false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166502517m/12442.jpg 12442 13 "Thousands and thousands of people will love this book!"<br>THE BOSTON GLOBE<br>A lyrical, engrossing tale, by the author of WATERSHIP DOWN, Richard Adams creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf, fugitives from the horrors of an animal research center who escape into the isolation--and terror--of the wilderness.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i> 826957 1978 The Plague Dogs: A Novel total:792|5:203|4:267|3:227|2:74|1:21| 792 2933 1165 95 5 3 false false Mon Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 31 06:26:30 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 05:36:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jul 22 16:47:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 17:19:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 08:48:15 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 09:16:43 -0700 2007
This novel chronicles medical experimentation in horrific detail. It i...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 18:04:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 18:24:30 -0700 2009
There were a lot of humans in this book. It clouded things quite a bit. In Watership Down we are taken into a new world because the rabbits are wild and they have their own folk-lore, languag...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 23:30:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 23:32:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 10 11:48:55 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 11:48:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 27 14:48:32 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:06:38 -0700 2009 The Plague Dogs (1978) - Richard Adams
In interview Richard Adams described himself as more story-teller than novelist. As this book shows he is emphatically both. This is a gripping story and persuasive book.

While this is not a redo of Watership Down, there are many parts that draw...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 05:43:06 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:04:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 14 18:23:47 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 18:29:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Mon Oct 22 14:15:50 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 14:22:11 -0700 2007 It did make me hate scientists for awhile, though. ]]> 1 1 false true Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 28 17:42:22 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 17:44:22 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 13:43:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 13:47:50 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 07:12:06 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:22:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:12:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 06:37:20 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 09:58:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 14 15:20:05 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 17:25:09 -0700 2009
I'm sorry. The first part will be a bit of a rant. The depiction of scientists as cruel, amoral animal butchers is pretty offensive. Just as offensive is Adams' tacit belief that scientific research is a misappropriation of public funds. Like it or not, animal resear...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 11:07:27 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 11 14:18:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Feb 25 19:34:02 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 08:43:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 06:43:58 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 06:51:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 05:36:52 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 05:38:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 17 12:00:37 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 12:31:43 -0800 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12442