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Summary: Redwall
Review: Redwall
By: Brian Jacques
Reviewed by: D. Booy
Period: P-1Redwall is a book that describes the deeds of one heroic young mouse named Matthias. When Matthias was young he was kindly taken into Redwall Abbey by the Abbot Mortimer. Matthias then turned into the clumsiest novice at Redwall. Matthias seems the last person one would choose to save the abbey from the clutches of the evil rat warlord named Cluny the Scourge. Matthias must find the long-lost sword of the Abbey's Founder, Martin the Warrior. With this sword Matthias must drive away the vermin, just as Martin did many years ago. Miracously, Matthias manages to save the Abbey, and peace is restored in Mossflower Wood. I liked this book because I can relate to how Matthias feels in the beginning of the book. Martin is a young and like me is a person who is always making mistakes. I wish I could be like Matthias and turn myself into someone who can do some real good for people around me. Matthias wanted to be a warrior. "If only I could be like Martin the Warrior." Matthias accomplished his goal by showing persistence, intellect, and bravery. The book Redwall has lots of action but still keeps the instilling plot that makes the Redwall series so interesting to read. Matthias doesn't just pick the sword up off the ground. He has to solve riddles, travel to distant places, and battle monsters to regain possession of Martin's legendary sword. I really enjoyed looking at the puzzles given in the book, but not looking at the way Matthias solves them, but trying to solve them myself." It is indeed a riddle, but don't worry Matthias, we will solve it together." My favorite part of the book is about three-quarters through the book. It happens when Matthias is searching for the sword of Martin in an adder nest with two shrews. One of the shrews is killed by the adder, while the other panics at the sight of the huge snake. Matthias then takes up the sword of Martin and hews the vast snake lifeless.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This book is as good as Harry Potter, and in some ways better. It's about a young mouse named Matthias, the Luke Skywalker of the book, who is the only hope of a peaceful Abbey in the face of an invading rat army led by the cycloptic and ruthless Cluny the Scourge. Matthias must first find the sword of a legendary Redwall warrior, who died many years before. Although there are plenty of great characters, my favorite is Asmodeus, the evil pit viper who is the guardian of the sword. This book has plenty of action, mild language, a little romance, and lots of suspense. The only bad thing about this book is the ridiculous way in which Cluny is defeated in the end.
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: This is the greatest book ever! If I could give it a highter rating I would give it a 100. It is great, full of mystery, humor, tragedy, good food and evil villians. The quest of Matthias is great and so is the mental agonation of Cluny. The best character is Basil Stag Hare. This is a book I would recommend to anyone!
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Summary: Redwall
Review: The book Redwall is a very entertaining book. It keeps you guessing the whole way through. You can never guess waht is going to happen next. Although it has a lot of blood and gore it also contains a lot of happy beautiful sceens. It does have some bad launage like hell.
I enoyed reading the book because you cant put it down. It has a mixtuer of comedy,horror(gore),and action. It is written with such creativity and deatil. Sometimes you get over whelmed with deatil but for the most part it is perfect. You can picture everything perfectly. You get so attached to the charecters that you are scared for them, you laugh with them, you cry when they die, and you smile when they over come obsticles. i would suggest this book to almost anyone.
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Summary: The "good" guys aren't really that good
Review: I would not recommend this book, which I read once when I was 12, and recently re-read. The reason for this is that - although Brian Jacques does a great job with plot and description, creating an enthralling fantasy world and a clever tale that combines elements of epic, detective story and quest - his characters are simply too flat and one dimensional. In addition, since Redwall is primarily a story of war, this creates some serious moral problems that, in my opinion, simply ruin the book. In the universe of Redwall, all characters seem to be labeled by the author, from the beginning, as either good or bad. The characters themselves are varied to the extreme. There are "good" animals that are quarrelsome (the shrews), snobby (Gingivere the cat), ruthless (Constance the badger) and naive (Abbot Mortimer) and there are "bad" characters that are pitiable (Ragear the rat, who is eaten by Asmodeous) loyal and efficient (Scragg the weasel) and brave (many of the rat army, and Cluny himself). However, the overall label of "good" and "bad" will always determine the character's fate. Moreover, all the "good" characters have nothing but contempt and even hatred for the "bad" characters. This had the effect, for me, of feeling a bit sorry for the "bad" characters, no matter how despicable their actions. But what was even more disturbing to me was how dishonorable the "good" characters can be in the book.
One example: imagine that it's the middle of World War II, with Britain being menaced by the Nazi regime. Then one day, a spy within the Nazi regime, offering valuable information about the Nazi invasion plans, contacts the British government. The spy offers the information in return for a large cash reward. The British government arranges a secret meeting. When the spy shows up, at the risk of her life, British agents cudgel her senseless and steal the information from her, leaving her to be found by the Germans. A little while later, the spy is caught and ruthlessly executed; but her associate escapes and returns to Redwall (oops, I mean Britain) severely wounded, but with more secret, valuable information. The British government takes the second spy in, but withholds water and medical attention until the spy spills his guts.
What would you think of the British Government after an incident like that? Would they be that much better than the Nazis? Would Britain be worth fighting for?
Oh, and incidentally, after the war is over, the British victors slaughter every single German soldier they find, leaving none alive.
Yet, a very similar situation occurs in the pages of Redwall. Yeah, I know it's just a kid's book. But I was a kid when I first read it, and that sort of thing bothered me then, too. A big part of the book is supposed to be about honor; but the good characters all tend to act dishonorably. The book is supposed to be about a conflict between good and evil; but the good side doesn't seem to be that much better than the bad side. Sure, the good guys don't kill and conquer, like the bad; but the good guys don't have any problem with using any chance they can get to win, or with killing and torturing the enemy. No problem at all.
These problems arise, I think, with an undeveloped morality on Mr. Jacques's part.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: Do you know what I think about this book? I think it is simply AWESOME!!! I think this book is for those people who like murder and bloody and gory stuff like that. You know what I like about this book? The way they say that somebody died. In chapter 4 I remember how they said that Skullface lay in a red mist of death. And how Cluny said that tell the devil Cluny sent you,Skullface. This is only 1 reason I like Redwall. So I reccommend this book. But still there is mild language. Like hell and morons.
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Summary: RedWall A Classic!
Review: This book is truly amazing! First in the book there is this group of mice that live in a great huge castle, called RedWall. They are sworn to take in anything that is hurt or needs help. Then this very mean army of rats led by the ruthless and brutal rat Clunny. This book is filled twists and turns that you thought that would never happen. I give this book a 5 out of 5. I give it this rating because the story was filled with action and I loved every minute of it. The book also had many characters and kept you thinking. I also rated this book a 5 out of 5 because the book did not keep you waiting it got you right into the action and you stayed there the whole story.
Matthias is a very good mouse. I think that he is the Protagonist because he is the leader of RedWalls army. He also is the leader because he really wants to give Clunny a beatin' around. Matthias is also very nice in person but when he is ready for a fight you do not want to be anywhere near him. His personality is also very different because he cares about people even if he really does not like them that much at that specific time. His behavior is also very different at different times when he is around the girl that he likes he is a totally different person then he is by himself or with a friend.
This book was truly a treat to read. There were many good scenes that certainly made the book for me. But one of my favorite parts of the book is when Constance the badger kills a rat that is wearing Clunny's clothes while he is gone trying to think of a plan to take over RedWall. Constance comes up with the super bow an arrow and was waiting for the sky to get dark so that the sun would not be In her eyes and then when she shot the arrow she actually hit a rat that was acting like Clunny while he was gone.
I think that action lovers would especially like this book, but that is all there really is. I think that a drama or romance reader would really not be into it as much as a person that enjoys action/adventure. But this is not for everyone I think that this book is a little deep for some readers I think that parents should read book with their kids or at least hold them off to read it until the age of 11.
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Summary: Not for children
Review: An earlier reviewer made the simple statement, "The villains are hatable," and that is most certainly the case in Redwall as in subsequent books of the series. However, it is clear to any reader that these villains are not the rabbits, the mice, the squirrels, or the moles. We see instead that it is primarily vermin, canids, and mustelids who bear antagonistic roles: weasels, ferrets, rats, stoats, and foxes. Jacques defends himself by claiming that his villains are made villainous by their undesirable and untrustworthy behaviors rather than the species they belong to. Because he then chooses a traditionally disliked animal to represent these characters, however, Jacques is not only typecasting creatures in a manner which undermines his own supposed writing abilities, but he reinforces these terrible misconceptions about harmless animals. Yes, if you were an English farmer, you would probably not appreciate such "vermin" in your fields, but the majority of Jacques' readers do not fall under that category. As an animal enthusiast and owner of one weasel, one ferret, one rat, one stoat, and one fox, I know from firsthand experience that such poor connotations do indeed affect living creatures, the opinions of an uninformed population, and the laws such a populace creates regarding so-called "exotic" pets. Just think if such popular novels were written in the opposite manner, and your precious rabbit or mole was suddenly illegal in the state of Texas. Even the most fantastical books, when popularized - and especially among children - do indeed have an impact on our opinions and our lives.
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Summary: Redwall
Review: Redwall is an excellent book. It starts off with a young clumsy mouse who eventually saves the inhabitants of Redwall. The adventures of him and his many friends are funny and irresistable. He meets many types of creatures along the way: sparrows, shrews, mice, rats, and an adder. There are many battles throughout his journey. He eventually completes his quest and confronts his arch enemy. He is no longer a clumsy young mouse, but the Warrior of Redwall.
I recommend this book for those 10 and over who are very mature. It is an awesome book. It does have a few very bad words. It has some violence in it, but not too strong. Overall, it is extremely cool.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: These books are aimed at the 9-12 year old age group, but as a 35 year old kid at heart, I've got to tell you, I love the Redwall books. The characters are loveable, the villains are "hateable", the scenery is vivid. I love everything about these books. I highly recommend!
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