RIP Brian, you have always been an inspiration to me. You do - paint pictures with words - a true amazing author that has ever lived. I grew up reading your books and dreaming about following in your steps: to place a little bit of magic in hearts of others. I will carry you forward in my heart. REDWALL FOR EVER!!!
I honestly didn't find out until now. I read Redwall when I was 9 and it was the first book that I ever finished completely. He taught me how to read. It feels as if I have lost apart of my childhood, and I am deeply saddened. I love his books and I will always read them until the day I pass on. Thank your Brian.
I became interested in the 'Redwall' series late in life--aged 12-- but I still read them to this day and I am almost 23. Those books have taught me to be strong and to believe in myself and Martin the Warrior will always be my favorite character. When I heard that Brian had died I sat in my room and cried, for I felt like a friend had died and that part my childhood had ended. My best friend and I used to make up games when we were younger... I had named myself Marigold the Warriormaid. :) RIP.
I am a high school English teacher. Nobody wrote like him. He deserved a lot more acclaim as a writer than he ever got. An underrated genius. The Redwall books have such incredible and deep world-building, and yet it seems completely effortless (Tolkien had to use countless names and backstories to make his world feel real, and I still don't think it feels as real as the Redwall universe.) His characters also leap off the page, again, effortlessly. His prose is also much more beautiful than Tolkien's. His novels were also far more captivating and page-turning than Tolkien's.
It feels like a family member died. I grew up on Brian Jacques's books; everybody at school read them and we all loved them. God bless you and keep you Brian.
It was because of the Redwall series that my reading and writing levels throughout my school years were always above average. In a male dominated world, Brian's characters taught me that courage, determination, and a rabid thirst for knowledge is what would elevate me past my age and gender and into a realm where warriors,adventurers, and trailblazers reside. Thank you Mr. Jacques for giving girls like me females that aren't afraid to get their knees skinned and their dresses dirty.
I like to think that when he died he went redwall and maybe became the Abby recorder. Living among the characters he created and eating all that yummy food at the feasts
@BledaRassmar It DID sort of feel like a family member died. Because he was such a prominent figure in our imaginations, he made a piece of our everyday lives
RIP Brian, you have always been an inspiration to me. You do - paint pictures with words - a true amazing author that has ever lived. I grew up reading your books and dreaming about following in your steps: to place a little bit of magic in hearts of others. I will carry you forward in my heart. REDWALL FOR EVER!!!
I honestly didn't find out until now. I read Redwall when I was 9 and it was the first book that I ever finished completely. He taught me how to read. It feels as if I have lost apart of my childhood, and I am deeply saddened. I love his books and I will always read them until the day I pass on. Thank your Brian.
I became interested in the 'Redwall' series late in life--aged 12-- but I still read them to this day and I am almost 23. Those books have taught me to be strong and to believe in myself and Martin the Warrior will always be my favorite character. When I heard that Brian had died I sat in my room and cried, for I felt like a friend had died and that part my childhood had ended. My best friend and I used to make up games when we were younger... I had named myself Marigold the Warriormaid. :) RIP.
He was an amazing author, he will truly be missed.
I am a high school English teacher. Nobody wrote like him. He deserved a lot more acclaim as a writer than he ever got. An underrated genius. The Redwall books have such incredible and deep world-building, and yet it seems completely effortless (Tolkien had to use countless names and backstories to make his world feel real, and I still don't think it feels as real as the Redwall universe.) His characters also leap off the page, again, effortlessly. His prose is also much more beautiful than Tolkien's. His novels were also far more captivating and page-turning than Tolkien's.
Ii always listened to Brian every Sunday on Radio Merseyside, would'nt miss him for anything. will always miss him
I will miss him a lot. He was truly the greatest author ever.
Thanks too him I had a good childhood :)
R.I.P :(
God bless you, Brian.
It feels like a family member died. I grew up on Brian Jacques's books; everybody at school read them and we all loved them. God bless you and keep you Brian.
when my 5th grade teacher told me to read redwall i fell in love with it the best books ive ever read EULALIA!!!! give them blood and vineger chaps
It was because of the Redwall series that my reading and writing levels throughout my school years were always above average. In a male dominated world, Brian's characters taught me that courage, determination, and a rabid thirst for knowledge is what would elevate me past my age and gender and into a realm where warriors,adventurers, and trailblazers reside. Thank you Mr. Jacques for giving girls like me females that aren't afraid to get their knees skinned and their dresses dirty.
Wow, I've never seen a church like that. Nothing like that in Washington state.
I like to think that when he died he went redwall and maybe became the Abby recorder. Living among the characters he created and eating all that yummy food at the feasts
@BledaRassmar It DID sort of feel like a family member died. Because he was such a prominent figure in our imaginations, he made a piece of our everyday lives
The abbot of redwall, has died, all the exciting adventures he created, has gone.... but he has gone to dark forest