There was a time when I would’ve received advanced notice and a sample copy: The Young Chesterton Chronicles. It came out in March, but I just read about it in Faith & Family this past weekend. F&F gives it high marks. I’m curious, however, to know why I didn’t see it mentioned in Gilbert Magazine or this blog. Maybe I missed it? Goodness knows, I'm not in a position to criticize anyone for being negligent.
Eric: it was mentioned here in June by Lee. Prior to that there were posts at the Blue Boar and the ACS blog. I think it was in Gilbert as well.
ReplyDeleteI figured there was a good chance that I'd simply ostriched it. Sorry for the stupid post.
ReplyDeletehey, Eric - not a stupid post. I've got my ear to this stuff more than most people do.
ReplyDeleteMy thought on the Tripods book is that most kids (and adults) don't have a clue of the actual historical circumstances; so they'll not be able to appreciate how things are played with in the novel. It will only give them a muddled idea of Chesterton. Oh, I know: it's only fiction.
If you read it please post your observations.
Glad to have you back @ C&F.
....of course, if the book *was* accurate, it'd be a book about a boy & the events which shaped him in to being....the kind of fellow who wrote a lot of neat stuff and hung around in bars. :)
ReplyDeleteMakes for an accurate book, but not very exciting.
There are a number of Chesterton quotes and concepts sprinkled throughout the novel; The Curt Jester talks about that in greater detail in his review back in July, I think.
Plus, I think, even if they only come away with a muddled glimpse of Chesterton, it's more than most kids would get today, no? In our community, a number of parents have gotten the Tripods book for their kids, and liked how it was a kind of 'introduction (a dad's words)' to Chestertonian thought.
My own son, being the kind of kid he is, liked the fighting parts the best, but I was happy he came away with the kind of muddled thinking that gave birth to the Eugenics movement.
Pax,
BB
EDIT: I meant my boy understood what type of muddled thinking gave rise to Eugenics.
ReplyDeletePax,
BB
BrewsterBooster: you convinced me to take a look at it. It's in my cart.
ReplyDeleteThanks.