Monday, September 21, 2009
 
Book Report: The Shepherd, The Angel, and Walter the Miracle Dog by Dave Barry (2006)
I think David Barry wanted to write A Christmas Story for our generation. The book is short (117 pages, which is just right for a movie script). It's a sweet little story that's not full of quite the absurdity of his normal work or his full novels, and it's cut into a short number of scenes. It tells the story of a dog's death on Christmas Eve against the backdrop--or maybe it's the foreground--of the children's participation in the Christmas pageant.

Now, the text itself is not 117 pages. As a matter of fact, almost fifty percent of the book is old pictures and illustrations designed to visually evoke the scenes, although they are not direct illustrations of the scenes. It's Lileksian.

It's a plenty short piece and an easy read, so it's worth its time.

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