The Chimp Who Loved Me and Other Slightly Naughty Tales of a Life With Animals

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

The Chimp Who Loved Me and Other Slightly Naughty Tales of a Life With Animals

4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 · rating details · 6 ratings · 2 reviews

Twenty-six real-life stories of animal adventures from Annie Greer, farmer's wife, pet chiropractor and all-around magnet for bizarre creature tales. Sexual assault by chimpanzee, drill sergeant sheep, stoned veterinarians and much more will make you laugh and wish the book didn't have to end. 20% of proceeds go to the ASPCA.

Paperback, 215 pages

Published November 6th 2010 by Lulu

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list »

Community Reviews

(showing 1-13 of 13)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Jun 02, 2011 Avery rated it 5 of 5 stars

When I first saw this book I knew that I had to get my hands on a copy of it because it deals with one of my most favourite things in the world, animals and it sounded like it would be a more grown up version of James Herriot‘s short stories.

When I first started reading this book I was a bit disappointed, I almost felt like I was in a lecture hall hearing a professor drone on and on about primate mating behavior ad things of that nature and it quickly became tiresome (growing up I was totally o...more When I first saw this book I knew that I had to get my hands on a copy of it because it deals with one of my most favourite things in the world, animals and it sounded like it would be a more grown up version of James Herriot‘s short stories.

When I first started reading this book I was a bit disappointed, I almost felt like I was in a lecture hall hearing a professor drone on and on about primate mating behavior ad things of that nature and it quickly became tiresome (growing up I was totally one of those kids who used to check those animal encyclopedia’s out from the library, you know those ones that are like three or four inches thick? And I found that a lot of stuff was repetitive from my primate classes), however I came to realize that the average reader probably wouldn't possess this knowledge and therefore the book was good in providing a contextual background for said readers. Furthermore, I was disappointed in the beginning because I didn't find myself experiencing uncontrollable bouts of laughter like I had expected to (I mean, come'on, the subtitle is "And Other Slightly Naughty Tales of a Life With Animals").

However all of that changed with the fifth short story in the book, “Panther Bait”, I found myself shaking controllably with laughter with this story and it only continued on with the remaining stories. I think that why this book is so successful and legitimately funny is because Annie is not afraid to tell it like it is. For instance when she was explaining a situation where a panther had escaped and her and her husband, Kent, had to catch it she writes, “At times like this, I’m afraid that my true nature comes out, and it’s not flattering. I couldn’t have cared less about Kent. As far as I was concerned it was each man for himself as I bolted for the door. I started running with no intention of stopping” (pg. 58), or when talking about how much she disliked her goats she stated, “But eventually, coyotes came in one night and killed them all, which was a convenient solution to the problem really” (pg. 105). Furthermore, because the book is composed of short stories (on average 5 pages a piece), you can read a few here and there (and even not in order!) and still comprehend everything that is occurring.

All in all, this did turn out to be a quite funny book and I would highly recommend it to any animal lovers out there!

(less)

1 like · like · see review

Apr 26, 2011 Freda mans rated it 4 of 5 stars

Annie Greer makes me laugh. Her life with animals is a hoot, and the way she and Tim put it in the book had me barrel-rolling over with laughs.
I'm so glad the title focuses on the chimp though, since the story involving said chimp is going to haunt my dreams later this evening! Poor woman must be a little traumatized to say the least, I know I would be.
I really appreciated these humorous tales of her life with various exotic animals. There's nothing Jane Goodall about her, but that's what appeal...more

1 like · like · see review

Jan 23, 2013 John Parsons rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oct 20, 2012 Tofu Fairy marked it as to-read

May 17, 2011 Heavensent1 marked it as to-read

Apr 26, 2011 Rachel marked it as to-read

Recommended to Rachel by: http://stephthebookworm.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-chimp-who-loved-me-by-annie.html

Apr 24, 2011 Sharon marked it as to-read

Apr 19, 2011 Yzobelle marked it as to-read

Shelves: for-next-bookstore-visit

Apr 14, 2011 Amanda Seats marked it as to-read

Shelves: wishlist

Apr 03, 2011 J.W. Nicklaus rated it 4 of 5 stars

Feb 20, 2011 Lynne marked it as to-read

Apr 18, 2011 Stephanie (StephTheBookworm) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Jan 09, 2011 Kathleen Garber rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult_nonfiction

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend it | Stats | Recent status updates

Popular Shelves

to-read

7 shelves

favorites

1 shelf

adult_nonfiction

1 shelf

Books by Annie Greer

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About The Chimp Who Lov...

No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »

title link	preview: The Chimp Who Loved Me and Other Slightly Naughty Tales of a Life With Animals
avg rating	preview: The Chimp Who Loved Me and Other Slightly Naughty Tales of a Life With Animals Goodreads rating: 4.33 (6 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9689602-the-chimp-who-loved-me-and-other-slightly-naughty-tales-of-a-life-with-a?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1289687510l/9689602.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9689602-the-chimp-who-loved-me-and-other-slightly-naughty-tales-of-a-life-with-a?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]The Chimp Who Loved Me and Other Slightly Naughty Tales of a Life With Animals by Annie Greer[/url]