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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
5.0
adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was so incredibly strange and then all of a sudden it made sense! Piranesi seems to be from a time long ago but then you realize he is from a time not long ago. He is one of 16 people who have lived with mostly bones as his friends. He documents the labyrinth he occupied and occasionally sees a man he calls the Other. The Other warns him to never speak to anyone else who may come because they are evil and terrible! The book was almost too confusing to start but once things clicked into place all the earlier confusion made so much sense! It’s definitely a book I will read again. 

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