Watership Down

 by Richard Adams

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Somehow I thought this book was sci fi. It turned out to be the trials and tribulations of rabbits . It was mildly enjoyable.

A group of rabbits decide to leave their commune because it was becoming dangerous. One little bunny had a premonition that death was coming and he and his brother lead a splinter group on a difficult sojourn looking foe a new home.

When they at last found a place far enough from highways and men who held burning sticks in their mouth and drove dangerous machines they began to settle down. They realized next that what their community lacked was females.

Out they went again looking for some sabine rabbits and found a cult in which all the members lived dreadfully circumscribed lives. They encourages some feisty does to join them in an escape.

They  reached home safely but were afraid their days were numbered as the cult, which was quite militaristic would seek revenge. They mustered their defenses and against all odds good triumphed over evil and the peaceful rabbit community could now relax and proliferate.