First read as a young girl - then purchased and re-read several times through my life. Finally acquired a First Edition in excellent condition. :)
One of my favorite reads. ( )

Animal Farm, but make it high fantasy and take away the charm. Yeah, I didn't like it. ( )

The blurb from the Los Angeles Times says Belongs on the shelf with Animal Farm, Watership Down, and The Lord of the Rings." ?áIt does not say you'll be as moved by it as you were by those. ?áI agree on both counts. ?áI thought this a brilliant and exciting fable. ?áMuch was a little obvious, some was a little metaphysical. ?áGod is mentioned by name, but really any Higher Power would serve as details don't seem to be present, or, if they are, they're in the symbolism, which is easy for an atheist like me to overlook (just as I do when I read Narnia).

No, this won't serve every reader. ?áBut everyone over the age of nine or so who likes animal fantasy should consider reading it. ?áSome, like me, will want to reread it. ?á

One thing that I never noticed in descriptions or other reviews was mention of the humor. ?áIt's wonderful: some is more subtle, some more cruel, and some is just slapstick. ?áFor?áan?áexample of the easier sort, some of the turkeys, we learn, are named Corningware, Paprika, and Basil.

There are also beautiful bits. ?áA wedding is held in the winter, and for gifts, the other animals tramp down words and pictures (a la' corn mazes). ?áHow apt, for animals, who don't have possessions....

An under-appreciated book. ?áLook for it. ?áMeanwhile, I will look for others by the author." ( )

A gigantic fable about power and corruption. Somewhat Biblical in tone, it is also a book about hanging in there in the face of utter terror. ( )

A truly unique book. The Book of the Dun Cow is a religious allegorical fable about Chaunticleer the rooster, who has been assigned my God the duty of protecting the Earth from Wyrm, a great evil which is trapped within the Earth. But Wyrm has found a way out, and Chaunticleer, along his fellow animals must wage a great war to keep the evil contained. ( )