Dan Matthews writes near identically to Augusten Burroughs. At points throughout this memoir, I wasn't sure how to feel about it because of that comparison. However, by the conclusion, I found that I really enjoyed Dan and his family's perspective on their mother, her life, and her death.
I still hold dislike in my heart for PETA and the horrific actions its taken to kill captive animals rather than leave them in captivity. Their all or nothing stance on animal freedom and their equation of pets to slaves is one of my many gripes with the organization, but Dan's part in PETA's activism and his dedication to veganism seem, at the very least, to be affiliated with the good works PETA has done.
Overall, an enjoyable, fast, strange read.