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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Of the Redwall books I’ve read again to my daughter, this one ranks more highly. Like Mattimeo there are some really sweet parent-child relationships (and not so sweet ones!!) giving the book more depth and emotion than just adventuring and fighting. There were more plot lines and characters too making the story more compelling. I enjoyed the story line of Thrugg and Dumble the most; though, Mara and Pickle with the shrews was pretty great too. 8 year old really enjoys these read aloud.
I read this one so long ago its hard to remember but I know we travel outside of Redwall's walls and travel to the mountain where there were brand new adventures
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
every time i think 'surely brian jacques has said all there is to say about the atrocities of war in these middle grade books' i am proven wrong. pennybright standing in the midst of her wrecked home filled with bodies just tremulously going 'oxeye sir i want to go out into the sunlight i don't want to be here' was genuinely heartbreaking! and 'creatures who a moment before had been yelling and slaying stood weary and quiet, as if shamed by the indignity of war. bodies of friend and foe alike lay strewn on the rocky steps like leaves after an autumn gale' belongs in a prize-winning historical literary fiction GOD DAMN MR JACQUES!!
also i am so deeply attached to mara, the fulfillment of her character arc and her finding her home at redwall and getting closure with lord urthstripe despite him dying before they could talk properly just utterly wrecked me. and like i was still recovering from that and then you get hit with 'dumble grows up to become the abbey recorder but he still sleeps out in the orchard every night waiting for the day his friends the falcons will return' and like HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH THAT
also i am so deeply attached to mara, the fulfillment of her character arc and her finding her home at redwall and getting closure with lord urthstripe despite him dying before they could talk properly just utterly wrecked me. and like i was still recovering from that and then you get hit with 'dumble grows up to become the abbey recorder but he still sleeps out in the orchard every night waiting for the day his friends the falcons will return' and like HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH THAT
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
After struggling with House of Leaves for months and leaving it unread, I was in need of a break.
Redwall was a series I read when I was younger and I never had access to Salamandastron.
This was a great break from complicated plots and just relax. I've always skipped over the feasts and relied on context clues to breeze past the over the top accents.
I'm surprised by the description of the many deaths in the book. Glad main characters didn't have plot armor.
Redwall was a series I read when I was younger and I never had access to Salamandastron.
This was a great break from complicated plots and just relax. I've always skipped over the feasts and relied on context clues to breeze past the over the top accents.
Redwall stories are like Taco Bell. Take the same 5 ingredients and rearrange them to create a dozen similar yet different dishes… and they’re all fantastic.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes