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Book Review By Gargi
All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot

This book describes problems the author has to face in order to become a full-fledged 9-to-5 and beyond working vet. He struggles through his first job as a vet and comes out with flying colors, with the help of his ever-ready boss and partner Siegfried, and Siegfried's brother, Tristan. He describes his carefree days as a bachelor, living with these two eccentric brothers, and how he is accepted by the farming community they serve.
He also tells of Tristan's way of slipping out of sticky situations, and how he manages to keep out of trouble himself.
The most poignant recollections are those, when he meets his future wife Helen, and gets to know her better. He describes not only the people around him, and how they teach him the lessons of life, but also the animals he treats.
In all he writes simply of what happened to him in his starting years as a vet, and tells of how, he overcomes all difficulties he faces in those times.


Plot & Themes
Animal story? Yes
Kind of animal: - horse - pig - dog (non-Pomeranian) - Pomeranian - bird - cat
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1900+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - British

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of animal care
Century: - 1960's-1970's

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - very happy - like laughing
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
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