A review by clovetra
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

i am sat here fucking CRYING. this is the first book i can say ive read in one sitting and. wow. holy fuck. 6th book i’ve read in my lifetime to make me cry 👍
i don’t know why this book had such an effect on me. i don’t know why the ending made me so distraught. this whole book made me distraught.
i gobbled this book UP. i went in with low expectations and my god were they blown away. 
this is the most buckwild book i’ve ever read. the synopsis on storygraph does NOT do this book justice at all. this book has so much personality oozing out of the pages i want to almost reread it again. right now.
god i loved piranesi (the character). he was so enamoured by everything & his dialogue was so funny yet endearing. i like that we as readers learn information with piranesi, and idk the ending is incredibly sweet. 
honestly for the first 20 pages i was like “hey what the fuck am i reading” but honestly after that i was enthralled. ass? sat. holy FUCK
sorry i actually cannot put into words how insane this book was and how much of a fun time i had reading this. although at times i did feel like i was losing my mind because i was so fucking confused, after a while i got the hang of what was going on (aka i looked up an explanation and realised no im not dumb this book is actually just fucking bonkers). but honestly the confusion made this book fun!!! interesting!!! i had no idea what was going to happen next!!!!
i’m actually going to now go & stare at fanart of piranesi happy with the albatrosses and fall asleep thinking of myself in the halls.
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