DNF Watership Down and I’m honestly shocked people love this

Watership Down was one of the most boring books I've ever attempted to read. I made it to Chapter 15, which is 20% of the book.

I thought at first the rabbit perspective was cool but my god it became torturous quickly. I did not give a damn about the rabbits. They scamper around fields and eat grass for most of the book and there is no drama. The overly long depictions of flowers and hills made me want to tear my eyes from my head. Characters are flat, lame, and the dialogue absolutely drags. The rabbits all talk like precocious 12 year old Victorian children. "Oh Figbottom, stop your dreadful moping, that's not right at all!" for example (not a quote but similar).

Additionally, I came across an entire chapter of rabbit folklore, which kinda describes their 'religion' in the name of the original rabbit El Arrirah or whatever his name was, and I nearly quit the book right then. Nothing more un-interesting to me than rabbit folklore. Then, later on I reached chapter 15 to find there was ANOTHER rabbit folklore story and this is where I decided to throw in the towel.

Life is too short to force yourself through tedious books. I understand I am in the minority on this one, as the book is received as a classic, with extremely glowing reviews, and is known as a powerhouse of fantasy adventure literature. But I don't see that at all. Every time I picked up the book I was just annoyed with the blasted rabbits and the lack of any narrative pacing at all. And to think I only reached 1/5th of the book.

If you enjoyed this book, I am happy for you. It was not for me.