Jana's Reviews > The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood

It’s not the first time I’ve cried over a pig. But Christopher Hogwood’s story is full of joy. I would love to live in this community where everyone cares about the well being of a spotted black and white pig.

I also learned a lot. And I want to take them off my menu entirely now. Most pigs do not live past 18 months, the age of fattened up/ready for market pigness ☹️. Yet they have so many similarities to humans!

The author is so amazingly well traveled and I enjoyed her back story of both the travels and her parents (who frustrated me). But I admired her patience with their judgmental ways. And Tessa. The border collie. I adored this part of the story.

What a lovely respite from current events this book was. Thank you Jen for picking it as our postal read. And I can say that out loud/in public because it’s the last one of this round.

Loved this quote, though I’m going totally from memory (should have written it down when I read it):

Them: “What are you going to do with your pig?”
Her: “What are you going to do with your grandchildren?”
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