This book is a strongly wonderful, terribly distressing ,beautifully written and mysterious novella. If you want a feel good read this is not for you. Becoming a vegetarian opens up a disclosure of sorts, male domination,suffering, other worldliness etc. Vegetarian choice seems a symbol of self destruction to expose societal ills, i.e. extremes aptly define Hangs meanings. As distressing this is I recommend this incredible book.