To be honest I wasn't looking for change or prepared for the message of this book.  My husband read it aloud to me driving back from the Calvin Festival of Faith &amp; Writing and as the miles passed I was stunned into complete silence (and horror).  Frankly, I cannot eat factory farmed meat because the book expressed well the process which is so abhorrent and I cannot support it any longer, but we've enjoyed one or two meals since with beef farmed locally here in Black Earth, Wisconsin.  I haven't yet been out to the farm to check out their practices but I intend to soon.  We are enjoying our (mostly) meat free life now for the last month!  

I hope you do read it Christie.  I dare you.