Lykos Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 May he find a peaceful spot next to El - Ahrairah, Hazel and Fiver. Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, has died aged 96. His creation has made my world richer and kinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of Godsgrace Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Shit. Watership Down is one of my favorite books ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 A fitting title The world he created has made my life brighter and better. He's surely in a better place now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Damn. More sad news. One of my favorite novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Just read this as well. It's astonishing how many big names are going in 2016. Carrie Fisher just died as well. George Michael yesterday. Richard Adams at least reaches a very venerable old age of 96. Have you guys read some of his other works, like Plague Dogs, Shardik? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Rutherford Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I read Shardik, Maia and Watership Down and loved all three. To be honest I thought he had died awhile ago. I was always sorry that he didn't keep writing in the setting of Shardik and Maia. I hope his life was as rich and fulfilling as his works were for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Loved the book. Cartoon gave me nightmares as a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Great thread title. Sounds like he had great 96 years of life. Yeah, that film was pretty dark for kids but also quite powerful. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 More sad news. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Loved the cartoon Watership Down as a kid, it thrilled me more than scared me. Read the book when I was adult and loved getting so much more background and detail on this wonderful story. I'm glad at least that he had a long life and wasn't taken prematurely, though it always seems too soon, even 96. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Here's the heartbreaking Simon and Garfunkel song when they go and look for Hazel. Guided by the Black Rabbit I might add. See, he's not such a bad guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 The cartoon was one of my big childhood memories. I think I'll revisit it tonight. R.I.P. Richard Adams. You will be sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Watership Down was one of the defining books of my generation. I am sad now. Another icon has left us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-ahrairah Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well, I haven't been around these parts in a while. But it's rather my duty to post on this thread. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Sorrow. Loved Watership Down greatly, both book and cartoon. For fans of the cartoon: it's well worth taking the time to read the book it was based on. I think it's time for me to read some of his other works, at long last. And I'll certainly be re-reading Watership Down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of Godsgrace Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I also liked Shardik and Maia a lot. Pity they never got the popularity they deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Maia is a weird book, and I suspect deeply problematic by today's standards. Also rather dull: not a lot happens given it's almost a thousand pages long. Quote Here's the heartbreaking Simon and Garfunkel song when they go and look for Hazel. Guided by the Black Rabbit I might add. See, he's not such a bad guy. Just Garfunkel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 An author of some truly other-worldly books. I remember finding and buying the first of his works that I ever read along with a nice hardback by Mary Renault in the attic book sale of a foundation down the street from my college. Two stories by very different authors, but both were good choices. Shardik has a similar feel to something written by the combination of Ursula LeGuin and Steven Erikson. The Plague Dogs is like The Rats of NIMH channeled by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On 12/28/2016 at 4:30 AM, Werthead said: Just Garfunkel. Shame on me. Thank you for the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Watership Down is one of my favorite books, also the only book to make me cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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