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| Original Title: | Duncton Wood |
| ISBN: | 0099443007 (ISBN13: 9780099443001) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Duncton Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Bracken, Rebecca, Mandrake |
William Horwood
Paperback | Pages: 736 pages Rating: 4.04 | 4539 Users | 249 Reviews
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| Title | : | Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | William Horwood |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 736 pages |
| Published | : | February 27th 1994 by Arrow (first published January 1st 1980) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Animals |
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It seems the world has almost forgot about Duncton wood. The books are hard to find in second hand shops. I would rate the books up there with Lord of the rings, Dune, the dark materials trilogy and watership down. If you like that sort of stuff you will simply be amazed by the moles of Duncton Wood. Amazed it took you so long to read it, for starters. The characters are lovable, you will really care what happens to them and the world they inhabit underground is well developed to the point of fascinating. The religion the moles practice hints to me of pagan celtic nature worship, they revere the standing stones, still standing, left by that civilization in the British isle millennia ago. When they emerge above ground on a spiritual quest and enter our world they see roads as noisy rivers of death and Owls as lethal killers with terrifying screams and hypnotic eyes. Mesmerizing anthropomorphic fantasy. Seriously, do it.Rating Epithetical Books Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles #1)
Ratings: 4.04 From 4539 Users | 249 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles #1)
I would probably read this novel differently now than when I first read it, but my rating reflects my memory of Horwood's book as a life-changing experience. It was one of my first introductions to the magic of real faith, faith that surpasses words and doubts and restrictions, faith that transcends and makes transcendent. There are five sequels, but this novel remains (to my reading) the centerpiece of the series.Next to Gone with the Wind this is my second favourite book of all time.Even though the characters are moles they are every bit as well drawn as human characters and I could get quite carried away by adjectives and superlatives in describing this book. And for the record I didn't get on with Watership Down.
It seems the world has almost forgot about Duncton wood. The books are hard to find in second hand shops. I would rate the books up there with Lord of the rings, Dune, the dark materials trilogy and watership down. If you like that sort of stuff you will simply be amazed by the moles of Duncton Wood. Amazed it took you so long to read it, for starters. The characters are lovable, you will really care what happens to them and the world they inhabit underground is well developed to the point of
The Secret World of the Moles18 February 2017 There are some books out there that it doesnt matter how long they are, the story is really engrossing and I really dont want to put them down. However there are other books that start off good but are so long that by the time I start getting close to the end my eyes start glasing over and I quickly begin to lose interest. Then there are books that are basically crap. Well, this isnt one of the last type of books, and this certainly isnt one of the
I must admit I am facing quite a struggle in trying to write this review. Where to begin? My response to Duncton Wood seems to have almost as many layers as the novel has pages, which is a bold claim. I'll try to tackle it accordingly.To briefly sum up a 582 page novel, it is an allegory of the cycle of decay, destruction, and rebuilding of a civilization, tied up in grand adventure and a spiritual journey into the soul. Oh, and it's about moles. If Richard Adams (Watership Down) and Tolkien
I picked this up with the intention of reading all six Duncton books, since it's been so long since I've read them, but once I was nearing the end of this I found I wasn't really in the mood for the rest. Maybe they're not as good as I remember or perhaps I just wasn't quite ready to settle down for an six-book epic series about moles and religion! I used to love this book, and it is still good, don't get me wrong, but I guess it takes a level of commitment I wasn't quite up for. But if you're
Nothing short of an epic. Yes, it's long and yes, it's about moles which doesn't sound too interesting. Believe me, it definitely is. Loved it.
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