Chesterton has been called the Prince of Paradox. His works include journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, fantasy and detective stories. Chest...
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Mar 26, 2011
Jesse
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This is simply essential reading for any fan of Chesterton. It's vintage. A collection of essays on all sorts of topics: lying in bed, forgetting white chalk, being expelled from a Hansom Cab against his will, Picking his own pockets, robbing a French restauranteur, and all sorts of typical Chesterton absent-minded brilliance. His prose here tends to be more playful than in his fiction, making him the essay writer that is the exception to Lewis' rule in Horse and His Boy.
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Jun 09, 2010
Ali
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Absolutely wonderful. I've been carrying this book around at work the past couple of weeks, and reading the very short chapters ("trifles") on my breaks has been a big part of what's kept me sane. Chesterton is so good for one's perspective. He is such a healthy human being. He takes joy in the ordinary, unravelling the divine in the contents of his pocket and in the chaos of a train station. His whole premise is that there are two ways of viewing the world: as a giant, to whom the Him
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Sep 15, 2010
Rhonda
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Chesterton is best known for Orthodoxy and his fiction (like the Man Who Was Thursday). His career was as a journalists, writing over 3000 newspaper columns. Tremendous Trifles gathers 34 such columns written for the Daily News. My favorite aspect of these essays is that Chesterton can be writing about a topic and find a truth in it that really resonates with me (for example, "virtue is not the absence of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pa
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Aug 10, 2011
Evan
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Yeah for another Chesterton read. The strength of each story was somewhat up and down, but you know by now that I love everything by Chesterton. This book would be a good entry point for anyone looking to read some more non-fiction style Chesterton because each story is very short and you are not signing up for a huge project with this short book.
I gleaned yet more extremely valuable pieces of wisdom about how to understand the world. Yet again, Chesterton reminds me to find joy in More...
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Jun 27, 2010
Steve
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A great book. Another must read by Chesterton. This collection contains many quotable sections as well as entertaining pieces. If one could love a person they had never met on the basis of their writing, I would say that after reading this book one will fall in love with the wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton.
Oct 10, 2010
Mark
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I love Chestertons logic and his good-natured love of life.
But I can hardly reconcile some of his views with what I understand to be truth.
Could it be possible that a position can be logical yet wrong?
But I can hardly reconcile some of his views with what I understand to be truth.
Could it be possible that a position can be logical yet wrong?
Sep 10, 2009
Peter
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As usual Chesterton brings his amazing perspective to a wide variety of things... Including writing on the ceiling while lying in bed with long pencils.
Jun 23, 2010
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Nov 27, 2010
C.j.
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Tremendously tickling--as Chesterton's words often are; trifling with all sorts of trifles and tiddly-winks of experience. They are essays like stepping stones; or like the quick-flash glimpses through gaps in the garden fence. The best is that they do what one of the best essays within remarks upon: make one sees things for the first time, things you thought you'd seen a thousand times. Hence, the value of babies, non-experts, and juries.
Oct 17, 2011
Justin
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Marvelous; a case study of the outlook of a true fantasist. Chesterton sees, in beautiful simplicity, the things in the world that people take for granted yet are truly fantastical when considered on their own terms. I read an essay from this collection any time I feel like I'm in a rut and it never fails to make me smile and inspire a fresh perspective.
Jul 29, 2011
Dave/Maggie
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A series of sketches and commentaries; originally published in the UK’s Daily Mail at the turn of the century. This one is a true “medicine for melancholy.” With his characteristic warmth and wit, Chesterton manages – as the title implies – to find genuine wonder in the commonplace, the fantastic in the familiar.
Sep 26, 2010
Michelle
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Have to say I love G.K., but often have the odd feeling of literarily swimming in water "above my head!" Someone who probably ought to be read and re-read, but always enjoyed with good humor... and perhaps a cup of tea. : )
Apr 13, 2010
Trish
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I loved his chapter on why children should read fairy tales; also his chapter on what he found in his pocket.
I just love the way he puts words together.
I just love the way he puts words together.
Nov 05, 2011
Meredith
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G.K Chesterton philosophises on the mundane, and it's hilarious! Who knew? Or maybe we're just kindred spirits, finding humor in the weirdest places.
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