Watership Down: A Novel
by Richard Adams
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Author: Richard AdamsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 0743277708
Number of pages: 476
Publisher: Scribner
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Book Review: One of my favorite books
Summary: 5 Stars
Watership Down was the first "big" book I ever read. The synopsis on the cover was intriguing and the story was engrossing. I found myself drawn in to the life of a group of rabbits who experienced all manner of danger and adventure after their brave departure from a comfortable rabbit warren. I remember feeling a sense of loss after the story came to a close and I could no longer read the further experiences of the rabbits --beings who I felt I had come to know as well as siblings. The descriptions of rabbit behavior (and other animals) on the beautiful English countryside setting were realistic and simple at the same time. I often recalled fondly the copy I'd found at the library as a child and imagined that I'd read it to my children in later years. After reading the Harry Potter series to my children, they asked what we could read now that it had ended. I immediately thought about Watership Down. I searched for and purchased it online twenty + years after first reading it and have now been able to share this wonderful story with my children.
Summary of Watership Down: A Novel
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.Watership Down has been a staple of high-school English classes for years. Despite the fact that it's often a hard sell at first (what teenager wouldn't cringe at the thought of 400-plus pages of talking rabbits?), Richard Adams's bunny-centric epic rarely fails to win the love and respect of anyone who reads it, regardless of age. Like most great novels, Watership Down is a rich story that can be read (and reread) on many different levels. The book is often praised as an allegory, with its analogs between human and rabbit culture (a fact sometimes used to goad skeptical teens, who resent the challenge that they won't "get" it, into reading it), but it's equally praiseworthy as just a corking good adventure.
The story follows a warren of Berkshire rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a land developer. As they search for a safe haven, skirting danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band and its compelling culture and mythos. Adams has crafted a touching, involving world in the dirt and scrub of the English countryside, complete with its own folk history and language (the book comes with a "lapine" glossary, a guide to rabbitese). As much about freedom, ethics, and human nature as it is about a bunch of bunnies looking for a warm hidey-hole and some mates, Watership Down will continue to make the transition from classroom desk to bedside table for many generations to come. --Paul Hughes
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