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Watership Down

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Watership Down by Richard Adams

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By Richard Adams

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Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren – he felt sure of it. So did his brother Hazel, for Fiver’s sixth sense was never wrong. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home.

Reviews

20 Aug 2024

Loved reading this at bed time

29 Jul 2022

I read this but I wouldn't read this again. I didn't find it interesting.

14 Aug 2021

This book is full of adventures and daring, I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end and I would highly recommend it.

28 Jul 2021

This book is good but there are a lot of made up rabbit words which are a bit strange.

17 Oct 2020

This is a reread for me in time for my classic bookclub! I have always loved and lived with rabbits and read the Lockley book that Richard Adams based some of his information about rabbits on. I like how the rabbits are both vicious and affectionate, I like how they behave in a fairly real way despite talking.
It is still a great story, I think.

01 Sep 2020

it was really good but quite sad I liked how the rabbits chose to adapt after seeing how the rabbits did in the burrow ran by humans. I thought the best character was bigwig as he carried on despite getting injured a lot

31 Aug 2020

I love animal stories and I like to protect the environment.

12 Aug 2020

i loved this because it has rabbits in it.it is a fictional book and my favourite character was fiver and i woould recommend this book

05 Aug 2020

Cool

02 Aug 2020

Very long but nice, I would recommend for older children

27 Jun 2020

i watched the movie and read the book, it isn't the best but still quite good

24 Jul 2019

I love this book, and the bravery of the band of rabbits lead by Hazel.

02 Aug 2017

This book was outstanding. It was so cleverly written. I loved every moment of it. Everything about it was stunning: The creativity, the description and the way it got to the emotions. I couldn't have asked for more.

As well as that it was so original: I've read nothing like it. Richard Adams thought of every single detail when creating his rabbit world. They even have their own language and mythical stories. Also the characters of the different rabbits are really clear and you will enjoy getting to know them.

Another thing I loved was the very different cultures of the different warrens they went to and how the rabbits took different ideas from them to create an even better warren.

I'd recommend it to children who love animals and have the perseverance to read the whole thing as it is really long (600+ pages) and can take quite a while to warm up.
9-10 years+/. MY FAVOURITE BOOK!!!

03 Aug 2016

An inspiring book about the friendships and trusts within rabbits. It includes crafty plots, daring deeds and some rather poignant outcomes.

14 Jun 2015

It is okay.

03 Oct 2014

Very dramatic read.

04 Aug 2014

a wonderful tale on a rabbit and his gangs Hazel is the main character.

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