The Everlasting Man by Gilbert K. Chesterton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Everlasting Man
Book Review: Terrible edition of a terrific book
Summary: 1 Stars
The Everlasting Man is Chesterton at his most delightful and insightful, but slogging through this edition is a nightmare. There are literally hundreds of typographical errors, punctuation marks in peculiar places, incidents of missing text, and a dense, difficult font. Watch out for this publisher.Book Review: The Everlasting Man G.K. Chesterton
Summary: 5 Stars
If it wasn't for some of the references made, this book could have been written in the last decade...not in the early 20th cenntury. He takes on those who would blur the lines between theory and fact, mythology and truth, and the created and the Creator. Chesterton's thoughts and use of language will challenge you, and it is worth every page.Book Review: This book is too good to be treated so poorly
Summary: 1 Stars
This "publication" of Chesterton's classic work is a painful and lamentable thing. Its relentless typos render a real injustice to the tight, bright, aphoristic signature of G.K.'s writing style, not to mention a crime against the compelling content of his case. Perhaps this private basement scan-and-print operation had the good intentions of distributing Chesterton's masterpiece to more masses for less money. But I have my ungenerous suspicions that this slovenly reproduction of a most unslovenly book may be almost entirely a business interest. I don't know any better explanation for such an obviously and shamelessly horrendous printing than to suppose that whoever printed it had utterly no concern for what is written in it. A few more dollars spent for the Ignatius edition of The Everlasting Man (or Dale Ahlquist's reading of it) will save readers the constant frustration of plodding through a butchered text and have the added effects of both honoring publishing integrity and justly presenting this Chestertonian gem in all of its original coruscating cogency and genius. This book's too good to be treated so poorly.
[Thankfully, Amazon makes the returns process quick and painless].
Book Review: Very poorly edited
Summary: 1 Stars
This book looks interesting. Unfortunately, I never made it past the 2nd page which was missing 1/2 of a crucial sentence. Thank you to Amazon for accepting the return of this poorly edited work. I plan on purchasing an edition that has been proofread.Book Review: Wilder Publishing is horrid!
Summary: 3 Stars
Wilder publications ruined this classic. The 2008 Wilder edition of Chesterton's work is riddled with type-o's that leave you dumbfounded. Of course, my first inclination that something was amiss was the asinine disclaimer on the publication page, "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race have changed before allowing them to read this classic work." Yeah, ok.
Avoid this one and go with the Ignatius Press copy. You'll be doing yourself a favor and perhaps sending a message to Wilder to get some better editors and give up the disclaimers (see their Constitution of the USA for another example of this 'service' they offer).