Herr Rau reviewed Manalive by G. K. Chesterton
Review of 'Manalive' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
The enigmatic villain of The Man Who Was Thursday, the curious puzzle solutions of The Club of Queer Trades, but less dynamic than either, less frantic and hilarious action. Still, good.
The easily-guessed plot twist and some of the characterization reminded me of Ray Bradbury's story "The Best of All Possible Worlds", and Curt Goetz's play "Hokuspokus" - both younger works, though in Goetz's case only by a good dozen years.