Margaret H. (tothehilt) reviewed on 4/4/2007 + 82 more book reviews

Richard Adams's bunny-centric epic rarely fails to win the love and respect of anyone who reads it, regardless of age. Like most great novels, Watership Down is a rich story that can be read (and reread) on many different levels and is a corking good adventure. A warren of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a land developer, search for a safe haven, meeting danger at every turn. Adams has crafted a touching, involving world in the dirt and scrub of the English countryside, complete with its own folk history and language (the book comes with a "lapine" glossary, a guide to rabbitese). As much about freedom, ethics, and human nature as it is about a bunch of bunnies looking for a warm hidey-hole and some new mates.

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