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Books I'll be taking to Portugal

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Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post, Tomorrow, I'll be going on holiday to Portugal with my family. We will be staying in a small house in the mountains. There's a swimming pool and lots of places to go on walks but there will be no WiFi so I'm going to bring my own entertainment. Lots and lots of books. I feel like I haven't been reading as much as I should have been reading this summer so this is a great time to catch up. Without further ado, let's get on with the blog post. The first book I'll be taking with me is Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London. It consists of two books in one and I'm hoping to complete both of them. I've begun reading Call of the Wild and I must admit, it isn't my favourite because it lacks description and instead of you figuring out what the story is trying to say, it tells it for you which makes the story boring and less interesting. However, the storyline is good as its set in the height...

All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot, book review

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Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post, Over the month of July, I've been trying to finish reading All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot and it was only a few days ago that I managed to finish it, after a full day of reading! Haha. Just like his previous book, I really enjoyed reading this memoir. In comparison to the last book, you can tell that James has gained more of a reputation as a Yorkshire country vet in the Dales. I felt like, as farmers got to know him a little bit better, you could tell what their final opinions were of him and whether or not they liked him because some of the farmers could be a bit rude sometimes. You could also figure out what James's final opinions were of the farmers and whether or not he liked them.  One time, James came back from a shift, all flustered and angry because a farmer was being quite ignorant of his work. Siegfried, his boss, told him to charge extra when the farmers are being mean. When him and James t...

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