The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton
read: 2013
Guardian 1000 Novels
I'd never even heard of G.K. Chesterton until the last year or so, when I noticed several writers I like quoting him. After reading The Man Who Was Thursday, it was easy to see why. It was written over one hundred years ago but the prose style is still fresh and unique. The story is of an undercover police officer who infiltrates an anarchist society, only to find some of the other members are also cops. Some of the scenes should be tense, but the mood is always comic and absurd. As the novel moves on more and more religious symbolism creeps in, giving it a deeper undercurrent. I enjoyed The Man Who Was Thursday and I'm looking forward to checking out more Chesterton.
by G.K. Chesterton
read: 2013
Guardian 1000 Novels
I'd never even heard of G.K. Chesterton until the last year or so, when I noticed several writers I like quoting him. After reading The Man Who Was Thursday, it was easy to see why. It was written over one hundred years ago but the prose style is still fresh and unique. The story is of an undercover police officer who infiltrates an anarchist society, only to find some of the other members are also cops. Some of the scenes should be tense, but the mood is always comic and absurd. As the novel moves on more and more religious symbolism creeps in, giving it a deeper undercurrent. I enjoyed The Man Who Was Thursday and I'm looking forward to checking out more Chesterton.
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