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A review by seano312
The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton
4.0
Chesterton is more famous for his Father Brown detective stories, but this collection of tales about Horne Fisher is Chesterton's attempt to make a cynical Sherlock.
Fisher knows too much, and can literally "blow it all apart" with the things he knows about politics, society, and human nature.
He weaves a crooked line through the several tales, trying to obtain justice from an unjust society. Keeping things hidden for the greater good.
Is he successful? Yes. It's an interesting concept and Chesterton does a good job creating story after story that shows Fisher's talent and skill.
A couple of tales are marred by Chesterton's rather zealous bigotry against Germans, "Moslems", and some perfidious antisemitism.
There's also a bunch of hand-waving where political things are discussed in a very "us vs them" mentality with little detail.
If you can stomach those flaws, this is a good collection.
Fisher knows too much, and can literally "blow it all apart" with the things he knows about politics, society, and human nature.
He weaves a crooked line through the several tales, trying to obtain justice from an unjust society. Keeping things hidden for the greater good.
Is he successful? Yes. It's an interesting concept and Chesterton does a good job creating story after story that shows Fisher's talent and skill.
A couple of tales are marred by Chesterton's rather zealous bigotry against Germans, "Moslems", and some perfidious antisemitism.
There's also a bunch of hand-waving where political things are discussed in a very "us vs them" mentality with little detail.
If you can stomach those flaws, this is a good collection.