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A review by anna_m_k
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
When I described this book to a few people as I was reading it, they said it sounded "very sad and lonely" and like something they could not read.
And it is, but it is also a beautiful meditation on existence, memory, identity, wonder, and the nature of reality. Beautiful because of its quiet sadness, it felt like stepping into an old cemetery to observe how nature has grown around the monuments to lives once lived.
And it is, but it is also a beautiful meditation on existence, memory, identity, wonder, and the nature of reality. Beautiful because of its quiet sadness, it felt like stepping into an old cemetery to observe how nature has grown around the monuments to lives once lived.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child death and Confinement