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I read this after hearing from a few people that it was among their all-time favorites. I was almost put off when I saw it was a story about rabbits, originally written as a tale by a father to his children - but I'm glad I wasn't.
I found the folk tales about El-ahrairah to be very impressive. The author clearly had a vivid imagination to create so much of the rabbits culture and history. But I think this book was worth reading as it's really a story about survival, leadership, and human nature. ...more
I found the folk tales about El-ahrairah to be very impressive. The author clearly had a vivid imagination to create so much of the rabbits culture and history. But I think this book was worth reading as it's really a story about survival, leadership, and human nature. ...more
Eye surgery at the beginning of January meant that I had to sit at home in the dark for a week, unable to read or watch TV or even use the computer. So I turned to audiobooks. I have never read Watership Down, though I did try. I am still not sure I would have ever read it without listening to it first.
Adams has a loping narrative style akin to Tolkien's many-page descriptions of scenery or walking. I would have been bored to tears reading it. Lying on the couch listening to the narrator, thoug ...more
Adams has a loping narrative style akin to Tolkien's many-page descriptions of scenery or walking. I would have been bored to tears reading it. Lying on the couch listening to the narrator, thoug ...more
Who would think a story about rabbits could resound to us humans? We could certainly learn a thing or two from Fiver and his friends.
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