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Shardik | Richard Adams

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Shardik is beautiful and rich; terribly sad and hopeful. A story about regret, shame, repentance, suffering, faith and loss thereof, forgiveness, love. It was a slower read for me, but only because Richard Adams packs it tight with this one. It is lovely, I really enjoyed it.

This is my book 1 of (minimum) 2 for March, so on pace! Now, what next? 🤔

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The Plague Dogs | Richard Adams

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Story about two dogs who manage to escape an animal testing facility and have to evade capture and survive.

Wonderfully written and I enjoyed it a lot, the ending is up for debate though. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Ruthiella I read Watership Down and liked it but as a dog lover and companion, I don‘t think I could handle this title. 😟 5y

TheNeverendingTBR @Ruthiella Some parts are quite brutal and hard to read, but overall it's such a great wee novel full of interesting characters. 😌 5y

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Drosera

Watership Down | Richard Adams

I‘ve said it before but I think the quotes from other writers Richard Adams puts at the beginning of each chapter in watership down is really great and will help people find more writers to love. #auden #richardadams #watershipdown

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Drosera

Watership Down | Richard Adams

I don‘t know which translation Richard Adams used when he quoted Agamemnon in the into to, Watership Down, but it‘s beautiful. #Agamemnon #watershipdown #richardadams

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GingerAntics

Watership Down | Richard Adams

GREAT SCOT, YES PLEASE!!! (See what I did there?) Peter Capaldi can read me anything he wants, just like Neil Gaiman and David Tennant. This has been on my wish list since before grad school and this seems like as logical a time to get it as any!!!
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Gezemice Ooooh! Love that book,I should get that narration! 5y

GingerAntics @Gezemice I‘ve heard a lot of people say this is such a good book. I figure this would be an amazing way to read it. 5y

Gezemice @GingerAntics Definitely! And yes, great book. Not just because I own bunnies. 😊 5y

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Faibka OMG!!!! I‘m going to have to overcome the childhood trauma that was left when I watched the animated adaptation. Seriously I‘ve been avoiding this book but, Peter Capaldi! 😱 I can‘t pass it up, lol 5y

Faibka And I completely agree with you about Neil Gaiman and David Tennant, the very few audio books I have are read by them, fantastic narrators! 5y

GingerAntics @faibka you can‘t beat a really good narrator. There was a traumatising cartoon version? Glad I didn‘t see that. lol 5y

Faibka @GingerAntics yes be thankful! this traumatized a whole generation of kids, lol. A film about cute bunnies what could go wrong? Lol it‘s was horrible, my sister and I watched on TV and had nightmares for a month 5y

GingerAntics @Faibka WOW!!! 😮 5y

Faibka @GingerAntics here‘s the trailer if you want to take a peak, the most horrible violent scenes are not in it but still kinda creeps you out, lol https://youtu.be/9S26LA8Bk14 5y

GingerAntics @Faibka oh my god, I think I‘ve been traumatised just from that trailer. How is that for children?! No way. 5y

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The Plague Dogs | Richard Adams

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As an animal lover, this book was a difficult read; but I'm glad I read it right through because it's so worth it.

Adams writing is brilliant, and the message he's putting forth is very important.

Basically a story that'll stay with me forever. ❤

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posierope I've never read it but the film made me cry 😭 7y

kamoorephoto I couldn‘t even get through the movie OR the book. But that‘s when I was a teenager and really struggling with major feelings about animals being used for all sorts of human purposes (but I did get a 4.0 on an argumentative essay in AP English about Vegetarianism and that was the hardest thing I‘ve ever written!). I may have to try this again now that I‘m a ‘big girl‘ and have 30 years of no meat, etc., behind me!! Even if it makes me cry. 7y

Vbrrgirl Wow, I didn‘t even know about this book. I loved Watership Down. Sounds like I need a bookstore trip. 7y

2BR02B @posierope same! So heartbreaking. 😭 7y

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