Customer Reviews:
 Both wonderfully fun and funnily wonderful! August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has real charm. In a world where we are surrounded by depressing news from the media, this is a real treat. It's a window to a gentler time, where families had fun and creative genius existed.
The writing is engaging, warm and funny. The characters really spring to life, and rarely are both humans and animals portraid in such depth.
Above all, Durrell led the most remarkable of lives, and it's a privaledge to be guided through some its highlights. If you love either people, animals or funny stories, this is for you.
excellent biog of a remarkable man August 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Gerald Durrell must be considered one of the champions of our time and these books demonstrate how from a young age his interest in wildlife was manifest. The tales are told with humour and honesty about the ups and downs of life and all the adventures he had are inspiring to say the least! The only issue with this volume is its size, so if you are intending to read whilst travelling or falling asleep it may be wiser to buy the individual volumes!
Hilarious characters August 23, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
These books are about Gerald Durrells childhood on Corfu. They have hilarious characters, and funny descriptions of the many animals that Gerald Durrell studied and had as pets while he was there.
A great read and memoir of how things were in those times at Corfu.
Gerry and his enchanted island... August 8, 2006
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
My lifelong passion for Gerald Durrells books led me to buy this volume, and I was not disappointed. These stories of a rare time during his young years (I don't think many other children had a similar childhood!) together with these really informative and never dull descriptions of all the animal-life around him make this book hilarious; and for good measure all these tales about his unusual family and equally unusual greek friends thrown in, well, if you have a passion for nature and love good written stories, get it and start reading! (Though I will be forever sorry that he does not live any more...)
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