Book Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams

This improbable tale of brave rabbits is a classic and one of the best stories I have ever read.   It first came out in the seventies and a movie adaptation was made in 1978 by the BBC.   It is the tale of a group of rabbits who leave their home warren because of a premonition and the many adventures they have as they cross the English countryside in search of a new home and go through the struggles of establishing one on Watership Down.   The story itself is outstanding but what makes it even cooler in my opinion is that all the places in the book actually … More after the Jump…