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Review of Rooster
[Following is a volunteer review of "Rooster" by Edward Pontacoloni.]
Edward Pontacoloni Rooster: A Field Trial Fable
I must admit that I was not sure whether I was going to enjoy this book while having a glance at its title. However, it aroused my interest because I have always had cats and dogs and I also like reading about them. If you happen to hesitate whether you should read Rooster just like me at first, I would like to assure you that it is worth losing yourself in this beautifully written story.
Edward Pontacoloni seems to know everything about canines and he is an excellent American storyteller who sets his tale in the USA, but follows the traditions of legendary Irish wordsmiths. His brilliant plot has so many twists that you forget to count, which makes Rooster unputdownable. This very American story is about protagonists who do everything morally acceptable to follow their dreams and villains who are archetypes of baddies. At the same time, the real heroes and heroines of the story are their their dogs, who also know what they should do to reach their masters' goals and have their own opinion on anything that happens in this canine fable set in the modern world with the values of the people living in the old wild west.
The writer Ed and his family have to put down their family dog Woodrow. Several months later, they want another furbaby and Ed's son Mike, who reads about a special breed in a book, would like to get a special hunting dog. They manage to find a breeder, whose Lucy has just had a litter and they take home the last of Lucy's puppies with floppy ears, orange fur and yellow eyes. They are not really aware of the little pup's companion, who is a quite uncommon blue talking butterfly that has an extraordinary relationship with the pup to help him. They name their new dog Rooster. Mike intends to train Rooster and it is when he and his father first meet the old field dog trainer Tom Quinn, whose dream is to win a national competition. He works with his brother Liam and his niece Amy. Rooster turns out to be an exceptionally talented field dog and Tom persuades Mike and his family to let Rooster enter field trials. It is when Ed his family get involved in the age-long rivalry between Tom, Liam and another trainer Buck Arness and his scout Tall Charlie Hinkle. From here onwards the extremely professionally edited modern folk tale unfolds just like an old Celtic fairy tale told about the ancient struggle between good and evil at the campfire in the cool breeze, which brings the scent of misty emerald Irish fields to the vast wide open spaces in the United States.
I would say it is one of the most beautiful stories that I have ever read and naturally, I would not be able to say anything negative about it. If you are keen on animals and share my adoration for four-legged furry pets with their pure innocence and their loyalty felt towards their owners, it will not matter how old you are and you will love Edward Pontacoloni's Rooster. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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Rooster
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Edward Pontacoloni Rooster: A Field Trial Fable
I must admit that I was not sure whether I was going to enjoy this book while having a glance at its title. However, it aroused my interest because I have always had cats and dogs and I also like reading about them. If you happen to hesitate whether you should read Rooster just like me at first, I would like to assure you that it is worth losing yourself in this beautifully written story.
Edward Pontacoloni seems to know everything about canines and he is an excellent American storyteller who sets his tale in the USA, but follows the traditions of legendary Irish wordsmiths. His brilliant plot has so many twists that you forget to count, which makes Rooster unputdownable. This very American story is about protagonists who do everything morally acceptable to follow their dreams and villains who are archetypes of baddies. At the same time, the real heroes and heroines of the story are their their dogs, who also know what they should do to reach their masters' goals and have their own opinion on anything that happens in this canine fable set in the modern world with the values of the people living in the old wild west.
The writer Ed and his family have to put down their family dog Woodrow. Several months later, they want another furbaby and Ed's son Mike, who reads about a special breed in a book, would like to get a special hunting dog. They manage to find a breeder, whose Lucy has just had a litter and they take home the last of Lucy's puppies with floppy ears, orange fur and yellow eyes. They are not really aware of the little pup's companion, who is a quite uncommon blue talking butterfly that has an extraordinary relationship with the pup to help him. They name their new dog Rooster. Mike intends to train Rooster and it is when he and his father first meet the old field dog trainer Tom Quinn, whose dream is to win a national competition. He works with his brother Liam and his niece Amy. Rooster turns out to be an exceptionally talented field dog and Tom persuades Mike and his family to let Rooster enter field trials. It is when Ed his family get involved in the age-long rivalry between Tom, Liam and another trainer Buck Arness and his scout Tall Charlie Hinkle. From here onwards the extremely professionally edited modern folk tale unfolds just like an old Celtic fairy tale told about the ancient struggle between good and evil at the campfire in the cool breeze, which brings the scent of misty emerald Irish fields to the vast wide open spaces in the United States.
I would say it is one of the most beautiful stories that I have ever read and naturally, I would not be able to say anything negative about it. If you are keen on animals and share my adoration for four-legged furry pets with their pure innocence and their loyalty felt towards their owners, it will not matter how old you are and you will love Edward Pontacoloni's Rooster. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
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Rooster
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