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| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 2:10:10 PM
Anyone read any of his books? All Creatures Great and Small, etc? I absolutely loved them, but you have to have a taste for British humor.
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| countrykatgirly |
Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 1:29:34 PM
Oh, his books are great! I liked the TV series based on them, too.
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 11:09:35 AM
AH! Tricky Woo! I loved that story. That little lady was so funny about her dog, and the GARDENER, oh my!
Yep, you can leave London right out...just like being in NYC only with a better accent. Much prefer the countryside!
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 06:50:12 AM
I grew up with these stories. My mom started reading them to me, along with Little House on the Prairie, before I was old enough to read on my own. My sister and I still laugh at references to "Tricky Woo".
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 7:27:06 PM
I've read all his books and absolutely loved watching the BBC series! It was wonderful and I plan to buy it some day!
Dawn in IL |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:46:33 PM
I've read these books since I was a little girl and always watched the television show on PBS (still do, every Sunday night!). When I lived in England, I always felt like I was meeting the very people he wrote stories about!
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| sewgirlie |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:42:42 PM
I loved these books!! I cannot get my students to read them though. What fun they are to read. We read "Where the Red Fern Grows" as a class in 7th grade and they love it too. They all cry!
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 9:38:18 PM
I have also read them all, and love them. Have any of you seen the tv show that they did? It so good!! If you like the books you will love the tv show. You can get them from the library.
Maggie |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 10:01:26 AM
I love these too!! I too get in the mood to re-read them periodically, probably every 3 or 4 years. I have literally woken my husband up due to my laughing or crying over a particular story. He has such a wonderful outlook on life and people.
Amy Grace
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| electricdunce |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 08:12:44 AM
I just finished rereading All Creatures Great and Small, probably for the fourth time. He is a wonderful writer and paints such a picture of rural British life...
Karin
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| windypines |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 04:49:55 AM
I have all the James Herriot books also. Have read them a couple of times. Very good.
Michele |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 7:03:48 PM
Oh my...Where the Red Fern Grows is such a family favorite. We ALL loved it..over and over.
Jenny in Utah
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| Hosanna |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 6:49:35 PM
Read them as a teen and loved them. I used to read them sitting in my bed, and just cry and cry over some of the stories. I read "Where the Red Fern Grows" and cried for hours, too, when the dogs died. I avoided watching the movie for a long time, and when I did, I cried some more. I just love those animal stories. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 6:10:01 PM
I read all of his books! I love them. I love the feel you get for him as a person and those around him. I wanted to be a vet for the longest time after reading his books (Okay I still would love to be a vet but just can't afford the schooling).
Alee
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| Betty J. |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 3:51:50 PM
I have read them also and can feel in my bones his description of birthing a calf on the cold stone floors. I also adore his subtle humor.
Betty in Pasco |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 3:49:32 PM
I hve read them all...I LOVE his books! I am ready to re-read them now...thanks for the reminder!
Jenny in Utah
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