Books - Watership Down

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Little talking bunnies going on an adventure. Sound like a children’s tale? Watership Down is not a simple fairytale for children, far from it. It is full of interesting underlying messages and interpretations. Of course children can read this classic and it provides a wonderful experience, but to fully experience the depth of the many layers of Watership Down, one must reach a certain level of maturity.

The reader does not really know when or where the story takes place. Two young rabbits, brothers, live happily in their warren with all their fellow rabbits. The younger one, Fiver, has the ability to sense if something bad is coming. He and his brother Hazel wander to the outskirts of the warren in search of dandelions, where they see a big, illegible sign. It fills Fiver with dread. The two brothers try to convince the rabbit leader that all the rabbits must leave the warren, but with such little evidence he refuses, especially since Hazel and Fiver are still younglings. A couple days later Fiver and Hazel decide to leave on their own, after having failed to convince anyone else. They are surprised to find a small band of rabbits, ranging from younglings to a member of the leader’s guard, ready to accompany them. The group sets out on a long and perilous journey in search of a new warren. They will face vicious cats and dogs and strange oversized rabbits. They will be tested to their limits many times over.

You will probably have to read Watership Down for something anyway, and if you don’t, it’s nice to have read it just to say you read it. It’s also an amazing book, with funny, sad, and exciting moments. When I finished this classic, the first thing I said was: “I can’t wait to forget what happens so I can read it again.

This is F, hopping off

Okay sorry that was lame

Bye T!