ayamaro's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Death, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Minor: Fatphobia
allegrabelle's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.5
Piranesi was well written and sucked you in with a sensation of being alongside the narrator in a haunted and beautiful place. The parallel set up of both the mysterious universe in which it is set alongside the narrator's small but important interactions felt very real and very important. The author's ability to create suspense and tie in clues throughout the text was well done.
Enjoyable, fun, with an interesting plot. I would recommend for someone who wants to delve into fantasy but has found some other novels, completely devoid of a connection with our 'reality' more challenging to bite into. The overall plot was interesting, and the conclusion of the novel was still surprising, although not entirely a cliff hanger that carried through to the end of the novel.
Good dialogue, emotional characters, and a fun haunt.
Enjoyable, fun, with an interesting plot. I would recommend for someone who wants to delve into fantasy but has found some other novels, completely devoid of a connection with our 'reality' more challenging to bite into. The overall plot was interesting, and the conclusion of the novel was still surprising, although not entirely a cliff hanger that carried through to the end of the novel.
Good dialogue, emotional characters, and a fun haunt.
Moderate: Drug use, Death, and Torture
emmaparsnips's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
4.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Drug use
nyoom's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
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