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yvesricard's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome! Jacques knows what he's doing!!
gracew's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I remember this being one of my favorites and, yeah, still really good.
zerobot's review against another edition
3.0
Another mostly fun adventure in this series that I loved as a kid. However, while Redwall stands stark and unique, its sequel (in story sequence, not publishing order) retreads a bit too much of the same territory to stand out. This time around, the story is even more full of animus ex machina, as characters show up a chapter or two before they become vital for the heroes' victory. It's a bit of a shame that the world doesn't feel quite as developed as it could, but Jacques writes with a warmth and humor that is fun to read.
A quibble: Jacques has the animals substitute the word "beast" for "one" and "body" in some words, so that, for instance, "everyone" or "everybody" becomes "everybeast." This is only such linguistic substitution that the animals make, and I find it clumsy, not to mention unnecessary: neither "one" nor "body" preclude the speaker referring to beasts.
A quibble: Jacques has the animals substitute the word "beast" for "one" and "body" in some words, so that, for instance, "everyone" or "everybody" becomes "everybeast." This is only such linguistic substitution that the animals make, and I find it clumsy, not to mention unnecessary: neither "one" nor "body" preclude the speaker referring to beasts.
klyek397's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sireneycanary's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is one of my favorite Redwall Books. It follows a similar trope to others in the series. Hero goes on adventure, makes friends, fights evil stoats rats ect. Meanwhile back at Redwall Abbey other characters solve riddles.
That being said this was a genuinely fun plot, I liked the character development (it's not deep but better than others in the series)
I would recommend Redwall Books to new readers it was a great series for getting me into books when I was young. I still love going back to these books but find the plots so similar that reading a bunch in the row gets boring.
They are classics in their own right but the tropes become pretty obvious as you read through the books. They are adventurous, relaxing and genuinely sweet reads if you just want to relax and read about mice and squirrels with swords pick one of these books up for sure.
That being said this was a genuinely fun plot, I liked the character development (it's not deep but better than others in the series)
I would recommend Redwall Books to new readers it was a great series for getting me into books when I was young. I still love going back to these books but find the plots so similar that reading a bunch in the row gets boring.
They are classics in their own right but the tropes become pretty obvious as you read through the books. They are adventurous, relaxing and genuinely sweet reads if you just want to relax and read about mice and squirrels with swords pick one of these books up for sure.
kpasteka's review against another edition
4.0
This is actually one of my favorites from the series since Mattimeo turns out to be such an interesting hero to watch grow.
smcscot's review against another edition
3.0
This was the best of the three for me, so far in the Redwall saga. I've noticed that I've had a bit of a tough time finishing these books (or at least keeping engaged), and I think it's because the anthropomorphic translation of these characters is not complete. They can act and they can talk, but they don't really have much personality. The characters live under the guise of tropes, and they dont have much depth to them. There is the fighter, the Big Bad, the monk, the wilting flower, etc. You can guess how the characters are going to act based upon their trope. The shtick of them being animals still works for me, but its beginning to wear off. Jacques does have some good mystery and riddle throughout all of his books (Mossflower diverged a bit from the level that Redwall had, but this one goes right back to form), which brings your interest back in, but in this one, it felt as though he only had that aspect in there because he wanted characters like Cornflower to have a bigger role, and seeing as she was sequestered in the Abbey, she needed to have something to do. I still enjoy these books and will be reading the third, but it really feels as though they needed to be read as a child. The wonder is a little lost on the adult brain.