Reviews with content warning for Gaslighting - Piranesi

The first 20% of the book is fairly slow as it's setting up a mysterious otherworld. As mysteries start to emerge and unfold, it became impossible to put down and i ended up finishing the majority of it in a day!

This really wasn't at all anything what I expected the book to be. I'm so happy I went in fairly blind with this one as I was right along Piranesi in trying to uncover the truth of his life.

Despite the content warning tags, overall this book was so beautiful and mostly lighthearted. The way Piranesi revered the world in which he lived was like a breath of fresh air.

thank GOD he didnt die T.T

Even the aspects of death/remains in this book are treated with care and respectfulness.

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jomojobo's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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dogearedbooks's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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yokai_garden's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

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kitkathw871's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Brilliant storytelling that feels like walking in a labyrinth. I am not a fantasy person so the world building in the first part was a little hard to get through, but I read the rest of the book in one go. I love the way the story unfolds as you gain more and more information alongside Piranesi, but the focus stays on him and his wonderment of discovery even while the fascinating backstory unravels. This book is a delight even while handling some dark subject matters.

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ang44's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The Beloved child of the House, and the immeasurable and infinite beauty and kindness of the House... The beauty of both the scenery and the emotion in these pages was astounding to me. I didn't expect this story to be a fantasy - turned into a real-world mystery twist, but it was, and I think it's a very well-written story for anyone open to the genre-bending and the fantastical elements that can intertwine into other types of stories.
At times, I struggled to actually focus on some of the more technical descriptions of the house and just hoped that the really important details would be clear from doing a good skim (which they were!).
Overall, it was well-written, I found many of the twists very unexpected, the main character was Good and Right and Kind and loveable, and it really made me feel good at the end of it!

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garnethalo's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

Instead of watching a man lose his mind, I enjoyed watching him find it! A wonderfully written story!

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