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82 ratings, 3.88 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
November 1st 2001
by Penguin Books Ltd
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Paperback, 360 pages
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0141186798
(isbn13: 9780141186795)
description
These twelve tales from "The Innocence of Father Brown" and "The Wisdom of Father Brown" collections give a glorious sampling of t...more
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Read in February, 2008
The prose is god-awful; there is way too much explaining, way too many adjectives; the mysteries are--well--sort of mysterious.
And yet--I have a weakness for period detective stories, especially those containing WORLD FAMOUS DETECTIVES, and I kind of enjoy the absurdity of it all. For example:
"Over the black pinewood came flying and flashing in the moon a naked sword--such a slender and sparkling rapier as may have fought many an unjust duel in that ancient park. It fell on the pa...more
And yet--I have a weakness for period detective stories, especially those containing WORLD FAMOUS DETECTIVES, and I kind of enjoy the absurdity of it all. For example:
"Over the black pinewood came flying and flashing in the moon a naked sword--such a slender and sparkling rapier as may have fought many an unjust duel in that ancient park. It fell on the pa...more
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Sigh. I'm never going to get through this book. I've been picking it up from time to time over these past eight or nine years, and I'm still only halfway through. Now I picked it up again, and it's just putting me to sleep.
There's nothing *wrong* with these stories. I highly recommend them. The characterisation is exquisite, the language gorgeous, the plots imaginative, but for every story that captivates me, there are three that bore me to tears. It's not the book - I just have problems wi...more
There's nothing *wrong* with these stories. I highly recommend them. The characterisation is exquisite, the language gorgeous, the plots imaginative, but for every story that captivates me, there are three that bore me to tears. It's not the book - I just have problems wi...more
I wish that goodreads let you do 1/2 stars, b/c I feel like book should get 3 1/2...so I rounded up.
Anyways, I liked the stories a lot, quite entertaining, and not a hard read at all. G.K. Chesterton made Father Brown so incongruous(sp?) that I would read his name and then forget the stories were about him...very cool.
Anyways, I liked the stories a lot, quite entertaining, and not a hard read at all. G.K. Chesterton made Father Brown so incongruous(sp?) that I would read his name and then forget the stories were about him...very cool.
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Crime-busting catholic priest from a gentler age. These stories are not without their charm.
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Read in September, 2008
recommended to Heather by:
Aaronrecommends it for: mystery fans
fun mystery stories
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