All Creatures Great and Small (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1972; vuoden 1972 painos)

James Herriot is just starting out in veterinary medicine. He is green behind the ears as many of the local farmers like to remind him. James has the biggest heart and the kindest soul. He wants to do his very best and it shows.

Ok…I am behind. I have never read this book. So, when I saw it was a show on Masterpiece Theatre, I knew I must read it first. Luckily it was an audiobook at NetGalley.

I will say that this audiobook is very long. It is a good book and extremely unique but a little long.

There is so much in this memoir. I have laughed and cried and learned quite a bit. I enjoyed all the characters, as a matter of fact, I think some of them are people in my home town. This is a joyful and fun read. Also, the narrator, Nicholas Ralph, did a fantastic job. There could not have been a more perfect narrator for this memoir.

Need a good, down to earth listen…this is it!

I received this audiobook from the publisher for a honest review. ( )

This was just as captivating as the first (and second) time around. It was interesting to note the new TV adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small diverged more from the book version than I realized. ( )

Of course I read this long, long ago but with the new PBS series I had to see what I remembered and of course it was like reading it for the first time ---absolutely delightful. It is fun to see the similarities in the new TV version compared to the book.

This is an amusing story about a young veterinarian in Yorkshire, England. He describes his trials and successes in treating livestock and pets. Many of the stories are humorous and lighthearted. He describes his employer, Siegfried, and Siegfried’s brother Tristan, who were interesting characters. His courtship and marriage of Helen bring the story to conclusion. I enjoyed the stories and James seems like he has a nice person who cared about the animals he treated. The job sounds difficult and laborious, especially in the climate of northern England. I would recommend this book as light reading for amusement. ( )

historical, hilarious, memoir, nonfiction, 1930s, short-stories, rural, village, Yorkshire, veterinarian, verbal-humor*****

Of course I started with Book two. But here I finally got to Book one and none of the rest mattered. I think I'm glad I waited this long to listen to this fun classic story written by a real rural veterinarian in the 1930s because this performer is so good that he is doing the BBC series! The whole is beyond wonderful!!!
This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the new PBS Masterpiece series and his interpretation is wonderful! I love listening to him as he portrays Herriot and everyone else.
I requested and received a free audio copy from MacMillan Audio via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )