i really enjoyed this book. it wasn’t difficult to read, which i appreciated, and was very well written. i really loved the story altogether- it was lonely and sad, but filled with love. i especially appreciated how the protagonist basically falls in love with a pig, i thought that was fun. (not like in a weird kind of way but i am kind of into the whole animal companion idea). i loved the conversations he would have with her, and how he expressed his affection to her. i thought the whole part where he found out the truth about his mother was very rushed, and i often found myself rereading a few things and desiring a better, more coherent explanation. overall i think this book managed to express the beauty of love- not in a lustful, rushed, or insincere way, but as something pure, as he loved his pigs ,his friend the curé, and his sister.