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Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

4.3 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Woah, this book felt like a fever dream, but this dreamy style of writing was written in a way that could have very well been a metaphor for trauma and mental illness that the main character Piranesi undergoes. 

Despite being a bit too meandering in its plot towards the middle of this book, upon reflection I do think that was needed, specifically in order to build up Piranesi’s attachment to the fantastical world around him. 

But yes, I do need to sit on this book, it is both a beautiful and fantastical novel, whilst also having so many tinges of sadness interwoven throughout the story!💜 

Honestly just wow. Susanna’s imagination is immeasurable
adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes

É muito esquisito adentrar nesse universo. A sensação de estranheza constante, de que está perdido em uma dimensão gigantesca e sozinha..

É uma experiência literaria interessante mas que perde o folego de 65% pro final. Mesmo que seja nessas partes que as revelações se iniciaram.

Vou demorar muito ainda pra me situar e digerir essa leitura!!

Great palate cleanser. Short easy read, very cozy

Blown away by this book. One of the strangest, most perplexing, yet beautiful things I’ve read in a long time. I don’t feel like I’ve read anything else quite like it? Is it sad/magic/religious/imaginative/beautiful? All of this at once? I don’t know. The world and character building is fascinating. Reminds me of minotaurs, Narnia, explorer’s journals, and a bit of Stockholm syndrome.
adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No