Comments on: Mariel of Redwall http://heliologue.com/2008/04/30/mariel-of-redwall/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Book Review: Trouble in Paradise http://heliologue.com/2008/04/30/mariel-of-redwall/#comment-155967 Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Book Review: Trouble in Paradise Sat, 03 May 2008 03:18:41 +0000 http://heliologue.com/?p=2051#comment-155967 [...] reviews Mariel of Redwall and Mattimeo by Brian Jacques, John Adams by David McCullough, and Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey [...] [...] reviews Mariel of Redwall and Mattimeo by Brian Jacques, John Adams by David McCullough, and Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey [...]

]]> By: Conor http://heliologue.com/2008/04/30/mariel-of-redwall/#comment-155854 Conor Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:18:46 +0000 http://heliologue.com/?p=2051#comment-155854 Very interesting about the loss of emphasis on fight scenes. I remember reading through the Dune series, thinking which each successive book, "How will the climactic battle top that last one?" Tolkien didn't stretch himself too thin in that regard, I think, but he came close to it. And the retellings of battles in the Silmarillion weren't exactly riveting. I haven't read any of the Redwall books, but what I liked about the Dune series was that by the end of them, you felt like the battle in the first book was cheesy as hell, because it was just a battle. Five books later, the universe was so well structured, the plotlines having undergone such predictable yet fascinating progression, that the battles were the last thing I cared about. Hopefully Jacques managed to strike a similar formula. Looking forward to reading more about the series. Very interesting about the loss of emphasis on fight scenes. I remember reading through the Dune series, thinking which each successive book, "How will the climactic battle top that last one?" Tolkien didn’t stretch himself too thin in that regard, I think, but he came close to it. And the retellings of battles in the Silmarillion weren’t exactly riveting.

I haven’t read any of the Redwall books, but what I liked about the Dune series was that by the end of them, you felt like the battle in the first book was cheesy as hell, because it was just a battle. Five books later, the universe was so well structured, the plotlines having undergone such predictable yet fascinating progression, that the battles were the last thing I cared about.

Hopefully Jacques managed to strike a similar formula. Looking forward to reading more about the series.

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