It was interesting...

what garbage. language was hard to follow, and the characters weren't fleshed out at all. perhaps this is meant for toddlers?

Six short stories of horror and suspense. British dialect might cause reading/understanding issues.

A mostly lighthearted romp of 6 stories. Jacques sticks mainly to myths and legends for propagation. The real highlight is his authentic and entertaining Liverpool dialogue and accents, notably on "Miggy Mags and the Malabar Sailor". RIP my friend.

These stories were interesting... Just interesting. I don't know if I find them amusing or what, but... I know they were "interesting".
The stories aren't really horrific or scary, not even frightening at the least.
Overall, the book was fun while it lasted, not exactly worth the full price to me, but.

Boring AF. Made it to page 15. YA but more like children's book. Too easy and very boring. Thats the scary part. How boring it is. Its so boring i don't even care what the hell a ribbajack is.

Disappointed. Again.

PS I write reviews for myself. I think theyre marked private, but if youre reading this, i messed up. Anyway, 15 pages IS enough of a chance to know its not gonna get better.

When young Archibald Smifft takes up an obsession of witchcraft and his superiors try to reform him, his imagination creates a horrific monster to take revenge on his archenemy, the Reverend Miller, and disappear with all those who try to stop him, but his evil mind is foiled by his own monster. Comes with five other strange tales that will intrigue even the most exceedingly droll hearts!
-Olivia

eh. I was on spring break and needed a book. This was all my sister could offer. I'm sure it's much better suited to the 5th graders she teaches.

"Fate is fickle, and the company of unwilling friends short lived."

—The Ribbajack and Other Curious Yarns, P. 97

Brian Jacques has a nearly exquisite feel for the terrain of various Scottish dialectic tones, and it paints all of his novels with a unique brush. Mostly known for bringing this flair to the famed Redwall series, he has now taken his unique writing style to the telling of six scary stories for young readers (actually, this is his second such collection).
I get the feeling that these tales would definitely be best suited for an inherently eerie atmosphere, such as around a campfire or alone in a dark house. There are some creative twists involved, which should effectively keep the reader guessing.
I would give one and a half stars to this book.

The best story was the first one....loved that one.

ive reread this about 4 times. I got this book in elementary school...i took it from the free book bin at the library

Attempt at horror stories. I liked 'Miggy Mags and the Malabar Sailor'.