All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot (3 1/2 stars)

[Cora]

All Creatures Great and Small - James Herriot

3 1/2 stars

All Creatures Great and Small is the story of a young veterinarian working as an assistant veterinarian in the English countryside. Each chapter describes an incident in the author's time there, the entire book covers two years. It was amusing book and there were many times when I enjoyed learning about rural life in 1930s Great Britain. Often, though, it was very repetitive descriptions of treating a sick animal (usually a cow). I did enjoy reading it but I was not something I was compelled to pick up often. There were some stories that made me smile though, so if you enjoy sweet, humorous, real life stories, give it a try.

[Idit]

I never read it but remember contemplating reading it all my youth. It was always in the library with really cool covers. For some reason I never did.
It felt at the time that it was this or My family and other animals - which was the camp I chose
Maybe one day... Although my veterinarian friend told me all the amusing stories I want to hear about assisting in cow birth

[Nikki]

That takes me back to my childhood & watching a pre-Dr. Who Peter Davison in the TV series (mostly with his arm up a cow's ....)

[annapi]

I loved this in my youth - in fact, it's Herriot's fault I took Vet Med in college! Didn't turn out as idyllic a career as I had hoped, though, and I moved on to other things.