Sandeagozu

by Janann V. Jenner

Book Overview

A delightful fantasy, written in the tradition of Watership Down and The Incredible Journey, telling the story of a Burmese python who leads a clan of exotic pet store rejects to find paradise at the San Diego Zoo.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060156333
• ISBN13: 9780060156336
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Loved it, loved it, loved

I usually don't have the time to read many books, but this one i just happened to get as a gift. I read very little of it, then put it away (what a big mistake). I few years later, i found it again in a stack of books ready to be donated to the local adult literacy program. Anyways, i saw it and thought "This sounds interesting". So i put it next to my bed and began reading that night. That was a few years ago. Since then i have had such fond memories of the book and have been searching for a copy of it. Like so many others, i am sorry i lent it out. Now i've found it and have re-read the story of Sherahi. Again i am amazed and will treasure it always. The journey of the animals is descriptive and lured me into their world. Made me think twice about pythons. *grins* Anyways, i recommend this book to anyone who likes stories of epic journeys. This is fabulous.

Slithering Across the States

I read this when it was new and loaned out my copy. Bad move. I never got it back so I had to go on a search to find it again. It begins with a Burmese python who is taken from her native home and winds up in a pet store. There she meets a rattlesnake, a parrot, a coatimundi and a lemur. One of them has heard about a place that is a haven for animals. The five animals decide to embark on a quest to find this Sandeagozu. I must admit that I didn't get the title until I had read several chapters into the book. But Jenner's first novel captures what animals might feel in unpleasant situations. The Macaw is a plucker which I can identify with since I own several large parrots one of whom is a plucked Blue and Gold macaw. She gets into the whys of the bird's plucking that really worked for me.The novel does have some bumps that could have been smoothed out, but it was a first novel. If you enjoy animals and feel that they have personalities and lives beyond what is the normally accepted POV, then I recommend this book.

Snakes Alive

Although it's ostensibly a story about a monumental (monty) Python, this book is a rewarding entrnace into the gentle, sweet mind of Janann Jenner, the author. I first read it when it was new over 15 years ago and it remains on my short list of all time great fiction. Enthralling, in the way that the four books of Tolkein's Trilogy were, it makes you wish that you had nothing to do but finish it. It isn't a short book, but you won't want it to end.

I remember this one well

I wish I had not loaned my copy out. I thoroughly enjoyed it and Jr. the rattlesnake was a great character.

Excellent fantasy story line and character development.

I really enjoyed the story and characters. I could seem to relate to them even though they were animals. The author really gets into their heads.