The Plague Dogs, (Paperback)

from Lauraborealis

"The Plague Dogs" was the first book I read in 2016, after having read "Shardik" and (re-read) "Watership Down" in 2015. I love Adams' style of writing: it's beautiful, poignant, dark, and often interspersed with the mythical and fantastical. "Plague Dogs" was a wonderful read, though I would put...

from DinadansFriend

I found it hard to finish this book. I'm a sentimental person. Dogs have it hard enough, with some masters, and then we add research. .(for all the dogs reading this).I'm sorry guys, we really have cruelly exploited your boundless faith in humans. I'll try to do better.

from mooingzelda

The Plague Dogs is a (very much for adults) novel that follows Snitter and Rowf, two dogs who escape from an animal research facility on the shores of Coniston and are pursued all over the fells by various humans who believe them to be a danger to the public. The narrative is divided between the...

from banshea

In many ways this book is a poor return to Watership Down. The characters seem extremely familiar to readers of Adams' earlier masterpiece. However, unlike Watership Down, this book comes across as overtly preachy in its handling of social issues and animal welfare. Adams' also includes some rath...

from banshea

In many ways this book is a poor return to Watership Down. The characters seem extremely familiar to readers of Adams' earlier masterpiece. However, unlike Watership Down, this book comes across as overtly preachy in its handling of social issues and animal welfare. Adams' also includes some rath...