Did the magic of Redwall "die away" for you?

[Delthion]

No, I haven't been able to find them.

[Sebias of Redwall]

You should maybe try reserving them at a library. That's what I did.

[MathLuk]

That's the truth. Do you write poetry? That was good. 

The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan.

[Sebias of Redwall]

The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan.

At first I thought that you meant that you wrote that. 

[MathLuk]

I modified his phrase.

[Sebias of Redwall]

I modified his phrase.

Ah, I see.

[MeadowR]

I understand, Ungatt. I didn't start reading the books quite as young as a lot of people here, so they were never particularly magical books for me; however I clearly had a like for them. A few years later I had stopped reading them and hadn't completed my collection. Then a few years into my twenties I picked them up again and decided to finally complete my collection and joined this forum, which got me back into it again to an extent. As you say, getting older the formulaic plots are harder to ignore, and you're almost gagging for more greyness to the characters, yet I still feel the book series has something that bit more special than so many other Young Adult series. When I reread them, in between all the 'grown up' books I read, I still get an amount of enjoyable from them.

You may find yourself picking them up again in your twenties and appreciating them once again, with the understanding that you just won't ever get quite the magical feeling as you first did.

[DanielofRedwall]

You may find yourself picking them up again in your twenties and appreciating them once again, with the understanding that you just won't ever get quite the magical feeling as you first did.

That's exactly where I am at right now. I am currently re-reading Mossflower, and I definitely find myself falling in love with the world once again, but I don't think anything can compare of my love for it from about the ages of 9-13.

[Sebias of Redwall]

That's exactly where I am at right now. I am currently re-reading Mossflower, and I definitely find myself falling in love with the world once again, but I don't think anything can compare of my love for it from about the ages of 9-13.

That's pretty accurate for me as well. (Though my love for Redwall is still pretty strong because of reading/writing fanfics)

[The Grey Coincidence]

The magic never 'died' for me. It kind of went to sleep, and then came back with force and then I started writing for Redwall and then that lead me here...

[One-Eye the wildcat]

I was just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience? Has Redwall lost it's "magical touch" as you've grown older? Not asking if/saying that it became bad. Just asking if it wasn't the same for you as the years progressed...

No, redwall is still awesome.

[Sebias of Redwall]

The magic never 'died' for me. It kind of went to sleep, and then came back with force and then I started writing for Redwall and then that lead me here...

No, redwall is still awesome.

^^^^ What they said.

[MathLuk]

Redwall is still nascent for me. So many more books to read (and write)...

[Hazelsqueak]

My mom read the books to me out loud when I was a dibbun. They were a lot more magical and exciting back then (just like everything). Now as a biggun, I'm rereading the series and I actually think it is fun to see the stories in a different light. The magic is still there, just more hidden. You have to concentrate a bit harder to get those feelings back.

So, no, the magic didn't die away for me. I won't let it.  

[LordTBT]

No.