A review by donkeykong64
The Wisdom of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton

3.5

I found the prose in this to be rather wonderful, certainly better than most of these mystery books I’ve read. Father Brown is a great character, and while the stories get a bit repetitive when read in rapid succession they are still a joy to read. A bit dated at times, especially one story that is particularly egregious with its racism which I’m sure is a dealbreaker for a lot of the “reads old books and is shocked by old thoughts and opinions when compared to today” reviewers here but even throwing out that story completely (which while one of the weaker ones I’d never support it’s omission from this collection) this is still a solid enough read.