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A review by thepancreas11
Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
4.0
Oh, yeah! We're goin' down to badger town! We're gonna lose our dang minds in badger rage and give them weasels what for! Along the way, some hares are gonna eat their faces off, and Redwall Abbey's gonna be super peaceful and then absolutely rocked by scandal. Our hero's gonna ride on a shrew boat, and our bad guy is going to be pretty bad at battle strategy. If we're lucky, Martin the Warrior is going to possess a nun and give us some riddles to solve!
Look, if you're this far into the series and looking for nuance, you're going to have to keep looking. These are children's books, and they've got a winning formula. There's no need to push the boundaries. Sure, "Mossflower" had some cool things to say about PTSD, and "Mattimeo" truly examined the dynamic between famous parents and their children. Yeah, there have been more exciting characters and more emotional moments and even more clever set pieces. It doesn't matter. I had almost as much fun reading this as any of the others. Yes, I'm badger-biased, but let's face it: these books can survive on their idea alone--for the most part. It's vermin fighting woodlanders. They've got weird accents and delicious food and a really shiny, really strong sword.
Would I like them to try to say more? Meh. They're a pretty good palate cleanser between "In Flanders Field" and "Beloved", and they seem to have enough morality to them. Treat the people around you like crap, and you're going to eat your just desert. Good enough for me.
Look, if you're this far into the series and looking for nuance, you're going to have to keep looking. These are children's books, and they've got a winning formula. There's no need to push the boundaries. Sure, "Mossflower" had some cool things to say about PTSD, and "Mattimeo" truly examined the dynamic between famous parents and their children. Yeah, there have been more exciting characters and more emotional moments and even more clever set pieces. It doesn't matter. I had almost as much fun reading this as any of the others. Yes, I'm badger-biased, but let's face it: these books can survive on their idea alone--for the most part. It's vermin fighting woodlanders. They've got weird accents and delicious food and a really shiny, really strong sword.
Would I like them to try to say more? Meh. They're a pretty good palate cleanser between "In Flanders Field" and "Beloved", and they seem to have enough morality to them. Treat the people around you like crap, and you're going to eat your just desert. Good enough for me.