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    Redwall

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    When Redwall was published in 1987 it catapulted author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreadth escapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart.

    "That hero is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey. The villain is Cluny the Scourge, one of the most deliciously despicable rats of all time. The unforgettable cast of supporting characters includes the stalwart badger Constance, an irrepressible hare named Basil Stag Hare, and the elderly wisemouse Brother Methuselah."

    "But most of all there is Matthias, seeking his true destiny in a journey that will lead through danger and despair to true wisdom."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 23, 2003
    ISBN9781400085798
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    • 2/5
      Redwall by Brian Jacques has been touted as a classic but I'm not sure this is one I would recommend. I found it predictable, needlessly long, and frankly pretty boring. This is a difficult book to categorize as either a middle grade or young adult novel as it handles mature themes with a lot of gratuitous violence besides being a brick of a book (somehow this didn't bother me with the Harry Potter series but it did with this one). The story is a coming of age quest/adventure story set in the Middle Ages with rodents and various other wild animals as the main protagonists. Matthias, our hero, is a young mouse who is studying to be a monk at Redwall Abbey when a giant rat named Cluny the Scourge shows up on the scene. Matthias must then embark on a personal journey to seek the sword of a famous mouse warrior in the hopes it will turn the tide in the battle against the forces of evil. This is the first in a rather long series but I must be honest and say that I have no desire to continue with these characters. I really can't figure out what all the fuss is about so it's a 3/10 from me.PS While I was double-checking my spelling of the character names I discovered that there is an actual cartoon of this book series. To say that I am shocked would be putting it mildly. That one is not going on my watch list.
    • 4/5
      There is a lot of action and the characters are fun.
    • 4/5
      My all-time favorite series in elementary school. Jacques paints such a clear picture, and I loved all of the different dialects for the animals; the classic battles between good and evil where good always prevails. Great childhood reading.
    • 4/5
      It is the Summer of the Late Rose. But a sinister shadow has fallen across the ancient stone abbey of Redwall, even as the gentle mice of Mossflower Wood gather there to celebrate a year of peace and abundance. For it is rumored that Cluny is coming -- Cluny, the terrible one-eyed rat and his battle-seasoned horde -- Cluny, whose vow is to conquer Redwall Abbey! The woodland creatures rush to a desperate defense. But what can an abbey of peace loving mice do against Cluny the Scourge and his army of rats? If only they had the sword of Martin the Warrior, they might have a chance of saving their beloved abbey. But the hiding place of the sword has long been forgotten, even by the wisest of mice. It is bumbling young Matthias who sets out to find the sword and who becomes a most unlikely hero. This book is fairly remarkable. It is engaging with rich characters and language but with streaks of realism. A wonderful book that is fun for the child and adult.
    • 5/5
      Redwall by Brian Jacques is the first installment of the series Redwall. Redwall Abbey is home to peaceful mice, and other woodland creatures. When their abbey is threatened by Cluny the Scourge, the peaceful residents of Redwall Abbey have to defend, and fight for what they hold dear. I absolutely adored this story! The creatures came to life on the pages, and the world building is quite beautiful. This story grabbed me, and wouldn't let go. There were moments when I laughed out loud, and there were moments when my heart was broken. There were a few grammatical errors, but did not hinder my flow of reading at all. This is a wonderful middle grade fantasy story; I highly recommend it.
    • 5/5
      Mice, rats, sparrows, squirrels, and other animals live in a medieval world, talking and having adventures. Cluny the Scourge, the most evil and feared seagoing rat, has decided he to attack and conquer Redwall Abbey. Redwall Abbey is the home of peaceful mice and other woodland creatures who give sanctuary and healing to the other animals. Cluny's backstabbing rat henchmen are only out for themselves and their cruel leader is very selfish. In contrast, the mice of Redwall Abbey are led by the peaceful Abbot Mortimer and a young orphan mouse, Matthias. Matthias gets his inspiration from the Abbey's legendary hero, Martin the Warrior.This story was written for older kids, and is a great fantasy tale of medieval era animals who talk and live more or less like humans. Oddly, this does not detract from the "humanity" of these characters. We see selfishness, selflessness, greed, ambition, kindness, and the yearning to be something great in these very human animals. It's classic good versus evil, with beautiful descriptions of forest and sunset and appetizing meals. I'm sad I was an adult before I read this fantastic book. I want to read it aloud with my kids one day.
    • 5/5
      It's an amazing book about a small mouse named Matthias who admires an old past warrior named Martin.
    • 2/5
      So, I've read the first seven books in this series, but it was years ago when I was working at Barnes and Noble. I'm amazed I got past this one though - the plot holes and one-dimensional characterization are egregious. I think when I read, as opposed to listening, I go so quickly sometimes that I can gloss over plot and character problems, but when I listen they're just so glaring, due at least in part to the slower pace, that I can't ignore them.

      Matthias starts the book as a bumbling fool but then appears to morph into a warrior with absolutely no effort - did he ever find sandals that actually fit? Despite the fact that he'd never even heard of Asmodeus until a few days before he actually confronts the snake, Matthias takes the lead in directing the shrews with his expert snake hunting skills - where did he get those? When the battering ram appears to be close to succeeding in breaking down the main abbey gate, the defenders decide they have to do something about it, but since they knew over a week in advance that a battering ram was part of the attack plan (thanks to the double dealing foxes) wouldn't they have already come up with some sort of plan to deal with a ram? Those are just a few of the things that bothered me. The characterization problems could in part be due to the narration. Despite the fact that Selah the fox is supposed to be an expert in espionage, the voice actress deliberately makes it clear Selah is untrustworthy with her sly tone and inflections; if she's an expert, you wouldn't hear that so clearly in her voice. Of course, despite her "expert" status, it soon becomes clear Selah's actually quite inept at the spying game so maybe that doesn't matter. Overall, this was quite the disappointment and I can't decide if I want to give the Mossflower audio a chance or just let this series go for good.

      Listened to the Random House full cast audio edition. This was not my favorite full cast audio production - the accents and exaggerated voices made it hard to understand at points and a little tiring. Previously read.
    • 2/5
      This book was tedious in the extreme.

      In Redwall's defense, I read the book over a series of months during my lunch break, while I generally tend to inhale books I like within a couple days. Perhaps the starting and stopping and slow pace made me lose interest in it.

      I just think that after Harry Potter, children's fantasy has changed to much to make this really accessible to today's reader. Everything is just so corny and cartoony and things tend to fall into the good vs. evil dichotomy too easily. There is no explanation really for Cluny's evil, except his desire to conquer the Redwall castle. The "good" is just so blatantly and purely good that it gets really dull.


    • 5/5
      This is the first in a series I love reading. The author came into writing later on in life, but has always been a storyteller, and that is (happily) obvious. This story, like others in the series, grab your attention and don't let you go until you've finished the whole tale. You can tell that he told his stories one chapter/section at a time, and you can of course stop at those... but I have read more than one of this series in one or two sittings because I refused to put it down! Not only are the stories well-paced and full of excitement, his _characters_ are endearing. I love love love (repeat intended) the different speaking dialects he gives to the different characters - my favorite is the mole clan with their 'Burr aye' and 'Hurr Hurr Hurr' chuckling. For a good read and great choice for a class read-aloud, I highly recommend.
    • 3/5
      Although it started slowly, the story of Matthias and the abbey Redwall became interesting and entertaining as I continued to read. Brian Jacques has created a charming world inhabited by the creatures of the field and wood.
    • 4/5
      This book is a pretty good book. The fantasy adventure is a straightforward, richly written tale about a courageous mouse on a quest to ward off evil. While slowly paced, the action sequences are invigorating. I recommend this book to any person willing to be a bit bored at points but looking for a heart warming adventure.
    • 4/5
      A bit verbose, but a very good "classic" story.
    • 5/5
      Great fantasy book from a master storyteller. The action does include a lot of violence and evil acts, but not a lot of blood and guts. Great for 4th grade and up.
    • 5/5
      I love this book. I know it's a children's book and almost 25 years old and everyone but me has probably already read it. But I just have to say how much I love it anyway. This series is one I've been meaning to read since I first discovered it on the library's shelves at age 8. How has it taken me this long to get around to reading it?? Oh well, better late than never, right? First of all, I adore the characters. Matthias is lovable and you can't help but pull out your "Go Matthias!" banner every time he gets into trouble (which is quite frequently); Abbott Mortimer is the gentle and wise counselor we all wish we had (who I also refer to as "the original Dumbledore"); Constance is the feisty badger with a big mouth who always has her friends' backs; and Brother Methuselah is the oldest inhabitant of Redwall, a scholar and keeper of records, who defies his age by helping Matthias in his quest to find the sword of Martin the Warrior. These are just a few of the charming characters from Redwall Abbey and surrounding Mossflower forest who it's inevitable you'll be quite attached to by the end of the book. There are quite a few definitely-not-charming characters in this book as well, who add dimension and contrast with the defenders of Redwall. I was honestly surprised by how truly evil Cluny the Scourge is, feeding off of the pain and misery he inflicts on those around him. Being most often classified as Children's Fiction, I expected a nasty rat but not one who is so blatantly cruel. I'm glad he isn't a namby-pamby villain, though, because that would have annoyed me to no end as well as potentially ruined the book's flavor and plot. Also, this book does not represent a simplistic world composed of "good" and "evil"; instead, it consists of many shades of grey, and characters do not always make choices consistent with their assumed status of "good" or "bad". In addition, there are multiple villains, each being a "villain" for different reasons; one of them is such simply because his perspective and way of life is different, in conflict with that of the rest of the woodlanders'. I appreciated these subtleties, especially since children's literature tends to be full of rather worn out, overly moralistic and cliched perspectives on good and evil. This was refreshing and one reason, I believe, that this book can be enjoyed by such a wide range of readers. This book is most certainly an adventure story with the reader frequently switching perspectives between Cluny and his army, Matthias and his quest, and the Abbey's defenders. I greatly enjoyed the style of narration; it keeps things moving, though doesn't switch perspectives too quickly, and gives enough detail to really be absorbed into the story and its environment, though not so much that a young reader will feel overwhelmed. Some people have remarked that they don't like the slightly meandering story line, but for me, it is reminiscent of The Hobbit and quite delicious. I love the little side adventures and details that are not strictly "relevant" to the plot because I feel they add to the overall mythology of Redwall, which is very important if you're going to go on and read the rest of the series. This is a book that can truly be enjoyed by readers of all ages, as well as the perfect selection for reading aloud. I hope to acquire these books sometime soon and enjoy them again in future, perhaps with my son, who I will make sure is acquainted with Redwall Abbey and the many adventures that concern it at a somewhat younger age than I am now.
    • 4/5
      I got this book, thinking it might be good for my 7 year old to read. Not quite yet. It's a little bit violent, I think, for him. Maybe in a year or so. Loved the story. Great character development, the plot was fantastic and the descriptions were marvelous. Though geared toward the younger crowd, this is certainly a book that the young at heart will enjoy as well. I look forward to continuing the series.
    • 4/5
      Read this book with my younger son. It was his classmate who had recommended the series, and very grateful I am. Highly likely I loved the series more than my son did probably because I thought books like these went out of style once I grew up! I was sorry to learn that Brian Jacques had died this year. He held many different jobs, and I believe it was a teacher who submitted stories Jacques had written to read to blind children to a publisher. So glad he did!
    • 2/5
      The book is bland. It is the story of a war; a good deal of carnage is portrayed casually and unfeelingly. Some imagination is shown in the setting but the characters are mostly uninteresting.It was rescued by the excellent audio performance; the narration was a pleasure even though the words were boring. Many of the characters had different and intriguing accents which a resident of the UK would, I suspect, have easily identified.
    • 5/5
      This is the fist book of many books about Redwall. This is a novel about a young mouse named Matthias and his quest to save Redwall Abbey and Mossflower from the evil rat named Cluny the Scourge. The only way to save Redwall Abbey is to find the long lost sword from Martin the Warrior. Matthias starts organizing the defence of Redwall Abbey, but the people of Mossflower are peaceful and do not no how to fight. He startes training them with the help of Constance the badger, Basil Stag Hare, Jess Squirrel, and Winifred the otter. First Matthias has to find where Martin is buried. With the help of Methuselah the mouse recorder of Redwall Abbey and some moles to dig he finds where Martin is burried. From there Matthias goes to the sparrows. He thinks the sword is with the sparrows but the sword was taken by a adder called Asmodeus. He escapes and goes into the forest where he looks for Captain Snow the owl that knows everything. On the way he mights some shrews. They help him get the sword and come to the aid to defend Redwall. They sparrows also come and help. So at the end Matthias frees Redwall and killes Cluny. This is the best book I have ever read, and I am not kidding. This is also the longest book I read but I finished it in under two weeks which is the fastest I ever read a book in my life. I love the way Brian Jacques describes the way people are and the way things look. This book is so describeded that it is like a movie. I also like how the chapters are really short so it seems like you are reading the book faster. The one book also is split into three books, and I really like that. This is the best book in all times I can't believe it did not get a newberry award because it really desivers it. Everybody should read this book. I like this book so much that now I am reading the second book.
    • 3/5
      I don't know why, but I just couldn't get into this book. The idea of anthropomorphic animals in a mythic battle with one another is interesting to me, and the series comes very highly recommended. However, I just didn't find it terribly entertaining. The quest for Martin the Warrior's sword was slightly more appealing, but I was merely skimming the long descriptions of rat vs. mouse skirmishes. Possibly I might have enjoyed it more had I read it as a younger person, but I do read a lot of YA fiction, and am not generally disappointed.
    • 5/5
      I've read this book at least twenty times, if not more. The first time must have been around 1990 or so; I remember getting it from the library and starting to read it each night with my mom, and then getting too impatient and reading it on my own. Naturally I got obsessed with the series, and read many of them (most multiple times).One of the scenes here was probably the first time a book ever made me cry (the death of my favorite character), and Jacques' characters here became just as real as anything to me as I read and reread his masterpieces. As I've gotten older, they've become a staple of my recommendations to parents looking for stories to read with their children. Simply brilliant.
    • 4/5
      Chronically Book 9 of 18 published in The Redwall Series. For someone like myself who has a minor phobia of mice, rats and snakes this was perhaps, not the best choice of reading material. The master villain is Cluny the Scourge, a thoroughly evil, one eyed, warlord. ‘His long ragged black cloak was made of batwings, fastened at the throat with a mole skull’ (Jacques, 1990, p.57). He arrives in the tranquil woods with his wagonful of five hundred rats and proceeds to lay siege to the peaceful inhabitants of Redwall Abbey. The names of his captains amused me ‘With the tip of his standard Cluny signalled his captains. Darkclaw, Frogblood, Fangburn, Cheesethief, Scumnose, and Mangefur scrambled into their positions (Jacques, 1990, p. 285).Matthias the mouse is a clumsy young novice at the medieval Abbey which is dedicated to peace. He learns that he must help to defend the Abbey against the onslaught or all of his friends will be slaughtered and the Abbey occupied by hordes of rats. ‘Matthias gradually learns that, sometimes, it is virtuous to defend oneself and those one loves’ (Kilpatrick, W., et al., 1994, p. 227). His friend Methuselah and Constance the Badger are key figures who help all they can along with the compassionate and courageous Cornflower who tells Matthias ‘Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep’ (Jacques, 1990, p. 71). Matthias sets out on a quest to recover a sword that belonged to the ancient defender of Redwall, Martin the Warrior. On this quest he battles the insane sparra King Bull, the evil poisontooth snake Asmodeuss, and teams up with the Guerrilla Union of Shrews.This was the first book that Brian Jacques ever wrote. He has since written more in the series that are chronologically older than this book, hence this book being number nine in the sequential order. His writing is very witty, humorous and insightful, a true good verses evil adventure with much fighting and plotting. There are many ghastly deaths in this book and it can be quite violent at times so squeamish readers should be aware of this before beginning.
    • 5/5
      I like how Mathias finds Martin the Warrior's sword and he fights off this rat named Cluny the Scourge. How he kills him is the bell falls on him and smushes him. Then they made two bells so that John Churchmouse's twins could ring them.
    • 5/5
      In this epic adventure, Mahais discovers who he is and in the face of great danger becomes the leader he was born to be! Join him as he fights the evil Cluny and his army.
    • 5/5
      This was the first fantasy novel I ever read, and I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. It was so easy to accept animals as the main characters, I hardly noticed it. It's a traditional adventure tale, cloaked in fur. Redwall is a great read for middle schoolers or teens who think they don't like books!
    • 5/5
      The novel, Redwall, encompasses that the good will always prevail. In the beginning, Mathias, the protagonist, struggles with the fact that he is a born warrior in a time of peace and he has trouble holding his warrior self back. Throughout the middle, he perseveres in becoming a warrior of honor and justice through the new war that has just occurred when his home, Redwall, is attacked by the terrible Cluny the Scourge. (117/352 pages)
    • 4/5
      Redwall is the children's fantasy book following the mice of Redwall Abbey and the woodland creatures as they defend the abbey against Cluny the Scourge. I felt this book began slowly, but it quickly gained my interest as the plot moved along. Matthias mouse is an interesting hero. He shows quite the temper, yet can be quite understanding of those around him. I can see how this series has become a favorite in fantasy for early readers. If I come across other books in the series, I will give them a try.
    • 2/5
      I tried. Got as far as the end of "Book One" at page 97 before deciding this one wasn't for me. I think for two reasons. The first being the style seemed clunky to me and the dialogue cheesy. It's an omniscient narrative but without personality, humor or charm. Granted, this novel was written to be a children's book. But so was The Hobbit, Harry Potter, Watership Down, Narnia, The Last Unicorn and The Sword in the Stone and that doesn't keep them from being compelling reads for an adult. The other reason is this is one of those books where the characters are animals. The kind where animals wear clothing and pretty much act like people. The rabbits of Adams, the unicorn of Beagle and the dragons of McCaffrey, Lackey and Novik feel just alien enough to not strike me as humans in different clothing. The mice, badgers and otters of Redwall Abbey and their rat foes are a different matter. Moreover, in Redwall the scale isn't clear enough or the reader oriented well enough to know if the characters are animal-shaped people or talking animals in a human world. I found what I read of the book tedious, slow-moving, and lacking in striking lines, original ideas or memorable characters. I suspect I might have loved this book when I was ten years old. Problem is that was decades ago...
    • 4/5
      This was an enjoyable read. Typical fantasy fare with a twist. Most everyone probably already knows the premise of this one. World filled where animals are the main characters. Here we have an abbey filled with mice and other woodland characters that come under siege by a army of rats. Multiple standard fantasy themes all wrapped up into one novel. We have a coming of age story, finding the lost artifact story as well as plenty of battle scenes. It is interesting how Jacques picks his heroes and villains, they fit the stereotype that at least I have, of a lot of animals. While this isn't classic literature, it was a fun read and I think most adults and teens would enjoy, though there is quite a bit of death that I suspect that this may not have been targeted at the younger audience like it seems to typically be labeled. Good stuff, looking forward to further books in the series.
    • 4/5
      I had a giant-size crush on Matthias when I was little. He is one hot little mouse!!What am I talking about?! I *STILL* have a giant-size crush on Matthias!