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The Chimes Illustrated by Charles Dickens

katie_michener's review against another edition

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4.0

I found The Chimes to be a more basic version of A Christmas Carol, but I appreciate both novels. Great Christmas stories.

leahrenz's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

thebookishepicure's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

mshusky's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

Wtf was this?   Confusing and depressing. 

jessicarose610's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't know how I felt about that one. It was hard to follow.

tom_56's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

piusgreg's review against another edition

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3.0

Though not nearly as famous (nor, admittedly, as memorable) as A Christmas Carol, The Chimes is still an enjoyable Christmas tale.

luckthelady's review against another edition

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3.0

Eerie and compulsively listenable, but strangely also tedious

aryadeschain's review against another edition

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2.0

Okay, it's official: I will never get along with Charles Dickens' writing style, nor his stories. Not even audiobooks, and in general I have a relatively high tolerance for audiobooks (notice we're talking about Richard Armitage's narration, which happens to be one of the most pleasant things to listen). I found this story too slow paced for me to actually pay any attention to the plot itself, the characters too generic for me to actually care about them, their development too slow for me to connect with them and the story too bland for me to notice whatever was the important aspect of it. Add that to the fact that I don't really care about the setting of the story itself or whatever remorse the main character felt regarding... well, whatever it was and there you have it: a story to which I am completely indifferent.

bscachette0915's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0