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G.K. CHESTERON'S MANALIVE
CHOSEN BY CHANDLER ROBERTS
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What compelled you to read Manalive?
I first read it in early 2012. I had just started reading Chesterton and I wanted to read one of his novels so I picked this one. The oddness of the description and the mystery behind it appealed to me. [The description: Manalive pits a group of disillusioned young people against Mr. Innocent Smith, a bubbly, high-spirited gentleman who literally falls into their midst. Accused of murder and denounced for repeatedly marrying his wife and attempting to live in various houses, Smith prompts his newfound acquaintances to recognize an important idea: that life is worth living.]
Why is Manalive your favourite book?
It's my favorite because, for one, I've never read another book like it. It combines mystery, philosophy, fiction, hilarity and insanity perfectly and makes it one of a kind. The book makes you laugh and think hard about the world all at once. The main character acts like a madman and yet is the most sane character in the end. It is a very optimistic and joyful book in the end too.
Share your favourite quotation from the text.
"He has broken the conventions, but he has kept the commandments. It is as if a man were found gambling wildly in a gambling hell, and you found that he only played for trouser buttons."
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Chandler Roberts is an artist and photographer in Indiana. He loves art, photography, reading and writing. You can find him on Twitter at @ctrphotos25.
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