Wild Things: YA Grown-Up discussion

I just started re-reading this book. I am excited, as it has always been one of my favorites. I think I first read it in 9th grade, and I am forty now! I've forgotten all the footnotes he putes in the book. My question is, do you like the footnotes and additional info they contain?

I just started it (although I read it many years ago as a kid), so I'll have to get back to you about the footnotes. I remember loving this book, and I'm really looking forward to reading it again!

'Watership Down' gave me more respect for rabbits which I never had before I read the book. I was surprised to read that the male rabbits could be dangerous. Never considered bunnies as being macho. Of course, when a story has rabbits talking to one another the rabbits are more interesting.

As a child I didn't like the bunny religion bits so much but the scary totalitarian bunnies had me hooked.

I was surprised by all the elements in this book. Definitely not a story I'd be reading to children until they were old enough to handle it. I listened to the audiobook version and it was really enjoyable. I love that it had an introduction by the author talking about how the story came together. My husband said they made this one into an animated film, has anyone seen it?

I vaguely remember the movie... I think we watched it in school. I seem to remember the animation wasn't that great. here is a link to the 1978 trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZcHLp...

I think I remember seeing the film as well - but it was a long time ago. If I remember correctly, it stuck to the plot fairly well.

I just finished this for the first time. I think I would have liked it a lot more as a child/preteen. The first half of the book moved slowly, but once they heard of Efrafa, things picked up.

I read this book for the first time in a university class, and loved it. I have always enjoyed novels with animals as the main characters, and "Watership Down" is one I had heard of many times but had never gotten around to reading. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it has earned a place on my Keepers Shelf. The film was also experienced for the first time in university. I would read the book aloud to my children, but would wait until they were older to let them see the movie. The movie is surprisingly violent and graphic for something aimed at children!