All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful

4,5

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick take catch-up post so I can catch up on my “To Write About” stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness..
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I read this series back in junior high—I remember liking them, I remember eventually getting to the point that I wondered if mother cows/sheep/horses always had problems delivering, and...well, that's about it really.

I didn't remember how much drinking there was, or the interpersonal stuff between Herriot and the vet he worked for, or the silliness of some of the other interactions he had with people. Which is a shame—because that was just so much fun.

There were some really moving parts, too—I probably skimmed over them in my youth, but I enjoyed dwelling on them now.

This was a sweet book, and it's easy to see why people have been reading this series for years—and will probably continue to do so. I'm coming back for more as soon as I can.

Such a delight to read. Full of wit, fun stories, observed life lessons, and wisdom from the life of this young veterinarian in the Yorkshire Dales of 1930s England.