Customer Reviews

An Inspiring Story of Perseverance
I remember reading WATERSHIP DOWN when I was thirteen years old and it scared the heck out of me. In the flavor of RATS OF NIHM, Adams uses animals to tell his story. We follow a group of rabbits, who decide it's time to find a new home.

Cute, cuddly rabbits make for a happy story, right? In this tale we are reminded that rabbits are on the bottom of the food chain. Large birds, cats, dogs and people all equal death for our lead characters.

Lead by Hazel and his smaller brother Fiver, the group of rabbits start a dangerous expedition, which could destroy their entire warren. Hazel's group is befriended by other rabbits with devastating agendas and find help in the least expected places.

WATERSHIP DOWN is an inspiring story of perseverance. We find out that even the smallest play important roles and everybody loves rooting for the underdog, or rabbit in this case.

World's finest novel with rabbits as its heroes
While the main characters in _Watership Down_ are rabbits, and they behave in very rabbit-like ways, the themes are very human: the displacement of a populace by a force both unjust and unstoppable, the fallacy of relying on physical strength and conventional wisdom rather than intelligence and creative thinking, the sacrifice of standing one's ground in the face of danger and death, and the loyalty owed to one's friends. I recommend this book for those who enjoy reading fantasy and literature, those who find pleasure in beautiful descriptions of the English countryside, and those who love animals.

Watership Down
A Good story about rabbits, unique...Great book to read when you just want to sit back, relax and enjoy the day with reading a book...

Watership down an enjoyable read
Richard Adams does a spendid job portraying the struggle of a group of rabbits in search of a place to thrive when their previous home falls prey to the actions of man. It is an enjoyable read, he presents a well thought out world for these creatures, and he does a good job in showing us our world through their eyes. I strongly recommend it for any who are interested in our impact on our natural world and for those interested in reading about epic struggles.

Not your typical book about rabbits
My sister gave me this book for Christmas. I had adopted a rabbit (who was bound for slaughter) over the summer so I was especially interested in reading this book.

As it takes place in southern England some of the terms and style of writing were unfamiliar to me, but I got used to it after the first hundred pages or so.

Overall a great book for anyone. And you do actually learn quite a few facts about rabbits that might come in handy at some point!