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Watership Down
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Tracey
In grateful memory: Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016), as well as Ralph Cosham (25 February 1936 – 30 September 2014) ....

2015 was a funny year for reading and audio books. There were a lot of surprising, completely unintentional parallels in the books I picked up (and a boatload of time travel). A bit ago I started listening to an audio version of The Odyssey, read by Sir Ian McKellen (who was the primary reason for getting it, a far distant second being that I thought I oug
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Jim
Aug 22, 2008 rated it it was ok
I liked the movie better. Very long...
Kelly Linzey
Mar 03, 2008 rated it really liked it
I read this when I was 9 and was bored with it. Picked it back up at 12 and fell in love with it. I think you either hate it or love it. Haven't read it since then but I may just pick it up again for kicks and still see if I feel as good about it as I did then.
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 Michelle
Mar 06, 2010 rated it it was amazing
I love animal books and this one is particularly moving - the life of a rabbit is hard! I never thought much about rabbits making any noises at all until this book, let alone whether they scream, but since reading it, I actually have heard a rabbit scream (and knew what it was because of the author's vivid description). ...more
Ruth
Nov 26, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of Brian Jacques' Redwall series. ...more
Teddy
Aug 15, 2007 marked it as to-read
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Lauren Farris
Dec 15, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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