debbiecuddy's review against another edition

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4.0

There certainly are a lot of these stories! They are very British, very clever, and very Chesterton and they were great fun to read.

nuska's review against another edition

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1.0

I read the first part of the Father Brown stories as an independent book which came with the newspaper as a mystery collection and I really enjoyed it. It was in Spanish. Then I found this book at my favorite book store and it was really affordable, so I bought it and started reading. I liked the introduction and the first collection of stories but the rest were a bit repetitive and I got bored. It has been six years and I finally got over it. I thought I would never finish, but I have a personal mania according to which I have to finish all the books I start, so I got it, but I didn't really enjoyed it.

k_whatsit's review against another edition

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3.0

Only got halfway through. Earlier stories were better (the precursor to Agatha Christie). But later the clues were internalized by characters instead of included for the reader, which got boring. Bailed.

frahorus's review against another edition

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3.0

Prima opera di Chesterton che leggo. Questa edizione è una raccolta di tutti i racconti di Padre Brown, divisa in cinque libri qua tutti riuniti in questo unico volumone. Darò un voto ad ogni racconto, per poi fare la media ad ogni libro.

IL CANDORE DI PADRE BROWN (media voti 3)

I. La croce azzurra - 4/5
II. Il giardino segreto - 2/5
III. Gli strani passi - 5/5
IV. Le Stelle Volanti - 3/5
V. L'uomo invisibile - 2/5
VI. L'onore di Israel Gow 3/5
VII. La forma errata 2/5
VIII. I peccati del Principe Saradine 3/5
IX. Il martello di Dio 5/5
X. L'occhio di Apollo 2/5
XI. "All'insegna della spada spezzata" 3/5
XII. I tre strumenti di morte 4/5

LA SAGGEZZA DI PADRE BROWN (media voti 3)

I. L'assenza del signor Glass 3/5
II. Il Paradiso dei Ladri 4/5
III. Il duello del dottor Hirsch 5/5
IV. L'uomo nel vicolo 3/5
V. L'errore della macchina 3/5
VI. La testa di Cesare 3/5
VII. La parrucca violacea 3/5
VIII. La morte dei Pendragon 2/5
IX. Il Dio dei Gong 2/5
X. L'insalata del Colonnello Cray 2/5
XI. Lo strano delitto di John Boulnois 3/5
XII. La favola di Padre Brown 4/5

L'INCREDULITÀ DI PADRE BROWN (media voti 3 e mezzo)

I. La resurrezione di Padre Brown 2/5
II. La freccia del destino 3/5
III. L'oracolo del cane 4/5
IV. Il miracolo della Mezzaluna 4/5
V. La maledizione della croce d'oro 4/5
VI. Il pugnale alato 3/5
VII. La maledizione dei Darnaway 4/5
VIII. Lo spettro di Gideon Wise 4/5

IL SEGRETO DI PADRE BROWN (media voti 3)

I. Lo specchio del Magistrato 3/5
II. L'uomo con due barbe 3/5
III. La canzone dei pesci volanti 3/5
IV. L'alibi degli attori 2/5
V. La sparizione di Vaudrey 3/5
VI. Il peggior crimine del mondo 4/5
VII. La Luna Rossa di Meru 2/5
VIII. Il grande dolente di Marne 3/5


LO SCANDALO DI PADRE BROWN

I. Lo scandalo di Padre Brown 3/5
II. Lo "Svelto" 3/5
III. La maledizione del libro 4/5
IV. "L'Uomo Verde" 3/5
V. L'inseguimento del signor Blue 2/5
VI. Il crimine del comunista 3/5
VII. La punta di uno spillo 2/5
VIII. Il problema irrisolvibile 3/5
IX. Il vampiro del villaggio 3/5

richardpierce's review against another edition

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3.0

Quite amusing, but obviously dated. The conundrums are very interesting, and the devil-may-care Flambeau is quite the anti-hero/hero. I'm sure I remember these being made into 90-minute dramas on German telly in the early 70s.

marilynsaul's review against another edition

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3.0

I started reading this tome back in October 2021, got to page 633 and had to set it aside. I decided today I'd finish the dang thing. Got to page 660 and said NOPE! I've had more than enough of Father Brown!!!

casperzed's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

cthuwu's review against another edition

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3.0

this wasn't as good as i remembered it being. i had to resort to listening to it as an audio book to get through it and the weird inconsistencies in morals between the narrator and father brown and sometimes father brown and himself were just very :/ to me. i had a half hour left on the audio book but i'm not gunna bother to finish it.

eliendriel's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

k_lindberg's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

2.0