All Creatures Great and Small
by James Herriot, 1972
One day we were shopping in Barnes and Noble and, for some unknown reason, I thought about the PBS TV program with the British veterinarians from a number of years back. I couldn’t remember the name of the book so we asked the sales person. She happened to be from England and had a picture of her dog snapped onto her blouse. Her eyes lit up and she immediately led us to the the book.
I really enjoyed reading this book, not because I was particularly interested in animal medicine, but for the reason that it was about some truly interesting human characters. It also didn’t hurt that the book was well written. James Herriot is a very self-deprecating author and was able to find humor in almost every situation, particularly when it involved events that were embarrassing to himself.
This book will probably never be one of the world’s greatest, but if you want an enjoyable read, to learn a bit about life in Scotland in the 1950’s, and want to chuckle, I highly recommend it.
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