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I haven't read a Jacques book since I finished the Redwall series. And, when you read a bunch of different stuff for over a year, you kinda start to forget certain things about certain authors that you really love. And that's kinda what happened to me; I had forgotten just how great of an author he was. Of course, I knew that Redwall was one of my favorite series and that Jacques is a great writer. But every author has a different style. From Tolkien to Rowling to Meyer, every single author has a different style. Some are more modern, some more golden oldie. Some prefer first-person views, some third-person. There are even some second-person books around. But I have to say that Brian Jacques's style of writing is possibly my favorite of any author. The way he words things is so...clever. He often uses words such as "jolly-good" and "bravo" in ways that I've never read before. And I absolutely love it. Jacques thinks of things to put in his writing that I have rarely, if ever, read. And The Ribbajack is one of the many examples of this.This book is, I guess you could say, a book of short stories. The Ribbajack and other Curious Yarns is a book of six short stories in which Jacques shows his writing skills on a different level then in his other books. Some of the stories are creepy, some humorous, some both. And, it was awesome. In starting this book, I had pretty high hopes, seeing as how high my expectations were. Jacques most certainly did not disappoint. I held on to every word, reading awesomely. Yeah, I'm so cool that the manner I read in is awesome. You read right. So, in conclusion, I leave you with this: Brian Jacques is a great author. If he wrote it, it will probably be good. The Ribbajack is great. Awesomely great. So, read it. Or I will consume your spirit.Austinhttp://ReadingTeen.net/