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A review by dozylocal
Eulalia! by Brian Jacques
3.0
2.5 stars
It's been a while since I read a Redwall book and I don't really know whether my rating is based on how my tastes have changed or if this really is a weaker story in the series.
Besides some repetition (which I think my younger self would have enjoyed: all the battles etc.) the thing that got to me the most was the "phonetic spelling" of the dialogue by "critters" with accents. I really struggled to follow what they were saying (oddly made easier when reading passages out loud to my kitten). I'll also admit to skipping all poems and songs. I almost abandoned the book in its entirety, but my 10-year-old self wouldn't let me, so I did actually finish.
I loved the books Redwall and Mossflower in my youth and read them multiple times. I have also read some of the other later stories at various times with varied enjoyment. Not sure I'll pick one up again though.
It's been a while since I read a Redwall book and I don't really know whether my rating is based on how my tastes have changed or if this really is a weaker story in the series.
Besides some repetition (which I think my younger self would have enjoyed: all the battles etc.) the thing that got to me the most was the "phonetic spelling" of the dialogue by "critters" with accents. I really struggled to follow what they were saying (oddly made easier when reading passages out loud to my kitten). I'll also admit to skipping all poems and songs. I almost abandoned the book in its entirety, but my 10-year-old self wouldn't let me, so I did actually finish.
I loved the books Redwall and Mossflower in my youth and read them multiple times. I have also read some of the other later stories at various times with varied enjoyment. Not sure I'll pick one up again though.