So /lit/, is it a children's novel?

>>7715051
like all children's works that have stood the test of time, it is a work aimed at children that can be read and appreciated by kids and adults alike

>>7715209
Basically this.
I also felt it was more adult oriented with some of its themes. I'd read it at any age at any stage of my life, it makes me happy

Watership Down is a pleasure to read, simple as that. Adams didn't go for an experimental novel, his choice of subject is simple in nature and never overcomplexified; therefore its immersive beauty can be appreciated by a wide range of ages.
It would be a mdediocre novel if not for the rooted theme of rabbit behavior.

>>7715051
He made it as a way to tell his daughters about war. Guess that makes it a children's novel but the distinction doesn't really do you any good.

not really. the animated movie isn't. that bloody scene at the end would be too brutal for my nieces.

>>7715209
only if you're a retarded manchild who watches pixar or hayao movies

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>>7717169
got 'em

>>7715209
Gets it.

>>7715209
This.
Watership Down has the thing that most books/films aimed at Children that stand the test of time have, it's a little creepy/scary