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The Drunken Forest 3 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin Books, 1980
LOL
This book is a delightful true account of a naturalist's trip to South America in 1954. He is collecting animals for British zoos and in many cases he seems to be making some of the first discoveries of the intimate lives of his charges (what they eat, how best to house them, their temperaments, etc.). In the course their 6 month adventure, Gerald and his wife, Jacquie, must deal with numerous ...
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A Zoo in My Luggage6 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
"Any normal person...would have got the zoo first and the animals next."
Naturalist/writer Gerald Durrell, with a writer's eye for unusual detail, a great sense of humor and absurdity, and an unquenchable enthusiasm for finding unique animals, recounts his third animal-collecting trip to the Cameroons in this classic 1960 memoir, recently reprinted. Supplying other people's zoos for many years, Durrell, on this trip, intends to collect specimens for his own zoo, one ...
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My Family and Other Animals28 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Gerald Durell is wonderful!
All of Gerald Durell's writings are terrific, but the ones about his family are truly laugh-out-loud wonderful! This is a book I have enjoyed over and over, and have given as a gift many times.
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Menagerie Manor2 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
A zoo with a difference
Unlike most other Durrel books which speak of his expeditions to study and work with animals, this one talks of him setting up his own zoo in the Channel island of Jersey. This book overturns a stereotype of the zoo as a humourless place with unhappy animals in poor conditions, at least for Durrell's zoo.
Much of the book deals with the characters he has become fond of - the "celebrity" ...
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Birds, Beasts, and Relatives8 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Classic Durrell: wonderfully funny
I have been a huge fan of Gerald Durrell's books since childhood, especially the ones that his family features in, predominantly. This is the follow up to My Family and Other Animals and it is just as much fun!
Highly recommended.
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Corfu Trilogy
Gerald Durrell
Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 2006
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The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Journey to Save One of the World's Most Intriguing Creatures from Extinction 6 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Touchstone, 1994
Aye-ayes are wonderful!
This book was absolutely fabulous. As a college student interested in someday studying aye-ayes in the forests of Madagascar, reading this book was sheer pleasure. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested at all in lemurs, Madagascar, or simply in animal anecdotes or conservation.
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The Fantastic Flying Journey4 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Conran Octopus Ltd, 1987
We love using it in our social studies unit...
We have used this book as a basis for our study of around the world and learning about the continents. We would love to find 3 more copies for all teachers. We have not been able to locate these. Can you give an address of where to find them in England? A former student got one for us from a relative who lived in England in less than 4 days. Here in the states we cannot locate any.
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My Family and Other Animals72 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1977
I wish I could give it 6 stars!
This book is absolutely, brilliantly funny. The wit and unique characterizations are woven with great descriptions of the animals and plants of Corfu. That Durrell can hold the attention of readers who have no interest in biology simply demonstrates what a fine work this is. Gerald's depiction of a larger-than-life expatriate family on a larger-than-life Greek island is a tremendous celebration ...
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The Whispering Land7 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
a great book by one of the best zoologist authors ever
A charming little book about an animal collecting trip in South America. Durrell paints both an enchanting picture both of the Argentine people and of the flora and fauna of the country. He encounters vampire bats, a puma, and many birds. He rescues an ocelot from a cruel local owner who is starving the cat and convinces a baby Geoffrey's cat to eat by pairing it with a lovable tabby kitten who ...
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The Bafut Beagles4 reviews
Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Viking Pr, 1981
His most unforgettable character
If they gave out book awards for Best Portrayal of an Actual Person Known by the Author, Gerald Durrell's second book of animal-collecting adventures would definitely be on the short list. In 1949 he returned to the British Cameroons, site of his first expedition (as chronicled in THE OVERLOADED ARK. (see my review)), and there the District Officer, learning that he planned to leave his partner ...
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THE OVERLOADED ARK
Gerald M. Durrell
Tower, 1953
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The Fantastic Flying Journey
Gerald Durrell
Conran Octopus Ltd, 1990
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Whatever Happened to Margo? 3 reviews
Margaret Durrell
Time Warner Paperbacks, 1996
Awesome!
I had read and treasured this book for many years and i was ASTOUNDED to learn that it had recieved such poor reviews from a body of reviewers so well respected as those on Amazon.com. This book fills in certain holes, and the prose is ENGAGING and witty. While it is understandable that certain individuals may be jealous from having lived dull and uneventful lives, this should not influence their ...
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The Picnic and Other Inimitable Stories1 review
Gerald durrell
Simon & Schuster, 1980
A great collection of stories!
This is the only book I've read by Gerald Durrell and it is great! The stories are so wonderfully told with a combination of keen human insight and the ability to laugh at it. He had a wonderful talent for descriptive writing. You can almost taste the dinner he writes about. Most of the stories are short and relatively light in nature, but be prepared for the last story in the book. It's the ...
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Fillets of Plaice 2 reviews
Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Nonpareil Books, 2008
Parting is such sweet sorrow...
Well, I may have mangled the quote for this review's title but I am right about the rating of this book. This was such a good book that I actually felt a bit sad after turning the last page! Many of the encounters in this book of short stories shares the same wit, keen observation, and gentle spirit of My Family and Other Animals . . .then there are a few surprises. There are two chapters ...
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Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons
Gerald Durrell
House of Stratus, 2003
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Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
Gerald Durrell
The Viking Press, 1969
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My Family and Other Animals (Essential Penguin)
Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Penguin Books, 1999
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Marrying Off Mother: And Other Stories7 reviews
Gerald Durrell
Arcade Publishing, 1993
Marrying off Mother
One of Durrell's best! Sadly he died in 1995 and he is missed by his many fans. Suggestion: Buy and read all of his books. There's an education to be had and many laughs to enjoy.
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