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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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oh man, this book totally tricked me! I got a bad haircut one day so I needed to lay low for a few weeks ("Supercuts", my ass! Liars!). I called two of my hardest, most straight-up thug homies (Zachary and Dustin) to bring me some of their books and this was one of them. I had just watched a show on A&E about WWII naval battles so I couldn't WAIT to read Watership Down! I love sea stories, "man overboard!" and "off the port bow!" and "aye aye cap'n!" all that stuff so I pulled my hat down and started reading. This book totally tricked me! There weren't any torpedoes, no "anchors aweigh!", no old salts telling tales of sea serpents and sexy narwhals, no peg legs, no giant squid, nothing. It had rabbits! This book totally tricked me!
Crazy thing is, it was awesome! Bigwig is the man! The rabbit man. Before I was even done I took down one of my Rick Springfield posters, flipped it over, and drew Bigwig protecting the rest of the warren (my favorite part). It came out wrong, I can't draw, so I kind of have a fat dog standing in a hole hanging on my wall but I don't care and I still I give this book FIVE STARS! You should read it.
This book totally tricked me.
Love, Rico.
* SPOILER ALERT!!!***
This book has no ships, sinking or otherwise.
*
Crazy thing is, it was awesome! Bigwig is the man! The rabbit man. Before I was even done I took down one of my Rick Springfield posters, flipped it over, and drew Bigwig protecting the rest of the warren (my favorite part). It came out wrong, I can't draw, so I kind of have a fat dog standing in a hole hanging on my wall but I don't care and I still I give this book FIVE STARS! You should read it.
This book totally tricked me.
Love, Rico.
* SPOILER ALERT!!!***
This book has no ships, sinking or otherwise.
*
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Started Reading
June 1, 2000
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Finished Reading
July 13, 2007
– Shelved
July 15, 2007
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it's like Dune meets Animal Farm, but there's a happy ending very very much worth reading through to.
That's what happens when you go to one of those twelve dollar haircut/walk-in welcome places; never risk it, just go the extra mile and spend a little more money. At least you get the right haircut the first time.
haha, loved your review! :)
Your review made me smile! Would love to see that poster!
I love that review!
Plan to read this immediately... what a review!
Nice. I'm at work and just had to stifle my laughter.
bahahaha the review is better than the books itself!
hahahaha this just brightened my day :)
this made me want to read this! thanks!
Hahaha! Loved the part where Bigwig defends the warren too.
One of funniest reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. LOL.
Hysterical review. My Bookclub friends were debating between this book and another, and your review made the selection easy!
yes! bigwig IS the man! love that rabbit.
What a great line, Rico: I got a bad haircut one day so I needed to lay low for a few weeks ("Supercuts", my ass! Liars!). I want to steal it for the opening line of a novel. Do you write? You have a wonderful "hook" here!!
Rico, is this you? Song writer, recording artist?
ahhahaha this has gotta be the best review i've ever read
Aw, Angie, I'm glad you think so too. :-) Meanwhile, where is Rico? Where's the "See all my reviews" button? This guy should have his own blog but I haven't found one yet.
Hey. Suddenly I find all these other rave reviews of this review. And in all this time (3 years?) still no response from Rico!
No ships, but it does have a poat!! Loved your review!!! Love this book!
One of my favorite reviews, good stuff!
The most hilarious review ever!
I didn't even try to stifle my laughter. Can't believe I felt the need to read a book review to my husband, who also thought it was hilarious. Funniest thing is, I have never admitted I also thought this book was about a ship until I read it in HS.
Rico, where are you? I googled your name in hopes of finding more reviews or other forms of writing from you.
So what do you think of the Watership Down Movie?
I'm going to read this book now based only on your review.
Oooh, I never saw the movie - but it can't be good, can it?
Ryan, let me know how you like the book. Watership Down is one of my all-time favorites. The ending is unforgettable. Bigwig lives forever in my mind! Along with little Fiver and his prophetic instincts.
Where in the world is Rico Suave???
That's what I thought, Maia. Now if we could just get Rico to come back and write more reviews...!!
Rave reviews of your review! BTW, this is WAY better than most sailor stories!
Umm, did you not read the discription of the book? Or like take a clue from the cover, that has a RABBIT on it? Like, really...
Fantastic review! This type of review, all excited, makes me want to stop what I'm reading (I can't read two different books at once. I'll have the rabbits all confused with the terrorists.) and start this pronto. Thanks.
This has to be my favorite review I've ever read! Lol! I wanted my husband to listen to the audiobook with me, and having him read this super awesome colorful review helped! Thank you!
Great review... This is one of those books I have long heard of but never felt inclined to read till now. Thanks for the review.
This is the Best. Review. Ever.
This review is the reason I'm going to read this. (Despite the absolute absence of sexy narwals)
You should definitely keep writing reviews- you are funny!
Watership Down... Recommended by thug homies everywhere. Indeed, Bigwig is gangsta as fuck. Despite the absence of sexy narwals, peglegs, and giant squid this is a story that has something for everyone. This book is not just about rabbits.
This might just be the best review I've ever seen up here. If not, it's definitely in the top three.
You have to post like, a picture of the poster in the review. Or something! Haha your review made me smile :)
I first read this books so long ago I can't even remember when it was. I wasn't specting it to be what it was but it was awesome. love this book it kept me hooked from start to finish.
Love your review!! That's it. I'm going to grab my copy off the shelf right now. I first read it 5 or 6 years ago and enjoyed it immensely. I actually had to read parts of it to my children, then quite young, and they got caught up in the story of these amazing rabbits :). Whenever I tell people they should read this book, I get dubious looks. I don't know how to say that a 'rabbit' book is brilliant!
AMAZING REVIEW!
I love the movie.
I get tears at the start, end, and a number of times in between with the movie and the book.
OH IT'S GOOD!
Where tf is my copy?????