A review by brandoneckroth
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

For nearly 300 pages, you are transported into what feels like a vivid dream of another world filled with great marble halls and statues honoring this world and others. The pace of the story was addictive, finishing it in only three sittings. Often, when I finish a book this quickly, I am sad it is over. But with Piranesi, it was different. I’ve never felt so at peace after finishing a book. It's a story of philosophical depth exploring the need for connection, personal identity, and perception vs. reality–but most important of all, the necessity of imagination.