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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: The last part of the book where the story of Watership Down (which I've read about 8 times and loved) I enjoyed. I got bored with the El-ahrairah stories, probably because I never developed a sympathy for his character.
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Summary: huh?
Review: I remeber trying to read this as a kid, and completly giving up. Recently I have been reading and re-reading all the books in my library. I never read Watership Down, and maybe that's why I had such a hard time reading this one. I found the stories completly unconnected, some of the charechters not at all well developed, and the plots horrible. For example, just at the right moment in one quest, when the rabbit was ready to dispair, a bird comes hopping along and gives the rabbit the answer. Then the bird dissapears, only to reappear later and do the same thing! I was happy when I finally finished the book.
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Summary: A Good Sequel
Review: I studied the original, called "Watership Down" in middle school and then have read this sequel years later. It is a good sequel, however, it isn't as "great" as the original. It is still entertaining though.
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Summary: Different
Review: If you liked the theology and fables presented in the first book then you will love this book. I was looking for more of the first book so I was a bit disappointed to find what amounted to a book of short stories. The stories are entertaining and do fall in with the first book though.
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Summary: disappointing!!!!!!!!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Not that great, Adams can do better
Review: I tried to read this one(or listen to it on audio as is often the case with me). Anyway I really like the orginal Watership Down and had high hopes for this one, but my high hopes didn't last long. At times this just seems like a pale PC version of the original story lacking depth and direction. I call to your attention that part about the "forest guardian/shepherd" enacted by Prince Rainbow. Now come on how more blatent can you? I read books(particularly Richard Adams books) to lose myself in the story not to preached at that man is destroying the earth. I mean that chapter just bugged me, I can turn on the local "news" and listen to the same thing. Overall-Skip this and stick to the original
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Summary: I'll Take It
Review: This book is no where near as well written as Watership Down. However, I don't feel cheated, the title says "tales" and thats what we got, a series of "Tales" from Watership Down. I must say I was very disappointed at the tales that talked about the warren from Watership Down following the defeat of Woundwort. I was; however, pleased with the tales of Elahrairah. These tales gave me a little more insight into the world Adams created. Adams created mythological stories (which are by no means easy to create). While this book is no where near as good as the first it still gives us a little bit more of Watership Down and what more could we ask for?
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Summary: Only for the fans
Review: The first time I picked up a copy of the book, it felt so good to a huge fan of Watership Down, until I started reading it. Found so many inconsistencies in the way the rabbits behaved that differ from their innate behavior in the first book. Otherwise, the stories and exploits into the life of El-ahrairah are adventurous and funny. The title of the book is suitably named for the entire book almost all consists of stories and rabbit "tales". If you're hoping that this might be a direct continuation or a sequel in itself to Watership Down, you might sore be disappointed.
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Summary: An uneven "sequel"...
Review: I'm not entirely sure about this sequel Adams has written. "Watership Down" is without a doubt one of my favorite books in the world. I've literally read my way through several copies. I awaited the sequel breathlessly and pounced on it when it came out in paperback. Overall it's great. One section devotes itself to El-ahrairah, the Prince Rabbit, in a long series of connected short stories. One section devotes itself to the Watership Down warren after the battle with Efrafa. These are enjoyable, with the same deft touches one sees in other Adams books. They're not as well-written as "Watership Down", being altogether fluffier, but that almost goes without saying. There's less of a sense of urgency about the stories, I suppose. The middle section, however, is a disappointment. Preachy and flakey, it is a demonstration of the very wackiest of wacky New Age "We are the World" mishmash beliefs, with forced storylines galore. Only the most fervent ecological nuts could possibly think this has any value as narrative. Other than that, the stories are fun to read -- and Kehaar's in the last section, so what else could one ask?
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Summary: One of the worst 'sequels' out there
Review: Pathetic compared to the original (it's just a collection of short stories for goodness sake!). There are also many 'stuffups'. For example, In Watership Down Bigwig tells Hyzenthlay that they'll escape Efrafa by floating down a river. "What's a river" she asks. Then in Tales, Hyzenthlay:"the secret river, we USED to call it" Bad, boring, spoils the original.
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