The Good Good Pig

By Sy Montgomery,

Book cover of The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood

Book description

"In loving yet unsentimental prose, Sy Montgomery captures the richness that animals bring to the human experience. Sometimes it takes a too-smart-for-his-own-good pig to open our eyes to what most matters in life.”
—John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog

A naturalist…

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1 author picked The Good Good Pig as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Sometimes it takes a pig to introduce us to our fellow humans.

In this delightful book, nature writer Sy Montgomery sticks close to home following the story of Christopher Hogwood, a runty piglet who grows into 750 pounds and a neighborhood favorite. You may not want a pig as a pet after reading but you will fall in love with the pig mind and the way animals can bring us together.

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