A Good Animal by Sara Maurer

DRB Reviews...A Good Animal by Sara Maurer

I am in love with this book. My heart grew a couple diameters and I don't think I can contain it, as it kept leaking out of my eyes in tears. In a good way. My heart is full after reading this coming of age story. It was so pure. Maurer took me back in time to my own youth and innocence, and I remember fondly just how deeply I felt things. 

​There is something so special and romantic about being a farmer...having a homestead and taking care of the animals and crops; having a simpler life, close to nature and all God created. I know it's a hard life, but it's rewarding; all that hard work has a wonderful end result, something visceral and meaningful. I love animals and have such deep empathy for them and their beauty.

My husband grew up on a farm raising sheep. I have heard so many stories and Maurer truly captured a sheep farmers life and lambing season perfectly. I have so much respect for farmers. It was really refreshing to read this story; grounded me. I truly believe A Good Animal will be in the top ten books of 2026. I consumed every morsel of it and read it in less than 24 hours. Completely absorbing.

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