Watership Down

by Richard Adams | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 038039586x Global Overview for this book
Registered by grubsneerg of Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on 7/25/2008
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2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by grubsneerg from Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Friday, July 25, 2008
Bought at Goodwill to release in the wild.

Journal Entry 2 by grubsneerg at Indiana County Court House in Indiana, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, September 19, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (9/19/2009 UTC) at Indiana County Court House in Indiana, Pennsylvania USA

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Left with the statue of hometown-boy Jimmy Stewart of "Harvey" fame.

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Journal Entry 3 by Sparklepooh12 at Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, March 12, 2011
My friend Shannon and I found this book while in Greensburg, PA for a weekend when our best friend got married. We took the travel opportunity to explore the local sights and after discovering that we were lucky enough to find ourselves in Jimmy Stewart's hometown and before leaving on Sunday, September 20th 2009, we visited the Jimmy Stewart museum. Upon viewing the Harvey statue outside the museum, we were very surprised to find this book.

When we read the inside cover and learned about bookcrossing.com, it was very exciting and we considered it a small adventure. What a neat chance to share a reading experience together and with others while including the book in our own travels back to Kentucky.

Shannon is a much more avid reader than I, so she took her turn first and then she passed it on to me. I just finished the book yesterday with plans to release this book back into the wild soon.

Ironically this book adheres well to the themes of travel, being in the wild, and adventure (some small and some larger). I really enjoyed this book. It was a relaxing and interesting read for my spring break vacation. Following the adventures of an exceptional band of rabbits I'd never imagined could be so intriguing.

Some aspects of the society of characters were so supernatural like Narnia, i.e. psychic bunnies, mythological-like rabbit heroes, ranked militaries with organized networks of animals, and intelligence questionable even for the most cunning rabbit; yet the goals and motivations of the characters are so basic and real: stable shelter, evading predators, finding food and mates, defense; and in short, survival.

The story is told so well even with the rabbit's own language, mannerisms, and habits; that I found myself believing that this must be what the actual life of a rabbit is like and that they are actually capable of such things.

I never lost interest in the story-telling of which there is much. I found myself lost in the world of rabbits while I tore through this book. The book is (at least for humans) largely fantasy and not serious, though it did cause me to pause and reflect some on the relationship between humans and the animals often "in our way". I can't help believing that many creatures in their simplicity are as noble as this band of characters and hope that many real animals, despite humans, will find ways to live naturally free and wild.

It is in this spirit that Shannon and I plan to set this book free. This book has a rabbit's spirit (perhaps from El-ahrairah) and I hope that it continues a long journey with many adventures along the way. We hope to follow its movement and see just how far it might get. Hazelrah!

Journal Entry 4 by Sparklepooh12 at Richmond, Kentucky USA on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Released this book back into the wild on the ides of March, 2011. Book was released at the Bicentennial Statue on Eastern Kentucky University's campus in Richmond, Kentucky.


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