Watership Down

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Summary: an extremly good book
Review: I read this book as a challenge to an overbearing teacher who didn't think sixth graders could read big books. At first it was almost a chore to read, but before I realized it I not only finished it, but read two more times that year. The fact that the book is mainly about rabbits is very misleading. They are real people. They have a unique culture and customs. When a book about small fury creators can make you want to cry (the chapter with the wire), you either found a good book, or lost your mind. I still have a brain so I think it was the book. I have managed to go through at least 5 copies of the paperback, they keep falling apart.... maybe I should buy the hardcover?

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: This is a classic children's tale, but I swear that few stories are as compelling for adults as well. Yes, it's a story about bunny rabbits; but before you know it they've become real, viable characters that you care about. It's easy to suspend your disbelief and immserse yourself in the world of Hazel, Fiver, and the rest. Great book.

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Summary: One of the most entertaining books you'll ever read
Review: I read this fine book years ago, but the fond memory lingers with me to this day 20 years later. The rich story and fantasy element will sweep you away and you'll become engrossed in the material. I had a hard time putting this down and spent every waking moment I could to finish it. A wonderful work to lose yourself into!

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Summary: Watership Down: The best book ever
Review: Watership Down is the best book i have ever read

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Summary: a beautifully written classic
Review: This is one of those books that makes you glad to be human, and capable of reading something like this - of being part of a larger universe. I read this book when it first came out in paperback and the wonder of it never left me. Years later I read it aloud to my son as I wanted him to know the same joy I had experienced in finding this great book. It is truly one of those "must read" classics. The premise did not thrill me at first. A bunch of rabbits look for a new home? Come on, talk about childish and trite! However once I read the book I wanted to run out and recommend it to everyone I knew!

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Summary: My All-Time Favorite
Review: The first time I read this book, I slowed down about halfway through because I didn't want it to end too soon. When I finished it I felt sad to no longer have the story, that I went back to page one and re-read the whole book! I've since read it about seven times and it affects me still. I love this book . . . the story is exciting, the rabbits have distinct and wonderfully drawn out personalities, there are moments that made me laugh out loud and moments that broke my heart, and it ends perfectly. A wonderful classic!

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Summary: AN EXCELLENT NOVEL FOR ALL AGES- A "MUST-READ"!
Review: Watership Down is the best book I've ever read. I am 13 year old male and I loved it. It is about a group of rabbits led by Hazel, Bigwig, Holly, and Bluebell that flee their doomed community and strive to build a new, perfect warren, envisioned by the prophetic Fiver- and the book is less than 1/2 over! The book is over 400 pages but personally, it was so exciting that it seemed too short when I read it. The first 100 pages aren't very exciting at all- but don't let that throw you, because the plot thickens. In fact, I found it so intoxicating that now that I'm finished, I feel upset because I still want to hear more about their adventures. I look forward to reading the sequel, "Tales from Watership Down"in the near future. Fellow WD fans, e-mail me at [e-mail]!

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Summary: Modern Classic
Review: At the age of 9, this was the first novel I ever read, and as a result it became the yardstick by which I judge all other novels. Simply put, it is side by side with "Gone With the Wind" as my all time favorite. I have never since read a more vividly imagined work than this world of rabbits in the English countryside. Straightforward Hazel, brash Bigwig and frail but visionary Fiver lead their ragtag band of outcast rabbits from their doomed home warren through an unbelievable series of situations and adventures. The blood in this book did not bother me even in the third grade, as it was not gratuitous or meant to shock, but rather to illustrate that the rabbit, a creature that we all tend to view as cuddly, is a part of the sometimes violent world of nature. Life is hard for even the cutest, most appealing of animals in the wild, whose every moment is taken up with struggle for survival. I doubt that anyone who has read "Watership Down" has ever looked at rabbits the same again.

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Summary: Great Lesson to Learn
Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams is a novel that tells of how rabbits live in the world that we as people make it into. At the beginning of the story Fiver tells his brother, Hazel, that there is going to be trouble at the warren. Fiver could kind of see into the future and Hazel knew this. Hazel trys to tell the Chief Rabbit that all the rabbits were in danger and that they need to leave the warren. The Chief Rabbit will not go any where because of his pride. Hazel gets a group of rabbits together to leave and do their best to surrvive in the unknown world. Hazel and his friends run into many scary incounters that scare them out of their wits. They have to face the dark, being eaten, being run over, facing evil rabbits, and many more wild and scary opticles.In the end the fears that they under went was worth it. They even make new buddies. I feel this was a good book because Watership Down had many details and put you right in the middle of the action. This novel, as most novels do, shows a great lesson. It shows that anything can be accomplished if you really put your mind to it. I recommend this novel to all who enjoy adventure and fiction all in one.

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Summary: I ain't no Siskel --This is the best darn book I ever read!
Review: A lot of reviewers, teachers, and other people that like to make themselves sound intellectually mature, would tell you that in order to enjoy Watership Down, or any other book for that matter, is to read deep meanings in to every aspect of the book. Please, do yourself a favor and don't torture yourself in this way. Although it has all the characteristics of a great book, a modern day classic even, and could be full of sybolism and irony, I feel that it is best enjoyed by taking it for what it is: A great story about a group of rabbit's adventure, failure, success, self-discovery, and their long, journey. The story is set in the English countryside, with great descriptions of the surroundings as well as the rabbits and their lifestyle. It is told from a rabbits point of view, but one that knows human behavior as well, and somehow Adams makes the whole thing realistic. The book is about a group of rabbits that decide to leave their home warren after Fiver, a sort of psychic rabbit, tells them that danger is on the way. And so they begin a voyage that will change their lives forever. Along the way theyt encounter an evil warren, crows, a fox, rivers, a rabbit farm, and countless other dangers. Their final destination is a sort of "rabbit heaven," a beautiful, safe, secure piece of l;and known as Watership Down. Also included in the book is a whole new language that Adams somehow brings the reader to understand, and tales of how Frith, the sun god, was so impressed with El-Arairah (a folk hero) that he granted him wonderful boons. When I was first told of the book I thought it would be a cute, kids book. I was completely wrong. This is a mature book that would probably be best suited for middle-school students through adults. I would recommend this book to anyone that isn't afraid to spend a little time, and become fully engrossed in a wonderful tale.