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For those who don't know Chesterton: He is one of the most insightful, most entertaining writers you will ever read.
by turing_complete 1y ago
For those who don't know Chesterton: He is one of the most insightful, most entertaining writers you will ever read.
- drewcoo 1y agoDisagree. He was a smug, utterly conservative Catholic who wallowed in his biases, an authoritarian and an anti-semite.
- Cyphase 1y agoCan you provide references for these claims?
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoHe could be all of those things and still be an entertaining writer. They aren't exclusive.
- alabastervlog 1y agoMartin Gardner wrote introductions for editions of several of Chesterton’s books, which is a nice bonus if you’re the kind of dork who likes a good introduction (guilty). They’re on some of the Dover thrift editions, I think, and probably some others.
- 90s_dev 1y agoA lot of my friends have said so, and to be fair I haven't read more than a few paragraphs that they quoted or linked me to, but honestly, he's just... not for me I guess.