Fresh Eggs

By Rob Levandoski

Book Overview

In this plucky satire (The Christian Science Monitor), Calvin Cassowary starts raising chickens to keep Cassowary Farm in the family for one more generation--but soon he finds himself deep in debt and his chicken-loving daughter, Rhea, starts growing feathers.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452284368
• ISBN13: 9780452284364
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Amazing mix of magical realism, satire & social criticism

What a find! Levandoski is a saucy yet substantial treasure. Although the novel is reflective of the Reagan-era mindset when greed was good, accepted and even expected this brilliant little story perfectly illustrates how the important lessons of the past are quickly forgotten as we chase the false glitter of one get-rich-quick scheme to the next. And always forgetting the cost of the ones who will truly suffer and pay - all of us. Yes it is a cautionary fable, but much fun is also to be found. Forget Keating and Reagan. Read Levandoski - and remember Calvin and his feathered daughter Reah. Time for SERENDIPITY GREEN!

Brilliant! Exceptional! Another amazing masterpiece!

Rob Levandoski has done it again! His piquant wit hits all the marks again in his unwavering scrutiny of popular culture. He lays bare all the hypocrites and hypocrisy that cross his radar screen and carries it off in a breezy manner without meanness of spirit. His sharply defined characters evolve, his plotting is smooth yet unpredictable and his dialogue is true to life without being pedestrian. I found "Fresh Eggs" entertaining and edifying, and I look forward to reading Levandoski's next novel. He is going to be famous.