A review by apollos_books
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

a fucking masterpiece of a book. written super compellingly - i finished this in about one night!! i could not stop! clarke does such a great job of balancing a light-hearted sense of childlike wonder with darker themes and tones. it's really hard to talk about this book without going into major spoilers, but just know that this book has been highly awarded for GOOD REASON! do yourself a favor and just dive into it!! 

(p.s. as an ex-grad student this book scared the absolute shit out of me)
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