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4.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Animal Story Ever Written., Aug 1 2000

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This review is from: Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers (Paperback)

My mom bought me this book when I was ten I immediately thought it was going to be a good book as it had a charming front cover showing an innocent looking otter. Tarka is a sweet young otter and the book is like his life story in a way his life is like a human's . He is born ,he grows up,he loves he loses and he dies. The discription of him and his surroundings create a vivid picture in the readers mind. It really is a charming story and I would recommend this to anyone who loves animals and/or reading.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully written story., Dec 16 1998

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This review is from: Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers (Paperback)

I really loved this book. It really did a wonderful job of showing how joyful Tarka's life was, and how, even when he was hunted, his life was still joyful. I highly recommend this book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tarka the Otter is descriptive, realistic, & in places, sad., Oct 4 1997

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This review is from: Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers (Paperback)

Tarka the Otter is written very descriptively, from an otter's point of view. It's similar to Watership Down, but Tarka's thought is much less anthropomorphized than that of the characters in Watership Down. You'll find this book quite sad in places, perhaps even upsettingly so, because of the realistic (and unfair) interactions Tarka and others have with English hunters and their dogs a few times (such is life). If you cried at the end of Where the Red Fern Grows, beware. If you are unfamiliar with the endearing antics of members of the weasel family, you are in for an educational and fun treat. Perhaps you'll run out and get a ferret after this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
This book is quite possibly the best novel about nature ever written. It's gorgeous and epic, not a kid's book by any means. This was T.E. Read more

Published on Jan 31 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but it will make you cry.
This is a good book but it will make you cry. I cried all the way through it. I cry when I pick the damn book up. Read more

Published on Dec 17 1996