*Watership Down
Registered by rednumbertwo of Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 9/8/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I picked up this copy at a friend's yard sale, and I'm not sure if I will reread it, but I know it should be out there finding more readers. This book is fabulous, so much more than the 'animal story' you think it might be.
From Amazon.com:
Watership Down has been a staple of high-school English classes for years. Despite the fact that it's often a hard sell at first (what teenager wouldn't cringe at the thought of 400-plus pages of talking rabbits?), Richard Adams's bunny-centric epic rarely fails to win the love and respect of anyone who reads it, regardless of age. Like most great novels, Watership Down is a rich story that can be read (and reread) on many different levels. The book is often praised as an allegory, with its analogs between human and rabbit culture (a fact sometimes used to goad skeptical teens, who resent the challenge that they won't "get" it, into reading it), but it's equally praiseworthy as just a corking good adventure.
The story follows a warren of Berkshire rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a land developer. As they search for a safe haven, skirting danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band and its compelling culture and mythos. Adams has crafted a touching, involving world in the dirt and scrub of the English countryside, complete with its own folk history and language (the book comes with a "lapine" glossary, a guide to rabbitese). As much about freedom, ethics, and human nature as it is about a bunch of bunnies looking for a warm hidey-hole and some mates, Watership Down will continue to make the transition from classroom desk to bedside table for many generations to come.
From Amazon.com:
Watership Down has been a staple of high-school English classes for years. Despite the fact that it's often a hard sell at first (what teenager wouldn't cringe at the thought of 400-plus pages of talking rabbits?), Richard Adams's bunny-centric epic rarely fails to win the love and respect of anyone who reads it, regardless of age. Like most great novels, Watership Down is a rich story that can be read (and reread) on many different levels. The book is often praised as an allegory, with its analogs between human and rabbit culture (a fact sometimes used to goad skeptical teens, who resent the challenge that they won't "get" it, into reading it), but it's equally praiseworthy as just a corking good adventure.
The story follows a warren of Berkshire rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a land developer. As they search for a safe haven, skirting danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band and its compelling culture and mythos. Adams has crafted a touching, involving world in the dirt and scrub of the English countryside, complete with its own folk history and language (the book comes with a "lapine" glossary, a guide to rabbitese). As much about freedom, ethics, and human nature as it is about a bunch of bunnies looking for a warm hidey-hole and some mates, Watership Down will continue to make the transition from classroom desk to bedside table for many generations to come.
I was again impressed at how compelling this story is. Even though I knew what was going to happen to Hazel's rabbits, I was totally drawn in. I should be recommending this book to everyone I know!
Journal Entry 3 by rednumbertwo at Sobeys on Queen Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (10/9/2007 UTC) at Sobeys on Queen Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
This awesome book is sitting on a bag of wood shavings in the pet aisle.
This awesome book is sitting on a bag of wood shavings in the pet aisle.
