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Chime

de Franny Billingsley

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In the early twentieth century in Swampsea, seventeen-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about.
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Flowery writing can be wonderful or terrible. I went back and forth on Franny Billingsley, but clearly some important people were into this, as it was dramatically shortlisted for the National Book Award. Though the subject matter is completely different, I'd say if you were into [b:The Underneath|2768169|The Underneath|Kathi Appelt|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255797559s/2768169.jpg|2793892], there's a good chance you'll also enjoy Chime.

There's more mystery to Chime than I anticipated. Briony, our unreliable narrator, lives in a world of self-hate and metaphorical mask-wearing. But I could tell early on that her version of events was off in some way. You don't really put it all together until the end, and it's a pretty good payoff. So points for a nicely untangled plot.

And if you like to read creepy stuff around Halloween, this will definitely work for you (if you don't mind teenage romance mixed in). There's this dead hand thing that really freaked me out.

In the end, I can't say I loved Chime because I prefer more straightforward storytelling. While evocative and lyrical, Briony's voice also came across as stilted, which I found mildly annoying at times. Fans of the book will probably say it's stilted like Shakespeare is stilted (nobody really talks like that either, right?), and that's a good point. But on top of the highly embellished style, the text was also repetitive (again, like [a:Kathi Applet]) which tends to make me roll my eyes while I'm listening (maybe not if I'd read it instead of listening to the audiobook--but the narrator was good). ( )
  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
Throughout most of this book, I kept thinking, "This better end well." The reason: It was hard getting through the dialogue and interior monologue of the main character, Briony. She was so depressing. (If you think Bella is self-deprecating you will probably not like Briony.) It also took me a while to realize the setting and get a feel for the time period (turn of the 20th c. England). Sometimes I thought I was in a high fantasy and sometimes a dystopian story.
If it had not ended well, I would have given it 1 star just for putting me through all that. It's not until you get to the end, that you realize why Briony is so down on herself. Also, the love interest, Eldric (who is 22), seems too immature and a bit unrealistic to fall in love with a young girl of 17 who seems more mature. Plus, Eldric having had some college education and his father (also seemingly an educated man), don't seem to have any trouble accepting this world where creatures such as Old Ones, the Boggy Man, and witches exist.
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  librarymtngirl1999 | Oct 31, 2023 |
I feel like I need to re-read this to see what all the hype is about and why it's won so many awards. It took me several starts and I just couldn't get into the book even as I was reading it. I just found I kept waiting for something to happen and I don't feel I got full explanations. It's great writing though and descriptions are good. ( )
  librariandiva2 | Jan 27, 2023 |
A uniquely fascinating book. Still thinking about it after a week. The writing style was difficult to get used to and I wasn't sure I really liked the book at first. The language is beautiful, descriptions vivid, and characters interesting, but it took me about half the book to really feel connected to them. It was worth the effort. Everything pulls together at the end and the twists and turns are unpredictable. ( )
  DebCushman | Aug 25, 2022 |
This one took some getting into -- the language is eccentric and the story line a bit wandering. On the whole, I liked it, although it is uncomfortable to read a character who loathes herself so much. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
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In the early twentieth century in Swampsea, seventeen-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about.

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