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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

katieprime's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

ovenbird_reads's review

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5.0

This is the most wonderful book I've read in quite some time. I read the whole thing in just over a day and it's certainly the first book that I literally couldn't put down since they pandemic damaged my attention span. I can't say much about the story without wrecking it. This story was strange and beautiful and I want to read it about a dozen more times to investigate the complex tarot of symbols it seems to encompass. There is an echo of Narnia here that I loved so much, and certainly an element of Alice Through the Looking Glass... But it is something completely different too. I have never in my life read a book like this one. Just go read it. Seriously.

allycat23's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Strange, strange book.

ravenmstene's review

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

magdalenaav's review against another edition

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

3.5

momo24's review against another edition

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2.0

Characters: 1/5
World: 2/5
Plot: 3/5
Writing: 2/5
Fun: 2/5

If I wanted to sit down and get super philosophical about this book I could, and it probably would be interesting. But I just don't really want to. The pacing was very slow, and I did not care about the characters. (Again, if I was going to get philosophical, maybe that was intentional but...meh)

evabails's review

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5.0

A beautifully woven mystery. I adored this.

alienbrainwave's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i_escape_2other_worlds's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.5

annathirlaway's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5