My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

My Family and Other Animals

Corfu Trilogy #1

Gerald Durrell

10 hours, 17 minutes first pub 1956 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Description

This memoir is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu, where Gerald Durrell lived as a boy, surrounded by his eccentric family - as well as puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies.

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Moods

funny 87%
lighthearted 85%
adventurous 59%
relaxing 44%
informative 38%
inspiring 23%
hopeful 12%
reflective 12%
emotional 7%
challenging 1%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 29%
fast 13%

Average rating

4.15

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