Watership Down by Richard Adams
482 pages
Published 1972
Read from July 17 to July 21
Rating: ★★★★ out of 5
I
always assumed that this book was decades older than it is. The title
has a certain Edwardian mustiness that brings to mind the smell of fancy
old books and yellow paper in a warm wooden attic. The text itself is
thoroughly 1970s, of course, brisk when not heavy with bucolic
description, stirring with early signs of modernity but still stained
with the odd casual reference to "primitive men" in hot latitudes. The
story is hella entertaining, if a bit dry in spots, and it ends
satisfyingly. Definitely a good read.
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