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Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)

Redwall (Redwall, Book 1)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Gotta Read Book
Review: I really like Redwall, because they give a lot of detail, especially with the food. I really liked the part with the sparrows and King Bull Sparra. My favorite character is Matthias because he is bold and daring. My least favorite character from the book was Chickenhound. He was very sly and tricky and stole from the Abbey. But in conclusion I really think this is a great book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Do Rodents Really Use Weapons Live in Castles and
Review: All right, so maybe I sound a bit nutty to you or maybe you knew right away what I was talking about. I'm talking about a book, most likely the only book (actually, series) with mice that are warriors and carry armor, shields and weapons, I'm talking about Redwall. Redwall was the first in an incredibly well written series, the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.

The book is sophisticated enough that I would recommend it for no one under 8 and maybe no one under 9. It has some vivid detail of death and someone who is afraid of that sort of stuff should not read it. I'm ten and I finished it last year. And maybe an adult would like it if they like adventure and detailed plots like that in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The main character, Matthias is faced with the problem that his city is under attack by the ruthless Clunny The Scourge! Matthias' life is changed forever!

The most exiting part (for me) is when Matthias finds the long lost secret to Martin the Warrior mouse, the key to making him a warrior mouse and defeating the rat tyrant and his mighty hoard!

The vivid detail makes the book like an autobiography, with thoughts and actions almost as if I were there living Matthias' life and experiencing his emotions, which for me, makes any book worth reading.

I really have to say that the mood of the story is peaceful at the very beginning and the rest of the story is dangerous and maybe a bit frightening.

At the end Matthias becomes a warrior mouse and learns to face his fears. The mice in general become tougher.

The only criticism I have for the book is that it wasn't long enough (I like books that have a story after the problem is dealt with and drag on and on).

I think Brian Jacques likes to get the reader hoping against hope that the main character will do whatever he is aiming to do then have him fail and not really succeed until the end. For instance there was one par where Matthias was about to find Martin's sword but it wasn't there!

Be prepared to enter the Middle Ages in the world of animals!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: REDWALL---READ IT!
Review: Redwall is the story of Mathias,a smal mouse with larger dreams. He wants to be like his hero, Martin the warrior, who once defended Redwall. Mathias ends up getting that wish and in turn becomes a hero too. This is a very entertaining book and if you are into the whole "Lord of the Rings" thing this book is right for you. It has action, suspense, and is funny too. Try this book and i know you'll be as happy as I was reading it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Attack on Redwall
Review: I thought Redwall was the best book I have ever read in my life. The writer Brian Jaques is one of my favorite writers. If I had to rate this book from 1 to 10 I would give it a 10. The book had action and mystery. When you read a chapter of the book you would have to read two more chapters two figure out what happened next. The book was Great how they left you hanging for a hole chapter. This book is a must read book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Redwall is G-R-E-A-T.
Review: I have seen the TV series but never read the books and I would like to say Brian Jacques should be listed as one of the greatest authors of all time.I like at the end of the TV series when he gives young viewers tips on writing and where he gets his ideas.I would like for all authors to do this to inspire future authors.Cluney the Scurge is one of the best villians ever.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best series since Lord of the Rings
Review: I have seen two of the three version of this story. The novel and the cartoon verson of it. The store is about Mathisis a young mouse orphan who lives at Redwall Abbey. All of his family except his sister were killed when dreaded rat Cluny the Scourge.

Cluny retuns began attack Redwall Mathisis seek out on a quest he has 5 obstacles he must over come. Mathisis guide buy Warbeak a sparrow about his age who he accidenly shot while defending Jess the mother of Silent Sam.

Warbeak threaten to have there leader kill Mathisis tells him that the sword that was supposed to be up on the roof was taken by the Sparrows many years ago. The first obstacle is the insane leader of Sparrows king Bull.

Who hold Mathisis prisoner makes a morcory out of him. Mathisis is later injured by King Bull. The fall from the top and Mathisis survive king Bull Sparrow dies. His second obstecules is get over the Death of Methulisha Mathisis good friend who was killed by Chicken hood or Chicken Hood and Sela in the animated version. Mathisis third obstacles who are the Guosim Shrew which a first refuse to help him.

The Fourth obstacles is the Mouse and Shrew eat owl caption Snow who Mathisis must seek out the Sword. Final he reaches the final obsectal the stone quary. The quary is home to the adder Asmodus.

He fights Asmodus with one blow of the might sword chops of the Adders head slay him. Know the shrew can live fear with out fear of being killed and devoured by Asmodus. Captian Snow and Mathisis made a beat and Snow Lost he can no longer kill or eat Shrews.

Mathisis rush home shortly after Cluny manges to get inside Redwall. Where he along with the Shrew Sparrows and his friend engags cluny in a final battle for Redwall Freedoom. If you adventure and you are 7 or older than this book is for you. Parts of the book might to garpahic and intense for kids younger than 7 to handle. May cause cause nightmares.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: ARE YOU PEOPLE ON CRACK?????
Review: This is one of the few books that I would like to see burned. NOT because I am some sort of crazy freak who thinks books should be censored, but because this book has absolutely nothing in it that isn't a cliche; it's a book about animals, the predatory animals are the antagonists, and the 'cute fuzzy' herbavores are the protagonists (all except the badgers, but there seem to be vegan badgers in this book. What a concept), the 'good guys' triumph over the 'bad guys,' theres one death that you can cry over, and the characters...
thle protagonists exploit all the good qualities; love, courage, compassion, self-sacrificing, helpful, caring, generous, while the antagonists exploit all of the bad; cowerdice, indifference, cruelty, et cetera. I cannot tell you how tired I am of hearing about villians who are so completely evil that they had it all coming, and heroes who are not in the least afraid, selfish, smart-aleck-y, etc. Heck, I would rather see a hero who was downright mean than a perfect one.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Doesn't live up to its billing
Review: I wasn't impressed. I Love a good fantasy, regardless of intended agegroup, but this wasn't it. Too predictable, contrived, melodramatic, and cloyingly saccharine sweet for adults; too full of blood, death, and violence for children, Redwall seems to have aimed at the hazy middle and missed. Jacques seems never to have met adjective he could resist, or a cliché best left out. And let's not even mention character development. I had to force myself to finish the book. (...)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: argghhhh
Review: i can not believe a person labeled constance as ruthless! then labeled abbot mortimer as naive! and labeled gingivere as a snob! this is outrageous! then they labeled rats as loyal efficient and pitiable. he must notve read the book! this book is a must read and has a very good plot charactersetc. this is the best series in the world for sure

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Almost There...
Review: "Redwall" was Jacques' first book [written] in teh Redwall Series. I read it somewhat after a few of the other books, and was disappointed (I tried to read them chronologically in the way that the info in the stories goes). This was a great book, but definitely not my favorite. If you are new to this series, I suggest you read them like I did for many reasons: 1) It allows you to see how much Jacques refined his thoughts, which GREATLY improved the books, and 2) it makes more sense. Call me a freak, but I would give some of the other books a six out of five -- they are just that good.
Do not get me wrong, though: THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!
A must-read for any fantasy lover, and even someone who is not a fantasy reader.
Dispite popular theory (at least from around here), Redwall is not a weird crazy book about mice killing rats; it's like REAL LIFE, only with personified animals. Roughly medieval, Jacques did a great job blending human traits with the animals' natural abilities.


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