All Things Bright and Beautiful
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All Things Bright and Beautiful

by James Herriot

1974•Biography•384 pages

Taste attributes: biographyanimalsdocumentarycomedyfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, emotional biography, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.9 / 5

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About This Book

This beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, “All Creatures Great and Small”, picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants—both two- and four-legged.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyAnimalsDocumentaryComedyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connections

Subjects

VeterinariansBiographyCorrespondence, reminiscencesVeterinary medicineMedical novelsMedicineAnimalsHerriot, james, 1916-1995

Details

Author
James Herriot
Published
1974
Pages
384
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