What bibliophile doesn't love a good used book sale? I know I sure do. I recently came back from a local one with 2 bags full of books to fill up our new built in bookcases. Most of them were for the kids but I managed to find a few gems for myself. One of the ones that made it into the bag was Watership Down by Richard Adams. I knew it was one of my mom's favorite books but somehow I had never read it. We usually have quite similar reading tastes, so when I saw it on the table I grabbed it. I finished it this weekend. My mom wasn't wrong. It was wonderful, but unlike anything else I've ever read before. I enjoy fantasy and have read books with anthropomorphized animals characters, such as Redwall by Brian Jacques, but this one was different. Adams managed to make me feel just what it was like to be a rabbit. He ingeniously created an entire Lapine culture complete with it's own unique language and mythology. I don't think I'll ever look at a rabbit the same way again. It's definitely one I would recommend if you haven't read it. Especially if like me you're a sucker for a well told story with a happy ending.
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