Tales from Watership Down
by Richard Adams
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Author: Richard AdamsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN: 0380729342
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Avon
Book Reviews of Tales from Watership Down
Book Review: An unpleasant aftertaste.
Summary: 1 Stars
A continuation from the utter delight that is the first book; how could it go wrong? I'm still baffled with just how wrong it went.
The feel between the two books is the difference between fine spices and more salt on your fast food fries. The characters were flat and returning personalities were almost insultingly out of character. I felt myself ripped back from the pages on multiple occasions exclaiming 'That's not Fiver!'
The book feels as though a list was created first of generic 'after school special' themes, then a story written forcibly around them. Rather than feeling a certain way about the issues, you are told to feel that way.
I have a hard time accepting that this what even created by the same author.
A note to those who loved the first:
Just avoid it. Seeing more of their lives is enticing I know, but you'll wish you'd taken a skip at the end. My mind is still hitting ctrl-z for the last couple hours I spent with it.
Summary of Tales from Watership Down
Return Again to the Warren for
the All-New Adventures of Fiver,
Hazel, BigWig, Dandelion, and
The Legendary El-Ahrairah.
the All-New Adventures of Fiver,
Hazel, BigWig, Dandelion, and
The Legendary El-Ahrairah.
In one of the most enduring classics of contemporary literature, author Richard Adams enthralled millions of readers by creating a glorious world of danger and discovery at once uniquely strange and strikingly similar to our own. Come back now to this remarkable society hidden beneath the tall grasses and open fields; to old friends and new heroes whose courage and tenacity are tested at every turn by predatory nature and the short-sighted cruelties of man. Come back to the excitement and enchantment, to the heartsoaring wonder of a place called Watership Down.
The original Watership Down is one of those wonderful works that appeals to readers both young and old. The story of a group of rabbits on an adventure into unfamiliar yards, farms, and fields made for an imaginative, captivating journey. This latest work follows the aftermath of the original's climactic ending and includes the rabbits' retelling of various myths associated with their rabbit-hood, plus some new twists and developments. This is a captivating introduction to Adams's warren for first-time visitors, and those who loved the original Watership Down won't be disappointed.
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