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A review by nhnabass
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
5.0
What a lovely, strange little story. I did not read any reviews about this book nor had I heard of it before starting it-- I was looking for books with unreliable narrators (similar to House of Leaves by Danielewski)and this popped up.
It did not disappoint! I love how we are just thrown into a world and we just have to accept the rules of it. We are given sweeping descriptions of beautiful halls and passages with intricate details of the statues and wildlife of this world. It felt strangely peaceful as the narrator takes us meandering through his world via his journal entries. I found it easy to read quickly through his vignettes and love the little breadcrumbs we are given to put pieces of the puzzle together as we read more and more of the narrator's journals.
I had a wonderful time getting to know him and although the twist wasn't a huge surprise, that did not detract from the impact of it. The author does a great job portraying the heaviness of the revelations the main character has and the weight he feels is very apparent. I am looking forward to reading more from this author. I thoroughly enjoyed!
It did not disappoint! I love how we are just thrown into a world and we just have to accept the rules of it. We are given sweeping descriptions of beautiful halls and passages with intricate details of the statues and wildlife of this world. It felt strangely peaceful as the narrator takes us meandering through his world via his journal entries. I found it easy to read quickly through his vignettes and love the little breadcrumbs we are given to put pieces of the puzzle together as we read more and more of the narrator's journals.
I had a wonderful time getting to know him and although the twist wasn't a huge surprise, that did not detract from the impact of it. The author does a great job portraying the heaviness of the revelations the main character has and the weight he feels is very apparent. I am looking forward to reading more from this author. I thoroughly enjoyed!