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Mariel of Redwall (Redwall #4)
In the fourth volume of the epic Redwall saga, a mouse-ship is attacked by the pirate rat Gabool and his heinous band of cut-throats. Hapless voyagers Mariel and her father Joseph the Bellmaker are mercilessly thrown into the sea by the pirates. Mariel washes ashore, starved and near death, and is taken in by the hospitable inhabitants of Redwall Abbey. Sure that her poor...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
March 31st 2003
by Firebird
(first published 1991)
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May 20, 2011
Mariel
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
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the name Mariel (my own vanity)
Are there any good books about Mariels? I once found an e-book online (didn't read it. The excerpt was bad enough) about a woman with my whole name who sleeps with her boss. That doesn't count. She was pathetic. (I was googling myself. I shouldn't do that. Shit I posted at 17 is still around. I'm worried about e-books soiling my name?)
I wished I'd read this as a kid (it came out in 1990 or 1991? I was still young enough). I would have loved a heroine with my own name. (Instead I had to put up wi...more
I wished I'd read this as a kid (it came out in 1990 or 1991? I was still young enough). I would have loved a heroine with my own name. (Instead I had to put up wi...more
I have read this book before, but it still enchants me. This was the first Redwall book that I ever picked up. I had heard that it was about mice, and I didn't want to read it. Then one day, I was soooooo bored that I picked it up and was enthralled, but was reprimanded for reading this one first, and so I took Redwall out from the library. It got better and better. I love these books. :)This is about Mariel and how she hunts down Gabool the Wild, in return for his imprisoning her and her father...more
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This book I will always keep dear to my heart. The day my mom bought this for me was the same day that a certain infamous Brian Jacques was having a book signing not too far away from my middle school. That's right, my copy is signed my the big man himself. I was in sixth grade at the time and I believe that while I was waiting in line, I took a spare piece of paper and created a mouse in a boat (awful quality, but 3D nonetheless). When I got up to the front of the line, he took one look at me a...more
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rip brian jacques. So tough to choose a favorite from the Brian Jacques vault. While I am delighted to discover that there are yet a few books in the Redwall series that I haven't read, it saddens me to know that I'll never get to be a child eagerly awaiting the newest release in an ongoing saga of Martin the warrior and the peace-loving woodland inhabitants of the abbey. I no longer have the letter Mr. Jacques wrote in response to a third grade assignment in which I had to write 5 fanmail lette...more
I'm giving all these books a 4, because they basically GOT me hooked on fantasy I think. I read all of these in elementary school, and still have fond memories floating around. The rad legendary weapons, (with the channels etched in for blood flow, which i found super hardcore). The foods, the booze, honey mead and apple wine or whatever. Come to think of it, these books might also be a little responsible for my alcoholism, too.
Three and a half stars would most definitely be a strong possibility for this work.
If ever a writer were to be called truly magnificent, I think that Brian Jacques would have to be the one. As he has done again and again over the years without missing a beat, he has once more crafted an astonishing masterpiece in Mariel of Redwall.
Suffused with endlessly exciting adventure, glowing romanticism and breathtakingly gilded language of a rare beauty that shines in only the most wondrous of novels,...more
If ever a writer were to be called truly magnificent, I think that Brian Jacques would have to be the one. As he has done again and again over the years without missing a beat, he has once more crafted an astonishing masterpiece in Mariel of Redwall.
Suffused with endlessly exciting adventure, glowing romanticism and breathtakingly gilded language of a rare beauty that shines in only the most wondrous of novels,...more
Most of the Redwall books rather blur together. In fact, even though I enjoyed them, I gave up reading them because I'd look at the books in the store and I couldn't remember if I had read them before or not, with the plots so alike. But this one stands out in my memory. A young mousemaid is lost at sea in a storm, and finds herself washed up on the shore. She defends herself from a gull with a knotted string, and since she has amnesia, she names herself Storm Gullwacker. It's got badgers, it's...more
Mariel of Redwall is like many of the other books in the series due to that fact that the plot revolves around a negative force being brought upon Redwall needs defeating. Not to say that this is a bad book, it has an interesting plot, yet it seems slightly similar to previous books. The story revolves around Mariel as she regains her memory after washing up upon a sandy beach. She gains her memory over times as she recovers at Redwall abbey. Yet what she remembers is not in the least bit pleasi...more
See my comment on "The Long Patrol" (One in the Redwall series). It'll give you an idea what I think about the series :)
I loved this one, too - if you have time to kill, and want to enjoy a kid's novel - here you go. you'll thank me :)
I loved this one, too - if you have time to kill, and want to enjoy a kid's novel - here you go. you'll thank me :)
Mariel always struck me as one of the more irritating protagonists, for whatever reason. Jacques' attempt to write a heroine into his series just felt really weak to me. The story was fun, but the character...not so much.
Mattimeo was a decent book, but Brian Jacques managed to keep the series fresh by writing a story that originates outside of Redwall Abbey, but still with some of the story set at Redwall with characters we know and love. One nice thing is that the protagonist of this book (and the title of this book) is a female, so it was a good way to bring in female readers. The villains and plotline in this story feel real (for talking animals, at least) and this book really illustrated that Jacques was a s...more
I did not enjoy this book by Brian Jacques at all. At first, the first couple of chapters were great, and very entertaining. But then toward the middle it went down hill for me.
I would really like to believe this is one of his worst books out of the Redwall series.
Mariel of Redwall is about a mouse name Mariel who is on a voyage with here father, Joseph. But on their way there they run across Gabool the Wild, King of the Searats. Mariel is thrown over broad, leaving her father with the vigilant...more
I would really like to believe this is one of his worst books out of the Redwall series.
Mariel of Redwall is about a mouse name Mariel who is on a voyage with here father, Joseph. But on their way there they run across Gabool the Wild, King of the Searats. Mariel is thrown over broad, leaving her father with the vigilant...more
i loved this whole series! more magical than babysitters club, but also realistic descriptions and amazing adventure set.
I would say really good. The author Brian Jacques is a real good storyteller. The story is about a mouse name Mariel who is thrown out to the sea by an evil sea rat king named Gabool the wild.When Mariel is washed up on a beach, and has no memory of herself or her past. Therefore she calls herself storm and carries around a knotted rope witch she calls Gullwacker when she finds herself in Redwall her memory comes back to her, and she made an oath that she will have revenge on Gabool for killing...more
I loved this book because of the female protagonist--and she uses a knotted rope as a weapon!
Sep 10, 2011
Victoria Young
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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This was given to me for my birthday when I was... 8? and it took me a while to get around to picking it up. But once I did I was genuinely sucked into the world of Redwall and spent a good part of the next four years reading Jacques's series (in a very higgledy-piggledy fashion because I was too impatient to wait for other library users and read them in order).
This installment features a cool butt-kicking heroine (packaged in the form of a tiny mouse) and an old-fashioned pseudo-medieval epic a...more
This installment features a cool butt-kicking heroine (packaged in the form of a tiny mouse) and an old-fashioned pseudo-medieval epic a...more
I have to say...not one of Jacques's best. Mariel is a fine heroine, but the villain is uninteresting, and the storyline feels a bit tired and under-considered. To some extent, after reading so many of these things, one just has to become used to the fact that the Redwall books are always going to do pretty much the same thing, but Jacques, in his better works, can sometimes arrive at his destination in a way that sparkles a little more nonetheless. This feels serviceable but not particularly sp...more
When I think back on this series, all of the stories blend together. The plots were all so similar, yet for some reason, I kept reading them. In every book, the Redwallers are all happy, and then some evil villian comes and terrorizes them, and one of the Redwallers has to take charge and be a hero to save everyone else. They always defeat the villian and have a big feast. This book stood out as my favorite, because the main character was a girl. With her big knotted rope, she kicked some seriou...more
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This book is about a mousemaid named Mariel who washes ashore with no memory. She finds redwall abbey where she gets her memory back and goes on a quest to find her father Joseph the bellmaker. Only guided by a cryptic rhyme and her wits she and her friends travel to destroy Gabool, the king of the searats and deliver the great bell to the lord of Salamandastron. This is a great fantasy/ adventure book and has great description and detail.
The first book I ever read that was longer than 150 pages, this book (and the Redwall series) are the reason I read massive amounts of fantasy literature for the past fifteen years. This book really reinvented my childhood and showed me how powerful female characters really could be in all types of literature.
This was the first Brain Jacques book I heard about. My dad read it to me. I adore it! There is a GREAT villian! He had me scared silly when my dad was reading the book! I love the characters and the plot is laid out so well! If you like great plots, woodland creatures, or a great read...then pick up this book! (p.s. I met the author...he ROCKS!)This book makes me want to read all the other books by Brain J.!!!
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Jan 04, 2011
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Somewhat perfunctory girl-hero Jacques epic. I think this one was about the Joseph Bell mythos hinted at in the prior books. Also pirates. Started the trend of all subsequent Redwall books by taking place chronologically in between Mossflower and Redwall (or was there one about Martin's pre-Mossflower past? I can't recall anymore, but he had to wander out of somewhere.)
Absolutely one of my favorites of the Redwall series. Mostly because the main character is female (well, a "mousemaiden", but anyway) and she names herself Storm Gullwacker (next time I have amnesia, I might just rename myself Rain Pigeonstabber). Seriously though, plenty of adventures and fun, just wonderful all-around. Rollicking good times, wot, wot. *slapped*
Let it be known that I have read most of the Redwall series before in my childhood. This past summer I challenged myself to read them all again in the order in which they were written.
I recently finished Mariel of Redwall. It is different than the previous three in that a portion of the plot is set in the Isle of Terramort, an island separate from the land mass Salamandastron and Redwall are on. It's the first (in publishing order) to deal more in depth with searats. It is also the first to hav...more
I recently finished Mariel of Redwall. It is different than the previous three in that a portion of the plot is set in the Isle of Terramort, an island separate from the land mass Salamandastron and Redwall are on. It's the first (in publishing order) to deal more in depth with searats. It is also the first to hav...more
Beautiful Book, I absolutely adore Brian Jacques' writing, i have read many of his book multiples times starting at a young and continue to read them into my adult years. They never get boring dull or cumbersome. They may come across as whimsical to some, however this is what i love most about them. We all need more Whimsy in our lives.
This enjoyable children's tale demonstrates that effect of greed in the life of any individual. It is a classic tale of the conflict between good and evil, with each character being clearly on one side or the other. It was a good book for listening to together as a family while on a long road trip.
It's been a few years since I read any Redwall books, but I still enjoyed it. The clear good vs evil, and the themes of honesty, adventure and bravery are all very positive and friendly, and all encapsulated in anthropomorphic animals living in an abbey and eating lots of really nice food.
Mariel of Redwall was ok but it wasn't as grand as some of the other Redwall books. She was too much of a fighter. I don't think it is natural for women to fight and she was so hard. Funny parts in it of course, but not as good as many others. Didn't like the revenge in it either.
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Brian Jacques (pronounced 'jakes') was born in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 1939. Along with forty percent of the population of Liverpool, his ancestral roots are in Ireland, County Cork to be exact.
Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. Joh...more
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Brian grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks, where he attended St. John's School, an inner city school featuring a playground on its roof. At the age of ten, his very first day at St. Joh...more
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