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Post by emerald on Dec 27, 2016 17:55:46 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Dec 27, 2016 18:46:58 GMT -5
Adams, to me, is like Ray Bradbury. While not one of my favorite authors, I respect his talent and craft. We certainly have enough untalented and slipshod writers still alive at the moment.  |
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Post by emerald on Dec 27, 2016 19:41:18 GMT -5
Adams, to me, is like Ray Bradbury. While not one of my favorite authors, I respect his talent and craft. We certainly have enough untalented and slipshod writers still alive at the moment. Honestly, I've never been able to finish any of the author's works aside from Watership Down. This diminishes Watership Down not one iota. It is the most unlikely mythic masterpiece imaginable. And it contains a scene in which a rabbit, in order to protect his tribe, holds 'the narrow passage' against a mighty foe. Although if you haven't read it no one could blame you for doubting it, this scene evokes battle glory with a power rarely encountered in modern fiction. |
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Post by thedarkman on Dec 27, 2016 22:31:56 GMT -5
Adams, to me, is like Ray Bradbury. While not one of my favorite authors, I respect his talent and craft. We certainly have enough untalented and slipshod writers still alive at the moment. [br I have yet to try Shardik, despite having in my hands several times. Perhaps I should make the effort... |
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Post by deuce on Dec 27, 2016 23:03:47 GMT -5
Adams, to me, is like Ray Bradbury. While not one of my favorite authors, I respect his talent and craft. We certainly have enough untalented and slipshod writers still alive at the moment. [br I have yet to try Shardik, despite having in my hands several times. Perhaps I should make the effort... I wouldn't worry about it. It's OK, but you might as well read Watership Down or watch the animated movie of WD. I posted that pic because I like the cover. |
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Post by trescuinge on Dec 28, 2016 22:36:57 GMT -5
Watership Down is one of those rare stories that grabs you and plunges you into a new, completely original world. I'm afraid that Shardik did not affect me the same way. Adams chose not to serialize Watership Down, and I respect that.
Still, I admit that I wanted more of the adventures of Bigwig and Hazel and I regret the opportunity to immerse myself in that world once again.
RIP Richard Adams, sometimes an artist has to follow his muse even if his editors and his fans want something he does not want to give them.
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Post by Erik on Dec 29, 2016 20:13:10 GMT -5
I'll always remember Watership Down as a huge sigh of relief for me when I was in high school. We were forced to read A Tale of Two Cities in English during my Freshman year, and as a 14-year old boy I was absolutely miserable reading it. I hated every page and couldn't wait to be finished with it. Our next assignment immediately after that was Watership Down, and what a wonderful breath of fresh air that was! I absolutely loved it, and what a bonus it was that we got to watch the animated movie when we were done. RIP Richard Adams, and thank you for helping to keep a young teenager like I was interested in English class.
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Post by deuce on Jan 9, 2017 18:15:09 GMT -5
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