false <![CDATA[The Book of the Dun Cow]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1205967510m/1100591.jpg 77721 8 <p>Walter Wangerin's profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the animals could speak, when Chauntecleer the Rooster ruled over a more or less peaceful kingdom. What the animals did not know was that they were the Keepers of Wyrm, monster of evil long imprisoned beneath the earth ... and Wyrm, sub terra, was breaking free.</p> 75067 1978 The Book of the Dun Cow total:441|5:2|4:8|3:2|2:2|1:0| 441 1808 654 97 4 4 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jul 20 12:37:17 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 21 10:39:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:26:18 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 15:16:00 -0800 2009 a great good vs. evil read... This book is for the faithful, for the believers in hop...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 07:24:58 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 20:01:03 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 23:51:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 10:17:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 18 06:19:04 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 19:51:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 07:10:06 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 07:33:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Feb 18 07:49:49 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:18:58 -0800 2009 bad,' 'other stuff happened and it was BAD,' 'finally more stuff hap...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:33:40 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:44:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 05 07:51:39 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 12:40:05 -0700 2007 The Book of the Dun Cow about 15 years ago; I don't remember specifically what spurred me to choose it, but I'm quite glad I did.

A grand allegory/fable that starts simply - Chaunticleer the Rooster is the Lord of the land, ruling justly over his coop of hens and the surroundi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 21 08:10:05 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 20:09:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 27 09:18:09 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 10:30:15 -0700 2007
And then he said, "Don't be angry for my asking this; but listen and then answer me. It's not a hard question...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Sat Jun 30 00:25:41 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 00:43:06 -0700 2007 sub terra," and whose son Cockatrice (a half-cock half-serpent) and his "children" (the basilisks) wage war against Chauntecleer's kingdom. Mundo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 21:15:52 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 14:03:48 -0700 2009 2 Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Unleash the Power of Authentic Life in Christ. I love the rhythm of the Liturgy of the Hours as it is prayed in the monastic setting. The power of Chanticleer's Canonical Crows in the fight again...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 20:57:26 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:15:13 -0800 2008
I like talking animals.

I read Animal Farm when I was a wee lad, and loved it - because the animals talked. I didn't know anything about communists mules or fascist pigs, but I did know that talking geese were pretty awesome.

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