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Summary: I love this book!
Review: This is a good book. The first two sections are about the rabit role model El-hairaina. He is a little rabit who goes around and has adventures. In the first book, Watership Down, there were a few chapters about this rabit. I really looked forward to those chapters. In this book I liked to read about his other adventures. It is even better to read about Hazel and Fiver and even Bigwig in a new journy with new friends. Maybe my opinion just makes since to me, but this is a must read if you liked El-hairaina.
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Summary: Tough Act to Follow = few glimpses of the original's Magic
Review: Tales of Watership Down reads like an abandoned follow up to the classic original that was salvaged into this disjointed collection of hobbled short-stories when Richard Adams either died or couldn't come up with anything better.The stories are divided into 3 sections. The 1st are "traditional" El-ahrairah stories. The 2nd chronicle El-ahrairah's epic return from the Black Rabbit of Inle. The last ones conclude with our favorite rabbits of Watership Down after the 1st book has ended. Some of the same sparks that lit its redecessor are here, but alas, the dots never quite connect. Most of the stories fizzle before they take off, failing to impart the familiar, human-like qualities in the many same rabbits in the way that the first one did. That being said, once I accepted its weaknesses, I was able to enjoy the book for its good parts. It gave me another dose ( a weak, watered-down dose, perhaps) of the original story I craved more of, much like one of those cheesy, made-for-video Disney follow-ups to its classic feature animated films. Not quite a sequal, but something more (more or less). So what was good? 1. We get the official pronunciation of El-ahrairah's name. 2. The Hole in the Sky - a haunting story that almost, but doesn't quite pull it off 3. The Secret River - a fascinating premise that unfortunately never develops into anything much 4. Flyairth - touching scene when one of the original rabbits to journey to Watership Down dies in its sleep 5. The original rabbits are here - Dandelion tells stories, Pipkin acts like the rabbit version of Piglet, Bigwig huffs, puffs and bellows, Hazel masterfully leads, Fiver intuits and Kehaar noisily and grumpily helps out. This is what I loved about the 1st book and just seeing them again (albeit sleep-walking through their roles in this horrible, B-movie script) is satisfying in the way that Return to Gilligan's Island might be to fans of Gilligan, the Professor and Mary Ann. So I would recommend checking it out of the library first and purchasing it only when you've found something of the original Watership Down that you can turn to on a cold night for just a little bit more.
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Summary: It was okay...too short
Review: I enjoyed the stories about El-ahrairah, but those stories got in the way of the Watership rabbit's lives. The last part was just too short and hardly focused on my favorite characters. I finished the book in less than a week, and I don't read that much! Either way, it was ok and it was interesting reading the stories mentioned in the first book.
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Summary: It's even bad for a sequel
Review: Watership Down is one of my favorite books, and it has been for years. Every time I read it, I like it a little bit more. Needless to say, when I heard there was a sequel I was excited, and a little nervous. It's pretty common knowledge that sequels are never as good as originals, and the longer the author waits before writing a sequel, the worse it is likely to be. However, I was surprised at how bad Tales from Watership Down actually was. It's a bunch of short stories, which is fine, except... well, 2/3 of the book is stories about El-ahrairah, and these stories unoriginal, pointless, and (in the case of the cow story and Bluebell's story) ridiculously bad. If this weren't bad enough, the tiny part of the book that does focus on the rabbits of Watership Down is focused mainly on new, shallow, characters about whom I could care less. There is a good ghost story, and a story about Campion, but too much of the plot depends on a "secret river" which is Lapine for "heavy-handed plot device." Even the original characters are caricaturized, and Bigwig, arguably one of the best characters from the first book, is so obnoxious that he's barely recognizable. I wish that Adams had rereleased Watership Down in hardcover. The best part of the sequel was the artwork on the dust jacket.
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Summary: Dog Breathe
Review: Dog Breathe is a good book.It makes me laugh because I like dogs and puppies.My favorite part was when Hally [the dog] saved her family from two burglars.Then Hally becomes a hero!
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Summary: tales from watership down
Review: Tales from watership down,one of my favorite books.This is my favorite book because the characters are funny.At the beginning Dandilion tells a story.One part that was funny was when they said I do not know what a bunny is, let me sniff you over. These are reasons why you should read this book.
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Summary: The essential Watership Down Companion!
Review: If you've read Watership Down (and no doubt you loved it), this collection of short stories is a must have! Meet Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and the rest as they tell each other stories of El-ahrairah (and some other stories that are really very funny) and discover what they have all become since their return from Efrafa.
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Summary: Just Desserts: A Pleasant Return Visit to Watership Down
Review: I always maintained that the stories told about El-ahrairah in "Watership Down" could stand on their own, even though they obviously related to what was happening or about to happen in the novel. This collection of short stories amply evidences the point and Adams explores a wider variety of tales than he did in his classic novel. However, I have to admit that this book also underscores how well those original stories fit into the plot of "Watership Down." This collection is a pleasant return to the world of Watership Down. My advice is to read one a day. You do not want to sit down and go through all of them at once. You want to savor each one. We are lucky to be allowed back into this world, let's not make gluttons of ourselves. Of course I had to go back and reread my favorite parts of the novel. You really have to think of this book as dessert. Adams could not return to the lives of Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and the others without dispelling the magical charm of his original effort. Certainly none of us would want that and he is smart enough not to make the effort. I am serious about the dessert metaphor. This is not "The Hobbit," and it should not serve as an introduction to the novel. It is to be enjoyed after the novel. This is important and you should not violate this rule in passing on your love of "Watership Down" to others.
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Summary: Tales from Watership is no Wash-out!
Review: I was really surprised that the edition I had bought was published three years ago, and I did'nt know!But I have read it and its almost as good as the original, even though its written in a different style. This book contains short stories that tell us the of the adventures of El-ahrairah and Rabscuttle. There are more stories that tell us wahat sort of stories they tell each other{Speedweels story}and what happened in the year after they had defeated General Woundwort.You meet a host of new characters, and even though they are in them for only one story, they are incredibly well written and very realistic to read. I was really sad that one of my favourite characters from the original dies{I'm not telling who it is}but it makes a story seem more dramatic and exciting! It really is a book that everyone should own!
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Summary: Tales of Watership Down
Review: This is one the best and most creative stories I have ever read about learning from empirical experiences. I got interested in this story not only because I have a dwarf rabbit as a pet but mostly because this tale of a rabbit community is instructive, giving a good and intelligent account how a society is run, can be jeopardized and all the tools that need to be implemented and cultivated to make it work the best as possible. Read this book if you want to dream as a kind and learn as an adult.
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