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Holy Cow
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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A rollicking, globe-trotting adventure with a twist: a four-legged heroine you won't soon forgetElsie Bovary is a cow, and a pretty happy one at thather long, lazy days are spent eating, napping, and chatting with her best friend, Mallory. One night, Elsie and Mallory sneak out of their pasture; but while Mallory is interested in flirting with the neighboring bulls, Elsie finds herself drawn to the farmhouse. Through the window, she sees the farmer's family gathered around a bright Box Godand what the Box God reveals about something called an "industrial meat farm" shakes Elsie's understanding of her world to its core. There's only one solution: escape to a better, safer world. And so a motley crew is formed: Elsie; Jerryexcuse me, Shaloma cranky, Torah-reading pig who's recently converted to Judaism; and Tom, a suave (in his own mind, at least) turkey who can't fly, but who can work an iPhone with his beak. Toting stolen passports and slapdash human disguises, they head for the airport. Elsie is our wise-cracking, pop-culture-reference-dropping, slyly witty narrator; Tomwho does eventually learn to fly (sort of)dispenses psychiatric advice in a fake German accent; and Shalom, rejected by his adopted people in Jerusalem, ends up unexpectedly uniting Israelis and Palestinians. David Duchovny's charismatic creatures point the way toward a mutual understanding and acceptance that the world desperately needs.
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dimedgirl
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Mehso-so

A quick read that felt a bit like a fever dream. The story idea was fun and entertaining, but execution was a bit cringy. Layered with pop culture references and I didn‘t catch them all. But without reading a synopsis and just walking into it knowing it‘s a comedy, I had a few laughs.

3.5/5 ⭐️

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La_Cori
Porca vacca | David Duchovny
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#3books that made me laugh
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

? "Furiously happy" by Jenny Lawson
? "Porca vacca" (Holy Cow) by David Duchovny
? "Tre uomini in barca" (Three Men in a Boat) by Jerome K. Jerome

OriginalCyn620 😂📚😂 4y
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JessClark78
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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The main character is a cow.

#BookHunt #ScavengerSaturday

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Kshakal
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Holy moly!!! I am over 100,000 litfluence!! 🤓😍🤓

Panic70 Time for a celebration! 🥂 4y
Megabooks 🎉🎉🤩🤩📚📚🥳🥳🥂 4y
TheAromaofBooks Congratulations!!! 4y
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gradcat
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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#WanderingJune

(Day 7 - #Californication)

*I cannot hear that song without thinking of David Duchovny. He‘s actually a fairly decent writer. Consider the tagged book, which features a cow as narrator, a Torah-reading pig, a grounded turkey with an affinity for iPhones, plus a Box God who dispenses such revelations as the existence of “industrial meat farms.” Obviously, world problems are solved in the midst of all of their (mis-)adventures.

Reggie Have you ever seen a movie with him called Red Shoe Diaries. That movie was a little crazy. And then it went on to become a soft core series on Showtime where he hosted it. I‘m good, how are you! 5y
BarbaraBB I have never heard of him. Must check out! 5y
Cinfhen I didn‘t know he was a writer!!! He‘s the guy from XFiles @BarbaraBB you definitely have heard of him.... 5y
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batsy @Reggie 😂 When I had a full on crush on Duchovny/Mulder and the internet was in its infancy, my friends and I tried to get bootleg tapes of this 😳🤣 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Oh it‘s him! I know him! 😀 5y
Cinfhen I thought you would xx @BarbaraBB 5y
Reggie @Batsy lol, because I was a big music nerd I remember they offered The Music of the Red Shoe Diaries cd and so I sent actually money and change in an envelope (including shipping and handling) to Canoga Park, CA and weeks later, I got the cd in the mail. I used to fall asleep to it despite the gritty sax. Lol https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=klc16YpnMvg&list=PLObKrfLy30nuhv7PSLcx68xakQU72e8E... 5y
batsy @Reggie 😆😆 (also, thanks for the link ... can't wait to time travel back to the Duchovny 90s) 5y
marleed @Reggie omg I watched the Red Shoe Diaries movie back in the ‘80s I believe. I think my husband rented them from some seedy video store. At the time, they were the most scandalous thing I‘d ever watched. I didn‘t even speak to watching them which is hilarious to me now! 5y
Reggie @marleed lol, how funny. Back in the day, scandalous and nowadays, probably tame. Thanks for sharing. 5y
gradcat @Reggie I definitely remember the movie, but I haven‘t seen it, so I guess I didn‘t remember that it‘s risqué. I don‘t remember the Showtime series, though...wow, it seems he‘s done a lot of different things. Anyway, I love soundtracks—oh, and they just keep getting better, e.g., Good Girls on NBC has great music—so I‘m going to check out your link. Glad you‘re doing well, and thanks for the info! ♥️ 5y
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suzie.reads
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Totally bonkers and at times hilarious!
This book is not to be taken seriously its just a daft book and is written in that way. It has some silly sayings and alot of slang, so if you take your literature abit too seriously this will not be for you.
I thoroughly enjoyed it 😊 A light hearted and quick read which was very different to my usual type of book. I ❤ 🐄🐄
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suzie.reads
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Love the illustrations in this book they're so witty ?

"We also had to practice walking on two legs" ???

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RiaWritten
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Holy cow I passed 10,000 litfluence and didn‘t even notice! I may do a giveaway to celebrate. More on that later.

Suelizbeth Awesome! 📚❤️ 5y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
JoScho 🎉💖🎉💖🎉 5y
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CaitZ Congrats!! 5y
rubyslippersreads 🎉📚🎉📚🎉🎉🎉 5y
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ohloulu
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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I am an animal. And so are you.

Chelleo Welcome to to the #LitsyFamily! We‘re so glad you‘re here! Checkout these #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: http://bit.ly/litsyvideos There‘s so many fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more! Check out #LitsyHappenings for details. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
Jess7 Welcome!! 6y
LitsyWelcomeWagon Welcome to Litsy! New book friends are the best! We hope you‘re loving it here! There‘s so many fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more! Check out #LitsyHappenings for details. #LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
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mrsh62010
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Duchovney's illustrations were so much fun 😂 I have such a crush on him haha.

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mrsh62010
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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This short little novel was just delightful. Lighthearted and sweet. I like seeing Duchovney's silly side. He does silly very well. I recommend.

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mrsh62010
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Just started this one to take a break from Philip k Dick and his sexism lol.....

It's important to let yourself feel all your feelings.

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JoyBlue
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Mehso-so

I might rate this 2+. I read it on a whim, having seen its cover in an article about celebrity-authored books. It's a basic, sort of preachy commentary on our treatment of animals told humorously (and not for work or children). It's a quick read. Take it or leave it.

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OneLitChick
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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What the what?!?! This is amazing! I‘m not on here as much as I would like, but I love it when I am. This is such a great, smart, funny, supportive, and all-around awesome community. Happy Reading Littens!

RiotMom Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 6y
Jess7 🎉🎉 6y
Ddzmini Congratulations 🎊🎈🎉 6y
hes7 Yay! 🎉 6y
Eggs Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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Kalalalatja
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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I remember sitting on the plane home from New York in 2015, and this book made me #laughoutloud multiple times! I loved David Duchovny in Californication, and I loved his writing in this modern day fable 👌

#AwesomeAutumnBooks

batsy I've long wondered if this was worth reading and now I'm going to have to! I can't not read the book that "Mulder wrote" ? 7y
Cspen113 I love David Ducovny! I'll have to pick this one up. 7y
Erika13137 I do love some David Ducovny. Be interesting to see what his writing style is like. 7y
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Kalalalatja @batsy @Cspen113 @Erika13137 it is not like it's the best book I've ever read, but it was fun, and a lot better than I expected! I think I gave it 4⭐️ actually 👍 7y
Suet624 That's funny that you and I have both posted about Duchovny in the last two days. 7y
Kalalalatja @Suet624 it is a funny coincidence! 7y
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tracyramone
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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I was up till 5:30 and got this much in last night. Let's see what I can add to it before everyone in the house wakes up. #24in48

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moarbookspleaze
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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So this happened some how.

DGRachel Yay! Congrats! 🎉🎉🍾🎉🎉 7y
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OneLitChick
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Oh my geeez, you guys! How crazy is this? Thanks for all the book love, book talk, and overall book goodness! #ILoveLitsy 📚 💕📚💕📚

CherylDeFranceschi Congrats! 🎉📚🎉 7y
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dariazeoli
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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#LitsyAtoZ #LetterH

I listened to this short novel over the past couple days, and it made me laugh - much needed this week. The animal rights message is there, wrapped in a tale that's unbelievable. Having it read by the author was a bonus. #TheTruthIsOutThere

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Qemorio
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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This happened today. I met David Duchovny and had him sign his books. I could only afford 1 autograph but he signed both anyway. He said he'd sign all the books. He even complimented me saying he could tell I work in a bookstore because I flapped my books. ❤

Dragon What a smile! 😀 7y
tapgurl How exciting! What does flap your books mean? 7y
Bookworm83 Swoon 😍😍 He has been my crush forever! 7y
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Qemorio @tapgurl flapping is when you put the inside flap of the dust jacket on the page where the author is supposed to sign. This makes it easier for the author when signing a lot of books. 7y
Georgette73 Oh my God. I would have died from fangirling all over myself. Or drooling. 7y
Qemorio @Georgette73 I was doing everything in my power to play it cool. 7y
Georgette73 @Qemorio Oh, with me there would no cool..only fool! 😉 7y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Foxyfictionista Haha! I love the disclaimer. 7y
KarenUK Still Wow though!! 🙌🙌🙌💕 7y
Suet624 That's amazing! 7y
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Moray_Reads That's incredible! Well done! 7y
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Madi
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny

'I stopped banging my head because I realized mom didn't leave me. She was taken away and killed, and then she was eaten.'

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Qemorio
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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I'm a little late on this one but I had to get it in David Duchovny has been my #mancrush since the first episode on The X-files aired on television. Recently he started writing books and I love him even more. #octphotochallenge

BookishFeminist Oh damn, good morning 😯 8y
Magpiegem Mine too, my walls were covered in posters of him! But I had no idea he is writing! 8y
Qemorio @Magpiegem both of his books are so good the first is really funny. The second has a lot of baseball in it which I know nothing about but it's so well written it didn't matter. Also has funny bits. MUST put them in you TBR list. 8y
Magpiegem Thanks @Qemorio I will!! 😊 8y
Dragon Agent Mulder was awesome 👏 8y
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Pinchclamp
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
Mehso-so

A cute little fable, but as an omnivore, I never appreciate being preached at, and The Message was a little heavy handed.

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Pinchclamp
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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If the narrator is a cow, does this still qualify for#LitsyAfterDark ? 😂🐄

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StephBengtson
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny
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Mehso-so

Holy Cow is a zany fable about farm animals that touches on animal and environmental issues. While I love the overall message, the writing was a little obnoxious to me. It pains me to say that, David Duchovny! Phrases like "cray cray" and other very in the moment pop culture references just don't do it for me.

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StephBengtson
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Book #2 for #bookisholympics! 👼🏽🐮 I 👽 David Duchovny.

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Mariadawnjames
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I basically bought this because of the author, I didn't know it was a vegan thing. Didn't know what I was expecting but it's hilarious. A re-reader for sure.

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Chibiistheway
Holy Cow: A Novel | David Duchovny

There is something in man that loves a wall, but what wall menders and fence builders do not get is that when they fence something out, they are also fencing themselves in. Not one but two prisons are made by one wall

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Hawk19
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This was nothing short of brilliant. I couldn't stop laughing while reading this.

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Ksvz
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AudioBook. This was a quirky novella read by the author. It is outlandish and improbable but the message was touching.

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AliceInWonderLibrary
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This book made me so happy. It was such a fun read to laugh your way through. Who knew a cow, pig, and turkey could be so funny.

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