When Jake, a powerful young bull owned by a cantankerous farmer named Bingo Reilly, escapes his pen and runs loose through a quaint Vermont town, the ensuing furor starkly reveals the state's parallel universes. Populating one are the yuppie city folk who moved to the state over the last few decades and now dominate it politically, and in the other are the people who have long lived there, some for many generations. The two universes get along well enough, mainly because they have little to do with one another; one prefers Mozart and golf, the other Emmylou Harris and Friday night Bingo. Nonetheless Jake's dash for freedom raised consciousness on all sides, including Jake's.
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Funny and Entertaining,
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This review is from: Jake's Run (Paperback)
I liked the book. I know a little about that part of the world (New England). Jake's Run captures today's New England perfectly and makes it fun to read. Prepare to laugh!
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Eagerly awaiting the next book,
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This book is a wonderful, old fashioned romp in rural Vermont. It gives a little insight to some of the older ways and viewpoints, but still is modern and up-to-date. Mr Mahoney crafts a humorous tale of a escaped bull and the affects he has on the townspeople (native and townies alike) as well as his "owner" (can anyone really own a bull?). The scene of Jake galloping (do bulls gallop?) through the town green during a "fair" was hilarious, I could not stop laughing.
I loved this book so much, I gave it as christmas presents to quite a few of my family members- my mother, who grew up on a farm in Vermont in the 50s, loved it. If you need a good laugh or like reading about rural Vermont, this is the book for you W
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