Watership Down

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Summary: Hazelrah!!
Review: I thought this book was awesome!! Towards the end Richard Adams actually succeeded in turning me into a rabbit. My heart was racing just like a bunny. I recommend this book to any age group. If you read it when you were younger read it again. It is a powerful story.

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Summary: Sorry, I'm not the typical idiot
Review: I don't believe this, some of the people here gave a bad review and then some of these fans insult that person and his/her opinions. the jerks! How dare you people to not respect other people's opinions. Besides, they have a good point. this is pure fantasy. talking rabbits. and they're right, I wouldn't want to read about what rabbits call their pooh, wether rabbits really pooh or not, I don't care, that doesn't mean I want to read about it, and I also don't want to read about how rabbits copulate. There are plenty of books about talking humans that aren't pure fantasy. why don't you read those?

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Summary: A great story!
Review: Hazel lives a good life of an average buck rabbit in his warren. But everything is changed when he younger brother Fiver (who is known as sort of a seer) has a vision of the field covered with blood. Unable to convince the cheif rabbit to move the entire warren Hazel, and his followers, seperate from the warren and embark on a life changeing journey. What will happen to them when they reach Watership Down?

I heard of the book on a back of one of my favriote series (Redwall) and read it a couple summers ago. It's now one of my favriote books. It's wondefully written and deserves much more than 5 stars! Everyone should read it!

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Summary: Should be 'Watership Up'
Review: This is my all-time favourite book. I first read it when I was 8 years old and I couldn't put it down! The characters are really well described and when your only a couple of pages into the book, you feel as if you have known them all your life. My favourite characters are Pipkin, Blackberry and Acorn. He tells it realistically, like when he writes about the wood floating on the water, rabbits might not really understand that in real life. He also points out how hard a rabbits life is and the dangers they can face and what they might think of other objects.The secenery is really well described and that makes it seem real. I went up to Berkshire, near where I live, to see the place that Richard Adams based the book on.Its worth the visit.The second book and the video are great to. Check them out if you have'nt already!

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Summary: Brian Jacques WISHES he could write as good as this!
Review: This epic about a traveling band of rabbits is a classic. Rarely can a writer write about animals that is INTERESTING as well as FACTUAL. Bravo, Richard Adams!

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Summary: It's a classic and something to read!
Review: This book is great. I would read this book after you see the movie. There are a few things in the book that wasn't in the movie and very few things that was in the movie that isn't in the book. It's great. I also have Tales of Watership Down which I haven't read. I also have the movie which is great too. Even though some of the words are confusing but I like how that there is a dictionary in the back of the book so you know what the words mean. It's a great book and something always happens!

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Summary: Fantastic! No more, No less.
Review: This book keeps me tingling with excitement from the first chapter to the last. A gripping, vivid tale of how the young male rabbit Hazel, whose brother can see the future, is warned by Fiver that a dreadful calamity is about to befall their home warren. They go to the chief rabbit and tell him, but he proudly refuses to listen. Desperately, Hazel and Fiver gather together as many other rabbits as they can and attempt to leave in the night. They are stopped and told they are under arrest. They fight their way out and set out on a journey that will make them the hardiest, bravest, and smartest group of rabbits in all of the countryside. The daring Hazel, the little future-seeing Fiver, the smart and reliable Blackberry, the brawny duo Big-Wig and Silver, the great storyteller Dandelion, and memorable others form a superb company that crosses the downs of England searching for a new home. Finally after many tense abventures they come to Watership Down, distant enough from men and free enough from 'elil' (predators) to be a peaceful rabbit haven. All seems like it's going to turn out well until the rabbits realize they have made a terrible mistake. In leaving the old warren, they had not brought does. The new warren faces certain destruction if there is no way of securing a few females to help the warren grow. They are at a loss for what to do, when Hazel, whom they have elected chief rabbit, tells them to keep their eyes out for a bird in need of help. Luckily they find a black- headed gull and having saved it from almost certain death, beg it to fly and look for another warren in which they can find does. After much searching the bird brings back news of an over-crowded warren a few days' journey away. Three rabbits set out as an embassy only to return with a sorry tale of capture, inprisonment and escape with barely their skins, yet alone does. Hazel then pits his wits against the evil chief rabbit, Woundwort of the oppressed warren. With the help of Kehaar, the gull, he finds a boat tied to the shore of a small stream near Woundwort's warren, Efrafa. They astonish Woundwort and his soldiers by getting their whole company (along with the does they had stolen from under his nose) onto the punt - and biting through the cord, they sail down river. After more adventures they finally succeed in getting the does back to Watership Down. But they do not know that they have been followed closely by the spies of Woudwort. He, knowing the location of Watership Down, comes upon Hazel and his faithful friends, to wreck his vengence on them. The climax is such a glory of loyalty, bravery, resourcfulnes, and suspense that when it is finished I always find that I have barely breathed in the last twenty minutes.

I have read it again and again and I never get tired of Richard Adams' all-glorious masterpiece, Watership Down.

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Summary: This is a great book.
Review: I see that there are already a great number of reviews on this book. I just figured I would throw my two cents in anyway. I promise to make this brief -- This is the greatest book ever written (with the exception of the bible of course). I don't care if you don't like reading at all, buy this, and you'll be on page 100 before the night's up!

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Summary: It rarely gets better than this
Review: I first read this book back in 1990 (at the age of 15) when I checked it out of the high-school library. Honestly, I had no idea how "talking rabbits" would keep me occupied over a long-weekend; but, coming off a one-month, up-til 2am every night reading adventure of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, I was ready to accept another recommendation from my English teacher. It's so unbelieveable how one person can actually produce such loveable characters and include them in such a detailed manner that actually makes you feel various emotions for each of them... From the hard-headed Bigwig, to the future-seeing Fiver and his wise older brother Hazel, this book offers characters that draw you into the book and do not let you even dare to take a break. Although the wonderful detail of the characters probably won't motivate you to volunteer for any "save the rabbits" organization, it might have you maneuvering your "hdrudru" down any given rural road in a more cautious manner during non-sunshine hours. And let's face it, how many of us love the book because it truly allows us to relate EVERYTHING to human life... The word "tharn" seems to be the favorite. The book is such a masterpiece that it's hard to believe anyone could pan it. There are a few flaws... the most annoying being that the name "Hazel" just doesn't seem to ring as a male. Throughout the book, I had to remind myself that Hazel was a male rabbit, and it was extremely annoying. Still, I can't justify giving this book any rating less than the best possible. The various sub-stories are so interesting and rich in detail that you'll probably find yourself reflecting back on your own life's journeys/adventures and putting yourself in the place of various characters in the story. Just when you've shed a tear of amusement for one of the characters, the book will quickly take you back to the "present-time" situation... you will actually feel a sense of security and warmness, then realize that although you were distracted along with the characters in the story, the situation still exists. It rarely gets better than this.

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Summary: A Beloved Treasure For Everyone
Review: Watership Down is a extraordinary tale of exile and survival. It is a story of prophecy, heroism and leadership. This is an epic novel of a group of adventurers who desert their doomed existence, and venture forth against all odds on a quest for a new home with brighter horizons and a sturdier future. A remarkable journey filled with suspense, heart thumping escapes and sparkled with incredible vision. This book has quickly become a classic as it is a great story of literary depth and spiritual triumph. You will love every moment as you tremble through the trials and experiences of these beautiful characters, while you marvel in the wonder of this author's brilliance. Richard Adams has created an enchanting and beloved treasure with this one.