Reviews

Rakkety Tam by Brian Jacques

semperlunaris's review

5.0

After [b:Redwall|1046363|Redwall (Redwall, #1)|Brian Jacques|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1297497189l/1046363._SY75_.jpg|486980] this is my next favourite by Brian Jacques. As a young Scottish lass, it was awesome to pick up a book and read some dialogue in Scots (or as close as you could get at the time!) I adored the friendship between Tam and Doogy, and their quest for independence interweaving with the larger battle between Redwall and The Long Patrol against the evil Gulo the Savage and his cannibal horde.

You want some cool songs, riddles, poems, fight scenes, friendship, loss, courage, romance, adventure, humour, and an all-round good time? You've got it here in spades!

gremlin_with_a_biscuit's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

tinynavajo's review against another edition

5.0

I am a huge fan of Brian Jacques, and all of his Redwall books. I especially love listening to the audiobook versions. Which I will always do.

2/29/20: Still one of my favourite books to listen to, full of good friends, food, and adventure!

brenna_law's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

wickedccat's review

I found other books where more interesting and I couldn't get back in to it after a while 

percystjoan's review

5.0

scottish squirrels in kilts (with claymores) fighting a cannibal wolverine who eats children. brian jacques' imagination is like unto a furnace from which the gods create new life.

2catmom's review

1.0

I read Redwall and enjoyed it. Picked this up randomly and couldn't finish it cuz it felt like a remake of Redwall but with diff animals. I do like how the hero has so much honor, not to break an oath.

bookish_b's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

wincher2031's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

smaugerella's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

2.0

I was obsessed with this book (and all the rest of the series) when I was 10. Much less obsessed now. Way more violent than I remembered, and missing some of the cozy Redwall factor that I recall permeating the series. Perhaps it’s a case of not being in the right mood for a book at the time I read it, but it was a struggle to finish. 2.5 stars.