Watership Down

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Summary: Everyone should read this FABULOUS book! I read it 16 times
Review: This was my favorite book for about 6 years- I was in second grade when I first read it, and I couldn't put it down even then! It was a different read then, I just liked the story about the bunnies, but now I also see the subtle exploration of what human nature is and how there are many types of cultures; the totaltarianism of Efrafa, the people in denial of reality in Cowslip's warren, and the equality between Hazel and his friends. I would most definitely recommend this book to all ages as one of the greatest books of our time. It's a wonderful adventure you'll find hard to put down!

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Summary: Talking Bunnies?
Review: This book was the worst book I've read in a LONG LONG time. It was the worst. I encourage everyone not to read this book. The author had to have a glossary in the back just because there were too many dumb terms that he made up. This was the stupidest book in the world. No wonder the author couldn't find someone to publish it. It was the dumbest book in the world. Did I mention that it was about talking bunnies? How totally dumb can that be? I recommend this "book" to anyone who is dumb enough to like it. DON'T READ THIS! SAVE YOUR TIME!!!!!

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Summary: The Best Book I Have Ever Read
Review: Through my many re-readings of this Classic novel of adventure and heroism, I never tire of the next page. Each is a treasure to be found only when finished savoring the current. For young and old alike, this book is a classic to be cherished and remembered until Man reads no more. Richard Adams has taken the language so many of us use and created with it a piece of beautiful art, and I'll be a patron until I die. This is the best book I've ever read. I think you'll agree.

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Summary: Spare Me this Hideous Story
Review: I got bored around the 100th page. This book was first of all a pain to lug around, it was so heavy, and this was in paperback. Secondly, I hated the story. It was mushy and trite, please......I wish I got my time back.

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Summary: One of my all-time favorites!
Review: Richard Adams is the mastermind storyteller whose beautiful imagery makes his words come alive. I couldn't seem to put this book down! I'm looking forward to reading the sequel, Tales from Watership Down. (Just can't get enough of Hazel and his wonderful friends!) I recommend this classic to anyone, regardless of age, looking for a thrilling adventure in reading.

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Summary: I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!
Review: This is my altime favorite book! I recommend this book to everone

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Summary: a novel that gave my life a meaning
Review: my girlfriend told me to read it.i thougt it would be a silly childs book.i was so wrong.this book is so good and so well written when i finished it i wanted to cry.this book made me feel so great about rabbits it made me want to be one.i know this is a great book.read it.if you do not you will never know what you have missed.like i almost did.

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Summary: A study in leadership
Review: One of my favorite books and one I have returned to again and again...I can't count the number of times I have re-read Watership Down, but it seems from some of these other reviews I'm not alone. Aside from the fact that it's just a thumping (no pun intended) good read, it's also a marvelously subtle and provocative exploration of what makes for the perfect leader. While you're busy enjoying the adventure (and believe me, it's a heart-pounder), it may also occur to you to ask why is Hazel the best leader for this group of rabbits, a position soon acknowledged by all who follow him? After all, he's not the strongest (that's Bigwig who has the most physical courage among them all), nor the cleverest (that's Blackberry, the one who comes up with all their "tricks"), nor the most visionary (Fiver is the "prophet" who sounds the warning time and again), nor does he have the history of being in charge like Holly the former Owsla captain does. What does Hazel have that the others don't? I don't mean to say that Hazel isn't courageous, or clever, or visionary, or purposeful in his own way, but he also has what I'll just call a certain mental poise which allows him to harness all those traits in himself, as well as(and this may be more important) tap them when they appear in others at crucial moments. Or maybe this is just a way of saying he has an uncanny ability to inspire trust and loyalty in others, enough so that they will put their lives in his hands. This all may seem a bit much to read into what appears to be a simple child's tale, but part of the immense charm of this book is its expansive ability to allow and even encourage speculation of this sort. It's a warm-hearted but unsentimentalizing story, enthralling and generous as the best stories are. I envy anyone who has yet to stumble onto this treasure.

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Summary: One of the greatest books ever written!!
Review: This novel has got to be one of the most well-written and awe-inspiring books I have read in a long time. You'll be sad when it's over and you have to leave the hills of Watership and the rabbits you have gotten to know so well. Very good book. Nice Job Richard Adams!!

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Summary: Powerful, awesome account of the will to survive
Review: Wonderful reading - sad to say that many of the reviews that pan the book are from students in high school. This seems to back the theory that students are graduating while still illiterate. If you want to be moved to tears, thrilled to your toes, and taken into the historical world of the rabbit, you must read this book! (I'm on my 4th copy). El-ahrairah is nothing short of the rabbits Moses, leading them through life by the wisdom of the surviving tales...Having studied rabbits, wild and domestic for several years (over 20), I found that they are very aware of how precious and tenuous their lives really are. This adventure is a non-stop rollercoaster ride, with more nail biting thrills than any Stephen King novel - and King would probably agree. He did after all, mention the book in The Stand, and that in itself is high praise. Now if I could just find a copy of The Private Life of the Rabbit by R.M. Lockley.Also, More Tales From Watership Down rated 5 stars from me - it answered alot of questions, and gave us Hazel back, if only for a little while. May the rabbits never stop running.....