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Originally Posted by desertblues
His style reminds me of the Portugese writer José Saramago.  |
I've never read Saramago, although I picked up several of his books when they were cheap at Amazon. Thank you for this mention; I need to bump him up the list.
I'm always glad to read well-written light entertainments! I also think, however, that there was at least a little more than that going on. I appreciated the Holmesian parody, as I'm finding at least some of the Holmes stories to my mind devolve on an (unintended) absurdity, to the end of establishing a unique solution. Chesterton's intended absurdities are easier for me to swallow. Moreover, I enjoy his worldview which admits multitudes and indicates a larger underlying philosophy.
Just the same, I agree with Caleb that there's not much depth beyond the concept and the prose, but I don't know there has to be. Sometimes a good read is just a good read; sometimes on a bad day not only is it all I can manage, it also serves as a restorative.
In terms of the club, I thought this most serendipitously scheduled after the long and intense
Testament; just the sort of mental palate-refresher needed!