Dec. 6th, 2018

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It's so nice to see folks at Dreamwidth again. :)

Today I listened to a couple of discs of the audiobook of Watership Down. I started listening to this (library copy) on the drive home to see my family at Thanksgiving. It's surprisingly long--13 discs in all. It is beautifully written, and i enjoyed hearing the introduction. Adams said that he started telling the story as a way to entertain his daughters on a long road trip. This seemed very appropriate for me, as I listened to it in my car, but then my car ride ended so now I'm listening at home while I play games on the computer or wash the dishes or color.

Given that Adams wrote this for his daughters, it's odd that the book is almost entirely about male rabbits. The first female rabbit of any importance has just appeared, in part 3 of this Very Long book. Something like disc 8 of 13.

I don't know that I recommend this book, exactly; it's more that I want to read it because it's a classic that friends of mine love. I am enjoying the themes of community, courage through adversity, believing in your friends, and valuing different people for having different gifts. I don't think I would have read it if not for the audio version; yay for audio books and podfic!!

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