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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I want to first start off by saying this was not an easy book to read, there were lots of things about this novel that disturbed me 😦 but that was the point. The novel could not have done what it did without disturbing me and if you do go on to read this book I hope it disturbs you too (with love 🖤).
This book both was and wasn’t what I expected it to be; it wasn’t until the last few chapters that the story started to come together in a way that I hoped it would. This book tackles a lot of themes that interest me specifically: small family farms vs large commercial feedlots, consumerism, sustainability, grief, and finding purpose and meaning in life.
A mother’s final wishes brings home her vegetarian daughter to the chicken 🐓 farm she grew up on. The daughter finds a way to connect to her roots in a bizarre and disconcerting way 🔪; unfortunately as the farm grows to meet consumers’ demands so does her discontentment and disconnection. The story only gets more and more unhinged as it goes on.
A lot of reviews acknowledge how funny this book is I however did not find it overly humorous, or funny but rather heartbreaking and defeating, and wow that last chapter… 😵💫
This book both was and wasn’t what I expected it to be; it wasn’t until the last few chapters that the story started to come together in a way that I hoped it would. This book tackles a lot of themes that interest me specifically: small family farms vs large commercial feedlots, consumerism, sustainability, grief, and finding purpose and meaning in life.
A mother’s final wishes brings home her vegetarian daughter to the chicken 🐓 farm she grew up on. The daughter finds a way to connect to her roots in a bizarre and disconcerting way 🔪; unfortunately as the farm grows to meet consumers’ demands so does her discontentment and disconnection. The story only gets more and more unhinged as it goes on.
A lot of reviews acknowledge how funny this book is I however did not find it overly humorous, or funny but rather heartbreaking and defeating, and wow that last chapter… 😵💫
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Violence
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