Watership Down
Watership Down by Richard Adamsby Richard Adams
Ranked 2 of 3 adventure novels by recommenders
Recommended as an adventure story, and it comes up in HN threads about books that changed how people think.
Recommended as an adventure story, and it comes up in HN threads about books that changed how people think.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Recommended as an adventure story
“adventure stories like Watership Down”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Every novel is boring until it isn't”
Other adventure novels people recommend
The two most recommended other adventure novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Watership Downby Richard AdamsThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| King Solomon's Minesby H. Rider Haggard | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“adventure stories like Watership Down”
“American culture has historically included all the best of the British.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.