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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
4.25
mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

Go in blind, folks. The less you know of this weird ass little book, the better. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the character study of Piranesi. He's a precocious little fellow, but he's so damn wholesome it was easy to fall in love with him. At first it was hard to get used to the capitalization of every Noun and Verb that had to do with the House, but by the end of the books it became a really cool stylistic choice. Once I got to the halfway mark, I was cruising, and the last half flew by. I loved the mystery that unveiled, and more specifically watching how Piranesi changed as it happened.