A review by elygreen
Never Work With Animals by Gareth Steel

3.0

Growing up on Gerald Durrell and James Herriot, my bar for books on animals is pretty high. I needed an enjoyable read, with humour appropriately balanced with heartache, and while this was well below that bar, it did tick a few of those boxes. I couldn't quite figure out what the theme of the books was. There were sections about the life of a vet (interesting and amusing anecdotes, as well as bittersweet ones), long parts about medicine and clinical care that seemed better suited to the novice veterinary student, and somewhat preachy bits about the current state of the world. It did not flow quite as fluidly as I'd have liked it to, or pull on the heart strings as much as some; though I must admit, I did listen to it as an audio book and often some books work better in type.