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Summary: My Review
Review: "Come on then, Hazel!"
"I'm coming!"
"Hurry up!"
"I'm coming!"
The rabbits streaked through the long, wavy grass. I think Watership Down gives the message that animals think and feel the same as humans. They would have to, to get away from predators. If you kill an animal, doesn't it bleed? I think the author got through to me because I'm going to do a report on this excellent book.
"Come on, let's go silflay!" (Eat grass)
"Sure, Bigwig!" Their back feet kicked warm dirt as they hopped to the bright, succulent green grass outside. Rabbits are like humans in their own way. They may not wear clothes or stand on two feet, but they communicate more or less the same way. They will talk and send messages they way you communicate which brings me to the conclusion that if rabbits communicate like that, so must other animals. I think the book gives off the image that even though they don't talk to you with words, that doesn't nessecarily mean they aren't talking.
"Grr, Ruff Ruff!"
"I'm going to get you!"
"Ruun!"
The rabbits flee from the Black Labrador's terrible jaws.
"That was a close one!"
The rabbits in Watership Down show you that it is a dangerous world because there are
many predators. In the middle of the book, Holly, one of two rabbits that escaped, tells of the poisoning of the rest of the rabbits by humans. This problem of predators shows throughout the book. Whether predators fox, dog, cat, human, or other rabbits, the animals struggle to survive like you or me.
"You know the rules. Take him away, and let him off with a ripped ear!" General Woundwort (rabbit) glared as the poor gray rabbit was led down the hall, kicking and struggling. People can be cruel, right? Well, so can animals. The rabbits of Owsla, a whole population ran by a bad rabbit by the name of General Woundwort keeps animals underground until a certain time marked by a bite or scratch on the rabbit. If a rabbit escapes and get recaptured, the punishment may be that they will make you blind. If they capture rabbits from another den, those rabbits will probably live at Owsla for the rest of their lives. Just because humans think animals are cute and fluffy doesn't mean they aren't cruel.
"Something bad is going to happen!"
"Ok. We'll leave, Fiver."
"We've got to leave, very, very soon!"
The rabbits (some of them) left because Fiver's bad feelings. Humans have a sixth sense sometimes also, like any animal. Not everyone left, and the rabbits who didn't leave were slaughtered. Don't humans leave a place if they feel they are threatened? Well, that's exactly what animals do.
"We've found our new home, and we'll live here for a long, long time!"
"Yes!!" Bigwig cried.
Throughout Watership Down, the rabbits show great courage. Whether helping fellow rabbits or escaping the jaws of a predator, they always make it through unscathed. I think the important thing is that he author made his point with words. The rabbits could have been cruel like some others, but they were mostly kind. When Fiver predicted they had to leave, the rabbits left and didn't look back. I can always vision the rabbits standing on their hind legs, brown fur ruffled and their pink noses twitching.
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Summary: A great book!!!
Review: I just finished reading this book today,and I love it! I'm pretty sure that this is my favorite book.Watership Down made me laugh,cry,and think.The ending is really good - not happy or sad.The drama in the book is very dramatic,from the fields covered with blood to Bigwig's fight with General Woundwort.My favorite characters are Bluebell,because he's always making jokes,and Blackberry,because he's so clever.Fiver is kind of cryptic.Anyway, I would definitely recommend this book for everyone.
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Summary: Ten stars is more like it.
Review: The other reviews will give you lowdown on the story. I simply wanted to give praise where praise is due. Outstanding tale.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I may be 11, but I have a 12th Grade reading level. This was an excellent book - I read it in about 3 days. The book is about 500 entriguing pages long. It's about a group of rabbits, one of whom (Fiver) is a rabbit oracle, basically. They are all so cute! Fiver leads a group of rabbits, including Hazel, out of the Warren and into the wild. As they work together, Hazel becomes leader. They have many adventures and eventually end up on Watership Down, where they start anew. I loved the way Adams makes up words, such as Rah (eg Hazel-rah!), and uses them so efficiently. I would not reccomend this book for animal haters [aka devil worshippers :-)] or people under the age of 10, unless they can read very well and have patience to read books. If you like(love is more like it)d this wonderful book, I'd reccomend reading any of the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. Those are wonderful, and about mice. They are also intriguing, and I read all 14 in 1 day each.
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Summary: From the Viewpoint of Rabbits!
Review: There are just too many books, which dwell mainly on our human perspective of life and the world about us. This book presents the rabbits viewpoint as humans encroach on their home-front by developing lands and pushing them away, endangering their existence in the wild. Apart from being a very good story in itself, it presents the rabbits' habitats and serves as a reminder to think about other species co-habiting on this Earth with us. Along similar lines, I would like to highly recommend the new book, "ACCUSED BY FACET-EYES" by scientist-author, C.B. Don. Like "Watership Down", it is a compelling story, but in the form of an exciting science-fiction fantasy and it too opens the mind to the perspective of another species --- the essential pollinator honeybee society, which accuses humankind of endangering their habitats by our thoughtless, global polluting practices. Like the marvelous classic "Watership Down", this book is surely also a must-read for all caring nature-lovers, who enjoy a fantastic eco-novel!
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Summary: Rabbits are not just a pet anymore
Review: When I first heard of this book, I thought the name was odd and the fact that it was about rabbits really turned me off to the book. It took me a few years to really want to read it, cause like most people I didn't want to read about cute little bunnies, that's just boring. One day while wandering through the children's section at borders (they hold a lot of good classics that are easy to understand) I came across the movie Water Ship Down. I read the back to see what it really was about, turns out its not about cute little bunnies. What this book really is about is what life is like from the point of view of a rabbit. And just like human lives things are not always pretty. I found that this book was very interesting, but I would suggest that you have an open mind about things. If you do then this book will take you in to the lives of a very mysterious creature.
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Summary: A book you can save and read over and over
Review: I first read this book when I was around 11 years old during the summer reading program at the library. I re-read this book almost 20 years later and was as engrossed in it as I was the first time. 20-odd years ago it was a fascinating story of what-if's, today it still is. Politics are politics, no matter if you are man or mouse.... or rabbit. The battle scenes in this story are amazing. You can almost feel each scratch and bite. I recommended this book when I was 11 years old and I would recommend it again today to everyone of any age.
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Summary: Great book even for teens
Review: I'm 14, almost 15, and i loved Watership Down, i wasn't forced to read it either. I had read "The Fire Bringer" and it had said that if u liked that u would like Watership Down, and i did. It was an exalent book, i would read it again, yeah it was like, about 500 pages, but i like long books.
If u liked Watership down u should try "The Fire Bringer" or "The Sight" by David Clement-Davies. BOth also 500 pages
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Summary: A Rabbits Journey
Review: Watership Down is the story of a small band of rabbits traveling to find the perfect place to settle down and build a warren. A great danger had been predicted to come to their old warren by a young rabbit named Fiver. On their search for a new home, the rabbits encounter elil (other creatures that eat rabbits) and other warrens with horrible secrets. But when they finialy reach the perfect home, they realize that they have no does, and without does, the warren fails. So they decided to steal some does from a warren who had to many already. But that warrens cheif rabbit does not want to share. This story starts out in Sandleford Warren and progresses through Frith Copse, past Nuthanger farm, and ends in Watership Down. In many ways, the story seems real except for the fact that there are talking rabbits, and the Lapine (rabbit languge) is unique and fun to learn. There are about 3 main charicters, Hazel, the leader of the group, Fiver, a small rabbit who predicted the fall of Sandleford Warren, and Bigwig, a tough rabbit who helped a lot in the ultimate plan to get does. This book is wonderful and thrilling. It leads you through a world of danger where your only pretection is your own cleverness. It gives you a swirl of emotion, sometimes sad, sometimes exciting, sometimes extremley happy. You never know what will happen next. The charictors, plot and description all add up to a perfect book.
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Summary: Extraordinary
Review: This is my first review and I only have a short time me being in school and all. I thought that the author was able to really capture the hardships and life of a rabbit, even though this was quite fictional. I actually believed that I was there watching the rabbits. It had a good plot and story line and never let me down once. My name is Astal and the next chance I get i will have a better and longer review. Look for me on other books and I wil be around. Again this has been my favorite book of all time and will remain till I can find a better one.
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