- Hardcover
- Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd; Large Print edition edition (1 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846179033
- ISBN-13: 978-1846179037
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a rarity! A book that can be enjoyed equally by young, old, male and female. An entertaining, cross-generational read that delivers puns by the punnet and many laugh-aloud moments. Welshman brings his characters, both human and animal, vividly to life in true story-telling fashion. From the manic mynah to the contrary camel, the book gallops along at a rattling pace and never flags. As this book covers only the first few months in practice it is to be hoped that a follow-up is already in the pipeline. There's a prospect to look forward to!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not habitually a reader of such books, not a keeper of pets and therefore knowing nothing of vets, I was sceptical about reading this book when recommended by a friend. However, I found the book pleasingly compelling. The narrative flows smoothly and the reader moves easily through the chapters which are given a logical sequence by the threading of the vet's personal life through individual, mostly amusing, episodes in his professional career. I cannot comment on the characters or behaviour of the animals in the book but Welshman's human animals, ranging from confident colleagues through to frosty farmers, are clearly genuine despite their often idiosyncratic behaviour. Welshman's style is not demanding by requiring experience of animals and veterinary surgeries but does demand patience with punning, which is very frequent adding much to the extremely humorous narrative.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this movingly authentic, true to life, and written with a real talent for highlighting the idiosyncracies and eccentricities of people. Combined with the valuable insight that Welshman affords into the daily life of a vet in practice this makes for a highly entertaining and memorable read. Of contemporary novels about animals (whose characters are depicted with a superb eye for detail) I would say this is by far the pick of the bunch.
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