Maysa: Yeah, I too read WD at age 11, loved it, and tried to read the Plague Dogs, but it was too upseting to finish. I can't deal with animal testing.
Oh please – do give this one another try. Skip past the upsetting laboratory part, which is only the set up for delivering the goods at the end. Plague Dogs has one of the best endings, ever. So very worth it, I promise.
Loved Watership Down and the personable rabbits, especially noble Bigwig, solid Hazel, and visionary Fiver. Surprisingly, I also loved the movie and the Art Garfunkle song. I have a copy of the sequel, “Tales from Watership Down” or whatever it’s called; and it makes my eyes glaze over. I never have been able to finish reading it.