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Reading Room:  James Herriott  |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 2:10:10 PM
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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.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 3:49:32 PM
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I hve read them all...I LOVE his books! I am ready to re-read them now...thanks for the reminder!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1404 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1404 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 3:51:50 PM
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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 |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Hosanna
True Blue Farmgirl
466 Posts
Hosanna
Alton
Virginia
466 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 6:49:35 PM
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| 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. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 7:03:48 PM
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Oh my...Where the Red Fern Grows is such a family favorite. We ALL loved it..over and over.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4333 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4333 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 04:49:55 AM
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I have all the James Herriot books also. Have read them a couple of times. Very good.
Michele |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 08:12:44 AM
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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
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
http://domesticnonsense.etsy.com |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 10:01:26 AM
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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
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 9:38:18 PM
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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 |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:42:42 PM
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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!
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 12:46:33 PM
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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!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4764 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4764 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 7:27:06 PM
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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 |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 06:50:12 AM
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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".
If I ever get to travel to England, the Yorkshire countryside is what I want to see. I could skip London completely. |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2009 : 11:09:35 AM
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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!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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countrykatgirly
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Hallie
Jordan
NY
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2009 : 1:29:34 PM
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Oh, his books are great! I liked the TV series based on them, too.
**Farmgirl Sister #622**
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
--Laura Ingalls Wilder
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