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Title: The Scandal of Father Brown
Series:
Father Brown #5
Author: G.K. Chesterton
Rating:
3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Mystery
Pages:
239
Words: 65K
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Synopsis: |
Table of Contents
The Scandal of Father Brown
The Quick One
The Blast of the Book
The Green Man
The Pursuit of Mr Blue
The Crime of the Communist
The Point of a Pin
The Insoluble Problem
The Vampire of the Village
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My Thoughts: |
While not bad, I really didn't enjoy my read this time. I don't know if there was more, but I noticed the fact that Father Brown would almost like clockwork make a vague announcement and then express surprise when everyone would proceed on that statement in the logical direction the statement was leading. He'd then explain why they were all wrong and why his statement was still correct. But in a sense that nobody but himself would EVER have thought of.
Plus, I've not read the word “Puritan” or some derivative so many times in one novel. Not even the Scarlet Letter ranted against them as much! Apparently wanting to take care of your body by not ingesting various poisons that we all know will kill you is a sure-fire way of being a kill-joy and kill-joys are Satan's minions. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but it was pretty obvious Chesterton had a thing against Protestants. It was really annoying by the end.
This was the last Father Brown novel in this Chesterton omnibus and I am glad. Like several other mystery writers I have been reading, I'd reached my limit even with judicious spacing out. We'll have to see what I think of his other writings. I am looking forward to them because despite all my grumblings about Father Brown, I still think they are good writing. They just need to be read at a much greater length (like one a year perhaps) than I was willing to go.
★★★☆☆
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