Watership Down

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Summary: Low Reading Level
Review: The reading level of Watership Down was unbelievingly low, so low that it could be described as shocking. For lovers of middle school fictions, bunnies may excite you. Though mature and readers searching for a more challenging read should find some other novel to try on.

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Summary: Fluffy Bunny are sickeningly cute and trite
Review: [e-mail] from New Hampshire, USA , September 7, 1998

I admit that this book isn't exactly packed with suspense, more like the dull writings of tuck everlasing. I know a lot of people are saying "Talking bunnies, queer." I don't see how this can be an English Honors book, unless you're in grade school, there was no meaning or anything between the lines about this book. Some places did start to drag a little bit, but on the whole this book was almost worth an average rating of 3 from me.

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Summary: HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THROUGH THE BOOK?
Review: I was assigned this book for school reading. When I first started reading it, I hated it. I thought it was slow and too detailed. The more I read it, the duller it became, it became to cute,the bunnys were portrayed as bunnies, poor little victims who are at the bottom of the food chain. Is this a classic? I don't think so, even Dr. Seuss was more creative than this.

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Summary: Another Teenage Classic
Review: Full of your average bag of teenage book antics (i.e. The Outsiders, The Chocolate War). Yes, they were pretty good, emphasis on the pretty, but they lacked in depth. I had a hoot reading all the reviews of this book-yes, I read all 100+. Seems to me that Amazon should start reading the reviews more carefully, this site is turning into a message board where everything personal comes in. What sensible book buyer wants to hear for the 100th time "The best book I have ever read"?

Another point: sadly I'll have to admit the bunny theme was rather lame. This is a book that only reaches out to younger children, and are still loved by those same children in about 50 more years. This isn't the type of book written with enough action and plot to make the average adult want to read a book about rabbits.

I wouldn't call this "the best book in the world" or "my favorite book of all time", the writing level was too simple...same on the level of Beauty by Robin Mckinley...even Green Eggs & Ham had more meaning and thoughts to it.

Overall, I am saying that elementry kids may enjoy this childish and lowly book, but readers who are up to more challenges should find another book more difficult, if not more engaging. Some George Eliot and Thomas Hardy should do the trick!

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Summary: One of the best. This is a must read!!!
Review: This book has everything. From politics, religion, and social behavior. This book alows you to leave this world and enter the world of the rabbits. I read a review for this book by the Cincinnati Enquire. It said if you can read English , you have to read this book. They were right. I put this book in my top five that I have ever read. It is a must read.

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Summary: Not too Shabby!
Review: I started reading Watership Down for a school book report and thought it was going to take forever (400+pages). In the beginning, reading the book was a chore to me. I soon got into the book and found that it wasn't so bad and by the end it had become one of my favorites. The only bad part about this is that now I have to write a book report!!!

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Summary: the best book ever!!!
Review: One summer when I was about 10, our local library sponsored a reading contest. 'Watership Down' was the first book on the list. Judging from this title, I figured it would be a boring story somewhat like Titanic. When I found the book, I was surprised to find it a) so big and b) about rabbits?? Well, I read it 2 times, and bought a paperback copy a year later. I can honestly say this is the best animal story I've ever read.

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Summary: Good, but not Great
Review: This book, long as it is, is a good read for those who enjoy animal personifications in a metaphorical sense, however, I personally, did not enjoy it. The plot, though well developed, took many chapters to reach a climax.. so many chapters that interest was lost. A book for some, but not for everyone/

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Summary: THIS IS THE BEST BOOK...
Review: Richard Adams must be a genius to write such an excellent book! I am 12 years old and I had to read this book for school... I thought 'Oh great, another boring book' but HOW WRONG I WAS! It turned out that now I think THIS IS THE BEST BOOK... The movie was just as good. Although this book is rather long, your on the edge of your seat the whole time!

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Summary: Perfect
Review: This is probably the best book I have ever read in my life!! It has adventure suspense and excitement. Although I am only in fifth grade and I will read many,many more books this I predict this will be the best one. I have only read one of Richard Adams books but I know that he must be a creative genius.And can I just say to the person who said they got to page 3 and couldn't continue,you have to read just a tad farther with any book to get to a good part!