A review by boxcar
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Quick read, really enjoyed. What an interesting premise!! The nature of the world is revealed slowly and kept me grasping for more. The idea of endless halls of statues is intriguing, liminal. There being an ocean in the halls is almost impossible to imagine. I don’t feel like I grasped the setting, and I think that’s good. Nobody who hasn’t been there can grasp it. The police angle and Raphael were a little awkward, woohoo cop saves the day! A weirdly standard, played out resolution to an otherwise innovative, unique and uncanny narrative.