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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

marmel11's review against another edition

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mysterious

5.0

elisecanread's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

silvia_shmilvia's review against another edition

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4.0

Very nice, great imagery. Maybe the last few pages could have been more intense.

leah_bee's review against another edition

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3.5

Idk why I’m not as enamored with it as everyone else but it was lovely and unique and ending was sort of a surprising character choice but it also made sense how it was dealt with

ninarg's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.75

I thought this was a marmite book, you either love it or hate it. Weirdly, I am in between. I was intrigued but also a bit bored by the first half, but fascinated by the second half. For the second half of the book I would have cancelled plans in order to go home and read instead.

I am not going to give you the plot. I can only agree with what so many other reviewers have said: Go into it blind, stick with it and the payoff is worth it. 

hannahdooley21's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

What a strange book

bluebirdwithdaises's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jentrevellan's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't think Im smart enough for this

kateolivia's review against another edition

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5.0

this book can do no wrong. 5* on second read as i felt like i had more grasp of what was going on and did more research for book club. so huge! so great! so worthy of all its stars! and piranesi might be my fave protagonist/narrator of all time.

margaretannefarrell's review against another edition

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

4.25