The Book of the Banshee vs Watership Down: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's fiction, Fiction
The Book of the Banshee
Will Flowers doesn't understand what could have happened. His sister, Estelle, used to be really cool. She was quiet, responsible, and most times you'd never even know she was around(which was the cool part). But…
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Watership Down
Watership Down is the compelling tale of a group of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world—soon to be a BBC and Netflix animated miniseries starring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Oscar and…
The verdict
- Readers rate Watership Down highest: Watership Down 4.1 · The Book of the Banshee 3.6.
- The Book of the Banshee is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Watership Down.
- Watership Down has the widest readership — 21228 ratings behind its score.
- The Book of the Banshee runs the darker storyline; Watership Down stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Book of the Banshee
≈ 3h vs 8h for Watership Down
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Watership Down
4.1 vs 3.6 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
The Book of the Banshee
a darker storyline than Watership Down
Want something lighter?
Watership Down
an easier tone than The Book of the Banshee
Scores by source
| The Book of the Banshee | Watership Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (190) | 4.1 (21228) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (762) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (633) |
Reception
| The Book of the Banshee | Watership Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 190 | 21228 |
| Editions | 7 | 108 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 349730 |
| Reading it now | — | 580 |
| Written reviews | — | 21228 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 36869 |
| Pages | 164 | 443 |