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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

ellies_beez's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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If you’ve turned your nose up at Watership Down because you think it’s just another silly kids book about talking animals, you’re missing out.
This book starts with Fiver (who is a seer) and Hazel’s calm, idyllic summer evening being interrupted by Fiver’s vision of their Warren being destroyed. They manage to gather a small group of other rabbits and leave on an expedition to find a new place to settle. Throughout their journey and the trials faced building their new home, the rabbits learn more about themselves and the world around them.
The book doesn’t shy away from depictions of death or violence, but it is not gratuitous in nature. Adams took the time to research real life rabbit social structures and behavior, so the rabbits’ world is able to have fleshed out mythology, spirituality, language, and politics while still remaining somewhat grounded in reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Grief

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

slugg_o's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Loved this book; it's the book that has re-ignited my love for reading!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Excrement, Car accident, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

koplomps's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence

Minor: Rape

arlorees's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Just a perfectly sweet story. Makes you feel like a kid being told a bedtime story by a grandparent. 

I listened to Peter Capaldi narate it, he was fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder

Minor: Bullying, Confinement

gabriella_'s review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This made me feel like a little kid again which I know isn’t an easy feat. I was squirming reading this feeling so tense and anxious for battle rabbits in a society some parts even felt apocalyptic. An absolute page-turner this was awesome

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail