14 reviews for:

The Scandal of Father Brown

G.K. Chesterton

3.74 AVERAGE

foxie_1's review against another edition

4.0

Zawartość zbioru:
Niewinność ojca Browna
- Błękitny krzyż
- Tajemniczy ogród
- Niewidzialny człowiek

Mądrość ojca Browna
- Nieobecność pana Glassa
- Głowa Cezara
- Purpurowa peruka

Niedowiarstwo ojca Browna
- Psie proroctwo
- Cud Moon Crescent
- Klątwa złotego krzyża
- Duch Gideona Wise’a

Tajemnica ojca Browna
- Człowiek z dwiema brodami
- Aktor i alibi
- Najgorsza zbrodnia na świecie

Skandal ojca Browna
- Jeden szybki
- Pościg za panem Blue
- Zbrodnia komunisty

sage01's review against another edition

4.0

Rounding up. Much less racism. More modern sensibility.

melanieboyer's review against another edition

3.0

I hate to rate Chesterton with only 3 stars, but this wasn't my favorite. Lord Peter is funnier. And some of these stories required a great leap of faith to solve. Just ok.

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!

jimmypat's review against another edition

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 against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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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.