I read it at a very young age, it was the longest book I had ever read at the time. I didn't quite comprehend it, but I fell in love with it. Years later, I read it again, and again, and again...Very recommendable. Everyone who likes literature should read it. The younger children won't understand it, which is what happened to me, and it does have lots of violence in it. This is the book that hooked me on animal fantasy for several years. But no other books I read could match up to this one, unless you're talking about The Plague Dogs. Whole different story. I read a review on Amazon* which had a mother complaining because it had no female rabbits and the few that were there were refered to as "does"...Ha ha ha...It's not like the rabbits are going to go around saying "Oh, we need ourselves some girl rabbits. Yeah, some girl rabbits. Some girlfriends, you guys." Heehee. No, seriously, this book can bring up a couple of questions with the younger children, but to not like it because the main characters are mostly male...?

This is one of my all times favorites. Even though it can be slow sometimes it's very enjoyable and sometimes puts a smile on your lips. But beware! Some scenes are very creepy; with rabbits suffocating, getting stuck in a trap, killing each other and so on.

It was not the best story. It was okay at the beginning, horrible at the middle, even worse in part III, but pretty good at the end. All in all, i would give it a 2 1/2 stars, but since that option is not available, I'll please the author and give it 3 stars.

Everyone needs to read this at least once, especially if you like animal stories. If you liked "The Wind in the Willows", you'll like this book!