This was an enormously long book that actually consists of 36 individual books. Some of these books were fiction, some nonfiction, and there were a few biographies. I confess that I didn't read the biographies.

Overall, I really enjoyed Chesterton's writing. If I had to rate the individual pieces some would have gotten the full five stars because they were done well, while others would have received fewer stars. I chose four stars as an "overall" rating.

The style of his nonfiction is very clearly written and logical. His use of irony in his fiction is particularly entertaining and The Man Who Was Thursday was a favorite of mine. If you have time to read only one work of fiction by this author, The Man Who Was Thursday would be my recommendation. ( )