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Summary: A must read for all ages!!
Review: I discovered this story when I was about 13 years old. It was aired on HBO at that time and I remember being enthralled with the animation and fell in love with the characters. But at that time I did not really understand the complexities of the struggle that the story revolves around. When I was 16 years old I read the book for a high school english class, that was when I fully grasped the story. It is with out a doubt one of my very favorite novels. The characters are developed so well that you forget you are talking about rabbits. You feel like transported into another world completely. I would consider this required reading for all high school age children.
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Summary: I have never forgotten this book.
Review: I read this book when I was in 10th grade and I enjoyed it then. I am now 35, my three children are in school all day and I am ordering the book to read again. I have been waiting until now to re-read it because I wanted to have quiet time to relish the story. It is a wonderful lesson in life. Yes, they are rabbits, but they are rabbits that every one can relate to.I am hoping my 10th grader will pick it up and read it.
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Summary: A masterpiece that will never be matched!
Review: I read this book in four days when I was 11 years old, clear back it 1985. I still vividly remember that experience and how it captivated me. I have read many books since then and I have only found one book I could honestly say was better. I have read Watership Down 6-7 times and I reccomend it to everyone. If you have not read it, count yourself lucky, because you still have the chance to experience it for the first time.
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Summary: Stupid, and time consuming!
Review: So yeah I read it and it bit the big one. No one should read this book
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Summary: Cooments on the spanish translation
Review: I have read the spanish translation of this book "La Colina de Watership", and from that moment it has become one of my favorites. I am thinking about reading the english original, just to know if it is as amazing as the one I read.
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Summary: A Modern-Day Masterpiece
Review: Scanning through the previously posted reviews of Richard Adams's novel, "Watership Down," one comes across a varied assortment of criticisms ranging from "masterpiece!" to "terrible!" It amazes me that a work of fiction could evoke such an uneven response from it's readers. That is, until one more closely examines the ages of the reviewers. Most, if not all, of the negative reviews posted on this site allege to be from high school and middle grade students who were "forced" to read this novel as an outside reading assignment. Of course, a book is "boring" compared to the allure of the outdoors, athletics, and the hypnotic charm of puberty. There's too many distractions when you're growing up: you're learning about life, about who you are, and selecting your role in society. Reading is not something that can be "forced" upon you. No one ever liked something they were "forced" into doing. Reading is something you have to discover on your own when you're ready. And if and when that time comes, read "Watership Down." True, it will still be a book about rabbits, but if you read it very carefully, you might just learn how to be a better human. When your boss comes down on you at work, or when the bill collectors start calling, maybe you'll find yourself returning to the pages of Mr. Adams's book, seeking the protection of Bigwig, the foresight of Fiver, or the calming words of Hazel. Trust me, as well as the other reviewers on this site, and read the book. And once you do, you'll be comforted to know there really is a Watership Down in Great Britain, and perhaps maybe, there is a heroic band of rabbits who live there, too.
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Summary: This book was great! I loved it!
Review: I think this book was great! I read it when I was 12, and loved it! The book kept me interested the whole way through! Once I started reading it, I didn't want to put it down!
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Summary: My favorite book.
Review: This is the novel I have recommended to friends and students for years. I've read it several times to my fifth grade classes and even shown the video for comparing and contrasting activities. My students this year seem to lack listening skills, so I am playing the four hour audio dramatization in bits. This has the extra bonus of introducing kids to radio, as this version was originally broadcast on PBS radio. But of course, it's the book that I keep coming back to. What a wonderful allegory of human societies. If only homo sapiens were as honorable as Hazel and his warren.
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Summary: A powerful book. You forget you are reading about rabbits.
Review: The imagery was wonderful. The characters were involving. The words brought you right into the moment.
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Summary: A book about talking bunnies...genius.
Review: You may wonder how a 490-page book solely about talking bunnies could be interesting. Well I did too, until I read this book. This astonishing action adventure thrill ride takes you up close with bunnies as they risk there lives many times. Fiver knows all, and with Hazel's leadership they start the trek across the unknown (except for Fiver who knows) where they plan to start a new warren. The journey takes them through much discovery, excitement, and danger. All of these change their lives and help them grow smarter and stronger, you might even call them super rabbits midway through the book. Then they have to overcome the mighty warren of Efrafa. These rabbits are super mighty rabbits in their abilities of strength, organization, and take monarchy to a whole new level in terms of rabbits. Of course, this is only one of the many obstacles in their ultimate goal of finding a place for a warren and getting does to mate with to come to it. Well, as you can see this wonderful journey of rabbits trying to make their lives better is an exciting, exceptional, hard to put down book. I highly recommend it.
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