Comments on: Review: Chime http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/ by Elizabeth Burns Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Liz B http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-51891 Liz B Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:08:28 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-51891 adrienne, yay! glad you liked it. I met Franny Billingsley at ALA and gushed to her all about my love for Chime, and she confirmed that this is in an alt-type England, not a strict historical story. adrienne, yay! glad you liked it. I met Franny Billingsley at ALA and gushed to her all about my love for Chime, and she confirmed that this is in an alt-type England, not a strict historical story.

]]> By: adrienne http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-51672 adrienne Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:01:06 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-51672 Finally read this. WOW, it was good, and so different. I see why you struggled with what to say about it. When people ask me about it, I just kind of stammer, "It's really... good. Just really good." Thanks for the recommendation! Finally read this. WOW, it was good, and so different. I see why you struggled with what to say about it. When people ask me about it, I just kind of stammer, “It’s really… good. Just really good.” Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: Liz B http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-44424 Liz B Sat, 14 May 2011 11:57:51 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-44424 Adrienne, let me know what you think. Sarah, there is fantasy, but like Sondy says, it's not your typical fantasy novel. For a while, I thought it was going to be a "the villagers have old fashioned beliefs..." type of historical fiction, but then it all turned out to be real. But the way the fantasy was woven in was very realistic, treated as "just another day, nothing unusual" manner. Also, it cannot be that Queen Anne because in addition to trains, there are motor cars. You know how some of Aiken's works don't seem fully alternate England, but they are? This is what I think is going on here. Sondy, this one was so hard to right up! Rockinlibrarian, when I know I'm going to be reading a book I stop reading reviews for it. And while I'm reading it, I also avoid reviews. Adrienne, let me know what you think.

Sarah, there is fantasy, but like Sondy says, it’s not your typical fantasy novel. For a while, I thought it was going to be a “the villagers have old fashioned beliefs…” type of historical fiction, but then it all turned out to be real. But the way the fantasy was woven in was very realistic, treated as “just another day, nothing unusual” manner. Also, it cannot be that Queen Anne because in addition to trains, there are motor cars. You know how some of Aiken’s works don’t seem fully alternate England, but they are? This is what I think is going on here.

Sondy, this one was so hard to right up!

Rockinlibrarian, when I know I’m going to be reading a book I stop reading reviews for it. And while I’m reading it, I also avoid reviews.

]]> By: rockinlibrarian http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-44378 rockinlibrarian Sat, 14 May 2011 01:34:06 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-44378 I'm in the middle of reading this right now, and will have to remember to come back when I've finished! (somehow, I can read a full review before I even think about reading a book, but when I'm in the middle of the book, it feels like cheating) I’m in the middle of reading this right now, and will have to remember to come back when I’ve finished! (somehow, I can read a full review before I even think about reading a book, but when I’m in the middle of the book, it feels like cheating)

]]> By: Sondy http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-44343 Sondy Fri, 13 May 2011 19:09:30 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-44343 I've read this, but haven't reviewed it yet. Not quite sure how to do it justice. Amazing book. Definitely not your typical fantasy novel. I’ve read this, but haven’t reviewed it yet. Not quite sure how to do it justice. Amazing book. Definitely not your typical fantasy novel.

]]> By: Sarah Rettger http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-44231 Sarah Rettger Thu, 12 May 2011 19:31:43 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-44231 Queen Anne's reign lasted until 1714, so that fits the new century/second decade bit, but not so much the trains. Not sure you've sold me, but that's because of my Increasing Aversion to All Things Fantasy. But I know you're not the only superfan of it, so I may cave one of these days. Queen Anne’s reign lasted until 1714, so that fits the new century/second decade bit, but not so much the trains.

Not sure you’ve sold me, but that’s because of my Increasing Aversion to All Things Fantasy. But I know you’re not the only superfan of it, so I may cave one of these days.

]]> By: adrienne http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2011/05/12/review-chime/#comment-44178 adrienne Thu, 12 May 2011 12:21:42 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=2131#comment-44178 You sold me. I'm putting it on hold. You sold me. I’m putting it on hold.

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