Richard Adams - Watership Down etc.

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Has anyone here read Watership Down by Richard Adams?

It's one of my favourite books. I also enjoyed the sequel too.

I loved the whole part about Efrafa and it's leader, General Woundwort. And I loved the exciting escape too!

My favourite characters are Blackavar (The rabbit with the shredded ears held prisioner at Efrara) and Bigwig.
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Yes, it's a great read. What is the sequel called? Is it by Richard Adams too?

I've also read Plague Dogs by Richard Adams. It's a very good book, but very disturbing as it is about testing on dogs.

I tried Shardik but didn't get on with that one. I've also read Girl in a Swing, which is very different from his other books (it's about people). I couldn't put it down!
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Yes I've read it and I love it. The film was great too .. very 1970s psychedilic at the beginning :).
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The sequel is called Tales from Watership Down and it's by Richard Adams too. It's got a whole heap of short stories in it that tell you what happened after and also a section containing more of the rabbit 'dreamtime' stories (or whatever they are called).
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Loved this book and the movie version, despite a radical edit, was also great. Scary to watch as an eight year old too, especially the bloody fight between Bigwig and Woundwort at the end!
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It was made into a television series too - I haven't seen it, but I believe it was closer to the books than the movie.
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I've read (and own) both Watership Down and Tales of Watership Down. My copies are Penguin paperbacks. Excellent reads, both. Apart from the story, I was particularly fascinated by the Lapine language. I have also seen the animated movie at least twice. Of course, the film includes one of Art Garfunkel's best solo hits, Bright Eyes. :D
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Yeah I love that song .. must download it *picks up her new sooper dooper phone which does music downloads*
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There are not many songs that can make me cry like a baby, but "Bright Eyes" is one of them. I'll be honest and say I can feel tears coming already! It's a beautiful film and the book is even better. Having owned rabbits, it's a fascinating insight into the rabbit mind.

Anyone ever read "Shardik"? I tried to, but didn't get on with it.

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I've heard of "Watership down" and I've hunted in all the bookshops and libraries I've visited for this book. But so far, I've had no luck! :(
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They'd probably be able to order it for you if you asked, Hope. I enjoyed it when I read it as a teenager.

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Anita, Thanks for your suggestion. I'd thought of doing the same thing , but, it so happens (to my dismay) that there are no good bookstores in the town where I live. I usually buy books when I'm out of town on a holiday or visiting relatives. Maybe I can ask one of them to get it for me.
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Good idea. Alternatively, there might be second-hand copies available from Internet bookstores. However, the cost of postage and packing would of course need to be taken into account.

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Quite right, Anita. THe cost of the book plus the cost of package and posting, when converted to Indian money, add up to a considerably big amount.
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hope189 wrote:The cost of the book plus the cost of package and posting, when converted to Indian money, add up to a considerably big amount.
Quite right, Hope. That's why I've always refrained from buying online, except online bookstores which are in India, no problem then. :D I could recommend one or two, although I don't know if the book is available there or not: Sify Mall, and RediffBooks.co.in.
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