Huge rabbits were fighting the rabbits of his warren, tearing into them, killing them. Jan 15, 2014 unofficial fan trailer for the 1978 animated film watership down directed by martin rosen and an adaptation of the classic novel by richard adams. Dec 03, 20 a recent article on film critic mark kermodes blog discussing u certificate films featured a comment from one person who described watership down as a one way ticket to post traumatic stress disorder without any hint of irony. Watership down 15 best childrens books of all time books. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren he felt sure of it. Why watership down should be on every students reading list. But watership down, richard adamss novel, is, although notionally for children, in many respects an adults novel. Just finished watership down for the second time books. All this time we thought rabbits were just cute, floppyeared carroteaters with a penchant for hopping.
Watership down was written for adults, but adolescents often find it more irresistible than their elders do. Preferably id like fantasy books, but any genre is alright. A warren of rabbits battles many threats on their daring journey to find a new home in this adaptation of the classic novel by richard adams. Tackling the big ideas, including the importance of storytelling to society, adams weaves an adult tale of human struggle cloaked as a book about bunnies. Richard adams classic novel watership down isnt just about rabbits. Ive allready read both felidae and its sequel, watership down, the plague dogs and plan on reading white fang dont know if its what i want basically i want a book about talking animals who act like animals dont walk on 2 legs and wear clothes who go on adventures. Read watership down by richard adams for free with a 30 day free trial.
Like the larger journey to watership down, both of these journeys are fraught with perils, ordeals, and trials involving predators, treacherous terrain, doubt, and fear. Most people only know the film, and the film is wonderful and perfect, but the book goes much deeper, as books should. Goodreads members who liked watership down watership. Watership down fanfiction ch1 sneak peekhe raced through the long grass to the barer earth of the warren and emerged into chaos. Once signed in, you receive better, personalized recommendations for similar music, movies, tv shows, books, authors, games, and podcasts, based on what you like. The whole book has been about hazel founding a new home for rabbits, and the epilogue seals the deal. Dec 27, 2016 2016 claimed the lives of dozens of beloved celebrities, and the black rabbit finally came for 96yearold watership down author richard adams on dec. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. The way it is written is just beautiful and so gripping. Richard adams 1972 the fullscale novel about rabbits finding their promised land has the magic of prophecy, idyllic hampshire locations and. On one level it is quite a long book, written in fairly adult language which deals with serious issues like life and death, making it seem unsuitable for children. Buy watership down puffin books reissue by adams, richard isbn.
It also inspired many other authors to write stories about animals that incorporated mature themes. The rabbits of this warren are not interested in the stories of elahrairah or the adventures that hazels band have been through because they do not live like normal rabbits live. Main characters include a burmese python, a featherplucking parrot, a. Watership down is a survival and adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Cane, their little girl lucy and their farmhands are fictitious and bear no intentional resemblance to any persons known to me, living or dead. Richard adams is the author of many bestselling novels, including watership down 1974, shardik 1976, the plague dogs 1978, the girl in a swing 1980, maia 1985, and traveller 1988, as well as several works of nonfiction, including his. Books similar to watership down posted on 1st of august, 2019 by naomi bolton for many readers, watership down was one of the novels that marked a transition from childhood towards adulthood. See a complete list of the characters in watership down and indepth analyses of. This is a rather gloomy story, with death and loss and grief and bloodshed. All communitiesand all individualsstand on the shoulders of their predecessors, and organize themselves around the stories those forerunners left behind. Certainly, dvd cover art like this doesnt help, but what gets us here at tv tropes is that youd think more people would have heard of the book. Like others have said, you have to be able to switch your brain into the rabbits world. Similar music, movies, tv shows, books, authors, games, and.
Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Well, the redwall books all said in the tradition of watership down on the cover when i read them years ago. Watership down simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Watership down is a britishcanadian animated fantasy childrens television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by richard adams.
It tells the story of rabbits and their adventures concerning their warren at a hill in the north of hampshire, england known as watership down. Ive read the first four warrior series as well as some of redwall and the guardians of gahoole. Buy watership down a puffin book 01 by adams, richard, parkins, david isbn. Richard george adams 9 may 1920 24 december 2016 was an english novelist and writer of the books watership down, shardik and the plague dogs. Here are just a few examples of books that are similar to watership down. One of the most beloved novels of our time, watership down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival. Watership down september 1993 edition open library. Watership down and the power of notquiteappropriate. Their journey becomes increasingly dangerous as the story goes on with threats like murderous humans and dictatorial rabbits emerging from every corner. Eventually, they find a safe haven called watership down but, without ruining the ending, the tale doesnt end there. Books similar to tales from watership down watership down. In fact, watership down warren starts from some old warren that the rabbits find there, which is a nice symbol of how they use traditional techniques or holes in addition to digging new ones. His warren was outnumbered and several bodies already littered the. Blackberry is a rabbit with characteristically blacktipped ears and a part of the group who left sandleford warren for watership down.
He appears in several stories in this book, filling his role as chief of the watership down warren, and. In tales from watership down, the final chapter is devoted to campion. I thought that you were going to say that they dont compare because the only parallel is that both books are about rabbits. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When will mcintosh was 14 years old, his mum brought him a book with. Watership down was one of this centurys bestloved works of imaginative literature. Host levar burton wants to read to families for free, neil gaiman offers entire catalog. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. In 1974 he retired from the civil service and published a series of further books, including shardik, tales from watership down, maia, the plague dogs, and the girl in. It was fiver who was clambering over him, clawing and grabbing like a rabbit trying to climb a wire fence in a panic. Im almost finished with this book and positively love it.
The truth is that it really does feel like the amc zombie series in. As soon as we sat down he said, i like your book and id like to publish it. Watership down full discussion ideas for discussion. When i was at college, a fellow student told me that i had to read watership down. Tastedive is a recommendation engine that helps you explore your taste. What are some other books like felidae and watership down. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. This stirring tale of courage and survival against the odds has become one of the bestloved animal adventures of all time. A shy young man meets a beautiful woman on a business trip to copenhagen.
Nov 27, 2012 watership down is an odd book and i can see why publishers were so hesitant to touch it. Netflixs watership down proves it was a horror story all. Watership down official trailer hd netflix youtube. Watership down, which i would feel comfortable describing as one of the finest and most interesting books of the 20 th century, is most accessible to older children and adults, despite having. But as richard adamss watership down teaches us, rabbits are actually violent, adventurous creatures, with a complex culture and mythology. Tales from watership down by richard adams and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Watership down will continue without him because hes given the rabbits of watership down all of his strength and speed and hopefully cleverness, too. Watership down original cover us of course if you lived in america at the time, this is the version you would have had. Watership down the story that traumatised children of the 1970s is back. It feels real, the stories and legends, the adventures, the problems, the challenges. Richard adamss watership down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time.
See alternate cover edition of isbn 9780380395866 here. Blackberry is a very clever and cunning rabbit and can often come up with things that others can not. Note nuthanger farm is a real place, like all the other places in the book. Richard adams, author of watership down and other novels, passed. In this fantasy book, rabbits with human intelligence are shown in their natural environment. He studied modern history at university before serving in the british army during world war ii. It was eventually awarded both the carnegie medal and the guardian award for childrens fiction for 1972. Watership down by richard adams, september 1993, avon books edition, in english. Watership down is an odd book and i can see why publishers were so hesitant to touch it. Watership down movie poster imagine this hanging out the wall of your local theater. Search for tales from watership down books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Explore richard adamss internationally acclaimed writing.
Based once again on the 1972 book, the new version of course deploys all the uptodate wizardry of modern. His 1972 book watership down is an epic, on rabbit scale in search of a new warren, a band of rabbits covers eight miles, and most of the action takes place in less than six months. Like a lot of classic books, watership down almost didnt make it to print. Jan 04, 2015 watership down, a story richard adams made up to scare his kids in the car, was rejected seven times before it became a classic. Search for watership down by richard adams books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Objects in his house become strangely damp with what looks like seawater, bodies appear under the water that arent really there. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
Watership down is back on screen with a miniseries by netflix and the bbc, and its both faithful to the book and absolutely beautiful fans of richard adams beloved novel, watership down. The book is often praised as an allegory, with its analogues between human and rabbit culture a fact sometimes used to goad skeptical teens, who resent the challenge that. Although the rabbit characters have a language and a culture, and they converse and interact just as humans do, these are not capandwaistcoat picturebook bunnies, but fully realized characters whose conflicts and triumphs keep readers engrossed. While it seems like a lifetime for the rabbits, the. As a new illustrated edition is published, the author tells alison. The new bbcnetflix adaptation of watership down is weak in allegory but great at putting cute little bunnies through hell. Is watership down really just a story about rabbits. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Watership down, richard adams first novel, made its way into my life in the christmas of 1974. A tale of courage, loyalty, language a sense of mythical nostalgia makes this story of a treacherous journey and quest for survival one to pick up, time. Ive been getting hyped up for the watership down miniseries coming out this year and trying to find new things to read while im waiting it out. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Any mention of the cunning and craft that rabbits use in their everyday lives only points out to them the contrast between the way they live and the way other rabbits live.
What are other books like watership down by richard adams. I like it when people start drawing small comparisons then one great book will recommend the reader to another great book with a very different feel. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Vervain is the secondary antagonist of the 1972 book watership down, its 1978 film, its tv series and miniseries. Richard adamss watership down is a timeless classic. Richard adams tales from watership down similar books. Although it is a book about talking rabbits, the story is deeper than the average childrens book and deals with mature themes. After at least seven rejections, author richard adams, then 54 and a civil servant, was on the verge of self. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading watership down.
Teenage boys dont read books about bunnies do they. In the end, both expeditions succeed, but not without great cost. In our books section you can discover more about the works of adams, from watership down to his most recent book the adventures of egg box dragon. I dont like the contrivedrabbit vocabulary that it introduces. I agree the film should not have been rated u, even by 1978 standards. Watership down by richard adams book read online scribd. Finally, a book that tells us the honesttogoodness truth about rabbits.
Ive always seen this name roald in many childrens books like charlie and the. Watership down went on to win numerous awards and received film, television, radio and even theater adaptations. Watership down original cover uk imagine this book hot off the presses as you check out the cover for the uk first edition. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. Watership down is the epic tale of hazel and his group of rabbits that have left their comfortable warren in search of a new place to call home. Even the discovery of watership down warren is symbolic. Wondering if there are any similar fantasy books out there. On the unsettling allure of watership down the new. Although the rabbit characters have a language and a culture, and they converse and interact just as humans do, these are not capandwaistcoat picture book bunnies, but fully realized characters whose conflicts and triumphs keep readers engrossed. Watership down is a novel written by richard adams. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. In 1974 he retired from the civil service and published a series of further books, including shardik, tales from watership down, maia, the plague dogs, and the girl in a swing. I loved watership down too, but it took me a while to get into it. Like most great novels, watership down is a rich story that can be read and reread on many different levels.
Few books ive readand even fewer childrens books convey so strong a sense of indebtedness to ones predecessors as watership down. It was a coproduction of alltime entertainment of the united kingdom and decode entertainment of canada, and produced by martin rosen, the director of the 1978 feature film adaptation. Create an account for a better discovery experience. Hazel, also known as hazelrah, by the watership down rabbits, is a brave and intelligent buck, the main protagonist in watership down, and is also a character in tales from watership down.
Just finished watership down for the second time and i think its still one of the best books ive ever read, easily in my top 5. A novel puffin books book 1 kindle edition by adams, richard. Hazel notes that fiver is responsible for them getting to this awesome place. The new watership down netflix miniseries is here, and it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its the story of a quest undertaken against ones nature or inclinations rather in the way that children often see. On the negative side, im not keen on footnotes in books. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobook formats. He was voiced by derek griffiths in the 1978 film, david holt in the 19992001 tv series, and adewale akinnuoyeagbaje in the 2018 netflixbbc. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. A worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, watership down is the compelling tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the worlda classic yarn of discovery and struggle the new york times.
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