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Unten am Fluss - »Watership Down«: Roman | Ein ergreifendes Spiegelbild der Gesellschaft und die fesselnde Geschichte eines langen Weges in die Freiheit by Richard Adams
5 reviews
dark
tense
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:
No
I read this to exorcise the absolute terror the animated film inspired in me as a child, and really, the book is not as frightening as I remember the film being, although it is certainly violent and does not shy away from the brutality of nature, or human interaction with it.
However, there were things that, as an adult, really rubbed me up the wrong way. For example, the female rabbits are basically referred to as breeding stock and not developed as characters at all. The rabbits are repeatedly compared to "primitive people" in their simplistic society, in an example of a really gross colonial attitude that is pervasive throughout the novel.
For me, the highlights of the novel were Peter Capaldi's narration, and the rabbits' own mythology.
However, there were things that, as an adult, really rubbed me up the wrong way. For example, the female rabbits are basically referred to as breeding stock and not developed as characters at all. The rabbits are repeatedly compared to "primitive people" in their simplistic society, in an example of a really gross colonial attitude that is pervasive throughout the novel.
For me, the highlights of the novel were Peter Capaldi's narration, and the rabbits' own mythology.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexism
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
The Lord of the Rings of animal fiction, for better and for worse. The last part of the book jumped it from a 4/5 to a 5/5 for me, one of the best endings I've ever read. Along the way, there were 3 or 4 odd grammatical errors (missing punctuation, "he" instead of "be", "grasss" instead of "grass"), and I had some trouble visualizing the environment, but the latter is due to unfamiliar language & my already poor ability to visualize environments. All the same, I am so happy I picked this up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Excrement
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, War
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy