Conrad B. (Phunter) reviewed on 9/15/2012 + 35 more book reviews

What George Orwell did for the politics of the barnyard with 'Animal Farm', so Walter Wangerin has done for the bigger struggle in the baryard - that of good versus evil - with 'The Book Of The Dun Cow'. If one reads it carefully one can find many biblical allusions sprinkled throughout the story. The heroes are flawed - faith wavers, questions remain unanswered, self gets in the way, but still the animals press on in a life or death struggle against the evil that seeks to destroy everything. A remarkably well told tale and one worth coming back to for a second read (or more). And, of course, there is a sequel - "The Book Of Sorrows". Evil doesn't give up that easily.

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