Redwall
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1) Eulalia by Brian Jacques I saw a copy of a Redwall just kind of randomly at an antique mall so I decided , why not, I would try it. I never seriously read Redwall before, except Triss in high school. This book (Eulalia!) is near the end of Jacques writing career, I think book 17 in the series, but fortunately each volume is standalone. The main character is supposed to be a badger, but one of the characters, a female boxing hare, overshadows him, I think.
Overall, I thought it was pretty charming. My favorite scene was when The hare was tied up by a bunch, but it didn't stop her from taunting them and kicking them in the face- she was completely unfazed no matter what the situation.
Of course, my major complaints for the series in general is that all the 'vermin' species are born evil, and are just unredeemably evil their whole lives, until they are killed. I know it's a children's book but that doesnt mean it has to be so black and white.
2) Muhyo and Rohji's Bureau for Supernatural Investigations by Yoshiyuki Nishi (manga volumes 1-10)
for the second week I read the first half of this under-rated Shonen Jump manga series about Muhyo, a diminuative practicioner of magical law and his assistant. Basically, if they find any supernatural creatures, usually ghosts, they sentence them to either Heaven, hell , or the River Styx (to be absolved of their crimes before eventually gaining access to heaven.) I like how the art style manages to be both cute and scary at the same time. What I like most about this series is that the plot is paced very well, and stays on one track the entire time.
The first volume is a bunch of one -shot stories establishing the characters. My favorite scene is when grumpy Muhyo calls Rohji useless. Rohji decides that he can cheer Muhyo up if he buys him a 'fancy chair' (???) Muhyo calls him stupid again and throws out the chair. Depressed, Rohji sits on the chair and STARTS EATING HIM because it is a DEMON. See, Muhyo was just trying to protect Rohji the whole time from the demon and he is just bad at expressing his emotions and all that. lol.
Volume 2 starts going more in depth into the magical law thing when they go to the Magic Academy and learn about Enchu, Muhyo's former classmate who turned bitter and is now the major villain of the series.
I really like this series and I would recommned it to people who like creative monster design, as it is some of the best I've seen. (My favorite is the owl of no return.) I think all the charactesr are likeable and relateable, and all in all it is a good read.
1) Eulalia by Brian Jacques I saw a copy of a Redwall just kind of randomly at an antique mall so I decided , why not, I would try it. I never seriously read Redwall before, except Triss in high school. This book (Eulalia!) is near the end of Jacques writing career, I think book 17 in the series, but fortunately each volume is standalone. The main character is supposed to be a badger, but one of the characters, a female boxing hare, overshadows him, I think.
Overall, I thought it was pretty charming. My favorite scene was when The hare was tied up by a bunch, but it didn't stop her from taunting them and kicking them in the face- she was completely unfazed no matter what the situation.
Of course, my major complaints for the series in general is that all the 'vermin' species are born evil, and are just unredeemably evil their whole lives, until they are killed. I know it's a children's book but that doesnt mean it has to be so black and white.
2) Muhyo and Rohji's Bureau for Supernatural Investigations by Yoshiyuki Nishi (manga volumes 1-10)
for the second week I read the first half of this under-rated Shonen Jump manga series about Muhyo, a diminuative practicioner of magical law and his assistant. Basically, if they find any supernatural creatures, usually ghosts, they sentence them to either Heaven, hell , or the River Styx (to be absolved of their crimes before eventually gaining access to heaven.) I like how the art style manages to be both cute and scary at the same time. What I like most about this series is that the plot is paced very well, and stays on one track the entire time.
The first volume is a bunch of one -shot stories establishing the characters. My favorite scene is when grumpy Muhyo calls Rohji useless. Rohji decides that he can cheer Muhyo up if he buys him a 'fancy chair' (???) Muhyo calls him stupid again and throws out the chair. Depressed, Rohji sits on the chair and STARTS EATING HIM because it is a DEMON. See, Muhyo was just trying to protect Rohji the whole time from the demon and he is just bad at expressing his emotions and all that. lol.
Volume 2 starts going more in depth into the magical law thing when they go to the Magic Academy and learn about Enchu, Muhyo's former classmate who turned bitter and is now the major villain of the series.
I really like this series and I would recommned it to people who like creative monster design, as it is some of the best I've seen. (My favorite is the owl of no return.) I think all the charactesr are likeable and relateable, and all in all it is a good read.