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A review by geekmom
Watership Down by Richard Adams
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
This is a classic for a reason. It’s a story of friendship, courage and survival, with lovely descriptions of the English countryside and a very believable cast of characters who are almost all animals.
A fantastic performance by Peter Capaldi made this 17.5 hour audiobook a real pleasure to listen to.
As a person who tends to be very sensitive to (and easily put off by) the lack of female characters in a book, I did find it extremely funny when the rabbits, having found a new home, turned around and were all... "Hey guys? Umm... we have no women, and that's kind of a problem." Well, I could have told them that from page 1, if only they'd asked me!
A fantastic performance by Peter Capaldi made this 17.5 hour audiobook a real pleasure to listen to.
Moderate: Animal death and Violence