# Redwall by Brian Jacques

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Redwall by Brian Jacques and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Animal fantasy series that people recommend for its quality and its appeal to all ages, and many first read it as children.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as genuinely good books (2 comments): "commented on how good the books are" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49304525)) "Redwall and other slightly-mature anthropomorphic stories are also surprisingly good for that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49300592))
- Appeals to readers of all ages (1 comments): "Great for all ages to doze off to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305517))
- Strong childhood favorite for many readers (1 comments): "I grew up on Redwall, Riftwar, Dragonlance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49513177))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Computer Engineering for Babies by Hacky Labs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/computer-engineering-for-babies.md): 15 recommend
- [The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chronicles-of-narnia.md): 8 recommend
- [Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pinocchio.md): 6 recommend
- [The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wind-in-the-willows.md): 5 recommend
- [Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne](https://hackerapproved.com/p/winnie-the-pooh.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0441004148?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780441004140) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Redwall by Brian Jacques", https://hackerapproved.com/p/redwall/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).