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A review by jaepingsu
The Rogue Crew by Brian Jacques
2.0
After about 20 years of reading the Redwall books as they've been published, it was pretty bittersweet to pick up this knowing it was the final book Brian Jacques wrote, and also knowing that the magic from this series really was gone years ago.
This suffers from a lot of the problems the second half of the series does--recycled character types and plots, but with different faces and names. While there were some interesting new ideas in here--a ship with wheels that could go over the land, as well as sail--it didn't really feel fresh at all.
But, I can admire his ability to write such vivid scenes and details--the songs and descriptions of feasts were always one of my favorite parts in these books, and in that this didn't disappoint. I skimmed over a lot of the rest, since as I was reading I just wasn't feeling it and wanted to just see how everything panned out.
The art in here is amazing, and I'm definitely sad to see this series go. Redwall will always hold a special place in my heart, specifically the originals.
This suffers from a lot of the problems the second half of the series does--recycled character types and plots, but with different faces and names. While there were some interesting new ideas in here--a ship with wheels that could go over the land, as well as sail--it didn't really feel fresh at all.
But, I can admire his ability to write such vivid scenes and details--the songs and descriptions of feasts were always one of my favorite parts in these books, and in that this didn't disappoint. I skimmed over a lot of the rest, since as I was reading I just wasn't feeling it and wanted to just see how everything panned out.
The art in here is amazing, and I'm definitely sad to see this series go. Redwall will always hold a special place in my heart, specifically the originals.