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Book of Sorrows

by Walter Jr Wangerin

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ISBN13: 9780062509369
ISBN10: 0062509365
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: Gold Gato, March 15, 2012 (view all comments by Gold Gato)
This sequel to THE BOOK OF THE DUN COW is almost as good as the original, featuring a frightening war between good and evil as represented by Chauntecleer the Rooster and Wyrm. Yes, this is fantasy fiction, but beautifully written and spellbinding at times.

This sequel is darker than the first book, due to Wyrm taking center stage. The reader feels for the Rooster and his bouts of self-doubt. At times it takes on a Homeric tone, one mirroring the same Cold War reality of the 1980s. I certainly identified with each animal and view this book, along with its original, as a true fable for the modern world.

Book Season = Autumn (Wyrm's season)
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ISBN:: 9780062509369
Author:: Wangerin, Walter Jr
Publisher:: Perennial Library
Location:: San Francisco :
Subject:: Animals
Subject:: Fantasy
Subject:: Animals -- Fiction.
Edition Number:: 1st ed.
Edition Description:: 1st Harper & Row paperback ed.
Series Volume:: 818
Publication Date:: 1989
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 339 p.

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