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| Title | : | Chime |
| Author | : | Franny Billingsley |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 361 pages |
| Published | : | March 17th 2011 by Dial Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Paranormal. Witches |
Franny Billingsley
Hardcover | Pages: 361 pages Rating: 3.62 | 12858 Users | 2137 Reviews
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Before Briony's stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family's hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it's become a second skin. She often escapes to the swamp, where she tells stories to the Old Ones, the spirits who haunt the marshes. But only witches can see the Old Ones, and in her village, witches are sentenced to death. Briony lives in fear her secret will be found out, even as she believes she deserves the worst kind of punishment.
Then Eldric comes along with his golden lion eyes and mane of tawny hair. He's as natural as the sun, and treats her as if she's extraordinary. And everything starts to change. As many secrets as Briony has been holding, there are secrets even she doesn't know.
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| Original Title: | Chime |
| ISBN: | 0803735529 (ISBN13: 9780803735521) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Briony Larkin, Eldric |
| Literary Awards: | Audie Award Nominee for Teens (2012), Andre Norton Award Nominee (2011), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2011) |
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Ratings: 3.62 From 12858 Users | 2137 ReviewsCriticize About Books Chime
Update 12/29/2018I am trying to give my old DNFs another go, but I just cant with Chime. Its just not my type of fantasy weirdness. It seems if I reject writing on the basis of aesthetic incompatibility, its forever. My opinion about the plot and characters can change (see The Disreputable History if Frankie Landau-Banks), but my aversion to a certain writing style - cant 🤔This book received a starred review from basically every professional reviewing publication - School Library Journal,If you know me then you know I love books set in this period. For that reason and others, I believed I would enjoy this. I wanted to enjoy this, I truly did. The premise sounded good; the prologue, however strange, intrigued me. But it didn't take long for me to realize that I wouldn't be able to read over 300 pages of Briony's narrative. It is undoubtedly the strangest I've ever come across. So strange, in fact, that I'm not sure I can describe it properly. It's like an odd mix of pessimism,
Its hard to describe my reading taste precisely. Describing my favorite writing style is a bit like playing Goldilocks: too simple and it feels shallow, too overdone and it feels exaggerated. Either way the writing ends up falsifying the characters and story for me. With nothing that feels real, no point of reference, I cant put myself in the shoes of the characters. I cant buy in. Somewhere in the middle is the writing that speaks right to me. It feels beautiful and descriptive without feeling
How happy I am that I spontaneously gave in and ordered this odd, little jewel ....It was dark, strangely compelling and utterly beautifully written ... and completely different from what I had expected. Its the turn of the century in rural England. The Industrial Revolution with its affluence of metal and electricity has forced most of the Old Ones, elemental spirits, bogs, brownies, fairies and the like, to disappear. But in Swampsea and other mucky places magical creatures still roam free.
I loved Chime so much I do not have words. I stayed up late to finish it, and I re-read parts of it the next morning. Dont let the cover fool you, its not a paranormal romance, nor is it about a goth girl playing Victorian dress-upit simply does not do justice the sheer poetic loveliness of the novel. Chime feels like a retelling without being based on a fairytale: the whole timbre of the book is tale as old as time, but set in 1910s England. The closest comp titles I can think of are Juliet
Chime came highly recommended to me by the wonderful Anna at YA in the Second City. So it is while begging her forgiveness that I say I just didn't like it. Hear me out! Let me explain! Anna, put down that torch! Just a moment...Franny Billingsly can write circles around a great many YA authors. This woman can write. I saved many passages from the book just because I enjoyed them so much. She has a way of making words come to life that not many authors are capable of. She says things in new ways
Some books are carried by the voices of the narrator alone, while I understand that this author's writing style and prose is beloved by many readers, I am not one of them. I found it stodgy, dull, and slower than molasses. Couldn't get past 1/4 of the book.
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