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Worth the read
I just recently finished this book and can say with much sincerety that Adams has created a wonderful piece of work in "The Plague Dogs." It's true that some of the dialogue is especially tough to get through especially being an American reader, but after a while I found myself going through it with a fair amount of ease once I was finally used to it. The best part of this book by far has to be the characters of Rowf and Snitter whom I found tremendously more interesting than any of the human characters. Their struggles and perception of the reality around them is quite remarkable. As far as how the message was presented I thought it was done quite fairly on both sides of the issue of animal experimentation. Finally, there's the ending which made the entire book worth the read.

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Brilliant, absolutely heart-rending story
This has got to be the best novel I've ever read, and I've read a lot. It is the sheer quality of Richard Adam's insight and imagination that makes this stand out. Two dogs, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolation of the wilderness, and from there Adams paints an emotional and stark painting of the two dogs' suffering. Snitter's story of his life with his master is really heart-rending and all the characters are meticulously portrayed. The main complaint about this book is that his prose can get a bit intense at times, and I admit it took a while to get flowing in Adams's narrative. Get past that and you'll come to appreciate the thoroughness and beauty of his writing. In addition to being emotive and suspenseful this is a brilliant attack on animal experimentation and how we (humans) can be so cruel and irrational, and really if you miss this, you miss the book!!

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Good ...
I found the book very slow. Infact I stop reading it altoghter. I thought it was another Watership Down. Dont get me wrong I did enjoy it once I got done reading the book. The books starts out slow but is slowly begins to pick up. The book is well set in which he gives wonderful descriptions of places, smells, (hey, half the plants and flowers I have never heard of)and locations. Like many of his books this one deals with man vs nature. The heros two dogs are living off their wits. One is a dreamer who feels that there is love in every mans heart and the other is truth, who knows what man is capable of doing. This book is well worth the time and the read.