Book Club: Watership Down (Pt. 2)

Clare and Hannah continue to dive down the rabbit hole and talk about Richard Adam's beloved 1972 adventure novel Watership Down. In Part 2 of this discussion, we talk about the qualities of a great leader: trusting your followers, offering peace to hostile neighbors, and saving the lives of random mice. Splanchnics is a labor of love for your mother-daughter team of hosts, but please consider helping us stay adequately caffeinated by visiting our Ko-fi donation page. Updates: This 2-part series was produced in October and November of 2021. Since then, there have been a couple Watership Down-related developments: In September of 2022, fans of Watership Down celebrated the 50th anniversary of the book's publication at the "Watership Down at 50" Conference. Speakers included Rosamond Mahony, the younger daughter of Richard Adams. The program talks look fascinating! The keynote addresses were recorded. As of October 2023, a graphic novel version of Watership Down is available! If you'd like to enjoy your own copy of Adams's original novel, the new graphic novel, or the story collection Tales from Watership Down, please consider purchasing from Clare's Bookshop.org store. This is an affiliate link--you'll get a discount on your purchase and Bookshop.org will send us a small commission on the sale. Thank you for your support! We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Clare is an independent author who would love it if you checked out her books! If you like exciting thrillers featuring an “everyman” hero who rises to his or her full potential in the face of peril—-you might enjoy The Keys of Death. It’s a veterinary medical thriller about a small-town animal doctor who gets tangled up in a whistle-blowing scheme against a big biotech company. Or, if you prefer shorter fiction, try Startling Figures, a collection of three paranormal urban fantasy stories.