What's Wrong With the World


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(4.5 stars; 120 reviews)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.” His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.

The title of Chesteron’s 1910 collection of essays was inspired by a title given to him two years earlier by The Times newspaper, which had asked a number of authors to write on the topic: “What’s wrong with the world?”. Chesterton’s answer at that time was the shortest of those submitted - he simply wrote: “Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G.K. Chesterton”. In this collection he gives a fuller treatment of the question, with his characteristic conservative wit. (Summary by Wikipedia and Carl Manchester) (7 hr 4 min)

Kapitel

Dedication 3:02 Gelesen von LibertusMaximus
The Medical Mistake 7:43 Gelesen von LibertusMaximus
Wanted, an Unpractical Man 10:29 Gelesen von LibertusMaximus
The New Hypocrite 13:06 Gelesen von Jordan
The Fear of the Past 9:22 Gelesen von dlorimer
The Unfinished Temple 12:06 Gelesen von Jordan
The Enemies of Property 9:51 Gelesen von pattymarie
The Free Family 8:05 Gelesen von Jeannie
The Wildness of Domesticity 8:54 Gelesen von Zloot
History of Hudge and Gudge 11:03 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
Oppression by Optimism 6:36 Gelesen von Houldsworth1
The Homelessness of Jones 9:21 Gelesen von Houldsworth1
The Charm of Jingoism 8:21 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
Wisdom and the Weather 14:12 Gelesen von davevoelker
The Common Vision 7:11 Gelesen von Jeannie
The Insane Necessity 14:37 Gelesen von Zloot
The Unmilitary Sufragette 6:50 Gelesen von Houldsworth1
The Universal Stick 13:55 Gelesen von dlorimer
The Emancipation of Domesticity 10:06 Gelesen von NickNumber
The Romance of Thrift 11:36 Gelesen von Anne Cheng
The Coldness of Chloe 8:35 Gelesen von von
The Pedant and the Savage 6:24 Gelesen von von
The Modern Surrender of Woman 8:03 Gelesen von pattymarie
The Brand of the Fleur-de-Lys 6:42 Gelesen von von
Sincerity and the Gallows 6:49 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
The Higher Anarchy 8:25 Gelesen von Ransom
The Queen and the Suffragettes 3:44 Gelesen von Ransom
The Modern Slave 7:12 Gelesen von Ransom
The Calvanism of To-day 5:20 Gelesen von Gary Gilberd
The Tribal Terror 5:59 Gelesen von Gary Gilberd
The Tricks of Environment 4:35 Gelesen von breathe
The Truth About Education 6:03 Gelesen von breathe
An Evil Cry 6:25 Gelesen von breathe
Authority the Unavoidable 10:02 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
The Humility of Mrs Grundy 8:15 Gelesen von von
The Broken Rainbow 11:04 Gelesen von valli
The Need for Narrowness 5:11 Gelesen von von
The Case for Public Schools 15:47 Gelesen von valli
The School for Hypocrites 12:32 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
The Staleness of the New Schools 6:42 Gelesen von Jeannie
The Outlawed Parent 7:20 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
Folly and Female Education 8:26 Gelesen von Alana Jordan
The Empire of the Insect 14:17 Gelesen von David Barnes
The Fallacy of the Umbrella Stand 8:34 Gelesen von Raerity
The Dreadful Duty of Gudge 6:16 Gelesen von Craig Campbell
A Last Instance 2:34 Gelesen von Jeannie
Conclusion 8:45 Gelesen von Jeannie
Three Notes 8:06 Gelesen von Alana Jordan

Bewertungen

Well-written


(5 stars)

This is a fascinating and well-reasoned book, but likely to raise eyebrows or perhaps even blood pressure, particularly if it is read shallowly. Here Chesterton speaks out for justice and reform. Here he defends the traditional family and speaks with immense respect for women and for not forcing them into the same mold as men. Here he says, "With the red hair of one she-urchin in the gutter I will set fire to all modern civilization."

A bold and fitting title to a true classic


(5 stars)

Switch around a few words and you could read parts of this in any news outlet. The hypocrisy of the capitalist and socialist is spelt out in clear and common terms. every chapter should be read and reflected upon then read again until each term is properly understood. A treasure of information awaits the reader on what, where and why a family is. If you must skip the whole thing read the conclusion, it provides a true summary of what is, a truly great and highly philosophical text.


(5 stars)

I’ve read this book and listened to its reading several times and guess what, It’s always new. I always get new insights; it’s almost like reading for the first time every time. Or like it’s been rewritten since the last time I read it. 😅

Part 4 chapter 10 is very badly read...


(5 stars)


(4.5 stars)

Overall the reading was excellently done, but there were two chapters read with an accent so thick I couldn't understand them and had to skip over them! Other than that issue, a quality recording of a quality book.


(3 stars)

He's just too smart for me. I think I will need to read several times to understand.


(5 stars)

A wise critique is a critique that is still relevant. 100 years later.

Technically difficult


(3.5 stars)

I found this interesting group of essays difficult to listen to primarily because of the wild variations in volume from one narrator to another. One woman was so quiet that I simply couldn't turn it up enough, even wearing earphones. The essays themselves were certainly thought-provoking, particularly those on women. I will have to find out more about the author. Was he just a product of his place and time?