Plague Dogs

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Summary: High reading level- but fantastically rewarding
Review: The Plague Dogs is not so much just a novel but a work of genius. To start off the story is gripping from the start. It is an outwardly simplistic yet compelling story as Adams gets underneath the skin of the two tortured dogs, Snitter and Rowf. But it is also a very touching and powerful novel in that it explores and sensitively illustrates the proper natural balance of all things living, and contrasts it with all that is wrong with human society. The 'Envoy' section at the end of the book is a wonderful and powerful last chapter to the story after the tragic ending for the two dogs. Overall this book is a masterpiece and cannot be more highly recommended.

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Summary: The sickest tale ever told
Review: To start off, The Plague Dogs is incredible. The most imaginatively written novel I've ever read. Richard Adams paints vivid characters who grow throughout the book, shows us their stage, not as some far off land but a cold reality that let's us follow the dogs on their journey, and sometimes Adams will start talking in ryme and poems, weaving the story together not as another novel on the shelf, but a unique piece of literature to be admired by some, and, like all good literature, despised by others. And Adams yet again shows a chilling portrait of human society, and how no person ever has the power to change or stop the actions of the people. You must read this book. But, let me warn you, it may start off slow and the mood may strike right at your heart, but read on. If you start this book, you MUST finish it. The ending is a true piece of art.

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Summary: Terrific book!!!
Review: Quite possibly the best book I've ever read. It meets even Watership Down's cry-o-meter, and sometimes eceeds it. Adams can write better than any author I have read. I like Snitter, Rowf, and even the Tod better than any human characters I have ever read. A wonderful tale that is more than definatly worth reading.

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Summary: The Plague Dogs is a wonderfull book--could be the best!
Review: The Plague Dogs is a beautiful novel about two dogs, Snitter and Rowf, who escape an animal research center (A.R.S.E) after being cruely tested on, in the name of science. After running away, they befriend the nasty trickster, the tod. A rumor also starts that Snitter and Rowf are carriers of a plague. People are forced to shoot and kill them. I'm very pleased with the ending. Five golden stars for Richard Adam's Plague Dogs! Also check out the rare animated film "The Plague Dogs" based on The Plague Dogs. But you'll need to read the book, first.

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Summary: A pleasing book for a cold night
Review: Richard Adams never ceases to amaze me with his great books on animals. This book is a good find such as Watership Down. I will agree that this book has a slow start in the middle of the book it gets downright EXCITING with the introduction of Digby Driver a London newspaper reporter. I LOVE THE WAY HE PULLS OUT THE DIRT ON PEOPLE! Ill admit the book can be somehwat....TEDIOUSE at times like the intro of Driver witch talks of his past WAY WAY WAY back their in his past. And the part of the book where snitter meets the ghost of a dog who guards its dead master was a most disturbing part for me since when i grow older i want to be a parapshycologist (lamens a GHOST BUSTER that studys the things)Please read this book it is full of crowd pleasing POWER i find it comical at times too! VEARY REALISTIC LOOK AT ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION. makes me hate freaks who do it!

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Summary: Ranks right up there with Watership Down
Review: Although at times it can be a tough and confusing book to read it is well worth learning the language used in the book. I cared more about these two dogs than any human character written about. The ending will leave you both joyous and profoundly sad.

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Summary: The book was good yet confusing
Review: This book was very good but it was a little confusing language of early english literature as example the tod has a confusing language and the book is amusing yet heartbreaking as the death of the tod I would advise you to get this book to find out what research animals are treated like. And how they feel about it.

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Summary: Richard Adams deserves a Pulitzer
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read! Adams writes so descriptively that you feel as though you are living the story right along with his characters. A very deep and touching narrative. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Okay, discription is good, but not 20 pages of it at 1 time!
Review: Watership down was a great book, with humor and warmth and lots of discriptive paragraphs. I love watership, in fact, it's my favorite book, but some of the discriptions got a little tiresome after a while. In the plague dogs, it just dosn't end. Discribing and blah blah blah blah blah blah about all this stuff that no one cares about. How do you finish a book like this? I sure don't know, because I just couldn't do it. The plague dogs could have been a great book, it really could have. But it was totally ruined by pages and pages of junk. If you are a fan of Watership Down, I suggest you skip this book, unless you actually LIKE spacy paragraphs of discriptions. This book, in my opinion, is nothing but ad nausuem......

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Summary: Absolutely great!
Review: The PLAGUE DOGS was one of the best books I've ever read. I read it after a friend told me about Watership Down. While Watership is my favorite book, I loved the Plague dogs. Snitter reminds me of my Mom's dog Morgan. The way he loves his master so much and shows it, reminds me of Morgan. Anyway, I love animals, so I was filled with happiness, anger, brought almost to tears, and that ending! I never expected it. I've told others who stopped reading the book because they couldn't face the dogs being tortured to finish reading it, the ending is well worth the hard feelings acquired when reading the experimental parts.