Guest inoubliable Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I personally couldn't make it through Watership Down. I never read it in school & tried reading it a few years ago when my dc were reading it for a book club they were in. I found it really boring. (But, then again, 'animal' stories are not really my thing either.) I know many love it, but I can't figure out why.... I've never read Roots. If you library carries both books, I'd go ahead & donate them. If you ever get the itch to read them, you can just borrow them from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Watership Down is probably one of my favorite novels ever. I think it just caught me at the right age, with the right frame of mind. I read it first in 5th grade, and commenced a campaign to make my family and friends call me "Hazel" after one of the main characters. I was unsuccessful. I read it again as an adult. Just as good. It's the kind of novel you can read for hours and not want to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I absolutely love Watership Down. I read it for the first time a few years ago. It is utterly fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I really tried to read watership down but I just could.not.do.it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenC Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I loved Watership Down. I've never read Roots. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I struggled to get through Watership Down. It is simply the most.boring.book.ever! I love Roots. It's been years since I read it, but it made a huge impact on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheApprentice Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Watership Down is absolutely one of my favorite books. Never had an interest in reading Roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joker Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Watership Down is my 13 yr olds favorite book! She's actually getting the nicest edition I could find for Christmas (it was on her list). Dh first read it to the girls when they were about 8 and 10 (he had to explain a lot but they loved that too) and they still talk about it and re-read it on their own. They get something more out of it everytime they read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I love Watership Down. I was never able to make it through Roots. My 17yo loved Watership Down as well, but my other two have never been interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Watership Down is one of my all-time favorite reads. Love that book. Never read Roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I tried reading it last year, but I gave up after 3/4 of "Watership Down". I just couldn't read one more page after forcing myself to read that far into the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I read WD in college. I LOVED it. It is one of those books with more to it than just the surface story--it's all about different political systems. Really interesting to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sisyphus Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Watership down is one of my yearly rereads, I just adore that book. My kids love it,too. I never read Roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Hmmm. Well, maybe I'll put Roots at the top of my list and then give it a week and see how it goes. If I'm just not feeling it, I'll donate it right away. I looked up Watership Down and read the wiki. I don't think it's something I'll be able to get into at all, tbh. I thumbed through a few pages in the beginning of the book and nothing caught my attention, either. I think it's destined for the Goodwill pile this weekend. The whole series of Roots was on this weekend on BET. I watched it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Well, that's what I had heard about it that made me pick it up and keep it around so long. But...rabbits? *sigh* I dunno. Animal stories just aren't my bag. I just put it back in the pile to read. execpt it isn't really about rabbits. Not really. Its so good. Read it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Add me to the list of people who couldn't finish Watership Down. I didn't like it at all. I might feel differently as an adult, but I don't have any desire to pick it up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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