Reviews

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

wobblyhedgehog's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

sgkmiller's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

tiphaine_slr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

electricblood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

amanda_93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

eeeeeean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ratteno1's review against another edition

4.5

this book is wonderful and the narrator is just lovely  

iphigenia_in_aulis's review against another edition

mysterious reflective

4.5

jlcannon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was like House of Leaves Lite. It also really reminded me of The Invention of Morel. The labyrinth and its descriptions were very lovely but I don’t really find the story as revolutionary as some of the raving reviews seem to. I think because it feels so similar to House of Leaves, the resources and background info (outside the labyrinth) feels pretty insubstantial. I am a sucker for an unreliable narrator though so I enjoyed the journey nonetheless. 

I think if I hadn’t read the aforementioned books previously, this could’ve been a higher rated read so I would still recommend the book. 

katakarin's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0