From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…

[close] "Chimes" was long listed for the Booker prize, which usually signals a challenging read, at least for me. Set in a Dystopian future where the population mysteriously has its memory wiped every night, Simon, the protagonist, has left his home in the country and traveled to London carrying his "Memory Bag".

'...people do not want to know the truth. You might think you are doing them a great favour to bring it to them. But even if you put it right on their doorstep, nobody will thank you for it. Th

The items in Simon's bag are most precious to him and remind him who he is and what he has set out to do. Music & musical vocabulary plays an important part in "Chimes", and information is communicated through the music. This is a novel that will challenge readers. Recommended for patient readers who don't mind not knowing where the story will take them.