Wednesday, March 27, 2024

The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesteron*

 My eighth grader read this anthology of short stories for literature and enjoyed them. I read quite a few of them and anticipated the twists and unusual solutions. Although the twelve short stories can be read in any order, if the reader wants to understand the character development of Flambeau, he/she should read the first four in order. I would label these short stories as "literary mysteries". The sentence structure, the word choice, the allusions, and historical inclusions require the reader to be intellectually engaged. 

*Highly recommend (for junior high and older-murder and graphic descriptions of some murders).

-We own this book.



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