“They’re rabbits.”
We here at the Family Valued newspaper borough, wayward home
for hlessil, and 24-hour silflay
have randomly selected a 10-year-old from among the one immediately available.
Family Valued: Tell
me about Watership Down.
Ten-Year-Old: Watership Down is a story about rabbits. A group
of rabbits leave their home because they think something bad is going to happen
and they wander around in the wilderness looking for a home.
So all the main
characters are rabbits?
Yes. It was cool. I kind of like rabbits so I was OK with
it. Hazel is a brownish rabbit and he is the leader. There’s also Fiver who’s
kind of like a seer because he sees into the future and does all these weird
things. He’s the one who says that they should leave their home first.
Did you know that a
lot of people think of Watership Down as a classic?
No. Well, it is a really good story. It could be a classic.
I would have read it anyway.
What about the quotes
at the beginning of each chapter?
Some of them were in French and I had no idea what they
meant. And some of them were from old books and plays and things.
To whom would you
recommend the book?
Anybody who likes adventures because it’s
cool. There’s a good amount of action. And some bits are funny. First
you start out like “Yeah, they’re rabbits,” and then you read a bit more and
you’re like “This is so cool” because you get to know the characters and you
like them. I’d say around 3 and over.
It’s a very long
book, you know.
Yeah, but to have the parents or somebody read it to them.
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2006.
