Gerald Durrell does not turn out to be a robot. Plus, there are no secret twist endings or anything here, so you’re quite safe here.
The only way you can really get the true power of a novel, even if you know its beginning, middle, and end, is to read the whole thing through – this is what I’m hoping to encourage people to do. The aim of these reviews is to highlight fantastic works, with certain plot points given away not so much as to ruin the story, but to add insights for this review. I should mention, as I didn’t bother with this on my other posts, spoilers are ahead. Welcome, then, to one rather eccentric family on a sunny island crammed full of exotic creatures! Adventures in Corfu With My Family and Other Animals The book is simply one hell of an uplifting and beautiful read from a gifted writer, who also championed conservationism and environmental causes throughout his life – this is a legacy ongoing to this day. He spent his childhood growing up on the island of Corfu, and although he liberally changes details about his family’s antics on the island, it doesn’t matter a jot. The British author lived a hectic life from 1925 until his death in 1995. I remember feeling like the sunshine from Corfu positively radiated from the pages of Gerald Durrell’s comedic masterpiece, and went into my third year feeling extremely cheerful due to it. Not as part of my English course (which, over three years, offered little of interest for me – Beowulf, anyone?), but more as a means to discover new writers.īack in 2005, this one was perfectly timed for the sunny summer months. University had ended for the second year and there were two months of peace and quiet before the onslaught of the third year began – I used this time to opportunistically cram in a few extra novels. I first read My Family and Other Animals in the summer of 2005.
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