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post #16 of 27
2/9/11 at 12:28pm
Also, it is a childrens series that often kills off an important character or two...this is probably because it is english and not american but I remember that being a new thing when I started with the books.
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post #17 of 27
2/9/11 at 12:35pm
The fucking food! Who could forget that shit!

I hated and loved the moles' accent.

Badgers were badass with the bloodlust in their eyes.

"Long Patrol" and "Mossflower" were the best.
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post #18 of 27
2/9/11 at 12:53pm
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I hated and loved the moles' accent.


I used to read the books to my little cousins, and I absolutely hated the accents. I realized I could read them in my head easily enough, but were impossible to say out loud.
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post #19 of 27
2/9/11 at 12:55pm
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I used to read the books to my little cousins, and I absolutely hated the accents. I realized I could read them in my head easily enough, but were impossible to say out loud.

I always thought it was some Irish/Scottish hybrid.
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post #20 of 27
2/9/11 at 2:48pm
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Yup.



And man, the food descriptions in these books were key, I was always up for some dandelion wine after 3 paragraphs of description.

FUCKING A!!! I was JUST about to post the same thing!!! Dude would always make me hungry talking about the shit those little rodents would cook up.

I might just have to go back and read a book or two again...I wonder if they've held up over time.

Also, +1 to the accents...frustrating to get through at first.
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post #21 of 27
2/9/11 at 2:53pm
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"Long Patrol" and "Mossflower" were the best.

I liked Long Patrol...the hares with their big ass bows/arrows were the shit. Plus, weren't they known for always eating and being hungry? My kinda guys.

I don't remember enough of the books to say which was the best, but off the top of my head...

-Redwall...OG gangster Martin the Warrior
-Mattimeo
-Mariel of Redwall
-Salamandastron...badgers FTW
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post #22 of 27
2/9/11 at 3:19pm
The bookstore next to where I work is going out of business, 50% off everything. Hopefully one of the Redwall books are there.
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post #23 of 27
2/9/11 at 5:00pm
The Long Patrol, Salamandastron, Marlfox, The Pearls of Lutra, and the Taggerung are all up there in my favorites. I think I may still own all of them published up till I hit 4th grade.
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post #24 of 27
2/9/11 at 11:42pm
Mossflower was my favorite. I like the origin stories behind swords.
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post #25 of 27
2/10/11 at 12:57am
man I loved all of the books when I was a kid. my favorite ones were about salamandastron (sp?), martin the warrior and the otter assassin guy. and anything that involved sea travel. RIP
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post #26 of 27
2/10/11 at 12:57am
I was thinking about all that Redwall food today at work, then I read the Jaques profile on NYT on my lunchbreak, and found out about this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Redwall-Cookbo.../dp/0399237917

I don't wanna get my hopes up, but if I break down and buy this children's cookbook, I'll have to post back here with my results.
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post #27 of 27
2/10/11 at 1:51am
sucks :/ i do remember really wanting to eat all the food described in the books though hahah
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