Still a Sucker for Talking Animals

[tealin]

The ending of Mattimeo - or at least the peak in the denouement - still makes me want to laugh, cry, run around hugging people, or eat great loads of delicious food. Man, I love this book...

11:42 pm
Because I can't help myself... here are the first six Redwall books in the order they were written:

Redwall
Mossflower
Mattimeo
Mariel of Redwall
Salamandastron
Martin the Warrior

In my opinion, these are the best. The 'canon,' if you will, of the series ... everything written after Martin just doesn't seem ... quite ... right. Not quite authentic. I began to suspect a ghostwriter when they started accelerating releases - I mean, these books are quite lengthy and complicated, and have got to take more than eight months to write. So either less time was put into them or someone was brought on to "help" ... or I am a paranoid delusional conspiracy theorist.

So ... coming from me, if you want to read them, I'd advise you to read these ones first. So there. Yeah.

WHY am I still up this late?

Oh yeah, and if ancient weather suprstitions are to be believed, Spring is coming early, here, this year - you'd hardly suspect it with the crocuses bursting out all over and balmy breezes on the air...

11:57 pm
The best horoscope ever:

Sagittarius: (Nov. 22—Dec. 21)
You'll be surprisingly unconcerned with the theft of your intellectual property this week, when you find out that God stole your idea for a giant flying carnivorous porcupine that breathes fire.
[from The Onion]

Oh Mr. Gillis, you and your intellectual property, landing you in trouble again...

I am still not in bed. You'd think I'd learn...

Comments

[sunnansnoogie.livejournal.com]

Don't worry! I'm not reading Mattimeo first!! It's Redwall ! And yes, it was the falling down I was laughing to. That and the mixing up with the words. =^^=

Although, I think my future son will probably hate me... It is so great name. I've always thought that fantasy writers can come up with more beautiful names than all your average names! Though how do you explain to the priest doing the babtizing: "Oh yes, I found the name from a book! It was the name of a son of a warrior mouse..."

Me and my Issues

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I once named a cat Mattimeo.. how's that for irony?