I had seen the movie years before, but did not remember it, so I was happy to have some vacation time to read this. It was tricky to read - Richard Adams prose can be thick and very British at times, and he seems to miss some character descriptions at times, but the story comes through just fine. I have to admit, I had problems putting it down for the last 100-150 pages - by that point, I was very engrossed and rooting for the heroes. Well worth the read.