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Summary: One of my favorite books!
Review: Fantastic prose, amazing plot twists. I'm not sure why it's not a movie. I buy copies and give them to people I meet who appreciates good books.
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Summary: Finding a deeper meaning to an already deep book
Review: Upon finishing TMWWT, the general audience is left with a "what the devil" kind of feeling. But then he must re-read the section aptly titled "the accusuer." What infuriates many is Chesterton's jump from a detective story to something "metaphysical." The theme being developed is hardly metaphysical. It is the fundamental basis for Christian thought and perhaps a precursor to Objectivism (subtract the God). It is about the human struggle to defend one's beliefs from the onslaught of rampant relativism and general evil. It is the same task facing conservatives today. Particularly appealing was G.K's attack on intellectuals as well as his parody on the police. People who describe this as fascist, I think, are simply upset that G.K. puts the socialist at odds with the plebicite, which he truly is. But that is the genius of Chesterton
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Summary: Cheap, right-wing, Christian-oriented schlock
Review: This proto-fascist parable takes place on two levels simultaneously: it's both a mystery story and a piece of Christian edification. Unfortunately, it's a lousy detective story--as such, it simply makes no sense at all--and an ugly, fundamentally mean-spirited dogmatic work.Let's just begin with the hero's premise: he's a good guy, he works for the thought police. His job is to find anyone who promulgates dangerous ideas, and to stop them. By dangerous ideas, he means anything that goes against conformity, against the mainstream. This, in Chesterton's view, is a noble cause: to suppress any ideas that could undermine tyranny. Unless you're intending to study how an intellectual like Chesterton became involved with some strong anti-semitic groups, I recommend you avoid this one.
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Summary: A Mystical novel--unlike any book written
Review: It's Thursday against Sunday, Law versus Anarchy -- mystery incarnate. I believe that this book is the best work that Chesterton ever wrote. It captures his sense of myth and history in a much more personal style than the philosophical works, such as The Everlasting Man, while retaining Chesterton's distinctive wit and vigor. The ending will leave you puzzled, but definitely thinking about his ideas.
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Summary: A good story, with plenty of twists. But alas! Too many.
Review: Chesterton is certainly imaginative - the twists in his tale are excellent and unbelievable. Unbelievable not meaning implausible but rather that one finds it hard to believe that a human being could come up with such ideas. But it gets overly fantastic towards the end, and all his brilliant prose cannot make up for the pitiably religious ending of a once-fine plot.
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Summary: Chesterton continues to impress.
Review: I am the kind of reader who has a hard time finishing books, but The Man Who Was Thursday definitely cured that. This is one of the finest books that I have ever read. I have read many of Chesterton's quotes, and have always been a fan of his thinking but I now know that he is an incredible author also. A friend suggested the Father Brown series to me and I must say if it is anywhere as good as this one I will be impressed.
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Summary: The philosophical explanation of the human reality
Review: A sensible poet had became one of the most important persons of an anarchical organization in which they are named as the days of the week. After that point nightmare has started for the all members of that organization except for Mr. Sunday(chief of them)... SURELY A CLASSICAL!
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Summary: From intense upwards
Review: An amazing piece of literature. Truly the most amazing mystery I have ever read, incorporating drama, suspense, sarcasm and theology in a brilliant story that entertains and challenges. Most likely will need to read several times to understands symbolism, but more enjoyable every time.
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Summary: For men who are thirsty... for truth
Review: Having lost my original copy of this book, I was delighted to find a replacement in a used bookstore in another city. When I took it to the checkout counter, the store owner exclaimed how he couldn't keep the book in stock. "I just put that copy out five minutes ago," he complained. THWWT has been an underground classic for years, and has been credited with curing mental illness in some readers. It shows how appearance can diverge from reality based on the information we have about a given situation
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Summary: Thurday is trying to catch Sunday. Will he succeed?
Review: By what means can a man become `Thursday'?
Readers exposed to Chesterton's Father Brown saga are familiar with his style of writing nightmarish mystery tales. To the unfamiliar audience, Father Brown can be presented as a figure in stark contrast to Sherlock Holmes. The later doesn't theorize in absence of data while we find Father Brown catching a potential thief by merely listening to the footsteps outside his door - no running about the bush with a lens in hand!
In this story, a scotland yard detective finds himself in the midst of the anarchist group that the yard wants to annhilate. Are the adventures happening to him real or do they exist in his imagination?
Being an enthusiast for the bizarre and the fantastic, I find a lot many events happening in this story that allows me the flights of fancy, also, the imagery is superior to anything we see in Father Brown tales. The end is in the style of Le Carre', and hence a little disappointing to readers like me who like to see the evil vanquished.
If you have read Chesterton before, you will eventually feel plagued to unravel the mystery presented in this book. If you haven't then you will find a great source of entertainment presented in this work and other Father Brown mysteries.
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