All Creatures Great and Small

James Herriot
2022-03-10T07:33:45-08:00

This book is so good! My family and I are reading it as an audiobook, and it are just amazing! James Herriot is a new vet who comes to England from Scotland to be an assistant to a man named Siegfried Farnon. Here James has many adventures from crazy cows to pampered dogs, James has his hands full. This book is just amazing. If DOGO would have allowed it, I would have put 6 stars. One of my favorite books. It really captures your heart, and you fall in love with the characters like Tristin, Siegfried's lovable, younger brother who can't do anything right or Tricki, a sweet, pampered dog, or Helen, a strong, confident girl whom James falls in love with. Every chapter is poetic, weaving in humor but also teaching about the difficulties there were as a vet in the mid 1900s. Everything about this book is amazing. I suggest it for 10+ for language, there is words that would not be appropriate for young readers. If you like animals, English books, and hilarious books, this is the book for you. This book is a mixture of humor, but it is also sweet. Some chapters will have you crying, and others will have you laughing so hard you are crying. James Herriot allows the reader a perceptive that I have never had in a book. You get to hear what he is thinking, which I think is splendid. There are also very funny lines in the book like when Siegfried was yelling at Tristin he said, "You bloody fool! You're sacked!" Overall, a great book. 5 stars for sure!