If Only They Could Talk (1970) - James Herriot
A delightfully British and upbeat depiction of the highs and lows of a young vet’s life in rural Yorkshire in the 1930s. Full of eccentric characters and their bizarre antics. Herriot has a way with words and he whisks you straight into the narrator’s stories - from birthing cows at night in freezing barns, to drying out in front of the roaring fire - you see the characters' faces (human and non-human), hear their cries of embarrassment, and join their laughter.
Quality: 8
Plot: 6
Style: 6
Entertainment: 9
Depth: 6
= 7.0
