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Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke

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adolin_adonalsium's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

The mystery was intense and it had me hooked start to finish. I loved Piranesi as a character, as tragic as he was. It brushed right up against the myth of the Labyrinth, but it wasn't so overt that it felt redundant.

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tmickey's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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pastelmeganes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

I felt the beginning of the book was a real drag to tread through. The halls and scenery were very daunting to keep track of. Besides certain locations reference multiple times, i kinda just ditched trying to understand where everything is. I enjoyed keeping track of things though piranesi’s journal entries. It was nice and gave me ini

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idk why but the biggest plot twist for me was that Piranesi was half black this whole time! Idk why but i just pictured him as a whole white man. Also i feel i needed more on 16/Raphael. I feel she kinda got thrown in?? Something about her being a big center of the final act made me feel a certain way. I wasn’t too shocked that Ketterley was the main antagonist, it was more the way it was presented that made it enjoyable.

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marthadude's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is truly unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was a little slow and confusing at first but it picks up quickly and leaves you with the pieces of a much larger mystery. This will be a classic one day.

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thebookfetishist's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

What the fuck was that? Do it again.

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englishrobin210's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.75

Interesting little book (esp the beginning!), but once the mystery starting unraveling I lost a bit of interest in the second half. Very atmospheric and loved Piranesi as a main character. The House was fascinating and I wish would could have spent more time with the labyrinth and the statues. Something that irked me was

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when Arne-Sayles was revealed to be a predatory gay man. Frankly, an unnecessary detail for the story and put a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the book.

If you liked this concept but prefer more thoughtful portrayals of queer characters and more time spent on worldbuilding, I recommend The Starless Sea.

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jesselopod's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Delightful and strange, a peaceful horror story where the themes feel more important than the plot, and the whole thing could be interpreted a multitude of ways. A most loveable main character and an a short and compelling allegory.

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