Drawing on contemporary fears of anarchist conspiracies and bomb outrages, G.K. Chesterton's ultimate masterpiece is firmly rooted in its time and place--turn-of-the-century London--but it defies temporal boundaries and literary classification. Published in 1908, it falls between surreal detective story and psychological thriller, almost bordering on science fiction--grandparent to BLADE RUNNER perhaps.
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Drawing on contemporary fears of anarchist conspiracies and bomb outrages, G.K. Chesterton's ultimate masterpiece is firmly rooted in its time and place--turn-of-the-century London--but it defies temporal boundaries and literary classification. Published in 1908, it falls between surreal detective story and psychological thriller, almost bordering on science fiction--grandparent to BLADE RUNNER perhaps.
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Not being a scholar, I need to do more research on Chesterton and this is another reason why I like to read so much. It's a gripping story, thoroughly enjoyable though very dark at times. But again, I need to research/look at commentaries of this book by those who have studied it but it wouldn't keep me from recommending it to others.
Mike D
Jul 7, 2011
Deeper than it first seems.
It is a metaphysical, phantasmagoric, paradoxical novel. Every English major should read it.
Chiroptera
Feb 26, 2009
Meh
This book starts out with the promise of an excellent spy thriller. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for it to descend into farcical tomfoolery. The genre I'd assign this book to is magical realism (if that's a legitimate category), and while there is indeed some obvious Christian symbolism, the bulk of the novel is spent in slightly humorous British dialogue and rather childish bumbling around. Think of "Get Smart" without Agent 99.
