Watership Down: A Novel
by Richard Adams
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Author: Richard AdamsBrand: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 0743277708
Number of pages: 476
Publisher: Scribner
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- ISBN13: 9780743277709
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Watership Down: A Novel
Book Review: "I announce, with trembling pleasure, the appearance of a beautiful story"
Summary: 5 Stars
The title of this review is, as best I remember, a jacket quote from the first edition of _Watership Down_ I read. Unlike almost any other, it accurately reflects the experience of and reasons for reading and rereading this book.
_Watership Down_ is sometimes spoken of as a fantasy, a political allegory, and I'm sure much else, but at its heart it is simply beautiful storytelling. The 'lapine' myths are canny, pointed, and exciting, while the main storyline keeps you rooting for the good guys while still understanding the motivations of the few villains. It's great to gain such "insight" into the private lives of rabbits :-) (much like Poortvliet & Huygens's _Gnomes_) but that's not why we read Adams's masterpiece. We read it to identify with a great literary journey, one to give us strength in our own sojourns.
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