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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW! Redwall's come to life again!, 7 Mar 2002
Apart from the original, I think this is the best Rewall book ever. Why? It's just so different! This time Brian Jacques has almost changed the monotonous old Redwall formula (i.e. Random guy gets a summoning from M the warrior to go on a quest, finds the route through riddles hidden in a song... etc). Rolicking adventure is replaced by an emotionally charged plot, with it's joys and sorrows, victories and defeats, and it's refreshingly new, nothing like the disappointing 'Lord Brocktree'. Being the latest book chronologically also has it's advantages, as this brings in a whole cast of new characters (as well as keeping two of the old). And the characters are just great! Sawney Rath, the adoptive father of Tagg who changes from almighty cheftain to old bodger, Nimbalo the harvestmouse, brought up by a cruel father and wanting to prove himself, Rukky the mysterious otter healer... they are all marvellously placed forward in the development of the story.And there's more. This time Redwall itself is given a new, more organised feel. There's a dibbun choir, wallguards, music teacher... This time there's a badgerlord without bloodwrath, Russano the wise (yay!)... this time there's real friendship, hatred, romance... and, to the disappointment of some fans I guess, not much action (there's not even a main bad guy, and no final showdown)... I just hope that other books will feature Deyna and his friends, Fwirl, Broogle and Rosabel, Mhera and Filorn, Old Hoarg, Boorab (he actually made me laugh out loud). They're simply amazing characters, and Brian Jacques has simply done an amazing job on this, his latest book...
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Redwall book yet!, 18 Aug 2001
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If you are a Redwall reader, you will know as well as I do that the Redwall books are excellent beyond belief. However, I had started to notice that the plots seemed to fade into one another and become all to similar. This saddened me, as I did not want my favourite book series to drop in its high standards. However, once I had read 'The Taggerung', I knew that my fears had been in vain. The plotline is unlike any other Redwall one - a true tale of mystery, determination and true colours shining through. If you do nothing else this summer, read this.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book! a true redwall thriller, 21 Nov 2001
This book was excellent. No need to say more, but i will. The thing that made this book special was the individuality. It stood up from the other books, it was very different. The taggerung is about a mystical warrior, a very rare one. It turns out to be an otter, and he is taken in by rats, and raised by them. This is very interesting, as it deals with the concept of a `vermin otter` an evil otter, and since otters are noramlly considered good, this looked great. The only small letdown is the Taggerungs character. Way too soft, and if he was brought up by vermin, he would have been a lot crueler..but anyway, despite this, please buy this book, as it is first class reading.
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