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Summary: 5 stars for kids
Review: One can see why this book (and the whole series) is popular with children: anthropomorphic animals, heroes, villains, riddles, a quest and lots and lots of action. However there is no adult dimension in this book. The characters are very simplistic. All the good characters are really, really good, and all the bad character's are really, really bad. Matthias turns from a bumbling novice to a skilled warrior and leader of the abbey's defence within a few pages. Children won't mind any of this and I heartily recommend it for them. Not in the same class as Watership Down,The Narnian Chronicles or even Harry Potter though.
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Summary: Excellent older childrens book
Review: I picked this up because I was tired of all the biographies I've been reading and wanted something other then the normal fiction I've been reading. Figured I'd try it just because of the cover. Well I started reading and was struck with the fact that this wasnt a very deep or realistic book even by fantasy standards. Characters appear stunningly lucky and characters quickly change their ideas to 'like' the main few ones unrealistically, but I guess what? If you suspend you disbelief just for a little bit --- you'll find a GEM of a book. Really more of a fairytale then books like the Lord of the Rings series (which are all 5 star to me) or even the Dragonlance books I've read, but wonderful just the same. The badger and unique qualities for the good creatures just sparkle and come alive --- and all the evil characters except for Cluny have the dull backbiting habits we would classically give to 'evil' creatures. I'd say this would be a excellent book for those between 8-16 or for those that love a quick uplifting change of heart ... personally I'm looking for a Martin tapestry remake right now :)Shannon
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Summary: The Best Book
Review: I thought this book was great. It's content wa full of detail. It is never slow, nor boring. It's fantastic!
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Summary: Recently bought this for my 8yo -- read it myself!
Review: Being a lover of fantasy genre, my SIL suggested that my 8yo son, who had blasted through the ENTIRE Harry Potter series in about two weeks, might enjoy these stores by Brian Jacques. I enjoyed them more than he did. I make it a policy to read anything my kids read FIRST, and was so impressed by these novels I bought more of the series. It got so that my kids were asking when they could have them! Great stories -- good morality without preaching -- Brian Jacques has an ability to wrap you up into his story without even breaking a sweat.
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Summary: Second best book I ever read (1st- "To Kill a Mockingbird")
Review: I enjoyed this book more than I enjoyed The Lord of the Rings series. It was a thrilling tale of good, evil, and bloodlust.
It was a story of a young, courageous mouse named Matthias, who lives in a mouse village called Redwall (which is located in Mossflower, but that doesn't apply much in the book). On the night of the great fiest, a strong evil enters Mossflower. This evil is known as Cluny the Scourge.
Matthias, and the Redwall warriors try everything to stop Cluny, but Cluny was too dedicated on taking over the Abbey. The only way that Matthias can stop this evil, is to go on a long and dangerous quest to find the lost sword of the legendary fighter.
Matthias is captured by sparrows, confronted by shrews, almost eaten by a cat, and attacked by a giant adder, all for the amazing sword,that will slay the horrible evil.
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Summary: Redwall:The Book That Started The Bestselling Series
Review: When the peaceful creatures of Redwall abbey are attacked by Cluny the Scourge and his band of bloodthirsty rats, weasels, and stoats, it is up to Mathias and his friends to stop them with the magic sword of Martin the Warrior. Redwall is a book with songs, poems, riddles, freindship, romance, adventure, celebration, and fighing. It will be enjoyed by people of all ages.
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Summary: Like Harry Potter good for Kids and Adults
Review: Fun, fantasy series - historical novels with animal
characters.
My 10 year old nephew loves this - fun reading for me.
Good for the reader who thinks they do not like to read or cannot read. I give this an A+ (as a teacher).
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Summary: Redwall
Review: Redwall is a very interesting story of a young mouse named Matthias. He has always never fitted into the Order of Redwall because of his bold spirit. He soon realized that the fate of Redwall lies in his hands for Cluny the Scourge has come to Mossflower. Solving riddle after riddle he and the ancient mouse Methuselah strives to recover the abbey's only hope of survival: the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior. This leads you Matthias to leave his beloved abbey to quest for this lost sword. After suffering much he finally gains the knowledge of where the sword is but one challenge still remains, the great adder Asmodeus who guards the sword. With the help of the Guosim shrews he successfully retrieves the sword and kills the great snake. However, tragedy strikes at Redwall Abbey. Cluny the Scourge has taken Redwall! Just as he was about to kill the Father Abbot Mortimer Matthias appears. He and Cluny start a duel while the vermin horde of Cluny battles the Guosim Shrews and Sparra warriors. Cluny is killed when Matthias cuts the great Joseph Bell and crushes Cluny.
I really enjoyed this book and others in this series. The best parts, in my opinion, were probably the great battle against Cluny the Scourge and when Matthias was questing for the sword. This book offers great enjoyment and it is hard to put down once you start. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a book for reading at leisure.
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Summary: Redwall, by Brain Jaques
Review: Redwall I read a great book called Redwall. It is about a mouse that goes on a journey to recover a lost sword from Redwall. He has to team up with a group of arguing shrews, and then has to go in to a home to a poisonous adder. Meanwhile, Redwall is under attack by a horde of rats!
This book takes place in Mossflower, an imaginary place. The main character makes me need to guess on what he wants to do next. This story should go on forever, and it almost does, because there are many other book in the series. This book is great because there are unexpected turns in it, and you should read it. If you already have, then I beg you to reread it.
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Summary: Redwall
Review: This book is the first volume in a long series of books which I consider to be the best series I've ever read. It centers around the adventures of a clumsy, unsure young mouse called Matthias. He is forced to grow up abruptly with the arrival of Cluny the Scourge, a rat warlord who commands vast armies of murderous rats, ferrets, stoats, and weasels. Cluny's aim is to conquer the immense Redwall Abbey, which is Matthias's home. However, the Abbey's inhabitants are peaceful creatures, most of whom have never handled a weapon in their lives. The Abbey dwellers manage to keep Cluny at bay, but their skills are too poor to ward him off for too long. Meanwhile, Matthias has gone in search of a legendary sword that once belonged to the famous mouse warrior, Martin. He hopes to use the weapon to defeat Cluny's infamous army and save Redwall. Helped by different friends along the way, he finally discovers the sword's location, but is unprepared for the grave danger he stumbles across while searching for the sword... This book introduces the reader to Redwall, one of the best children's book series ever written. I recommend the book (and the rest of the series) strongly if one is looking for a creative plot with many twists.
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