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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.
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Summary: Watership Down
Review: Watership Down The book I choose to review is Watership Down, written by Richard Adams. If I were to rate this I would give it three stars. The reason for that is this wasn't the greatest book, but it also wasn't bad. Some of the good features of the book were the vivid details and the realism of the life of a rabbit. Other good sections of the book were the ones that contained fight scenes. The author described the battles so well that they were easy to picture. An example of a great battle was when Bigwig was in Efrafa and he had to fight the sentries and the Owsla so the does could escape. I also liked it when Bigwig fought General Woundwort in the Honeycomb. A part of the book that I didn't particularly enjoy was the beginning. I didn't like the beginning because all they did was travel. The book also started with so many characters and I didn't really know who they were. It took me a little while to understand all the rabbits' names and the language they use, Lapine. After the rabbits had just left the Sandleford warren, I wasn't too interested when they crossed the stream floating on a piece of wood or when they traveled thru the heather. From the time when Hazel and his friends left Sandleford and while they were traveling above ground, hlessi, I wasn't very interested in the book. The first time the book got interesting was when the travelers encountered Cowslip and his warren.
The book I am currently reading is the latest Harry Potter book. Watership Down is very similar to it. They are both about the same length because Harry Potter has fewer words on a page. This book is like all the other Harry Potter books because they all have fighting and blood in them. Watership Down is also similar to another book I have read called the Hobbit. The two books are alike because they are both adventure books. All of the books I have listed in this paragraph all have one thing in common and that is that I enjoyed them all.
Before I actually read Watership Down I thought it was going to be terrible because normally a book about rabbits would not interest me. It's safe to say that this book is far from terrible. Now that I finished this book I've realized it is actually pretty good. If this book would not have been assigned I most definitely would not have read it. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure books and doesn't mind a lot of fighting. To read this book you do need a lot of time because the book is long. Even if someone really doesn't enjoy adventure books or fighting I would still recommend it because it has a great message. The message given in this book is to not stop trying for something you want even in the face of fear and death. I would also recommend this book because it is great literature and always keeps a person interested. This is a great book and everyone should read it.
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Summary: Like Lord of the Rings but with Rabbits
Review: Watership Down is a great adventure book. In case you are wondering, the book is not about some kind of battle ship sinking, as the title may seem to imply. Instead Watership Down is the name of the area where a group of rabbits live. I know what you are thinking, "Why would I want to read 400+ pages about rabbits?" I had my doubts too; the first time I picked up this book, I only got about 20 pages into it before I gave up. Fortunately, I started reading it again about a year later and found it to be a rather engrossing tale. A group of rabbits, including the main characters of Hazel, Bigwig, and Fiver, leave their warren to avoid being killed when it is destroyed by construction. The novel tells of their journey to a new warren, its establishment, and the trials of keeping it safe and prosperous. Adams' use of approxiate quotes from various literary sources at the begining of each chapter gives the novel an epic appeal, and the stories El-ahrairah seem akin to popular folktales. The novel cultivates in a dramatic battle scene. No, Watership Down is not about elves and wizards, but give it a chance because it is just as entertaining as a fantasy novel.
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Summary: Watership Down in My Opinon
Review: Watership Down was a very interesting book to read. Lots of points in the novel I liked and/or disliked. I liked the second and the third part of the more than the first, because the first part of Watership Down was not very exciting to me.During the first part I could not get "into" the book. After I had read into the second part I found myself spending long periods of time reading the novel, finding it hard to set down. I really didn't like reading about when they where about to leave the warren and their trip to the new warren. I disliked the stories of El-ahrairah, mostly because they made me read an extra twenty to thirty pages, but also that they weren't very exciting in my opinon. The Lapine language was not necessary to me, on some occasions it confused me. Overall I liked most of the novel.
Watership Down was in some ways different and the same in other ways in comparison with other novels I have read. It was well written just like most of the novels I have read, and also it had hardships and good-fortune.The novel was different because it had parts written in Lapine and it was in a rabbits point of view. Watership Down was a very different book. My overall expression of Watership Down was that I loved it! Once you get into it, there is never a dull moment. I would reccommend this novel to others, if they are looking for a exciting adventure. I would reccommend it because you learn a lot during the story, and whenever you see another rabbit you will think of this book. I hope many other people will have the opportunity to experience Watership Down.
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Summary: Watership Down Review
Review: Watership down was about a group of rabbits that leave their warren because a rabbit named Fiver thought something bad was going to happen. Hazel is Fiver's brother and he knew that Fiver usually could tell when something bad was going to happen. Hazel and Fiver had decided to try to persuade others to go with them on their long journey. They had persuaded Bigwig (who was part of the Owsla (the Owsla is kind of like the King's guards) and was very large), Pipkin (a quiet rabbit that obeys all orders), Blackberry (a wise rabbit that was very bright), and many others.
When they started off on their journey they came across many dangers. The warren they used to live in sent Owsla to try and stop them. They came across a dog and then when they all thought that their troubles were over they came to a field where there were no elil. They met some other rabbits that were very large and had carrots every morning. They soon figured out with the help of Fiver that it was not safe. A farmer had killed all the elil to stop the rabbits from dying then gave them carrots and later caught them and killed them. Strawberry joined them.
After they had came free of the rabbits in the open field they came across the perfect place to make their warren. They called this Watership down. They were very happy there and everything was going smoothly. Then one night they heard someone yelling Bigwig's name "Thlayli". Hazel went out to meat this strange animal and saw it was Holly and his friend. (They used to live in their warren). They let them into their warren and heard their story escaping from their old warren.
Soon everyone noticed that they wouldn't last very long because they didn't have any does. They made friends with a great big white bird. This bird named Kahar had agreed to look around Watership Down for any warrens that has extra does. He saw two places. A farm with two does and two bucks. A warren called Efrafa that was overcrowded. Hazel decided to send Silver, Holly, and some others to go to Efrafa, while Hazel and Pipkin went to go talk to the farm rabbits. The rabbits that night except for one escaped. Meanwhile General Woundwort told Holly and the others no! That night Holly escaped from that cruel place. When they returned, most of the other rabbits set out to invade and take a bunch of does.
When they got there only Bigwig went to Efrafa and asked to be in the Owsla. He tricked the Efrafans and with the does ran out. The Efrafans were close behind and then Bigwig and the does got on a boat. Hazel broke the rope and they went sailing down the river. They went back to Watership Down and only lost two does. When they got home they thought they were safe but the Efrafans were on their trail. The Efrafans followed them back to the warren but the Efrafans were again tricked and sent back to Efrafa.
I liked all the action and details. I liked that because it is just my personality. I'll get bored watching television if it isn't exciting. I didn't get bored reading this book though. I didn't like the stories El-ahrairah. Those I didn't think were necessary. There was already enough going on in the book without the stories. My overall impression is that it is a good book. I would definitely recommend this to others. It takes a lot of time but it is definitely fun. Out of all the novels I read I liked this book and would say it was one of the better books. If you ever read it I hope you enjoyed it as much as me!
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Summary: Watership Down Praise
Review: Watership Down was a great book because of all the adventures Hazel's clan had. They ran from a human invaded home, ran into a large bird, and had many other adventures after setting up their own warren on Watership Down. This novel is much like other books I've read because these rabbits were constantly moving around and only stopped when they completed the task at hand. This is a great book and I would definitely recommend this book to other readers because there was always something going on and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next in this adventurous novel which always kept me reading.
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Summary: Well loved
Review: It's hard to dislike Watership Down. Imaginative, engrossing, yet simple and concise, it's a epic tale to read and reread. At first it seems silly that rabits talk like educated Englishmen, but you grow used to it, then think it second nature. Richard Adams is not a brilliant writer, but he's a very good one. What he does have is a wonderful imagination, and it makes the book. No matter who you are, you will love Watership Down. The stories, the adventures, the characters, you care about the characters, are all well told. Read it!
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Summary: Stunning!! A very good read!!
Review: My 5th grade teacher made me read this for a book report and I thought it would be the most dumbest book ever because of the cover. But boy was I wrong. After I read it I went out and bought me some rabbits and now at age 14 i've read it twice!!
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Summary: Watership Down
Review: An absolutely fascinating tale of adventure!! The story is told from the view point of a group of rabbits. It chronicles their adventures as they leave their old warren and set out to establish a new warren. On their journey they encounter many elil (foes) and things that are not natural to a rabbit's nature. As you are carried along, you "learn" much about the rabbits nature and heritage. I would recommend this book to any animal lover. I would begin to use this book with freshmen. I will most likely read this several more times in my life.
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