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Tales from Watership Down (Watership Down)

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Watership Down was one of this century's best-loved works of imaginative literature. Now Richard Adams returns, to tell us what happened to the rabbits after their defeat of General Woundwort.

Tales From Watership Down begins with some of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits. Then we listen in as Dandelion, the rabbits' master storyteller, relates the thrilling...more

Hardcover, 262 pages

Published March 1st 1998 by Avon (first published 1996)

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Apr 27, 2012 Stefan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Tales from Watership Down is a collection of legends and short stories that flesh out the history of the rabbits of Watership Down and continue their story after the events of the original novel. I personally had never read any of Richard Adams works prior to this (I have seen the animated film adaptation of Watership Down however, so was fairly familiar with the events and plot.) I was very impressed with how quickly I was drawn into Adams' world. His writing style is very easy to slip into and...more

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Dec 17, 2008 Akire12 rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-school

Honestly, I didn't like this book. This author does not know how to pace. At times it was way to slow. He seemed like he wanted to give a description on everything. It never went to fast,but it was till the end of the first part that something interesting came up. Sure there was a war, death and all, but it was bunnies! All they did was travel from place to place. I don't know why it's a best seller. I never truly cared about the characters like Hazel. I almost cried with joy at the end when he...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Kathleen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, fantasy, reviewed, fiction

I would only recommend this book to people who have already read (and loved) the prequel, Watership Down. And even then, I can only recommend it with caveats.

The title is misleading. Only the second half of the book is devoted to Tales from Watership Down -- several new stories about Hazel-rah, Fiver, Bigwig, and the others. The first part of the book is comprised of rabbit folklore, legends of El-Ahrairah, Prince of a Thousand Enemies. I skipped that first half.

For WD fans, these tales should b...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Nathan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Remember sitting on your parent's bed, listening to stories from their childhood or of ancestors long since dead but still living in words? Adams "Tales" has a similar feeling to it. Like the Bible, it's narrative only coheres in a stretching arch from beginning to end. No single conflict drives the plot, only the recognition that we are narrative creatures and that we live according to the words of stories.

Except that the "we" in the novel is, in fact, a warren of rabbits.

Here, Adams asks his r...more Remember sitting on your parent's bed, listening to stories from their childhood or of ancestors long since dead but still living in words? Adams "Tales" has a similar feeling to it. Like the Bible, it's narrative only coheres in a stretching arch from beginning to end. No single conflict drives the plot, only the recognition that we are narrative creatures and that we live according to the words of stories.

Except that the "we" in the novel is, in fact, a warren of rabbits.

Here, Adams asks his reader to suspend their judgment lest they label this "fantasy" or "young adult lit." Like any good story, the reader must be transposed and transported into a new world in order to view their own world aright. All of this Adams does easily and deftly - he allows readers to escape while challenging them to return to their own context with a their imaginations ablaze.

And I'll never look at rabbits in quite the same way...

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Stories from the life of El-ahrairah in the first third of the novel were the most enjoyable. Perhaps the strangest, but most imaginative, was the tale of the three cows. El-ahrairah goes in search of eternal youth, which is held by the three cows. After years on the quest, he finally approaches the last cow. This cow is "herself the end of the world" and "in that land there is nothing that is not the Third Cow." The Third Cow is time, and has swallowed up everything in the world that has already taken place. Coming to the asymptote of what is possible to describe, the narrator only concludes, "The Third Cow is beyond and beyond the reach of any rabbit's understanding."

That the heifer is the size of the whole world itself is incredible to picture - like trying to imagine the character of Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost as he sits in shackles on the floor of hell, taking up the entire abyss with his enormous wings. For some reason, this defies imagination. You have to feel your way through some of these stories as it were, just like a child does when hearing a fairy tale or a biblical narrative...

Favorite quotes:

"In a way [El-ahrairah] felt glad that there was no choice but to struggle on, because if there had been, he would have taken it without hesitation" -147

"In nature there are no rewards or punishments: there are consequences" -155

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Feb 13, 2010 Jeremy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics

I loved WATERSHIP DOWN; I enjoyed TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN. As the long-awaited continuation to Adams's original novel, it is only a sequel in the sense that it uses the same setting, motifs, and characters. Because trying to continue the plot of WATERSHIP DOWN would have been anticlimactic and, frankly, a crime, TALES reads more like a collection of rabbit folklore. The first part of the book is a juxtaposition of Adams's rabbit folklore mostly featuring the rabbit folklore hero El-ahrairah (b...more I loved WATERSHIP DOWN; I enjoyed TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN. As the long-awaited continuation to Adams's original novel, it is only a sequel in the sense that it uses the same setting, motifs, and characters. Because trying to continue the plot of WATERSHIP DOWN would have been anticlimactic and, frankly, a crime, TALES reads more like a collection of rabbit folklore. The first part of the book is a juxtaposition of Adams's rabbit folklore mostly featuring the rabbit folklore hero El-ahrairah (but "The Rabbit's Ghost Story" is of exceptional note). Part II tells the stories of the journey home for El-ahrairah and his faithful companion Rabscuttle after seeking the aide of the Black Rabbit of Inle (told in the novel WATERSHIP). My favorite part, however, was Part III, which told additional stories about and provided more insight into the lives of the rabbits of Watership Down. This part makes the book worth reading, if only to revisit the characters of the original novel and meet some new ones. Of interesting note is the expanded role does play in these stories; WATERSHIP DOWN has been heavily criticized by some as sexist, chauvinistic, and inaccurate (rabbits form matriarchal societies, not patriarchal ones as depicted in the original novel). Whether a response to the critics or just a sign of the changing times (TALES was published in the 1990s, 20+ years after the original novel), the attention given to the female rabbit perspective on life in Watership Down only helps to better round out the intimate world Adams has crafted. -107 words to Super Review
Super! I loved WATERSHIP DOWN; I enjoyed TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN. As the long-awaited continuation to Adams's original novel, it is only a sequel in the sense that it uses the same setting, motifs, and characters. Because trying to continue the plot of WATERSHIP DOWN would have been anticlimactic and, frankly, a crime, TALES reads more like a collection of rabbit folklore. The first part of the book is a juxtaposition of Adams's rabbit folklore mostly featuring the rabbit folklore hero El-ahrairah (but "The Rabbit's Ghost Story" is of exceptional note). Part II tells the stories of the journey home for El-ahrairah and his faithful companion Rabscuttle after seeking the aide of the Black Rabbit of Inle (told in the novel WATERSHIP). My favorite part, however, was Part III, which told additional stories about and provided more insight into the lives of the rabbits of Watership Down. This part makes the book worth reading, if only to revisit the characters of the original novel and meet some new ones. Of interesting note is the expanded role does play in these stories; WATERSHIP DOWN has been heavily criticized by some as sexist, chauvinistic, and inaccurate (rabbits form matriarchal societies, not patriarchal ones as depicted in the original novel). Whether a response to the critics or just a sign of the changing times (TALES was published in the 1990s, 20+ years after the original novel), the attention given to the female rabbit perspective on life in Watership Down only helps to better round out the intimate world Adams has crafted.(less)

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Jul 19, 2012 Kristin rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book was a big disappointment. Especially after the amazing book that is Watership Down.

The first half of the book is simply stories from the rabbits' mythology. And yes, they are entertaining, but it is very boring to have to sit through story after story with no context in the bigger story. Because for the first half of the book, there is no story. It was Adams saying, "Hey, I had more El-ahrairah stories than I could fit in the first book. I think I'll just throw them in this one.

Then,...more

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Aug 06, 2010 Cristina Montes rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm giving this four stars because I truly enjoyed this book. However, I did not enjoy it as much as the original "Watership Down".

This book, though marketed as a sequel, is not really a sequel. It's more of a combined supplement and what I would call a "mid-quel" (if there's a sequel and a prequel, there's a mid-quel). "Tales" is, to WD, is sort of a combination of what "The Clone Wars" is to the Star WArs trilogy and the other Middle EArth books are to LOTR. "Tales" is a combination of stories...more I'm giving this four stars because I truly enjoyed this book. However, I did not enjoy it as much as the original "Watership Down".

This book, though marketed as a sequel, is not really a sequel. It's more of a combined supplement and what I would call a "mid-quel" (if there's a sequel and a prequel, there's a mid-quel). "Tales" is, to WD, is sort of a combination of what "The Clone Wars" is to the Star WArs trilogy and the other Middle EArth books are to LOTR. "Tales" is a combination of stories about El-ahrairah and stories about what happened to the WD warren in between the siege of WD and the end of the previous book.

I liked the stories. They're entertaining. I liked what Richard Adams did (which he also did with the original WD) of putting quotes at the beginning of the chapter, which makes the reader try to figure out the relevance of the quotes to the chapter.

However, sometimes the stories were inconsistent with the original WD. For example, the rabbit-like naivete from the first book has sometimes been toned down that the rabbits, who used to call the arrival of a train as a hundred thousand hrududil sent by Frith to destroy their enemies, are suddenly referring to exotic endangered species by name and using words like "thought transference".

I also felt uncomfortable that the book tended to tow the "humans are bad" line. The original WD was balanced in its treatment of humans: while it portrayed humans as threats to rabbits, it also depicted sympathetic humans like Lucy and Dr. Adams (a cameo appearance of the author's dad, I read somewhere) and showed human inventions like boats as helpful to rabbits.

(Another inconsistency with the first book: in WD, the characters got some domestic rabbits from Nuthanger Farm and included them in their warren. In "Tales", they were about to kill all rabbits who "smelled of men." The explanation that things were different before seemed lame to me, because in "Tales" killing all rabbits who smelled of men is revealed to be part of rabbit lore and culture.)

As for the feminist angle, I liked "Hyzenthlay in Action" (which female reader doesn't enjoy a butt-kicking doe in a story about a bucks' world?) but I think actually naming Hyzenthlay as a Chief Rabbit (or a co-chief rabbit with Hazel) seems forced; there was no indication of a co-chief female Chief Rabbit at the end of WD.

All of these having been said, I enjoyed reading "Tales from Watership Down". It was nice meeting old friends like Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, and all the rest again. I liked the new characters such as Sandwort, who strikes me as a typical rebellious youth who pays the price of his impetuosity.

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Oct 28, 2012 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

I consider my rating of this book to be quite generous. Mostly because I like the author's writing style and because I loved the first book so much. The writing style is still there, and if you liked the stories of El-ahrairah in the first book, you will no doubt be pleased to discover that a full two-thirds of this book is taken up with stories of his adventures ranging from the believable to the downright absurd.
To the first novel's credit, it left no room for a sequel, so this book was forced...more I consider my rating of this book to be quite generous. Mostly because I like the author's writing style and because I loved the first book so much. The writing style is still there, and if you liked the stories of El-ahrairah in the first book, you will no doubt be pleased to discover that a full two-thirds of this book is taken up with stories of his adventures ranging from the believable to the downright absurd.
To the first novel's credit, it left no room for a sequel, so this book was forced to flounder about with mostly unrelated stories and rabbits. Now and then it would show you a rabbit you remembered, just to remind you that this was still Watership Down. There were basically three chapters worth reading, aside from the stories of El-ahrairah (which I don't like very much as I always felt that they actually took away from the story. I understood the story-telling, but the El-ahrairah stories seemed long-winded to me). A good portion of the book is taken up with "man is evil" and a certain inclination towards feminism.
I found the feminist aspect to be particularly offensive, because to make the does look good, the book seemed to trivialize what the bucks had done in the previous book. Also, Bigwig was rendered sexist, which is a far cry from how he was in the first book when he was grateful to have found a friend in Efrafa. More than once in this sequel, I noticed Bigwig seeming to be an entirely different character. It seems he has a very short memory, is sexist and also something of a fool.
With the stories of the female rabbits, it was clear to me that the intelligent bucks were forced to behave stupidly to make the supposedly equal females look good. What the does did was, for the most part, unnecessary and stupid, not heroic, brave or even clever.
I can't say I was disappointed by this book. It is a sequel, and to a book which left no room for such a sequel. Still, if you really want more of the rabbits of Watership Down which we all know and love, it's best to just read the first book again and not trouble yourself with this one.(less)

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Sep 27, 2010 D-day rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Tales From Watership Down is a collection of stories, that comprise not really a sequel, but more of a coda to the events of Watership Down. The book is divided into three parts, but really Parts I and II go together. They mostly contain stories concerning the adventures of El-ahrairah. The best of which is 'The Story of the Terrible Hay Making', as well as two other stories, one of which: 'The Rabbits Ghost Story' is very good.
The third part concerns some of the events following 'Watership Down...more

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Jun 29, 2009 Steven added it · review of another edition

Tales from Watership Down begins with of the great folk stories well known to all rabbits. Then we listen in as Dandelion, the rabbits' master storyteller, relates the thrilling adventures experienced by El-ahrairah, the mythical rabbit hero, and his stalwart, Rabscuttle, during the long journey home after their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inle (as narrated in Watership Down) Finally, in the prinicipal part of the book, we are told eight enchanting stories about the rabbits of th...more

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Mar 22, 2008 Pje12 rated it 5 of 5 stars

When I first read this I thought it was just a nice little story about rabbits. Little did I realize that when I became more mature it would be an allegory of different types of governments. It's still a nice story about rabbits too !

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Jan 11, 2011 Я. rated it 4 of 5 stars

A pleasant dessert to the main helping of Watership Down, I was more than glad for this return to the rabbit warrens. I certainly felt like these short stories, despite Mr. Adams' refutations, were of an even more directly allegorical and didactic nature than the original book. Regardless of whether they were meant to be instructional or not, these little expansions felt like they were more than I deserved; extra but not extraneous, I suppose. The same literate, direct voice shines through in th...more

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Apr 08, 2009 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

I didn't love it as much as the original, but was definitely excited to read more about my favorite rabbits. I think it would have flowed better if he had incorporated the stories of El-ahrairah into more character and plot development of the Watership rabbits. I really liked how he did that with the original book. I was surprised to know that Adams had written a sequel as he wrapped things up pretty well in Watership Down. However, this book sort of opens up a lot of new potential story lines a...more

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Jul 29, 2009 Patra rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is a sequel to the author's famous book 'Watership Down'. I loved that first book, but this book really lacks the substance of the first. The Tales are just random stories told by the rabbits and don't connect with each other. It seems as though the author wanted to satisfy the fans of the first by throwing out some more information on the rabbits from the first story, but it didn't come close to the first book. There is really no comparison between the two, other than the fact they have so...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Meg rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: can-read-over-100-times, guilty-pleasures, childhood-favourites

I'm going to fly in the face of popular opinion and say that I actually preferred this book to the first one. I know. Sue me. I'm not quite sure why, but this book remains one of my 'go-to' books, one of my safe books that I can grab off the shelf two minutes before heading out the door. I loved the original, but it's not quite the same. I can open this book up to any random page and just start reading from there. It's lighthearted and relaxed, and sure, the plot isn't great compared to the firs...more

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Apr 02, 2009 Peter Landis rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: english

I was disappointed with this book. The first two thirds are simply short stories about a rabbit folk hero. This folk hero makes appearances in the first book, but it is not what gives the story its strength. It is, therefore, a bit frustrating to have so much time devoted to these tales, even if they are well written.

The last third of the book is more what I was hoping for: further adventures of the rabbits from the first book. Even still, these adventures do not go all that well with the origin...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Jordan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: literature

It lacks the vision, scope and narrative drive of the original, but I love the characters and the world so much that it was quite a joy just to spend some more time on the Down. A large portion of the book recounts the stories and mythology the rabbits share between themselves, which is one of the aspects I enjoyed the most about the first novel. Getting more of those was a treat. The continuation of Hazel's story in the back half of the book was less interesting, lacking any real stakes or dram...more

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Jan 20, 2011 wally rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: adams

started this one awhile back and i stopped at page 79...looked for and couldn't find, ever, a used copy of watership down. yeah, i know, online online...and that works, true.

i'll be giving watership down a shot, see what shakes.

could be the local rabbits. there was one out in the yard the other day, just lying there, smoking a cigarette, eye-balling the garden...i keep my crops fenced off, l'il bastids...they'll eat everything...

first sign of a tree bouncing a happy squirrel on its knee, though,...more

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Jun 19, 2010 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Watership Down

Shelves: fantasy, short-stories, fiction, children-s, contemporary

This doesn't hold a candle to the original, although as a fan of Watership Down, this did make me smile from time to time, which is why I rated it as high as I did, but I suspect if I had come across this book somehow without reading the original, I'd have been less than impressed. The original book is a novel, this is a collection of 19 tales, some linked but mostly not. The first book really was a grand adventure, a tale of leadership and friendship and remarkable for its--yes, world-building,...more

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Jun 05, 2009 NebraskaIcebergs rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

Twenty years after the publication of Watership Down, Adams blessed the world with nineteen more tales about his beloved rabbits. In a pocket-sized volume called Tales from Watership Down, Adams once again proves himself a master storyteller.

Tales from Watership Down is divided into three parts. In the first section, readers are treated to five traditional stories about the rabbit hero El’ahrairah (“The Prince with a Thousand Enemies”). The second section contains four stories specifically about...more Twenty years after the publication of Watership Down, Adams blessed the world with nineteen more tales about his beloved rabbits. In a pocket-sized volume called Tales from Watership Down, Adams once again proves himself a master storyteller.

Tales from Watership Down is divided into three parts. In the first section, readers are treated to five traditional stories about the rabbit hero El’ahrairah (“The Prince with a Thousand Enemies”). The second section contains four stories specifically about El’ahrairah and his stalwart companion Rabscuttle; these being about their long journey home from their terrible encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inle. In the final section, readers hear about further adventures of Hazel and his rabbits, which take place the year immediately following the defeat of General Woundwort.

As I wanted most to read about Hazel and his rabbits, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the traditional tales and how felt sad that were only five of them. My favorite is The Sense of Smell, wherein El’ahrairah bravely seeks out the dangerous Ilips, who live in a cave and who hold the power to bestow rabbits with the ability to smell. Upon discovering that they have given it away, El’ahrairah ventures into the unknown Land of Yesterday and Land of Tomorrow, hoping to find someone who can grant his wish. The other four tales are much shorter, but just as entertaining and wise
In this section are also two tales told by a couple of Hazel’s rabbits about their own adventures. I’m not sure why they weren’t placed in part three. At any rate, I liked the story told by newcomer Coltsfoot about a rabbit ghost, of all things. It felt creepy and sad, but had a happy ending in that Coltsfoot adjusted to the warren after being courageous enough to share his story. I didn’t care for the nonsensical story narrated by Speedwell.

Again, to my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed the extra stories in about El’ahrairah and Rabscuttle and their encounter with the Black Rabbit of Inle. Adams could probably sell an entire volume about these trickster rabbits! The first and fourth stories are not connected. One is about a maze that the two enter upon encouragement by Greenweed, who refers to it as a game. Readers who have read Watership Down will know all too readily that things are rarely as they seem. The other standalone story is about how El’ahrairah and Rabscuttle strike a bargain with a badger to forage for him as long as he sees fit. in exchange, he promises to escort them through a forest which stands in their way of going home. El’ahrairah and Rabscuttle soon learn one should never agree to do something indefinitely. As for the two interconnected stories, in them El’ahrairah and Rabscuttle help a warren of rabbits escape from rats. Be forewarned: These are pretty gruesome tales.

The last section is why I originally bought Tales from Watership Down. Except for the first tale, it didn’t disappoint me. The first is a narration by Hyzenthlay. It’s about a mysterious river that a few of the does discovered while at Efrafan. Given the tight security of the place, the idea seems implausible. Also, by this point in the book, I felt anxious to read real in-the-moment tales about Hazel and his rabbits, not just a recounting by a storyteller of past escapades. Apparently, Adams received criticism for his lack of female characters in Watership Down. In his extra volume, he makes up for this by having a chief female rabbit and other strong female leads who have awe-inspiring adventures. While all eight stories in the third part include beloved characters from Watership Down, the hero (or heroine) is often a new rabbit whom I came to appreciate as much as the regulars. One of my favorite chapters, however, is about Campion—who took over Efrafan after the demise of General Woundwort.

As you can see, Tales from Watership Down contains quite the assortment. I loved dipping my feet once again into Adams’ perfect world.(less)

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Mar 27, 2009 Kirsten rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, own, read-pre-12-07, re-reads

This was worse than I remembered it, actually. Having recently re-read Watership Down, I was really struck by how lightweight and inconsequential the stories in this book seemed. Even most of the tales of El-ahrairah lacked the mythic quality that Adams was so adept at evoking in the original book. The one that bothered me in particular was the first story in the book, which tells of how El-ahrairah gained the sense of smell for his people. What really annoyed me about it was that none of the ot...more

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Jun 05, 2008 Mark rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is Adams return to the magical world of Watership Down and the exciting tales of the struggle of a group of clever rabbits making a home. While the characters are all back from the first novel, Adams disappoints in this novel by filling the first book completely with tales of El-ahrairah, the folk hero of all rabbits. These stories are mildly entertaining in themselves, but unlike the first book where they helped to explain the culture he was portraying or even use such stories to criticize...more

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May 23, 2013 josh rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: epic_fantasy, classics, fantasy, fiction

A very quick read.

I enjoyed the short-stories as tales of yore. This was a nice collection of various tales including rabbit folk-tales of El-ahrairah (the rabbit folk-hero) and tales of his journeys following the encounter with the Black Rabbit (as told in Watership Down). Finally, the book ends with a solid section recounting the settling in on Watership Down ~ what happened over the first year and change after the end of the last book.

A well-written, humorous and solid piece of fiction.

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May 28, 2009 Victoria rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this little follow up to Watership Down. Although clearly intended as a companion book and not another journey-epic on par with the first, it was an interesting extention. I liked reading more about the trickster rabbit's exploits, although some adventures were a little odd and confusing, compared to the more traditional ones of the first book. The Watership Down warren stories were not especially exciting, but still fun little glimpses of the future.

My feminist side did appreciate Hyzen...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Jesse rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of the most purely fun books I've read since I was a kiddie. Each short story is a real page turner; a glimpse into a secret world of adventure, life, and death. Anybody up for a game of Burrows & Bunnies?

Map of the down: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&s...

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Apr 27, 2009 Angie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was so excited to find the sequel to Watership Down in my little used bookstore! I have read the first one several times over the years. But as soon as I got into this one, I realized that it's not actually a sequel. In fact, the first two parts of the book are just "rabbit folklore", stories they told to each other. It wasn't until the final part of the book that you got any story of what happened after the original book ended. Disappointing.

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Feb 08, 2011 Javier King rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book I am reading is tales from watership down,it is mainly about some of the greatest folk tales which is known to all rabbits.The setting in this story is during the spring in the wildlife/nature world. I like this book because it is not only interesting but it is very descriptive and makes you language.In conclusion this book is a very good book and I would recommend this book to others.

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May 05, 2013 Janne Paananen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Aloittaessani kirjan kuvittelin lukevani Ruohometsän tarinoita, 70-luvun klassikkoa. Mutta pian selvisikin, että tämä oli jatko-osa. Kirja kertoo Watershipin kaniiniyhteiskuntien elämästä, myyteistä, historiasta ja taistelusta luontoa ja ihmistä vastaan. Tämä jatko-osa on kuitenkin sekavan oloinen kokoelma sekavia kertomuksia, joista jotkun ovat vallan hyviä, toiset hämmentäviä. Taidan kuitenkin kaivaa esiin sen alkuperäisen...

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Feb 21, 2010 Moira Burke rated it 4 of 5 stars

"More political fodder, but this time with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Literally. Rabbits in search of a new warren meet lots of other rabbits with different leadership ideals. Quite by coincidence, I named my new cat Hazel just a few days before opening this book. Feels like a confirmation by fate when the main character's name is the same as what you just named your cat. Good omens for my kitty."

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Jul 16, 2010 Jenni rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: british-literature, animals, children-s

This book is a collection of short stories, and it was definitely very hit or miss. The first part of the book focuses on the rabbit folk hero El-ahrairah, but by not incorporating these into a larger story they seem to lose some of their quality. It picks up by the end with tales of the Watership Down rabbits, but even these are not all entertaining. Worth reading if you are a big fan of the original novel, but there wasn't enough here to keep casual fans interested.

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Adams was born in Newbury, Berkshire. From 1933 until 1938 he was educated at Bradfield College. In 1938 he went up to Worcester College, Oxford to read Modern History. On 3 September 1939 Neville Chamberlain announced that the United Kingdom was at war with Germany. In 194...more

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