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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
"My Chief Rabbit has told me to defend this run and until he says otherwise I shall stay here" — Bigwig.
A friend of mine asked me to read this story as it was one of her favourites and I am so glad I finally did. It was one of those that once I got into it, I found it hard to put down or to get out of my thoughts. My only regret is waiting so long to read it.
Simply wonderful.
A friend of mine asked me to read this story as it was one of her favourites and I am so glad I finally did. It was one of those that once I got into it, I found it hard to put down or to get out of my thoughts. My only regret is waiting so long to read it.
Simply wonderful.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this to exorcise the absolute terror the animated film inspired in me as a child, and really, the book is not as frightening as I remember the film being, although it is certainly violent and does not shy away from the brutality of nature, or human interaction with it.
However, there were things that, as an adult, really rubbed me up the wrong way. For example, the female rabbits are basically referred to as breeding stock and not developed as characters at all. The rabbits are repeatedly compared to "primitive people" in their simplistic society, in an example of a really gross colonial attitude that is pervasive throughout the novel.
For me, the highlights of the novel were Peter Capaldi's narration, and the rabbits' own mythology.
However, there were things that, as an adult, really rubbed me up the wrong way. For example, the female rabbits are basically referred to as breeding stock and not developed as characters at all. The rabbits are repeatedly compared to "primitive people" in their simplistic society, in an example of a really gross colonial attitude that is pervasive throughout the novel.
For me, the highlights of the novel were Peter Capaldi's narration, and the rabbits' own mythology.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexism
adventurous
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow. I don't think I'll ever forget this book. I'm 28, reading it for the first time. What a good book!!! The rabbit drama, the perspective, the teamwork, the action. Loved it all. The audiobook version was amazing, really loved the storyteller/reader. Hoping to buy this book for my shelf <3
3.5☆ man, bunnies can be brutal and this is definitely not a children's book omg, too violent
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Listening as an adult was so enjoyable. Great narrator