is it just me

[Mad Maudie]

is it just me? Or does The rouge crew seem a little depressing? i mean it could be cause i was depressed when i read it but I'm not sure... would like other opinions.

[Bragoon]

It depends on what parts you mean.  On a whole, I found it to be one of the funniest books as far as open jokes go, but there were some serious parts. 
The parts that I found to be rather sad were all things that we'd dealt with in Redwall before, so it didn't strike me as depressing. 

That said, I'm not really the type to get depressed by much, so I may just be different.

[Mad Maudie]

well i, went through it in a day and i, was depressed cause of personal stuff, and cause Brian Jacques died so that was part i, need to get it again though.

[Bragoon]

Yep, other things going on can affect your memories of things. 

[Dotti]

I thought it was a little......different I guess, from the other books.  I think it was slightly more depressing, but the thing that struck me the most was the northern otters' casual manner about killing.  While the Long Patrol is pretty casual, the otters were....I guess more bloodthirsty or something. 

[Mad Maudie]

True they did seem a little more bloodthirsty.

[Bragoon]

I think it was a nice contrast though.  It showed that the Long Patrol, for all their prowess and experience in battle, really aren't all that bad.  It could be worse, even on the side fighting against the vermin.