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bechlette47's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
5.0
Very cute and often humorous stories of a young vet in the English countryside. Many mild descriptions of animal anatomy and surgery (especially birthing).
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Excrement, and Medical content
eemi42's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.5
I really like the TV series on PBS and I wanted to read it directly from the source. There are a couple differences—most notably Mrs. Hall is only mentioned occasionally and briefly. I also wish there had been more about Helen. Otherwise, the show was faithful to the material.
It's written less as a story with a beginning, middle, and end but more as a collection of anecdotes and episodes. Makes it really easy to pick it up and read a couple chapters here and there and then go read something else. If I hadn't borrowed it, I probably would've gone through it at a much more leisurely pace.
That being said, it's a relaxing and enjoyable read. There were even a couple times I laughed out loud. I'll probably make my way through the rest of the memoirs at some point.
It's written less as a story with a beginning, middle, and end but more as a collection of anecdotes and episodes. Makes it really easy to pick it up and read a couple chapters here and there and then go read something else. If I hadn't borrowed it, I probably would've gone through it at a much more leisurely pace.
That being said, it's a relaxing and enjoyable read. There were even a couple times I laughed out loud. I'll probably make my way through the rest of the memoirs at some point.
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Excrement, and Medical content
Minor: Death
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Excrement, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
miniingrid's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Debo decir que los personajes de la serie (el remake, no la antigua) no son tan carcas como en los libros. Pero sí han sabido mostrar lo entrañables que son y lo que disfrutan siendo veterinarios de campo.
Las descripciones de los paisajes y del trabajo que hacen son muy evocadoras y es fácil imaginarse allí mientras las lees.
Las descripciones de los paisajes y del trabajo que hacen son muy evocadoras y es fácil imaginarse allí mientras las lees.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Excrement, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, and Alcohol
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, and Classism
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