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    <body><![CDATA[This is quite possibly my favorite book.  The &quot;message,&quot; storyline, characters, and even simply the choices of descriptive phrasing and wording all champion Chesterton's favorite topic- the complete enjoyment of the &quot;experiment of being.&quot; <br/><br/>This is probably not the best...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49164396">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh yes. I'm hard pressed to pick a favorite of GKC's novels, but this one is definitely in the top two (Napoleon of Notting Hill being the other). It's a wonderful, confusing, topsy-turvy and surprising story about a man named Innocent Smith, who is accused of (among other things) polygamy, murder a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9466798">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Chesterton is definitely my favorite author - he has brought life to my Christian walk. He has a fantastic understanding of the abundance of life that is present in creation, does a great job pointing out the falsity of modern nihilist thought, and is a genius as he uses paradox to illustrate many o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27876187">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Summary</strong><br/>“The glory of God is man fully alive” –St. Irenaeus<br/><br/>This seems to be the thesis Chesterton is playing with as he introduces us to Innocent Smith, a man alive. Innocent takes great lengths to break out from the seduction of routine to forget what it means to be alive. Fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44949494">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Similar to Thursday, but very excellent.  So queer and living a man.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fall in love with life again! <br/><br/>Innocent Smith breaks the conventions and keeps the commandments. He may even inspire us to become like children again. He is a man who hasn't gotten over being married or alive. He's infectious and strong medicine for the civilized. <br/><br/>Read at your...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm beginning to find that my favorite Chesterton book is always the one I just read.  His ability to stir the imagination and create wonder is phenomenal.  Can't wait to enjoy a cigar and some scotch with this man in heaven.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of Chesterton's best. In the character of Innocent Smith, he shows that the poet is another kind of priest, who rather than reminding people that they will one day die, stirs them to realize that they are alive. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[With is well well constructed and thoughtful sentences Chesterton is never and easy read but definitely worth the effort. This spiritual fantasy personifies the joy of life in a fun and unexpected way.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a tiny book, so there's no excuse not to read it.  You may agree or disagree with any or all of his opinions but he still manages to fascinate and provoke your mind and imagination.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is where Toby got the name for his Blog... Another example of Chesterton's fantastic (as in &quot;unusual&quot;) fiction.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[another wonderful yet AAARRGGGGHHHHHH!!!! book by G.K. Chesterton]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book expresses something that is very dear and deep inside me. It is about  a way of looking at the world, perhaps through Alice's looking glass, but certainly in a way that is more honest and real and meaningful.<br/><br/>It must almost be read as poem. If you become too concerned with the c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29562758">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book!<br/>I need to read it again. Soon.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Started it today!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ebullient, pant-kicking triumph. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Libravox.com">Libravox.com</a> <br/>I really enjoyed it but I will still try and read it sometime. You miss some stuff by listening and not reading it. :)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ I'm giving this book it's 5 stars in spite of the need for an editor. It's challenge was powerful enough to actually make me DO some things in an attempt to live it out. Not many books can do that without a guilt trip. And this one does it with a sly chuckle and a friendly poke in the eye. Irresist...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36129513">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Chesterton's message on what makes a man alive vs. dead is comparable to what he has to say in Orthodoxy. The character Innocent Smith breaks all conventions and keeps the Commandments. But as we 'grow up' we tend to keep the conventions and break the Commandments. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There were shining moments, but it was wordy.  I wavered quite a bit between three stars and four, but that's why the three.  When Chesterton is at his very best, there are shining moments and very little else.  This one, in my opinion, needed an editor.]]></body>
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