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Birds, Beasts and Relatives

The Corfu Trilogy, Book 2

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Birds, Beasts and Relatives

By: Gerald Durrell
Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
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The Durrell family returns to the island of Corfu, continuing the story begun in My Family and Other Animals. Already an ardent naturalist at the age of 10, the young Gerald lives in an unconventional and disordered household with his mother, sister, and two brothers. Convivial and open, the family plays host to a constant stream of quirky guests. But for Gerald, the main attraction is the wildlife of Corfu.

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Delightful Stories • Engaging Narrative • Charming Childhood Tales • Humorous Family Dynamics • Lively Performance
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Nigel Davenport narrates "Birds, Beasts, and Relatives" very nicely, although I was a bit surprised at some of his character voicing, and there was some inconsistency with how the characters were voiced in "My Family and Other Animals".

Overall I believe current Durrell fans and anyone who enjoys well-crafted, very funny stories about 1930s-era family dynamics will enjoy this reading.

One of my favorites by Gerald Durrell

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loved this one as much as the first one. Davenport does an excellent job. Gerald writes with incredible skill and awareness. I can see Corfu from here.

Another great book.

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Such a sweet, pleasant, intimate story, engaging from start to finish, gentle, lilting, it doesn't really matter if you miss a bit, since it is entirely personal narrative and character driven and not at all plot focused, but I always found myself rewinding if I did miss something, as every moment is a tasty morsel.

wonderful listen

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Gérald Durrel's books are all enchanting.!
I devour each and every one of them avidly!

Enchanting

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The book was more entertaining than the Masterpiece presentation which I thoroughly enjoyed. The sobering ending reflects life.

Birds, Beasts and Relatives

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I enjoyed the simple and care-free accounts of a curious boy - some quite amusing.

The narrator added to the fun!

FUN

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I love these little stories in this book, which is a follow up to My family and Other Animals. Set in pre war Greece / Corfu, Gerald Durrell, a boy at the time, describes the exploits and adventures of his eccentric family. Some scenes had me laughing out loud, and the authors powers of description were such that at times i could almost feel the warm Greek sun on my face ................ the perfect antidote to modern day stresses, let yourself be transported in time and place..............

The antidote to stress

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While I did not laugh as much at the characters in this second book I did enjoy listening. It is hard to believe this is "kid lit" because I think adults find the stories quite funny and I think it is at times right over a kid's head. Wonderful writer, wonderful story. Thanks

Good!

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A banana a Day keeps the doctor away if you’re a very good little boy

Banana

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Would you consider the audio edition of Birds, Beasts and Relatives to be better than the print version?

No, they are both good in their own way

Who was your favorite character and why?

Spiro , I want to meet him !

What about Nigel Davenport’s performance did you like?

The way he altered his voice for each character

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Picturesque Corfu

Any additional comments?

Really glad you did this one - loved the book and loved the audio book

Incredibly descriptive - it takes you there

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