شخصیتا رو به خوبی میشناسم!
ضرباهنگ داستان هم کاملا مناسب و منطقی پیش میرفت.
میتونم بگم، این قبایل و مراحل آموزش و جنگجو شدن ، به داستان حال و هوای ناروتویی خیلی قشنگی داده بود :)
شخصیت مورد علاقه ام نیشزرد عه ، ولی خب پنجه آتشین هم حس و حال خوبی داشت :دی
کلا من اینجا سخن رو کوتاه میکنم ، شما هم سریعا برید بخونید :D
اما یه نکته
دلیل اینکه ۴ دادم ضعیف بودن داستان نیستن.
بلکه انتظار دارم جلدای بعدی هرکدوم بهتر از قبلی باشه و اینطوری از جلد دوم شوع کرده ، به امتیازِ هر کدوم ۲۰ صدم ، ۲۰ صدم اضافه کنم :دی
ترجمهاش رو هم تضمین میکنم که خیلی عالی و مناسب بوده!
خب پس ، فعلا :D
خیلی کتاب نابی بود ، با داستانی نو ، تجربه ای تازه.
اول باید اشاره کنم که واقعا ناحقیه که این کتابو در رده سنی میدلگرید بذاریم!
داستان کلا حال و هوای یانگادلتی داشت بیشتر .
آکنده بود از هیجان. هیجانش از قیام سرخ بیشتر نباشه، کمتر نیست.
شخصیت پردازیش فوق العاده بود. اصلا انتظارشو نداشتم. الان تک تک شخصیتا رو به خوبی میشناسم!
ضرباهنگ داستان هم کاملا مناسب و منطقی پیش میرفت.
میتونم بگم، این قبایل و مراحل آموزش و جنگجو شدن ، به داستان حال و هوای ناروتویی خیلی قشنگی داده بود :)
شخصیت مورد علاقه ام نیشزرد عه ، ولی خب پنجه آتشین هم حس و حال خوبی داشت :دی
کلا من اینجا سخن رو کوتاه میکنم ، شما هم سریعا برید بخونید :D
اما یه نکته
دلیل اینکه ۴ دادم ضعیف بودن داستان نیستن.
بلکه انتظار دارم جلدای بعدی هرکدوم بهتر از قبلی باشه و اینطوری از جلد دوم شوع کرده ، به امتیازِ هر کدوم ۲۰ صدم ، ۲۰ صدم اضافه کنم :دی
ترجمهاش رو هم تضمین میکنم که خیلی عالی و مناسب بوده!
خب پس ، فعلا :D
July 23, 2020
Watch me getting obsessed about these warrior cats and binging this series as quick as possible.
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