I really liked this! There was something so flowy with the writing (one reviewer said "lyrical prose" and yes, that fits). A bit of magic, discussions of knowledge and books and life. A while back someone had posted in one of my book groups wanting something with a "Newsies" feel, and I had to search out the post and mention this, because it was here ... the chimney sweeps coming together, "strike" wasn't said, but the feel was there.

I can't remember how this one popped up on my radar ... the audio is AudibleExclusive, and I'd gone ahead and purchased it at some point. The ebook(Kindle) was available from the library. It was already on my list when I found a physical copy. The physical book had discussion questions, in addition to "Story Soup" (additional info) and Historical Notes. Also in the physical book, I noticed a dark page midway, it was where the book had been divided into two parts ... 
1:Innocence  
2:Experience  
I don't know that I had caught that during my listen (I went primarily with the audiobook) or quick glance at the Table of Contents, but wow, that hit me, as that dichotomy is addressed in the book (about an author/books). Love that tie-in!  There were many chapters in each part ... I'm not sure how many as I haven't manually counted them, and they weren't listed numerically (I DO like a basic/numerical chapter listing, it just helps me stay organized, know where I am and find my place easier between formats). Here, there were the two parts, and then chapter headers (Voices in the Dark, The Sweep's Gift, First Climb, Stuck, The Devil's Nudge, Story Soup ...)  Most of the chapters continued chronologically, but there were "memory" chapters, of the girl (Nan) and the Sweep, from "before" ... in text, these chapters were in Italics, which helped set them apart. 

I stopped a few times to make notes/highlights. Quite a few QUOTES saved on Goodreads. The discussion questions were good, made me think. I appreciated the additional information in the author's notes.  

Something I track, is if a song is "sung" by a character ... is it sung by the narrator in the audiobook? Many do a "patter-speak" instead of singing and I can understand the issues (if the narrator isn't comfortable with their singing voice, if the song isn't real - no actual melody, copyright issues?) ...here, there were a few songs, and they were sung, and I was grateful for that! It kept me in the book, added to the ambience and experience. 

Other words I note: dais, obsolescence, bespoke

The physical book is lovely - love the cover and the dark pages (not all of them, just a few/title pages). While most books I buy at thrift stores are meant for the LittleFreeLibrary, I end up hanging on  to some favorites. Methinks I might have to hang on  to this one ...