Okay. A lot of people may think this fantasy about a group of rabbits escaping to eutopia is silly. But it needs to be read as a look at human society.
Who knew that a book about rabbits could be so incredible?? The story was meaningful, the characters were wonderful, and the adventures kept me from putting this book down. Amazing book.
I have long been a fan of Brian Jacques's Redwall series, so I'm ashamed to admit how long it took me to get around to reading Richard Adams's classic Watership Down. To put it mildly, I was blown away. While I enjoy the swashbuckling adventures of the Redwall creatures, I've always found them to be too anthropomorphised. Adams, on the other hand, had obviously done extensive research into the characteristics and behaviour of wild rabbits. His main source … more