Watership DownClassic · Classics, Fiction, Fantasy
Watership Down
1972 · 438 pages · Fiction
59
Classic
★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 517K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. One of the best-selling books ever (about 50 million copies). 4.10★ from 517K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
59Must-Read Score
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller87 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+31
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #31 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #110 of the 520 classics we rank
- #280 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- One of the best-selling books ever (about 50 million copies)
- #1 New York Times bestseller (13 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Epic
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