tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post5588199580536676588..comments2023-09-11T05:46:29.728-03:00Comments on Novel Readings: Chime in on "The Chimes"Rohan Maitzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-77917848061658075392008-12-23T23:26:00.000-04:002008-12-23T23:26:00.000-04:00Dickens' purpose is deeply confused.The commenters...<I>Dickens' purpose is deeply confused.</I><BR/><BR/>The commenters at <I>The Valve</I> gave me some ways to make better sense of why poor Toby gets taken to task--but in the end, I still agree that despite the great bits in "The Chimes," there's a reason "A Christmas Carol" is the really famous one.Rohan Maitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-61062515043438199252008-12-21T21:57:00.000-04:002008-12-21T21:57:00.000-04:00I enjoyed the story, certain passages very much, b...I enjoyed the story, certain passages very much, but I share your disappointment with the Chimes. <BR/><BR/>Dickens’ purpose is deeply confused.<BR/><BR/>After his encounter with the brutal Alderman Cute and the hypocritical Sir Joseph Bowley, the kind-hearted Trotty has a crisis of faith. (Who hasn’t?)<BR/><BR/>In what precisely does his crime consist?<BR/><BR/>Well, the Chimes accuse him of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-83087805620493633872008-12-20T22:08:00.000-04:002008-12-20T22:08:00.000-04:00I can't help you...my love for Dickens is blind an...I can't help you...my love for Dickens is blind and unconditional and I therefore can't think of his work critically.Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.com