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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ah! well i half read it because some undetermined liquid spilled on my copy and then when i picked it up the pages were filled with ants. that was a bummer because it was a nice hardcover edition i got used. ugh, what are you mystery liquid and how did you get there? you owe me half a book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun supplement to [b:Watership Down|76620|Watership Down|Richard Adams|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298434234s/76620.jpg|1357456]; I particularly appreciate the way the anthological format adds to Adams' (already impressive) world-building, his sprawling sense of place. But it definitely is just a supplement, so read the novel first.
I loved, loved, lovvvvvved water ship down. I loved the fact that there was no intentional meaning behind the stories but it's littered with it. It's so nice to revisit this world, and I love tales and fables, so it just had so many things that I liked.
a bunch o' stories that are pretty good, not as good as Watership Down, however
Like a reunion with old friends! This collection contains stories about the adventurous El-ahrairah and his sidekick Rabscuttle as well as (my favorite) additional stories of everyday life on Watership Down. I truly wish WD had been made into a series.
It's a neat little collection, but not something I feel the need to spend money on.
Heavily relies on the reader having read the novel Watership Down prior.
The first two parts focus on the bunny folk-hero, El-Alhrairah and his adventures. The last part is a story sequence cum novella about events in and around Watership Down after the close of the novel.
If you hankered for more rabbit adventures after the novel, this is the book for you. I liked the folk tales more than the new adventures of Watership Down. As I've no doubt mentioned before, language, history and legend are prime elements of convincing world building and Adams grasped this.
The first two parts focus on the bunny folk-hero, El-Alhrairah and his adventures. The last part is a story sequence cum novella about events in and around Watership Down after the close of the novel.
If you hankered for more rabbit adventures after the novel, this is the book for you. I liked the folk tales more than the new adventures of Watership Down. As I've no doubt mentioned before, language, history and legend are prime elements of convincing world building and Adams grasped this.
Overall, this book was pretty good, but it is not what you would expect for a sequel. This book, as its titles suggest, is mostly made up of "tales" that the rabbits tell. The novel is made of three parts, and I will review each.
Part One:
This part was probably the most boring of the parts, in my opinion. This section is strictly stories about the rabbit's ancestor, El-ahrairah, and the stories are very fable-esque. The stories are told from members of the Down, but really it has nothing to do with the present and more to do with just old stories. It is still entertaining, though.
Part Two:
This part is also story, but instead of every chapter being a brand new, random story like in part one, this section is a single story about El-ahrairah and how he helped a group of rabbits find a new home, and what happened to them after that. This part was okay, but I would have liked to see more of the present Watership Down rabbits, as at this point the book is halfway through.
Part Three:
Finally, in part three we get to the Watership Down rabbits a little after the first book ends. The group is settling in with plenty more rabbits than they started with, and there are some small stories here. There isn't anything really significant that happens in my opinion, which is why I do not consider this a true sequel (although we do get to see what happens to old characters like Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig while the Down flourishes).
If you are a fan of the first book, as I was, you should give this book a try as it is entertaining and a lot shorter to read than the first book.
Part One:
This part was probably the most boring of the parts, in my opinion. This section is strictly stories about the rabbit's ancestor, El-ahrairah, and the stories are very fable-esque. The stories are told from members of the Down, but really it has nothing to do with the present and more to do with just old stories. It is still entertaining, though.
Part Two:
This part is also story, but instead of every chapter being a brand new, random story like in part one, this section is a single story about El-ahrairah and how he helped a group of rabbits find a new home, and what happened to them after that. This part was okay, but I would have liked to see more of the present Watership Down rabbits, as at this point the book is halfway through.
Part Three:
Finally, in part three we get to the Watership Down rabbits a little after the first book ends. The group is settling in with plenty more rabbits than they started with, and there are some small stories here. There isn't anything really significant that happens in my opinion, which is why I do not consider this a true sequel (although we do get to see what happens to old characters like Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig while the Down flourishes).
If you are a fan of the first book, as I was, you should give this book a try as it is entertaining and a lot shorter to read than the first book.