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A review by silver_valkyrie_reads
The Chimes by Charles Dickens
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This is like a reverse [book:A Christmas Carol|5326], in which a poor man learns to hate rich men on New Year's Eve...
Okay, it's a little more complicated than that, and the book makes a few really good points about the unfair way poor people are treated and talked about. (And interesting how relevant those lines still are today...)
That said, this is not an enjoyable story unless you enjoy sadness.
Okay, it's a little more complicated than that, and the book makes a few really good points about the unfair way poor people are treated and talked about. (And interesting how relevant those lines still are today...)
That said, this is not an enjoyable story unless you enjoy sadness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Grief
Moderate: Death and Suicide
This is like a reverse [book:A Christmas Carol|5326], in which a poor man learns to hate rich men...
Okay, it's a little more complicated than that, and the book makes a few really good points about the unfair way poor people are treated and talked about. (And interesting how relevant those lines still are today...)
That said, this is not an enjoyable story unless you enjoy sadness.