The Crisis vs Watership Down: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Crisis
"The novel is set in the years leading up to the first battles of the U.S. Civil War, mostly in the divided state of Missouri. It follows the fortunes of young Stephen Brice, a man with Union and abolitionist…
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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 Crisis 3.8.
- Watership Down is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for The Crisis.
- Watership Down has the widest readership — 21228 ratings behind its score.
- The Crisis runs the darker storyline; Watership Down stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Watership Down
≈ 8h vs 10h for The Crisis
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Watership Down
4.1 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
Watership Down
Light vs Challenging for The Crisis
In the mood for something dark?
The Crisis
a darker storyline than Watership Down
Want something lighter?
Watership Down
an easier tone than The Crisis
Scores by source
| The Crisis | Watership Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (755) | 4.1 (21228) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (762) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 4.5 (633) |
Reception
| The Crisis | Watership Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 755 | 21228 |
| Editions | 218 | 108 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5837 | 349730 |
| Pages | 561 | 443 |