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criminally_yours's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
nlfrey's review against another edition
3.0
These stories are growing on me. They're short enough to not get too bogged down with confusing details, yet each one is unique in its own way.
(I've also been watching the Netflix show, which is also really growing on me.)
Enjoyable read!
(I've also been watching the Netflix show, which is also really growing on me.)
Enjoyable read!
jimmypat's review
3.0
This was the weakest of the Father Brown books. I’ve read that Chesterton had grown tired of his detective priest after the first two books, but I don’t think it really showed until this last collection. Chesterton’s language lacks the artistic flair of the early stories and the crimes all seem vaguely similar. I enjoyed it for what it was but I’m not sure I would read another if there were more.
easterncomma's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Blood and Murder
sonofthunder's review against another edition
4.0
Another quality Father Brown book! Greatly enjoyed this one - all the mysteries are top-notch and written in that dreamily gorgeous prose that Chesterton executes so well. I wish Chesterton had written more of these. Chesterton's insight into the human soul and his deft exploration of universal human themes is what really makes these tales sing.
krisz's review against another edition
3.0
Oké kis sztorik, de nem szerettem, hogy eléggé nyúl-a-kalapból-kirántós. A könyv rejtélye volt az egyetlen, aminél éreztem azt, hogy megvan a szokásos gyanúsítotti kör és van mind gondolkodni.
mullinstreetzoo's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked it! Also, conveniently for where I was in my reading life, the short and self-contained chapters were so much better than a longer, more complex plot would have been.
akhaladzetako's review against another edition
1.0
ალბათ ბრიტანელი რომ ვყოფილიყავი, უფრო მომეწონებოდა.
vesper1931's review against another edition
3.0
While in Mexico reporter Agar Rock sends his version of a story. Of a marriage, an elopement and the part that Father Brown plays in it. But is he correct.
An enjoyable short story
An enjoyable short story
manumaan's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of unique little problems and solutions in these stories.