GK Chesterton

[Anonymous No.14283875]

Where to start with this guy and his work? Was thinking of reading The Man Who Was Thursday and then one of his essays

[Anonymous No.14283877]

k

[Anonymous No.14283973]

>>14283877
look i dont like these kinds of threads either, i suppose my original post wasn't thought through very far, why don't I try again: for anyone who was read GK Chesterton's fiction AND theology/philosophy, how many of his ideas echo in his fiction and are his essays self contained or do they require prior reading?

[Anonymous No.14284013]

>>14283875
i recommend not reading fat people at all as they are subhuman. however, if you were REALLY INTERESTED in this gluttonous and obese pig, read Heretics.

[Anonymous No.14284064]

>>14283973
i was just joking, these threads are still better than twitter screencap and vaguely-guised political or race bait threads. anyway, i am catholic but i haven't read chesterton, adn i'm inclined to agree with >>14284013, that a fatass like him was inherently a glutton, so maybe don't take spiritual advice from him, or at least take it with a grain of salt if you do. i commit worse sins than gluttony myself, but idk, being a fat fuck is just so shameless.

[Anonymous No.14284079]

Read his poetry, too, it's very good.

[Anonymous No.14284090]

Read his essays. He was a preeminent, penultimate, plenipotent purveyor of penning such pieces. In Defense of Sanity is a good anthology to start with.

[Anonymous No.14284120]

>>14284013
>>14284064
At least he wasnt a neckbeard incel like you two, and understood that catholicism isn't about self flagellation and that it's okay to enjoy life.

[Anonymous No.14284155]

>>14284120
live laugh love?

[Anonymous No.14284168]

>>14284120
If only it was that easy. How can life be "enjoyed" while evil persists, where maybe it thrives?

[Anonymous No.14284183]

>>14284120
is that you, CK? i have good news, gravity-warper. there are others like you - masses of overweight dogs who have created a massive leap in diabetes and heart treatments. you may have a chance at life yet, you slimy fish n chip gobbling hamster.

[Anonymous No.14284207]

>>14284183
You're a fag and a retard if you think him being fat negates his writing.

[Anonymous No.14284214]

>>14284183
Is he an insult comic?

[Anonymous No.14284269]

Where did it all go so wrong?

[Anonymous No.14284319]

>>14283875
start with heretics and orthodoxy. Neither is long. I also heavily recommend "The ballad of the white horse". It's my favorite poem.

[Anonymous No.14284337]

>>14283875

I'd start with this one senpai:

>The Flying Inn is a novel first published in 1914 by G. K. Chesterton. It is set in a future England where a "progressive" form of Islam has triumphed and now dominates the political and social life of the country. Because of this, alcohol sales are prohibited. The plot centers around the adventures of Humphrey Pump and Captain Patrick Dalroy, who roam the country in their alcohol-laden cart in an attempt to evade the Prohibition.

[Anonymous No.14284369]

Not OP, but some asshole I work with told me Chesterton “totally DESTROYED determinism”, which I find unlikely to say the least. Could anyone summarize his philosophical work on free will?

[Anonymous No.14284409]

>>14283875
Orthodoxy. I'm serious. It's great.

[Anonymous No.14284466]

>fat man bad

[Anonymous No.14284471]

>>14284337
kek
curious and thinking about reading it now

>>14283875
i've only ever read one essay by him a long time ago about owning a dog or something
had a pretty comfy Montaigne-esque vibe

[Anonymous No.14284676]

>>14284409
This right here.

[Anonymous No.14284745]

>>14284183
Get off my board Quentin

[Anonymous No.14284769]

I quite enjoyed The Man Who Was Thursday. I read Orthodoxy and Heretics, and found them interesting but unconvincing. Lepanto is ebin. Haven't read any of the Father Brown stories, but they seem cozy and fun.

I don't think you need much background to enjpy his work.

[Anonymous No.14286128]

>>14283875
>le grumpy fat catholic faggot