All Things Wise and Wonderful
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All Things Wise and Wonderful

by James Herriot

1975•Biography•440 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryanimalscomedyslowwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeGrounded and emotional: a biography that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Readers adored James Herriot's tales of his life as a Yorkshire animal doctor in the first two collections in the “All Creatures Great and Small” series. Now here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with his own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom.

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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

BiographyDocumentaryAnimalsComedyUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

VeterinariansBiographyVeterinary MedicinePersonal narrativesHerriot, james, 1916-1995Veterinarians, biographyPets, diseases

Details

Author
James Herriot
Published
1975
Pages
440
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