Watership Down

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Summary: A superb read
Review: Watership Down is definetely one of my favorite books. I love novels based upon animals, and the imagery and descriptive language Richard Adams has used is wonderful! This book was not assigned to me, I simply read on free will, and all 478 pages of my copy were an absolutely treat. Rabbits are truly unwritten about most of the time, and I have gained much more knowledge in them after reading this. The characters are also very cute, too. Hazel is a follower turned hero, and he discovers himself and at the end of this book, I was beginning to think of him as quite a special rabbit. You positively must read Watership Down for the splendid writing style and captivating story :)

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Summary: A great novel worth the time to read
Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams is a story about a group rabbits trying to find a new home (warren). One of them named Fiver senses that something bad will happen to the old warren and this gets the whole story started.

I thought Watership Down was interesting because there was lots of action and intense moments. I think that if the book didn't have as much action, it wouldn't have been as interesting. The one thing that I didn't like was the fact that the first 20-30 pages were slow, but this was only because Adams spent this time introducing the characters.

When comparing Watership Down to Redwall there are some similarities and some differences. Weasels and foxes are the predators in both Redwall and Watership Down. But rabbits have the main role in Watership Down, whereas in Redwall, most of the main characters are mice. However in Redwall, there are one or two rabbits.

I would recommend this book to any fan of the Redwall series and anyone else who wants to read a good novel. My overall impression was that Watership Down was a well written novel. Richard Adams does a great job at pulling you into the book and keeping you there. So be warned that after you start reading, you may find that you can't stop in the middle of a chapter.

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Summary: The Review
Review: One of the novels we read was called Watership Down. The basic plot kept me reading, yet I was a little confused. What I liked about about it was how the rabbits stayed together as a team, and they all ended up happy in the end. For example, when they had to flee their warren from men destructing it, they stuck together. They tried to find a new warren, but that failed. Hazel led them all to a better life in the end though.What I disliked about the novel was how the rabbits ran into so much trouble, it made the novel a littlw hard to follow.
This novel in not like many novels. When I read The call of The Wild, Jack London puts a dog through life threatening situations, also. The dog whatched out for himself and that lead to his survival. Hazel and Bigwig lead the pack to their survival as well. Without their survival skills, the pack of rabbits and the dog would of died.
My overall impression of the novel was that I thought it was good. It wasn't my favorite novel of the four, but it was interesting. I would recommend it to people who like non-stop action. If they like more mellow novels, maybe not. I would recommend it to most people though.

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Summary: watership down
Review: a great book. begining in the home waren and ending where only the reader can get to. when fiver makes a prediction he, hazle and a gang of rabbits from the warren run away to the dangers beyond to escape the dangers coming closer. just how many rabbits there were that left? i dont know but they were all males.How will they sovle the problem of dying out? Will they even make it that far? this is a fabulus book and everyone should read it.

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Summary: Watership Down
Review: Watership Down is a great book for all ages. It focuses on the adventures of a group of rabbits that flee from their home in order to escape a tragedy in their warren. The book has a mixture of scenes; some funny, which include some hilarious phrases from the Lapine language which the rabbits speak, others sad, such as when the situation the rabbits are in just doesn't seem to be on their side, and in some parts of the book, such as the many adventure scenes in the book, it is just impossible to put the book down. However, the book does start out rather slow with all the background stuff, but as you go on it keeps getting better and better, so if you are starting to read the book, you just need to keep reading.
One of my more favorite parts of the book was the ending, which really was the point in the book that looked as if all was lost, however this was also the part of the book which really showed how much strength and courage these rabbits really had. That is what makes this story so great.
Not only is it a great book because of its plot, but also because of how Richard Adams wrote it. You can tell that he spent a lot of time researching the rabbit's style of life, thinking up the plot and the language, and writing the book. Watership Down is not a science fiction novel, but it is a book that has a lot of feeling, and it's a book that really makes you think. So in some aspects this book is a better book than some that are out there, so if you are looking for a book to read I strongly suggest that you read Watership Down.

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Summary: Watership Down
Review: The book, Watership Down, was a very good book to read. The book was about a group of rabbits that flee their home before a land develoer destroys it. They find a place, called Watership Down, that ends up being their new home. When they realize that they don't have any does, female rabbits, they set out to find some and have a few adventures.
I liked that the book had action in it. For example, it had action when Hazel, the chief rabbit, and his followers fought against the Efrafan rabbits in order to save Watership Down. Another time, they fought a cat at Nuthanger Farm while trying to get two female rabbits out of a box. The only thing I didn't like about the book is that sometimes it dragged on by giving way to much detail.
This book is different from other books I have read because I have never read a book about talking rabbits before. Watership Down is similiar to other books I have read because there is action and suspense in it. The biggest suspense is when Bigwig fights General Woundwort, the Efrafan rabbits leader.
This book is one of the best books I have ever read because of the story of the rabbits and their adventures. I would definitly recommend this book to others.

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Summary: Watership Down Review
Review: I recently completed the book Watership Down by Richard Adams. The book is about a small group of rabbits who set out on a journey to find a new place to live. They come across many places and other rabbits on their journey. In the end, they find a permanent place to live.

One of things that I enjoyed in this book is the action. An example of this is when Bigwig fights Woundwart to defend his group of rabbits and their does. Another exciting part is when Hazel goes to a near by farm and lets the dog loose and the dog helps the rabbits fight the Efrafa. This book is jam packed with action! What I also liked about this book is how the rabbits have human characteristics. They talk to each other and how they think(very clever and knowledgeable). Last, I liked how the rabbits accept other animals. Two animals the rabbits accept are a bird and a mouse that they meet. This shows how willing the rabbits are to give the different types of animals a chance to be their friend!

As in every book there are a few things you just don't like, and in this book I didn't like how sudden things were. It can seem like the slowest book on one page, but when you turn the page everything is so fast. I think it should be a little more even.

This book is longer than most other books I've read. It also is harder than books I've read in the past, but I was still able to understand. I have never read a book where the main characters were rabbits. All these things are what make this book interesting from other books.

Overall I liked the book Watership Down by Richard Adams. I give it four out of five stars. I liked the tale of these rabbits abandoning their home and go on a journey to find a new home!

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Summary: Watership Down
Review: J.B. Emert

Watership Down

What I liked about Watership Down is that it is very exciting how Fiver can tell things are going to happen. He can tell if something bad is coming and there are a lot of bad and weird things in this book that he tells to you and explains what is going to happen. For instance, he knows that Hazel Rah is going to get hurt. He tells Hazel and even though Hazel knows, that night when they are going out to get does, somehow Hazel gets shot. That is one of my favorite parts in the book even though it is sad. Also one of the best and funniest parts in the book is when they find Keehar, the bird and Bigwig becomes friends with him. Also when they help Keehar and give him shelter for the night. Then after his pulled muscle gets better he goes out and flies for them. What this means is he goes out in the day time and looks for does which are female rabbits. They need females to start a colony. Kehaar does not come back for several days and they started to worry, but he did come back eventually.

This book is way different in a lot of ways and the same too. It is different because they are rabbits and find out something bad it going to happen to the warren. They flee and go to someplace better. It is the same because all the books are dealing with someone or something living and have to try and stay away from their enemy. It is also different with Watership Down and a wrinkle in time because in a wrinkle in time they try to save their dad who disappeared and went back in time. They go after him and find a wrinkle in the earth to take them back in time. They find him and come back safely. In Watership Down they try to save themselves from getting killed instead of their family. They go through hardships as well and finally reach their destination and are safe.

I would recommend this book to other people because it is very exciting and has meaning. You also get to feel for the rabbits and feel sorry for them because they get hurt. Especially, when Hazel Rah gets shot and just about dies. That is probably the most emotional part of the book, but it also makes the book a lot better. I like it and I hope others will too.

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Summary: Mr. Adams has done it!
Review: Richard Adams has done it! Watership Down is simply astounding. Mr. Adams keeps his readers captivated through various plots and dangers. Some of these dangers include Efrafa, watching out for elil, and leaving their own warren in the beginning of the book. This fellowship of rabbits has to dodge danger at every turn. This book's excellency is due to its most astonishing plots, and its precise descriptions of not only the band of wandering rabbits, but their surroundings as well. This novel is very enjoyable because of its description, and the adventures it takes the reader on. I liked this novel because of all of these things, and I would very much recommend this book to anyone because of the things it teaches and because of its heart-warming experience.
When compared to other novels I have read, Watership Down would have to come out on top. I have never read anything like it. It made me feel as if I were a rabbit myself, enduring the hardships these rabbits face, such as having to dodge badgers, dogs, cats, and foxes at every turn. Most other novels, like Fifth Chinese Daughter, will take you into the city life that everyone is accustomed to. However, Watership Down takes you into the wild, and teaches us how poorly we can sometimes treat animals.
In all, I would give this book five stars, being the best rating, because of its extraordinary plots and descriptions. I hope all who have a chance to read this book can.

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Summary: Everyone should read this book
Review: You don't have to like animal stories to like this book. The good thing about it is that it can be enjoyed on multiple levels--as allegory, as adventure story, as fantasy, as cultural study--and usually, more than one at the same time.

Watership Down can't be said to be about any one thing--there is a journey, there is a breakout, there is a battle, there is a siege. It makes the statement that to accomplish something, multiple talents are necessary--brains, brawn, and authority. Without Hazel, the rabbits wouldn't have made it. Without Bigwig or Blackberry, they probably wouldn't have made it. Even the smallest, Pipkin, had his moment of importance. It shows that to be a leader, you don't necessarily have to be the biggest or the strongest or the smartest.

The language is compulsively readable and the characterization is superb. One can't decide exactly how to take the rabbits--they are so very human at times, yet at the same time completely wild. They don't love as we know it, but they feel the need for survival and freedom. Hazel isn't just The Leader. He doubts himself, he's afraid, he's sometimes even annoyed with the others, but in the end he's prepared to sacrifice himself for them. The novel is also very well-paced, especially for a 400-pager. It certainly doesn't seem like a 400-pager.