A review by miss_vonnegut
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I mostly loved this book. I love that it almost feels as if you're meandering through the House with the main character for a lot of it. It almost feels healing. In fact, if not for one thing, I would have given it five stars. The one thing I didn't like though is a pretty big one for me. It's that the one character who is clearly given a sexuality (a gay man) is portrayed as malevolent and predatory. I don't think we're at a point in time/history where that can be done without other LGBTQIA+ characters in the same book who are not villainous. I'm still glad I read it for everything else that was in it, but I think it's an important thing to note and be aware of when reading this book.
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