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misfitmoxie's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
hollewade's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Murder and Violence
jon288's review
3.0
Not what I thought it would be - much more international and not just based in his parish. Fun, but definitely not on the level of Holmes. I probably won't bother reading any more
kayleemurphyboyle's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
bluestarfish's review against another edition
2.0
Father Brown is an intriguing character and it is rather impressive how he gets shoehorned into all these murder mysteries. Some of the stories were better than others.
adamrshields's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this second book of Father Brown up because a friend was talking about how much she liked the Father Brown tv show. I am not a particular fan of short stories. I like more than what can be revealed in a short story.
And short story mysteries in particular seem to be reduced to too simple stories or slight of hand. I was saying to my friend (who was favorably comparing Father Brown to Grantchester) that I liked Father Brown as an idea, but that he didn't seem fully fleshed out. He was too good, both in the way he solves mysteries and personally. Maybe I am just a creature of this age and want my heroes to be a bit less perfect, but the less than perfect parts of Father Brown are not humanizing, they are characteristics of his age. I know Chesterton is writing against some of the scientific racism and social darwinism in these stories, but the age of the stories shows. There is a lot of cultural stereotyping.
I also am not a fan of the narrator. So that did not help me want to stick these out. I stayed with it for over two hours. But I am moving on.
And short story mysteries in particular seem to be reduced to too simple stories or slight of hand. I was saying to my friend (who was favorably comparing Father Brown to Grantchester) that I liked Father Brown as an idea, but that he didn't seem fully fleshed out. He was too good, both in the way he solves mysteries and personally. Maybe I am just a creature of this age and want my heroes to be a bit less perfect, but the less than perfect parts of Father Brown are not humanizing, they are characteristics of his age. I know Chesterton is writing against some of the scientific racism and social darwinism in these stories, but the age of the stories shows. There is a lot of cultural stereotyping.
I also am not a fan of the narrator. So that did not help me want to stick these out. I stayed with it for over two hours. But I am moving on.
lgpiper's review against another edition
3.0
This is a book of short stories, and I wasn't all that intrigued by any of them. Perhaps I'm not a short-story person. Father Brown is a priest (Roman Catholic) who studies human nature. He is, thereby, able to puzzle out conundrums more easily than most...or something like that. Whatever, each story is a little baffling mystery. I didn't find them all that interesting, but perhaps I'm in a state of distraction these days. I had read previously The Innocence of Father Brown and liked it moderately well. This volume is ok, but ....