Man Who was Thursday

De: G.K. Chesterton

Narrado por: Simon Vance

All that G. K. Chesterton’s critics and comrades labeled him—devotional, impious, confounding, intelligent, humorous, bombastic—he wove into The Man Who Was Thursday. This thriller sends characters bobbing around a delightfully confusing plot of mythic proportions. There are so many twists and turns that soon you’ll be tangled in a story that you cannot put down...even if you’re not entirely sure why!

The Man Who Was Thursday begins when two poets meet. Gabriel Syme is a poet of law. Lucian Gregory is a poetic anarchist. As the poets protest their respective philosophies, they strike a challenge. In the ruckus that ensues the Central European Council of Anarchists elects Syme to the post of Thursday, one of their seven chief council positions. Undercover. On the run. Syme meets Sunday, the head of the council, a man so outrageously mysterious that his antics confound both the law-abiding and the anarchist. Who is lawful? Who is immoral? Such questions are strangely unanswerable in the presence of Sunday. He is wholly other. He is above the timeless questions of humanity and also somehow behind them.

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was born in London. He matured into one of the great journalists, philosophers, novelists, and personalities of the twentieth century. Chesterton offered inspiration to many others, including his fellow Brit C. S. Lewis. His much-loved works include The Everlasting Man, Saint Francis of Assisi, Orthodoxy, and the Father Brown series of mystery novels.

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Exciting

This story and performance was exciting! From the beginning I was hooked. The language and well put together story was engaging as well as entertaining.

My First Chesterton book...I will be back for more

A wonderful morality play of a thriller of a story. in the traditional tone you would expect of a classical tale much like Indiana Jones, where the telling of the tale is very melodious, almost prose. The story can be quite quick, and quickly twisting as the main plot begins to reach a crecendo. The conclusion also requires the reader to twist their presumptions of the entire story...again very much like an Indiana Jones or Sherlock Holmes type story. My first Chesterton read...and I think well worth it.

Timeless allegory In the caliber of C. S Lewis.

Well written as it draws you deeper into the story. Time we'll spent and worth hearing.

Great classic read!!

I wasn't familiar with GK Chesterton, so I was skeptical whether I would enjoy the novel. How wrong I was - highly recommend!

Chesterton is brilliant as usual!

Engaging and thought provoking, yet still entertaining to stick with till the end. This work can be appreciated by all, but it's communication seems aimed at those with a theological worldview. Brilliant nonetheless.

CHESTERTON NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE !

amazing story!!!
this book has so many layers I could read it more than 10 times ,every time getting something out of it. Beautifully written. it amazes me every time to think that Chesterton thought up each point of view, each retort for each character and how brilliantly they are presented in this amazing version of story.

Excellent actor. Excellent author.

The voice acting is top notch. The writing is great and had me laughing unexpectedly. The story got a little trippy at the end, but I wouldn't say it was bad. Otherwise, it's suspenseful for a nonstandard detective story. Fair warning: I've read GK Chesterton before, so I kinda knew what I was getting into.

Love G.K.

Always thoughtfully entertained and amazed by anything written by GK Chesterton. This recording is Very well read!

Indescribably good

There's something about this book which no plot synopsis can convey. This is in part due to the writing: Chesterton writes prose that is as beautiful, as playful, as inventive as poetry. The plot, too, has a unique quality which makes it truly captivating. This book is funny, bewildering, confusing and moving. One of the best I've come across in a long while.

And a note regarding the narration: If you're familiar with Simon Vance, no recommendation will be necessary. If not, then just do yourself a favor, get this audiobook and get to known one of the best narrators out there, if not *the* best.

wonderful

Narrator was spectacular. So much so I will be looking for other works read by him.

The book is classic GK with a surrealist finish. it is certainly controversial but I found it satisfying. Just be prepared for a thematic closure rather than a linear one. Many themes here are closely tied to his own experience, documented in his work Orthodoxy. I found that having the knowledge from Orthodoxy greatly enhanced this book for me, as I was able to catch subtle thematic patterns I might have missed without knowing GK's story through Orthodoxy.