A review by annaka_haynes
All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot

3.0

As with all of Herriot's books, I found myself reading this one in fits and spurts. To my mind, his works are ideal for that- while there is a gossamer-thin throughline to mark the passage of time, they strike me as collection of anecdotes, so I dip in and out when I'm in the mood. I was less engaged with this book than the previous two, because the skips between RAF service and remembered country life seemed more disruptive, somehow. I would find myself just getting back into the rhythm of country-vet life when I'd be pulled abruptly back into the discouragements of the war. I was also disheartened by the fact that so many stories in this collection seemed to end in loyal animals dying, which is always hard. So-not my favorite, but still good.