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A review by katewhite77
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
I loved this book so much, and it makes for wonderful bedtime reading.
I want to revisit the old TV adaptation of the eighties staring Christopher Timothy, Peter Davison, and Robert Hardy, but being the bookworm that I am, I wanted to make sure I read the books alongside this time.
The first volume of these fictionalised memoirs tells of James Herriot"s first three years of veterinary practice in the inhospitable but beautiful landscape of the Yorkshire dales.
James moves in above the practice and lives with his boss Siegfried Farnon, the owner of the practice and wayward younger brother Tristan, with a long-suffering housekeeper, Mrs Hall and along side a much loved pack of dogs.
Upon arrival soon learns he will have to get used to the local lingo and that Yorkshire folk don't like parting with their brass. However, once James settles in a host of eccentric locals, really take him to heart, and he they. They often ask to stay for "a bit a dinner" after a job.
My favourite part of the book is when we meet Tricky-Woo, for whom James implements a very unusual treatment plan.
I read this book over two months, and you know it's been good when it becomes like a friend. I will miss it tonight, but luckily, when I have had a little time away, there are more books in this series to dive into.
I want to revisit the old TV adaptation of the eighties staring Christopher Timothy, Peter Davison, and Robert Hardy, but being the bookworm that I am, I wanted to make sure I read the books alongside this time.
The first volume of these fictionalised memoirs tells of James Herriot"s first three years of veterinary practice in the inhospitable but beautiful landscape of the Yorkshire dales.
James moves in above the practice and lives with his boss Siegfried Farnon, the owner of the practice and wayward younger brother Tristan, with a long-suffering housekeeper, Mrs Hall and along side a much loved pack of dogs.
Upon arrival soon learns he will have to get used to the local lingo and that Yorkshire folk don't like parting with their brass. However, once James settles in a host of eccentric locals, really take him to heart, and he they. They often ask to stay for "a bit a dinner" after a job.
My favourite part of the book is when we meet Tricky-Woo, for whom James implements a very unusual treatment plan.
I read this book over two months, and you know it's been good when it becomes like a friend. I will miss it tonight, but luckily, when I have had a little time away, there are more books in this series to dive into.