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A review by dreaminfables
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.”
Piranesi is probably the most unique book that I've come across. It's really hard to describe the narrative without giving the plot away. I am not sure that I have completely understood the story as the ending is quite ambiguous and will have you second guessing all that you've been told so far.
We follow the journal entries of a man called Piranesi who lives in a labyrinth housing gorgeous statues of all kinds and characteristics not to mention that said labyrinth is situated on a sea. Piranesi's detailed accounts of the House (the labyrinth) confused me at first but they eventually made way for the House to come alive and I could experience all the ebbs and flows of the narrative's tides.
Imaginative, metaphorical and sometimes melancholic, Piranesi is fascinating because it reads like magical realism but perhaps is not of this genre alone. If you like reading about unusual and immersive stories and don't mind open endings, this short book would make an excellent read.
Piranesi is probably the most unique book that I've come across. It's really hard to describe the narrative without giving the plot away. I am not sure that I have completely understood the story as the ending is quite ambiguous and will have you second guessing all that you've been told so far.
We follow the journal entries of a man called Piranesi who lives in a labyrinth housing gorgeous statues of all kinds and characteristics not to mention that said labyrinth is situated on a sea. Piranesi's detailed accounts of the House (the labyrinth) confused me at first but they eventually made way for the House to come alive and I could experience all the ebbs and flows of the narrative's tides.
Imaginative, metaphorical and sometimes melancholic, Piranesi is fascinating because it reads like magical realism but perhaps is not of this genre alone. If you like reading about unusual and immersive stories and don't mind open endings, this short book would make an excellent read.