Watership Down
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Watership Down is the compelling tale of a group of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world—soon to be a BBC and Netflix animated miniseries starring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Oscar and Grammy award-winning Sir Ben Kingsley.
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.
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2 primary booksWatership Down
Watership Down is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1972 with contributions by Richard Adams.
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This book almost made me hate cats. Almost.
Don't expect cute and happy and hopping little bun-buns. There's violence, implied rape, death- a lot of things you normally wouldn't find in a children's' book. But Richard Adams has dealt with these issues in the most imaginative way, so there's really no reason to stay away from it. I have never felt so much for a rabbit in my entire life.
Great use of the made-up Lapine language, and I enjoyed the rabbits' folktales as well. A real great read and would 100% recommend.
This was the book that I needed to read when I was a teenager. I used to love an adventurous stories! Now, it is still an amazing and action packed book. However, I feel I didn't apreceate it enough.
I recommend this one to the teenagers that want some deep story with a lot of action and adventure.
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