Reviews with content warning for Animal death - Unten am Fluss - »Watership Down«: Roman | Ein ergreifendes Spiegelbild der Gesellschaft und die fesselnde Geschichte eines langen Weges in die Freiheit

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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

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mooseinlowlight's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This story haunted me since 4th grade when a teacher showed us the cartoon. I've lived for decades with a vague image of rabbits dying a horrible death in a burrow and felt I needed to read the book at some point lol.

This book did not disappoint and I looooved the narrator, he did such a great job really bringing this story to life.

I loved the mix of religion and society/tradition Richard Adams put into this, it really fleshed out the rabbits as characters and made the action feel believable.

Big Wig is my MVP favorite rabbit

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roadrats's review against another edition

5.0

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.

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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

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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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

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

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lpoolilil's review against another edition

4.5

I read this over and over as a young adult. It was the first book that gave me a true look at politics and the truth and cruelty of the world - even though it is viewed through the eyes of rabbits. My copy was passed down to my kids who all love this story. My cat is named Hazel in honor of the hero of the story at my daughter's insistence.

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