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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

110 reviews

joensign's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Gun violence

adaora_ble's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Confinement, Dementia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Torture

Minor: Animal death and Slavery

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Cursing, and Mental illness

alainral's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This became my favorite book the moment I read it. It's a masterpiece and will certainly be taught in classrooms in the future.

It's eloquent. It's insightful. It's philosophical. It's full of allusions and depth. It starts slow, but I was hooked once I started to really savor the imagery and prose.

Piranesi is a really refreshing protagonist. His innocence is delightful but belies a deeper meaning. The mystery and danger is gripping.

I was left with questions and thoughts about memory, colonialism, racism (particularly the noble savage trope), science, the nature of identity and consciousness, and so much more.

The most haunting thing about Piranesi is that there is nothing else I've read that even comes close to it, neither in subject matter or quality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Kidnapping, Ableism, and Confinement

Moderate: Animal death

attempted murder

laurenipsum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Gun violence, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Violence

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

bugcatcherviolet's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Emotional abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

hfrancesh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

thisislaura's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oof, first I love/hated it, then I couldn’t put it down, then I was like “This better have a happy ending Susanna Clarke!” Then I was really taken with how beautiful it was. Excellent writing and all the feels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

sohva's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This has to be one of the best-crafted mysteries I've read in a long while. The atmosphere was amazing as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic friendship