Tales from Watership Down
by Richard Adams
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Author: Richard AdamsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN: 0380729342
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Avon
Book Reviews of Tales from Watership Down
Book Review: disappointing!!!!!!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
the original watership down has been for years one of my favorite books in the world. when i discovered that there was a sequel i was so happy and rushed to buy it. i knew of course that sequels are always less good than the original, so i lowered my expections. but alas it was worse then i have expected. the first 2 sections were about el-ahrairah and only the last and short sec. was about the watership rabbits. the stories about el-hrairah in the original book were sophisticated and original but in here most of the stories were ridiculous, boring and rather stupid! i hoped that at least the stories about the watership rabbits will be better but as people have allready written they were not! the stories lack the magic that was in the first book, the characters whom i missed so didnt behave at all like the first book and it seems like someone took all the spirit out of them. most who are mentioned are hazel, fiver,bigwig and hyzenthlay. what happend to blackberry? one of the most important characters? and holly, dandelion, pipkin and the others? they are hardly mentioned. i was also disappointed to find out(and i'm sure everybody was) that hyzenthlay turns out to be hazel's doe instead of bigwig's. and what's the stupid idea of making her a chief rabbit as well?! so why did i rate it 3 stars?
well, there were a few stories i liked like el-ahrairah and the hole in the sky,king fur-rocious and the fox in the water(by the way, the storry about the terrible hay making was hard and terrible indeed). i also liked the story about campion, and the story about stonecrop and of course even if they were not charming as before, i enjoyed meeting hazel and his friends again. as someone had mentioned before and with reason, i would'nt be surprised at all if it finds out that adams didnt write this book himself because i know he can do much better than this! even the writing style felt different, for ex. when the rabbits talked to each other in the original book, they never called places in their human names(which was logical indeed!) but named it in their own way. they said:'the home warrn' or 'the farm' or the 'honeycomb' and so on. in this book though, they suddenly say:'watership, 'sandlaford' and even mention the words:'english' 'new ziland' and also in a story dadelion tells he mentions many exotic animals like gazzlle,gray wolf,macaws and so on(mind you,in the first book the rabbits knew only animals they used to see or live among like mice,birds,cats,dogs,horses and so on, and when dandelion mentioned a camel once, no one had the slightest idea what is a camel nor did dandelion). sure these are little things, but they annoyed me because it sounds silly that all of a sudden the rabbits seems as if they've been taking lessons in geography and science.in the original book, adams was very strict and professional about these little things and that made his book not just good but genius. so now you may understand why while i was reading the book, i could'nt help feeling that adams wrote it rather lazily(or maybe it wasnt him after all...?) this view may look a bit harsh but adams should take it as a compliment to his original masterpiece! i can only hope that maybe someday another book of the watership down will be published and that it would be a compensation for this one.
Summary of Tales from Watership Down
Return Again to the Warren for
the All-New Adventures of Fiver,
Hazel, BigWig, Dandelion, and
The Legendary El-Ahrairah.
the All-New Adventures of Fiver,
Hazel, BigWig, Dandelion, and
The Legendary El-Ahrairah.
In one of the most enduring classics of contemporary literature, author Richard Adams enthralled millions of readers by creating a glorious world of danger and discovery at once uniquely strange and strikingly similar to our own. Come back now to this remarkable society hidden beneath the tall grasses and open fields; to old friends and new heroes whose courage and tenacity are tested at every turn by predatory nature and the short-sighted cruelties of man. Come back to the excitement and enchantment, to the heartsoaring wonder of a place called Watership Down.
The original Watership Down is one of those wonderful works that appeals to readers both young and old. The story of a group of rabbits on an adventure into unfamiliar yards, farms, and fields made for an imaginative, captivating journey. This latest work follows the aftermath of the original's climactic ending and includes the rabbits' retelling of various myths associated with their rabbit-hood, plus some new twists and developments. This is a captivating introduction to Adams's warren for first-time visitors, and those who loved the original Watership Down won't be disappointed.
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