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| Title | : | Duncton Wood (Duncton Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | William Horwood |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 736 pages |
| Published | : | February 27th 1994 by Arrow (first published January 1st 1980) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Animals |
William Horwood
Paperback | Pages: 736 pages Rating: 4.04 | 4539 Users | 249 Reviews
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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.
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| Original Title: | Duncton Wood |
| ISBN: | 0099443007 (ISBN13: 9780099443001) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Duncton Chronicles #1 |
| Characters: | Bracken, Rebecca, Mandrake |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 4539 Users | 249 ReviewsDiscuss 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.Duncton Wood is an Adventure-Love story like no other. It's the story of two Moles, Bracken and Rebecca, and the adventures they have as they try to protect Duncton Wood from Mandrake an outsider and oddly enough, Rebecca's father. They must face the problems of mole life head on, while maintaining faith in the stone. It's unfortunate that this novel is being compared with Watership Down, due to the fact that Watership Down, a great novel on it's own, falls short when compared against Duncton
This is an epic about generations of moles told with a Celtic voice. It is a lovely story for one who enjoys traditional tales of good versus evil and lush, poetic narrative. It fell short for me because the ancient religious story line seems forced, as if the author is thrusting our human thinking on the moles. At one point, Rebecca, the main "fe-mole" character asks Bracken, one of the main mole characters, "Do you believe in the stone?" Unfortunately, I never did. This was recommended to me
This is not a bad book, but it's not as good a book as it could and should have been. There are certainly good parts to this book, but overall it's just not as good as the host of positive reviews I've seen may lead you to believe.The plotting was tedious at times. The goal of finding the seventh book isn't mentioned till several chapters in, then it is forgotten while the moles go and do other things. Then at the end, it almost feels like he said "Oh, yeah. The book. Better get back to that."
Quite possibly one of the best fictional books ever written. More powerful than it has any right to be. If you read it from the wrong mindset or point of view, I can see how it might not work as well, but for anyone who still holds out hope for a whimsical, powerful, unquenchable love, this book connects to your inner-most longings and brings them powerfully to life. Also, everybody in the book is a mole. Yeah.
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.
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
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