6 reviews for:

The School Inspector Calls!

Gervase Phinn

3.78 AVERAGE

rhino's review

3.5

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

milly_in_the_library's review

3.0

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lots of fun- a lighthearted, enjoyable holiday read

latas's review

2.0

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Most of the book was a rehash of all Gervase Phinn's previous books. All the descriptions were the same. How many times does he have to tell about Miss Sloughthwaite's ample bosom on the shop counter? I got bored. The title didn't fit. The school inspector has a very tiny role in this one.
The Yorkshire dialect by some of the characters made it difficult to read.

I have enjoyed all Gervase Phinn's previous books, but I guess I am done now. Repeating the same thing over and over again doesn't make it any funnier.

reyna_bm's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

laura's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

caterinaanna's review against another edition

3.0

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This was just the right length to be enjoyable. I have read one of this chap's books in full before now and it was a little too much winsomeness for my taste.

I arrived back at work the day after reading it to find that the school inspector had indeed called and we had two subject inspections later that week - I picked the wrong day to take off, whereas the person who gave me the book was prescient at best, or had a malign influence on events at worst.