| The conceit of adapting a fairy tale to reflect on racial history promises much, but Oyeyemi's attraction to the fantastical yields prose that becomes chattery and undisciplined. |
| My nose is going to be red and sniffly and my eyes are going to be watery and my teeth are going to be chattery and I won't be numb at all. |
| What comes as a surprise is how bereft the chattery, clear-eyed Sylvia is when Henry disappears. |
| At village level, La Maison à Colonnes occupies the oldest building in the resort, dating from the 17th century, and offers hearty soups, omelettes, pastas and plats du jour in a steamy, low-beamed, chattery environment. |
| His numerous novels are lively, but his later works became increasingly chattery and shapeless. |
| Now, as I near the kipuka, I hear the discordant, chattery whistles of an i'iwi, a sickle-billed bird the color of a ripe persimmon — a frequent poster child for imperiled Hawaiian birds. |
