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Gervase Phinn
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Pages: 400 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0718149572
Pub: Michael Joseph Ltd
Pub date: 2007-06-28
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2714
Reader Reviews:
Not Quite Up To Scratch (0/0 people found this helpful)
I have to confess that I was slightly disappointed with this, the latest of Gervase Phinn's books. I have always enjoyed his warm, humorous stories greatly, but found this one a little tired and lacking compared to previous efforts.
Apart from finding quite a lot of the stories rather smutty this time, many of them seemed rather forced too, with several anecdotes seeming to be derived more from email jokes that do the rounds than real life - such as the incident with the turpentine being thrown down the toilet, blowing up the hapless decorator who threw his cigarette into the bowl and was then dropped by the ambulance crew on hearing how the accident happened. I'm afraid too much of this just didn't ring true for me and I got the impression the author was slightly desperate and/or padding out the book somewhat.
I still enjoyed reading the book, as there were some real gems hidden away amongst the "doubtful", padded content. But when previous books have been packed full of such gems, creating a laugh-out-loud and unputdownable standard, this one fell rather short of that mark for me personally.
Back in the Dales (2/2 people found this helpful)
Gervase Phinn continues to delight in his latest offering The Heart Of The Dales. Still working as a school inspector his tales of the bluntness and honestness of the Yorkshire children will have you once more in stitches, especially when he goes to see a version of the Nativity Play written by the children and performed in Yorkshire dialect, with lines like "Hey up,Joseph". I thoroughly recommend this book.
The heart of the dales (0/0 people found this helpful)
This is a very entertaining book. I Laughed all the way through it.I have read all of the dales series and they are all as good as each other can,t wait for the next one.keep writing Gervase . If you get the chance to see Mr Phinn doing his theatre tour he is just as funny live.
Bring back the children! (2/2 people found this helpful)
Having read Gervais Phinn's other books, I was rather disappointed by this
one. I prefer reading more of his interaction between himself and the chldren, - and their wonderful statements - whereas this book concentrated more on adult relationships - especially Mrs Savage.
Crying with laughter (4/4 people found this helpful)
As always Gervase Phinn does it again. I spent less than a week reading this thoroughly good book. All the familiar characters are back and a few new little gems along the way. Connie, Julie, Mrs Savage, plus an array of wonderful children and the things 'kids say'! Throughout it though there are elements to make you think, and perhaps look at life differently. This book will make you cry with laughter, it did me and when you are in bed anyone listening would have wondered what was happening! I hope this isn't the last book Gervase writes in the 'Dales' series - you have so much more I am sure. Write another one!!
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