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Loved the whole series

I devoured the James Herriot bokks as a teen and am enjoying them again as an adult. What a bunch of quirky and extremely lovable characters! These books are quick reads but that most certainly does not mean they have no depth. The dry wit and very droll humour never gets old. Some of the events and the style of story telling could become repetitive and read as slapstick if written by a less accomplished author but James Herriot's voice is so very authentic and genuine.

Great Inspirational Story!

The book All Creatures Great and Small is a great story by an interesting author, James Herriot. On Amazon, there are almost no legitimate arguments against this great story. The positive reviews love the story because it really gives the reader a sense of what James Herriot is thinking as he tells his own stories. This book is in fact a multi-million copy bestseller, being loved by almost any book critic that has reviewed this great story.

As a 14 year old reading this book for school, it is very interesting to read about all of the experiences that James goes through when working as a veterinary surgeon in a small town in England in the early 1900's. He shares all his experiences working with the animals of the many farmers in their town. James is just starting out as an intern at the beginning of the book, and has to face all of the social aspects of farmers not expecting him, the new guy, but expecting his boss, Siegfried Farnon. Farnon is an extremely forgetful man. Often, anything that James messes up, he will forget by the next day. This can become problematic when he gives Herriot advice, but the next day forgets what that advice was and gives Herriot completely new, contradicting advice. The way that James Herriot really exposes the reader to every aspect of working in his new job is what makes this book such a joy to read. One of my favorite stories is when Farnon's brother, Tristan, destroys two of Farnon's cars within one day.

One of the reasons that James Herriot wrote All Creatures Great and Small is to show the importance of perseverance. James has to perform many unpleasant tasks throughout the story, including getting up at very strange hours for an emergency case, or completing a daunting task that usually takes hours with little reward afterwards. All of this shows that he had to persevere in order to accomplish his dream, and illustrates the lesson: never give up. James Herriot accomplishes this goal amazingly. Every chapter shows his hardships, and that he never gives up throughout the entire story. Herriot could not have done a better job expressing this lesson, and I am glad that he makes this important lesson very clear to all of his readers.

Overall, All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot is an amazing book because of all the interesting stories that he tells, as well as the important life lessons mentioned through the stories.

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Best book about people and animals

Perfect stories from the life of a young veterinary doctor. The best book about people and animals that I have read in the last five years. Herriot continues his story of life as an English country vet in All Things Bright and Beautiful and All Things Wise and Wonderful. These real life stories were made into an excellent BBC series.

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Makes you keep reading.

This book shows you the graphic side of being a vet in the early 1900's. As he develops and matures from an early apprentice to a well known vet, James Herriot has a very interesting story. When he cures a dying bull with cold water, he shows the communities what he is made of. James Herriot creates many new medicines as he sees these cases throughout his life.

I think this book was amazing, eye-catching and made you keep reading throughout the whole book. I think this book is extremely good and everyone should read it. -- Reid

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Twenty years ago, St. Martin's Press published a volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian named James Herriot. Its title was All Creatures Great and Small.

Within a year, the book had become recognized as a masterpiece. In the two decades that have followed, James Herriot has become one of the most universally loved authors of our time.

Now, as we celebrate the publication of Every Living Thing-- the country vet's fifth book of memoirs-- St. Martin's is proud to reissue the book that started it all. Its pages, now as then, are full of humor, warmth, pathos, drama, and James Herriot's unique, richly justified love of life. His journeys across the Yorkshire dales, his encounters with humans and dogs, cows and kittens are illumined by his infinite fascination and affection, and rendered with all the infectious joy of a born storyteller.

As one reviewer wrote," If you ever loved a friend, human or otherwise, this is the book for you."

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