You can love this book for description, staggering and written with great force, an intensive pig - would be enough to recommend it. One can also love his tone breathless, his poetic phrases, precise and punchy (sows, for example, have "velvety eyes of actresses"). Also difficult not to get caught up in the suspense of the story, where the turmoil we see a young Parisian philosopher a little naive - but endearing - that, to prepare a seminar on the animal leaves to investigate in the field. But beyond the fascinating document and cleverly constructed fiction, the strength of this book lies in the innumerable subjects of reflection that support the narration. More than a novel on an Original Theme, here for a discussion on the absurdity of existence (porcine or human ...), on friendship, death, love, perception of reality , civilization, guilt, the limits of science and philosophy, and many more. A great book, for sure.
