Watership Down ok read aloud for 11yob?

[Alexandra]

I had to laugh at my librarian today. He said that he would like to be buried with this book! High praise indeed! I hoped to give it to my dh as the next readaloud. My youngest is 11.

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[mellifera]

I read it to my dc. They were 11, 8 and 6 at the time. They all have reread it many times since then.

[pooh bear]

My 8 yo loved it and is now reading it himself. Great story.

[6saints]

I never read the book, but I remember the movie was terribly sad.

[Peela]

Although there are some sad parts, I don't think there is any problem with reading it to an 11yo. However, realise it is not a light fluffy story about bunnies, it has much to say that perhaps older children and adults may pick up. But there's no reason not to give it a go and many people love it enoguh to read it more than once.

I loved it as a teenager when I first read it. Nowadays its not my favourite book- I'm not sure why. My 13 and 14yos are both reading it atm, and they like it, but they don't love it.

[swellmomma]

Ds watched the movie at 6 and read the book at 8. He loves the story, dd not so much.

Edited May 9, 2009 by swellmomma

[Chris in VA]

It's got a lot of political commentary that may fly over kids' heads. There are some pretty brutal descriptions, too, but that said, I think it's a great read. I actually did a unit study on it (planned one) in college, but my prof said I needed to pick a topic and build books around it, not the other way around. :tongue_smilie: