["All Creatures Great and Small"] shines with love of life. It is not surprising that James Herriot still ministers to his charges in the same location, for the reader soon feels that the man and his work should never be separated from Yorkshire and its people….
Herriot's portrayal of his mercurial and charming boss [Siegfried Farnon] and his boss's fey brother Tristan is delightful. Indeed, every character in the book emerges with force and clarity. There is humor everywhere, including the often futile attempts of a domineering woman to bring some order to Siegfried's slapdash bookkeeping….
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